IT MIGHT not be on the scale of its famous 1969 namesake but the Woodstock Live festival still entertained revellers with two days of good sounds.

The free music festival took place in the Woodstock town square on Saturday and yesterday.

Revellers sat in the open air and outside pubs to watch 20 bands across the two days, including blues, folk and rock acts.

On Saturday night, Woodstock’s own country and blues group Cooper Black entertained the crowd.

It is the sixth year the festival has been held in the square and organiser Chris Baylis said it was one of the best yet.

He said: “The crowds have been great and by the evening on Saturday we had 500 people chilling out and having fun.”

Mr Baylis, who runs The Real Wood Furniture Company in the town and played with his band TP and Woodman on Saturday, said: “I love music and I think it is really important to bring music into the community. You expose it to people who would not go to a pub or club and they are finding things they enjoy.”

He added: “It has been the best year so far and I think it has become an important date in the community’s calendar.”

And he promised next year’s event would be better still, adding: “Every year it gets bigger and better.

“As the reputation of the festival grows we can attract better acts on to the bill.”

Fellow organiser Dennis Allen said: “It just keeps on getting better.

“We ended up with a huge number of people at the end of the evening on Saturday.”

He added: “There is only a small team of organisers but we just do it because we love live music.

“We are all committed to Woodstock, and the centre of Woodstock and its ambience just lends itself to this laid-back festival.”

The event was paid for by business group Wake up to Woodstock, sponsorship and donations.