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Release - 3 July 2012
Press release
Sidmouth FolkWeek
Something for the weekend?
If you
are unable to join us for the whole week at Sidmouth
FolkWeek (3rd
- 10th August) and only have a weekend to spare, we have plenty to
tempt you. Head down to the seaside for a few days of top-class music,
exuberant festival atmosphere and some rejuvenating air!
A WEEKEND TO REMEMBER?
Before
the festival has even started in earnest, we have something completely
different on Thursday 2nd (8-10pm) at
The Ham Marquee as the sizzling sounds of New Orleans fill East Devon's coastal
resort with The Big Chris Barber Band and their
unique brand of traditional jazz and blues.
Another
unique pre-festival special on Friday 3rd (3-4pm) sees a special
concert version of War Horse - a
unique reading byBritain's most celebrated children's author and former
Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo with songs
from John Tams & Barry Coope.
The Ham
Marquee continues
tooffers a jam-packed programme of quality
concerts over
the festival's first weekend. The first evening sees Devon's favourite folk duo
Show of Hands with Miranda
Sykes
plus rising stars Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin
Saturday
eases in with an Opening Welcome Concert featuring Exmouth
Shanty Men,
Debby McClatchy and others,
then steps it up a gear with Zimbabwe's high-stepping dancers and powerhouse a
cappella singers Black Umfolosi and Aboriginal
singer songwriter Frank Yamma and an evening
treat with the high-energy tunes and heart-wrenching songs of Irish band Dervish, fronted by
the consummate vocals of Cathy Jordan, Ireland's a cappella singers The
Voice Squad
support in sweet harmony.
A lazy
Sunday is not an option as the day unfolds with effervescent fiddle playing
from the young Highland player in Rua Macmillan Trio, then
uniquely crafted songs from true-tongued English singer Chris
Wood,
darkly delicate songs from Jonny Kearney & Lucy Farrell and an
evening featuring the mighty combination of Celtic musical maestros Michael
McGoldrick, John McCusker andJohn
Doyle.
BULVERTON BEATS
Evening roots parties are on offer at the Bulverton
Marquee
where the guaranteed weekend dance-floor fillers include local-boy-done-good Seth
Lakeman
whose visceral, earthy performances are always a winner, funky Bhangra
fusionists Kissmet, Gadarene's old English
dance tunes and modern beats and the galvanising European roots of young
Italian band Stygiens.
Late
Night Extra events
to round off the fulsome days include the triumphant Jim
Moray's Silent Disco, Tickled
Pink and
Polkaworks.
INTIMATE CONCERTS
Other
more intimate town venues see up-close and personal concerts over the weekend
with the likes of renowned singer Jon Boden, BBC
Radio Two Folk Awards Musician Of The Year Tim
Edey,
plus Maz O'Connor, The
Claque,
The Dollymopps,
Gavin Davenport, Reg Meuross,Otis
Gibbs,
Pete Coe,
The Voice Squad,
Len Graham & Jack Lynch. On Saturday, The
Tradition Gathers is the first of a series of nights hosted at The
Woodlands Hotel where the finest traditional voices and musicians can be heard.
The
first in fRoots presents A
Cellar Full of Folkadelia series sees twanging folks The
False Beards and Zimbabwean mbira player Chartwell
Dutiro.
STRICTLY COME DANCING
If
dancing takes your fancy, you'll be Tickled
Pink with
theopening weekend who play for a number of upbeat ceilidhs (including Late
Night Extra), as do Polkaworks, Ceilidhography, Katie's
Quartet,
Mrs. Midnight's and The
Ship Band.
Stowford
Rise Community Centre, the new state of the art venue for social dance,
features weekend events with Barefoot,
Masquerade, Frances Oates, Lynne Render and
Madeleine Smith.
The
prestigious John Gasson Memorial Jig Comp takes place,
showcasing some of the most athletic and skilled morris dancing in the land.
A
special Euro Bal with Stygiens, Yannick
Minvielle-Debat and Kerry Fletcher provides some
continental flavour for your footsteps.
And
showing us how it's done, some fantastic dance performances in World
of Dance
with Karelia's Skylark and Artforge, Welsh
dancers Tipyn O'Bopeth, Appalachian
flatfooters Jake Jones & Dan Eccles, rapper stars
Newcastle Kingsmen and steppers Lancashire
Wallopers.
A
plethora of workshops is always available for those who like to get stuck in
and learn something new. The breadth of the programme on the first weekend
covers many music, song and dance styles including Karelian dance, Welsh
traditional dance and Zimbabwean Music & Song.
Around
the rest of the festival, you can expect: family events, In The Tradition
events, displays, morris dancers, workshops, sessions and a diverse and
entertaining programme jam-packed with feel-good atmosphere.
BOOKING
2011 Ticket Prices held for 2012! No Booking Fee!
To help
you plan your own festival, further information about All-In-One, Week,
Weekend, Day, Sidmouth Resident Ticket Concession tickets, group discounts and
accommodation options (including Festival Camping) is available at www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk
Book by ?phone 01395 577952
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.
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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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