Festivals: Glastonbury - KKC Orchestra

This weekend sees the UK's best-known music festival take place in Glastonbury, and a few French acts will be taking the stage.

While perhaps not sharing the pyramid stage with Beyonce, U2 or Coldplay, there are a few Franch acts on the bill that are worth catching.

Pony Pony Run Run play at Club Dada on Saturday.

Mama Rosin play at the Avalon Stage on Friday.

I've features both these bands before, and they're certainly worth seeing.

Meanwhile, one band I've not featured so far but who are also on the bill are KKC Orchestra, who also plays Club Dada, Thursday Friday Saturday and Sunday.

The band, a four piece from Toulouse, released their first EP Dig Your Own Swing at the end of May.

They have a feelgood sound with a modern take of a jazzy swing, and seem the kind of band that would absolutely thrive in a live environment.

KKC Orchestra also plays three nights in Edinburgh in August during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Hopefully get along to see them if I can.

Pony Pony Run Run

As recomemnded by a friend at work, who picked up their CD when he was over in Paris recently. Great stuff, very contemporary electro.

He was surprised to hear it being played in Top Shop the other day, saying that it was no doubt uncovered by some well-paid cool hunter with a finger on some pulse or other.

The band are from Angers, having formed in Nantes in 2003. The band is a three-pice, with the members hving the easy-to-remember names of G (guitar) A (bass) and T (keyboards) Previous members included S and F apparently. They might yet reappear on Sesame Street.