On a Thursday in July

There is always something special about the calm of opening night at Warwick Folk Festival — the first tents are up, the site is settling into its weekend rhythm, and there is a wonderful sense of anticipation for everything still to come.

Looking back, it was the perfect beginning to a weekend that, by Friday, would welcome even more festival-goers, with the magic soon spilling beyond the festival site and into the streets of Warwick.