Online review by PRS for Music
The ninth Maverick Festival took place in Easton Farm Park, Suffolk, on the weekend right after Glastonbury. Both festivals were on farms, but that’s where the similarities stop, says PRS for Music folk aficionado Michael Hingston.

Maverick Festival is wholeheartedly focused on gutsy country, Americana and roots, where the crowds are friendly and intimate, and there’s no traffic issues or mud.

The artists may not be household names to the general public, but those who are in the know would be mightily impressed by the line-up.

It’s clear festival director Paul Spencer has impeccable taste and a rare knack for combining exciting new acts with talented veterans.

Robyn Hitchcock, who founded the Soft Boys 40 years ago, performed a clutch of his most idiosyncratic songs along with a Syd Barrett and Neil Young cover.