Interview with Osfest Creator Carly Jackson
OsFest Special! An Interview with….. Carly Jackson!
For the last four weeks we have bought at Love Music News have bought you interviews from some quality artists performing at OsFest over Jubilee Weekend. We’ve had interviews from Goldie Lookin’ Chain, Lucy Spraggan and The Taste. Now, to round it all off, we give you the beautiful Carly Jackson! OsFest creator, organiser, mastermind, and general mad women for the month before OsFest!
Hi Carly, thanks so much for chatting to us. Bet you are crazy busy at the moment getting the final touches in place. Let me ask, where did OsFest begin? How did it come about?
My Boss, Mr. Mike Scott, came back from V Festival in 2009 (still in his festival hat) raving about how amazing it was and how we could do something similar and more affordable in Shropshire, he told me he had booked the Oswestry Showground and to get booking some acts…. It obviously wasn’t that easy but here we are 3 years on with Razorlight Headlining for us!
Who has been your stand out performer so far?
Ooooo, there are a few I have to say. … GLC obviously for pure entertainment on and off stage oh and for actually breaking the stage last year! And Example, I was in my element!
Who are you most looking forward to seeing this year?
RAZORLIGHT, BENJAMIN FRANCIS LEFTWICH, DELILAH, LUCY SPRAGGAN AND HARD FI, EVERYONE if I get the chance…. And my guilty pleasure.. Dappy, I wonder if he would let me borrow his hat if the weather turns! Oh also The Loveable Rogues on Friday Night, gosh they are cute, I have not been into booking BGT/X Factor contestants in the past but I think there is something really special about these guys!
Who would be your “dream act?”(- if money was no object!)
Personally? Rod Stewart, I love that man! Not sure Oswestry is ready for him yet!
What is your proudest achievement so far?
Probably when the first act NO FLASH went on in 2010 and people were trickling into site, I have never been so scared / excited!
The rate it has grown has been phenomenal, what is the key to your success?
Remembering our identity and never trying to be something we are not, we are OSFEST.
How do bands/acts go about getting signed for next year?
Hound Me!!! I get so many emails, I can’t reply to all of them, so pick up the phone, I always remember the cheeky ones!
What do you look for in booking acts?
I judge for Live and Unsigned each year and I see hundreds of bands and only a handful will stand out, like a Lucy Spraggan, it’s something unique!
Do you camp at the festival? If so, any tips?
I stay on site practically all week, but I blow up an air bed and put it in one of the dressing rooms.
It will be dry shampoo all the way for me and a nice bath on Monday!
And finally, after OsFest is all over, and your life gets back to some kind of normality, do you have any plans for the rest of the year?
I do indeed, this is a big year for me, I am getting married on New Year’s Eve (it will be a doddle after organising Osfest) I also have a couple of new projects on the go so wait and see….
Oooo, sounds intriguing! Thanks so much for taking the take to chat to us Carly. Look forward to seeing you at the weekend!
Sarah x
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