That’s a ride worth noting.
Hundreds of music fans recently trekked to the ‘UK’s most remote concert’ deep in Wales’ Snowdonia national park.
The Off-Grid Gig, part of Columbia Hike Society’s HikeFest, a new hiking festival, involved the public putting on their hiking boots and trudging through fields, up hills and across mountain trails to reach the natural and very remote location.
May Beaufort, a Columbia Hike Society ambassador who was at the off-grid concert, said: “Hiking to the most remote concert in the UK was absolutely wild.”
‘We climbed a mountain, along a ridge and descended into a secluded valley where we were treated to beautiful live music.
Hundreds of music fans recently trekked to the ‘UK’s most remote concert’ deep in Wales’ Snowdonia national park.
The Off-Grid Gig, part of Columbia Hike Society’s HikeFest, a new hiking festival, involved the public putting on their hiking boots and trudging through fields, hills and mountain trails to reach the natural and very remote location.
May Beaufort, a Columbia Hike Society ambassador who was at the off-grid concert, said: “Hiking to the most remote concert in the UK was absolutely wild.”
Jack Cullen, English-Irish singer-songwriter, and Alice Boyd, composer, sound artist and field recordist, performed at the remote concert.
May said: ‘It was like being at a festival with thousands of fans singing. It was really moving.’
‘The hills came alive with the sound of music.
‘The artist’s voice resonated among the mountains: it was like being at a festival with thousands of fans singing. “It was really moving.”
Participants could choose between five walks to reach the place, with the easiest lasts two hours and the most difficult seven.
Attendees were sent coordinates for the May 18 concert the morning of the event before being led by walk leaders to the performance.
Participants could choose between five walks to reach the site, the easiest lasting two hours and the most difficult seven.
Attendees received coordinates for the May 18 concert the morning of the event before being led by walk leaders to the performance.
Several hundred hikers attended the event, as the area was so remote that phone signal was non-existent. Above is artist Jack Cullen.
The event was organized by Columbia Hike Society in partnership with Sofar Sounds.
Everyone who walked through Snowdonia ended their journey at Ffynnon Llugwy Reservoir in the Carneddau Mountains, a natural amphitheater where an intimate acoustic concert took place.
Several hundred hikers attended the event, as the area was so remote that phone signal was non-existent, leaving listeners with only the music and naturally beautiful surroundings to captivate them.
May said: “Seeing people travel from all over the UK to be part of this was incredible. That’s what it’s all about, connecting people and making friendships.’
The experience saw two emerging artists perform an outdoor set in front of the audience.
The line-up consisted of Jack Cullen, an English-Irish singer-songwriter known for his “soft indie pop soundscapes and gentle guitar playing”, and Alice Boyd, a songwriter, sound artist and field recordist whose songs and sounds are inspired by nature.
The event was organized by Columbia Hike Society in partnership with Sofar Sounds.
The hiking community and global music movement have joined forces ahead of Columbia Hike Society’s HikeFest, which has launched a series of more than 40 free guided walks across the UK this summer.
May added: “We would love to see new people join us on one of the 40 free walks this summer.”
For tickets to one of the Columbia Hike Society’s free hikes this summer, visit columbiasportswear.co.uk/l/columbia-hike-society.
