Regular readers will know that the Knumptywagen is no longer in our possession – and instead now resides . . . just down the road!
In our admittedly slightly premature dotage, we decided it was time to revert to less cumbersome forms of transport and to sell the now legendary and renowned Knumptywagen on the open market. We thus spruced it up; photographed it to within an inch of its life and advertised it glowingly on Autotrader, where we felt national exposure would surely entice swarms of buyers to our door.
As chance would have it, the anticipated swarm manifested itself as just one phone call, from a gentleman called Chris who wondered if he might come and have a look at it? “Why, yes, of course you can – whereabouts in the country are you coming from?” we enquire keenly. “Erm, well, I can walk to yours from where I live” comes the enigmatic reply.
“WHAT?” And so it transpires that our sole Enquirer of Interest lives less than a mile away and can be with us in about 20 minutes! WHAT? Thus we meet Chris, and subsequently his partner Caitlin, who both pronounce the Knumptywagen to be just what they’d been looking for. We undertake a little good-natured sparring over the price; we take an increasingly confident test drive around the streets and car-parks of our mutual city and the deal is done.
And it’s only in the closing stages of our chats – almost as we’re handing over the keys and heading out of the door, that we discover that our purchasers are actually a musical folk duo of some renown, Farefeld, with albums and live performances to their credit. As such, the Knumptywagen is an upgrade to their camper-van, and will provide plenty of storage space for musical instruments – as well as a new addition to their family, who will no doubt also be enjoying life on the open road alongside his parents.
Should you care to listen-in to award-winning folk musicians described as “experienced storytellers” who bring “timeless quality” to their music, then award-winning duo Farefeld (Caitlin Jones & Chris Elliott) can be tracked-down online by clicking here.
Thanks for the memories – and thank you for the music!
Small world indeed! I first heard Chris playing music when attending evenings at Netherstowe High School where Chris was in, I think, the same year as my daughter, who played tenor saxophone in the Big Band. Chris was a very good fiddle-player even then. And more recently my band, the Wayside Serenaders – serenaders.uk – have busked between the proper acts at Lichfield Arts’ Folk On The Farm festival, one of those proper acts being the very excellent Farefield.