Tom Dunne: Oh the joys of being out and about at festivals again 

This is a feeling we should never take for granted again, especially considering what we've been through over the past few years

Tom Dunne of Something Happens at Feile 1990 in Thurles. Picture: Eddie O’Hare 

I was about to play my third festival in a week before the broader picture dawned on me. Something Happens had played Galway Arts and Boyle Arts but now, preparing for the Forest Festival in Emo Court the penny started to drop. And a woman with blue hair wanted a hug.

You can get lost in the details sometimes: Rehearsal, set length, could you get away with playing Parachute twice? And today I was very lost. I’d managed to drive, with no passes, right into the audience area. The car was abandoned now and I could see back stage but not get to it.