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Release 18th June 2012
Press release
Sidmouth FolkWeek
Count Down To Sidmouth
As we count down towards the start of the summer's finest music festival Sidmouth FolkWeek (3rd - 10th August), it's time for us to shout from the rooftops about the impressive concert line-up on offer each and every day.
All tickets are now on sale - Event, Day, Weekend, Season and All In One - and selling fast. Book now for your favourite acts or join us all week for the ultimate festival experience!
Friday
Show of
Hands with Miranda Sykes ? War Horse - The Concert ? Kissmet
Saturday
Dervish
? Black Umfolosi ? Stygiens (Italy) ? The Voice Squad ? Frank Yamma
Sunday
Seth
Lakeman ? Chris Wood ? Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker & John Doyle
Monday
Norma
Waterson & Eliza Carthy with The Gift Band ? Edward II
Jackie
Oates ? Finest Kind
Tuesday
Treacherous
Orchestra ? Spiers & Boden
Brass
Monkey ? Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party
Wednesday
Martin
Simpson Trio with June Tabor, Jon Boden, Fay Hield & Dick Gaughan
Martin
Carthy & Eliza Carthy ? The Pauper's Path To Hope
Thursday
June
Tabor & Oysterband ? Dick Gaughan
Jason
Wilson Band with Dave Swarbrick
Friday
Donal
Lunny, Padraig Rynne & Sylvain Barou
Whapweasel
? Archie Fisher ? Hekety
Our
three times-daily concerts at the picturesquely-placed Ham
Marquee- a comfortable seated venue - offer up
some of the finest musicians in the land.
Take
your pick from a mid-week coup with the diamond-fingered master guitarist Martin
Simpson who
will be appearing with an array of other folk icon friends including June
Tabor,
Dick Gaughan, Jon
Boden
and Fay Hield! Or revel in
the songwriting potency of ?renaissance man' Chris
Wood,
who has been hand-picked to go out on the road with Joan Armatrading later in
the year
The UK's
premier singing family are out in force with Norma
Waterson
making a welcome return to performing, with multi-talented daughter Eliza
Carthy & The Gift Band, as well as a winning duo
combination of national folk treasure Martin
Carthy & Eliza. Martin also features in the rich wall of sound that
is Brass Monkey.
International
highlights abound with high-stepping dynamos Black
Umfolosi
from Zimbabwe bringing a song and dance spectacle to the stage, poignant
songwriting from aboriginal singer Frank
Yamma, Juno-award
winning Nova Scotian banjo songster
Old Man Luedecke and Canadian singing favourites
The Finest Kind.
The
Celtic world has some fine representation in the form of Ireland's premier
traditional band Dervish, fronted by
the angel-voiced Cathy Jordan. A mighty trio with the legendary
Donal Lunny,
whohas been at forefront of the Irish music renaissance, plus current mover and
shaker Padraig Rynne & Breton
flute master Sylvain Barou promises to
electrify. Another powerhouse trio sees flute/whistle/Uillean piper master Michael
McGoldrick coming
together with fine Scottish fiddler
John McCusker & Irish singer/guitarist John
Doyle.
Seminal Scottish folk singer and songwriter Dick
Gaughan
also takes to the stage.
June Tabor & Oysterband, basking in
the glory of their multi-award winning Ragged
Kingdom
CD, bring us their uniquely stirring sound- pairing the pure beauty of June's
voice with the visceral energy of the Britfolk-rockers. High-energy
tunesmithery and song comes from popular duo Spiers
& Boden,
founding members of Bellowhead. Local living legends Show
Of Hands
with their show-stopping show with bassist Miranda
Sykes.
A
pre-festival special sees a rare performance from children's author Michael
Morpurgo,
reading from his famous War Horse story with music from John
Tams & Barry Coope.
Evening
roots parties at the Bulverton Marquee see
high-energy acts filling the dancefloor for those who like a bit of groove.
On the
bill: local-boy-done-good Seth Lakeman with his
passionate foot-stomping sound, the massed ranks of Celtic supergroup Treacherous
Orchestra,
a heady Bhangra fusion from Kissmet, young
Italian roots talents from Stygiens and the
dynamic reggae roots of festival favourites
Edward II and
from Canada's Jason Wilson Band.
Around
the rest of the festival, you can expect: dances, ceilidhs, international
performers, displays, morris dancers, workshops, sessions and the famous
torchlight procession?and a diverse and entertaining programme jam-packed
with feel-good atmosphere.
Book online NOW at www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk
All
2011 Ticket Prices held for 2012 + No Booking Fee = lower cost!
Taster
Programmes can be downloaded from the web site or obtained by emailing abm_sidmouth_at_btinternet_dot_com
with name, address and email address.
Book now
at recession-beating prices, contact Sidmouth
Tourist Information Centre: 01395 577952 or visit www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk
for tickets and full festival details.
##ends##
Notes to editors
Media queries to: Alan Bearman Music on 020 7263 0425 or info.abm_at_btinternet_dot_com
Full
line-up details are available at www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk
Photos
available on request
The
final programme - with all featured guests at each event - will be available in
the comprehensive Festival Programme published in July.
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