The Off The Tracks Spring Festival kicks off on Friday May 25 at the Park Farmhouse Hotel, Isley Walton ... close to Donington Park but a world removed from the traffic and noise of everyday life. The devoted band of regulars know there's always something to entertain, listening to music outside, or joining in with an acoustic session in the bar. The atmosphere in the courtyard's the ideal accompaniment to sinking a few of the real ales, on sale within the farm complex of barn and bar areas.
 | | Banco De Gaia - Saturday, indoor stage |
Off the Tracks also boasts a first class campsite, with excellent toilets, showers and hook up facilities.
Organiser Andy Cooper says: "It's a little place where you can lose yourself in beauty, power, reflection, rhythm and emotion." Saturday's main stage headliners OsibisaÌý exploded onto the music world in 1971 with a pulsating and vibrant sound. They bring a highly energetic and extravagant stage show and remain an influential factor in dance music of today. | "It's a little place where you can lose yourself in beauty, power, reflection, rhythm and emotion" | | Andy Cooper |
Sunday's headliners are Nine Below Zero, of whom Andy says: "NBZ are the viable alternative to Alternative, a band that most definitely come to play, a band with their own genuine sound and deep understanding of their musical roots." Other highlights through the weekend include Eleanor McEvoy - the Irish songstress whose trackÌý inspired the "A Woman's Heart" compilations. There's the haunting rhythms and instrumentation of Banco de Gaia as well as a group of exiled Tibetan monks performing sacred rites. The 10th annual Off The Tracks Spring Festival runs from Friday-Sunday. | 
