Island Vibes, Family Vibration, Hometown Sound
Nobody left a stranger
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On a wee pearl of the western isles, the Hometown Posse rolled into Arran and spun a spell of music, laughter, and family vibration. Dubplates and firelight. Sound system sermons and sunrise brekkie vans. Nobody left a stranger; everyone left a little more tuned in.
Five-hour Hometown sessions bled into happy birthday skanks, bench-top basslines, and the healing hum of Nicky’s sound sorcery. Mara’s fish shack dropped bangers of the edible and musical kind, while Ally – abuela, godmother, guardian of the vibe – kept the ✨ flowing.
There were midges, bag-head defenses, and barrel bonfires. Trees that whispered. Seas that glistened. A whole island that seemed to hum along.
Tunes for days – Jacob Miller to Toni Braxton, Yellowman to Black Sabbath, Afroman to M-Dubs – stitched the weekend into one big bassline of joy.
Arran held us. The Hometown Posse lifted us. And somewhere between the dubplates and the dawn, the island taught us its secret: slow down, tune in, spread joy.
A proper family vibration. A mystical musical weekend. Nobody leaves a stranger.
Big love to the Hometown Posse. James, Seb, Danny, Benji, Nicky, Rory and many more.
From the I-town Massive x
Snipples, Charzard, Allllyyyyy, Jodi-wan Kenobi and Kushdi Rushdi (super secret Sri Lanka civil servant spy).