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Towersey News &
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only 33 days to
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Hello and welcome to all the very latest
Towersey Festival news. There are still a
few Full Season tickets left and if you can’t make it for the
whole weekend then you could get a Day ticket or an Event
ticket to one of our great Festival Dance House
specials. We hope you’ll choose to spend
the August Bank Holiday with us down in Towersey for another
great Festival. Buy tickets now
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Recording Studio at the
Festival
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We have something very special
in store for all you budding musicians out there! New to
the Showground this year will be
Rockhopper. Built
into a vintage 1960s silver airstream caravan,
Rockhopper is a roomy state-of–the–art recording studio
which offers you the chance to lay down and take home
top quality, professional recordings of your music.
The Rockhopper will be stationed
be on the Showground throughout the Festival so will be
accessible to everyone – whether you are with us for the
day or the whole weekend. For a sneak preview and to find out more simply
check out www.rockhopper-studios.co.uk
To get your hands on Towersey
tickets now click
here
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Cool As
Folk! |
You can now take your pick from a range of
stylish folk-themed goodies, including
t-shirts, hoodies, bags, aprons and lots
more. You can find the full range at
www.folkstore.co.uk.
Towersey Festival hoodies, bags and exclusive
100% certified organic cotton t-shirts are also winging
their way to the Festival office as you read this and
we’ll let you know as soon as they go on
sale. The full Festival range will be
available to buy at the Festival but if you simply can’t
wait until then, keep a look out at www.folkstore.co.uk.
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Kathryn Tickell At The
Proms |
We are excited to announce that one of
Towersey 2008’s headline artists will feature on BBC
Radio 3 this Sunday (20 July). Kathryn
Tickell's new composition, 'Confluence', will be
premiered at the BBC Proms in a concert conducted by
Martyn Brabbins and will be broadcast live on BBC Radio
3. Kathryn will also be the guest of presenter
Verity Sharp for the first half of the programme before
performing in her new work.
The BBC Radio 3
live broadcast starts at 3.30pm. Be sure to tune
in. Catch Kathryn Tickell on the Concert
Stage on Friday 22 August. Buy your ticket
now
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Art On
Show |
During
the Festival, do make sure you take a bit of time out to
check out two great art exhibitions being held in the
village. The Phoenix Studio on
Chinnor Road will be exhibiting Sculpture,
Paintings, Ceramics, Photography and more. The
Studio will also offer visitors the opportunity to
observe artists demonstrating the techniques of their
craft and tea, coffee and cakes will be served in the
grounds (or in a covered area if the weather is
bad!) Opening times: Friday 22 August -
Monday 25 August 10am -
6pm.
Local artist Kate
Duckham will also be exhibiting her work at
"The Barn" at Rowan Cottage on Chinnor
Road. The opposing subjects of myths and
reality are explored in this photographic exhibition of
locally collected plants and foliage.
Opening times: Saturday 23 August 11am - 6pm;
Sunday 24 August 11am - 6pm; Monday 25 August 11am -
4pm.
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Become A Friend Of The Festival
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The Friends of Towersey
Festival is a registered charity, set up to
provide funding and support for people’s education in
music, dance,
song, theatre,
arts and crafts.
Each year, funding from the Friends provides valuable
opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to
develop their craft and to support education, growth and
development across a wide range of
arts.
Last year, The Towersey
Festival Friends enabled talented young
guitarist Wilber to enjoy a one-to-one
tutorial session with the award-winning Martin
Simpson.
“A huge thank you for making
the meeting with Martin possible. I had a fantastic
and memorable day...me jamming with Martin Simpson,
Wow! Still gently descending from a musical
high.” Wilber
At this year’s Festival Wilber
will take to the stage at Festival Dane
House, performing an opening set for
The Commitments on Thursday 21
August. Buy your tickets
now and be sure to catch this top young
talent.
Membership to The Towersey
Festival Friends starts at just £25 a year and means
that this vital work can be continued and
developed. To find out more about becoming a
Friend and to find out about the exclusive benefits of
membership, please email info_at_towerseyfestival_dot_co_dot_uk | |
Many thanks for subscribing to the Towersey Festival
News Bulletin. Make sure you check out the full artist
line-up on the website, get booking your
tickets and keep spreading the word
about Towersey to family and friends. We look forward to
seeing you soon.
Best wishes
The Towersey Festival
Team
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NOW
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