The third Major Country Music Festival that I  attended was at the BREAN SANDS, Somerset, site managed 
 by PONTIN'S.

	It ran for a week, their normal way of doing things, and this was from 10 Ocober '81
until 16 October '81.

	The highlight of the week would be the presence of the famous FRANK IFIELD
 (on the Thursday) - but there would also be many performers, at a phenomenally economic 
entrance fee (thanks to the 'vision' of the late Bob Chappell). A whole week here costs less than a 
day at Wembley!!

	Apart from the musical attractions (my main reason for going) there were many other
attractions like:-

	Country Music quizzes 
	Talent competitions 
	Country Dancing (Really  into this for the SECOND time)
	Fast-draw competitions
	Square Dancing (Really into this for the SECOND time)

     and much more!!!

	Performers appearing (apart from Frank Ifield) were:

		Randy Wade
		Ellie King
		Carl Gibson
		Mustang
		Tone Howard (Square Dance caller and instructor)
		Naden Brothers
		Tony Best
		Cotton Mill Boys
		Ian Ashcroft
		West Virginia
		Burnt Ash
		Colorado
		Suffolk Punch
		Gerry Ford



		Johnny Spencer
		American Expression
		ROY DRUSKY
		Carey Duncan & Front Page
		Brian Preston
		Culpepper
		Max Barnes
		Bob Everhart


That was sure "one hell of a line-up" - and the continuation of a decade with my support. It
followed on from the start of the best-ever holiday series (in the April) that I was ever to attend.

  SQUARE DANCING 



Again, with our wonderful caller/instructor TONE HOWARD who had his own way of ensuring
that everyone had a 'partner' of the opposite sex (see April's report). That didn't take very long
with Tone's bubbly personality.

 I was now into "American Squares" in a BIG way, an activity that was to be a major part of my
life for about a DECADE.