Sandi Thom sends message to north east hometown at MacMoray Festival
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NORTH east pop star Sandi Thom shouted out her home area after her MacMoray Festival set.
Born in Banff and raised in Macduff, Sandi capped off a great acoustic set at the Elgin festival by spending over half an hour meeting and greeting north east fans.
Addressing her home town, she said: "I just miss you all!
"And I always enjoy coming home again."
The intimate second stage set, on Sunday, April 30, included international chart-topper I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair).
Coming off stage after a closing cover of Fleetwood Mac's The Chain, she said the north east had "the best crowds".
"It was brilliant, so good," Sandi said.
"They are always the best crowds in this part of Scotland – always the best crowds.
"The most fun, the most grateful that you come and play, and the most sociable.
"It was really really great.
"And even with the rain, they still managed to have a great time."
She went on to praise the "really great job" of the festival's organisers.
And said she expects it to grow "bigger and bigger" after it's successful second year.
"It is amazing for the people of this area to have something like this now," she said.
"It takes a lot to run a festival and to put one together.
"So I take my hat off to the people who have organised it, they have done a really great job considering it is only the second year running.
"And I think it will be something that just grows bigger and bigger."
Sandi's set came on a day that saw rock legends including the Buzzcocks, Nazareth, Sweet and Big Country play to an all-ages crowd.
Sunday afternoon was a treat for dance fans, as Alice DeeJay and the Vengaboys delivered a night of pumping Dutch tunes.
The Saturday saw a host of great moments, including two young girls from Buckie who got to celebrate their birthday on stage with girl band stars B*witched.
Festival organiser Andy Macdonald said he was "absolutely buzzing" about the festival's success.
