Bass-baritone and gentle Welsh giant plugging Brynfest.
Rolando did make reference to a concert 'somewhere in England'. Tee hee, middle of a field in Wales at August Bank Holiday weekend.
...Brynfest is a "well-oiled machine. People know what to bring - their picnics, their coats, their thermals..." When the issue of the famous Welsh weather rears its head, Terfel is typically lyrical on the subject. "They know they're not going to get the bright sunshine of Spain. We catch all the weather of North Wales." With a Dylan Thomas-esque flourish, he explains, "It's close to the Menai Straits and to the Snowdon mountain range - a beautiful wooded location with its own microclimate."
Bloody impressive line-up - Jimmy's been enthused about Shirley Bassey for weeks now - but nothing, nothing, not even wild horses, and certainly not even the combined talents of Bryn Terfel, Rolando Villazon, Angela Gheorghiu, Shirley Bassey and, er, Westlife, would entice me to stand in the middle of a field in North Wales. Gosh, "Camping facilities will be available at local campsites..."
