Leigh
Folk Festival
The Largest Free Folk Festival in the Country
Thursday 27th - Sunday 30th June 2013
with
A Fine Array of Local, National and International Folk Artistes
Real Ale Festival, Pub Sessions & Singarounds,
Poetry & Storytelling, Hoy Club Stage, Mummers,
Open Mic Competition, Films Shows,
Childrens' Activities and of course
miles and miles of mud !
also
featuring many dance sides including:
Morris, Clog, Rapper, Irish, Appalachian and Egyptian
and a fabulous
Sunday Lunchtime Procession through the Old Town of Leigh
Contact
Details
Artistes :
Paul Collier
p.collier.152@btinternet.com
Dance Sides:
Claire Jarvis
jarv065@googlemail.com
Concessions & Finance :
Ian Flack
General Enquiries
&
Club Stage : Tony Prior
Telephone :
(01702) 715111 Fax : (01702) 713984
60 The Ridgeway, Westcliff on Sea, Essex SS0 8NU
The Programme so far ...
‘The Adventures Of Andy Kershaw’
Leigh Community Centre (Friday May 10)
20.00-20.15
Honeygales
www.myspace.com/honeygales
20.15-21.00
Andy
Kershaw
www.andykershaw.co.uk
21.00-21.30 Interval
21.30-21.45
Tom
Burgess
www.myspace.com/tomburgessmusic
21.45-22.30
Andy
Kershaw
www.andykershaw.co.uk
22.30-close
Famous
Potatoes
www.famouspotatoes.co.uk
Andy will be speaking about his colourful career
as a foreign correspondent and radio presenter,
illustrated with images and sound clips.
Ticket price £10 in advance, £12 on the door.
Opening Night, Thursday (June 27), venue tbc
Jack
Forbes’ new ‘Down
the Hill to the Old Town’
Squeezebox Folk at LFF 2013, The Squeeze – Thursday Evening (June 27)
Crafting
For
Foes
www.craftingforfoes.co.uk
Greanvine
www.stonetaperecordings.co.uk
Chris
Ricketts
www.chrisrickettsmusic.com
Olivia
Chaney www.oliviachaney.net
Shangri La @ Leigh Folk Festival 2013, Railway
Hotel – Thursday Evening (June 27)
Programme (tbc).
New Road Chapel – Friday Evening (June 28)
Michael
Chapman
www.michaelchapman.co.uk
Matthew
Boulter www.theluckystrikes.com
Jason
Steel
www.jasonsteel.co.uk
Ticket price £8 in advance, £10 door.
The Smack – Friday Night (June 28)
Grand Reunion www.myspace.com/grandreunion
Crooked Billet – Friday Night (June 28)
Instrumental session, Paddy Beadle & Friends
Peter Boat – Friday Night (June 28)
Singaround, hosted by Derek ‘Otto’ Oliver
St Clement’s Church – Friday Night (June 28)
Storyround, with Peter Monk www.the-storyteller.co.uk
North St School – Friday night (June 28)
Ceilidh, hosted by the
Grand
Ceilidh
Club.
Featuring the
Bits &
Pieces
Barn
Dance
Band, calling from
‘The 2 Js’.
Library Gardens – Saturday June 29
11.15-11.45
Arfur
Doo
&
the
Toerags
https://www.facebook.com/ArfurDooAndTheToerags
12.00-12.25
Drohne,
with Jo
Lepine
www.drohne.co.uk
www.myspace.com/jolepine
12.25-12.45
Thameside
Mummers
12.45-13.20
KC
McKanzie
www.kcmckanzie.com
13.30-14.05
Funke
& the Two
Tone
Baby
www.funkeandthetwotonebaby.co,uk
14.10-14.55
Family
Ceilidh,
with
Paddy,
Roy
&
Fiona
15.05-15.35
White
Doves
15.45-16.20
The
Arlenes
www.thearlenes.wibking.com
16.35-17.10
The
Doomed
Bird
of
Providence
www.doomedbird.com
17.25-18.05
O’Hooley
&
Tidow
www.ohooleyandtidow.com
Lower Library Gardens – Saturday June 29 - Club Stage - Lower Library Gardens
11.00-11.15
The
Jones
Boys www.reverbnation.com/thejonesboys
11.20-11.35
Tony
Prior
11.40-11.55
Zoe
Wren
www.facebook.com/zoewrenmusic
12.00-12.15
Dave
Symonds
12.20-12.35
Dennis
Homes
12.40-12.55
Jo
Page
13.00-13.15
Kaz
Simmons www.kazsimmons.com
13.20-13.35
Micky
Denny www.facebook.com/micky.denny
13.40-13.55
Dec
Feenan
14.00-14.15
Crafting
For
Foes
www.craftingforfoes.co.uk
14.20-14.35
Miriam
Elhadji
14.40-14.55
John
Dudd’s
Ukulele
Band
15.00-15.15
Bob’s
Barbershop
Boys
15.20-15.35
Kathy
Maye
www.kathymaye.bandcamp.com
15.40-15.55
Jack
Frosdick &
Alison
Burnaby
www.facebook.com/alisonandjack
16.35-17.00
Mike O’Leary Band
www.mikeoleary.co.uk
Grove End, opposite ‘Ten Green Bottles’ – Saturday June 29 (pm) Buskathon
Jam
Jar
Jazz
The
Creole
Brothers
www.reverbnation.com/thecreolebrothers
Sheila
Lord www.soundcloud.com/sheilalord
Sam Hennessey
Piers
Haslam www.soundcloud.com/piershaslam
St Clement’s Church – Saturday June 29 (to 4.30pm)
Open Mic Competition
Main concert St Clement’s Church – Saturday June 29 early evening, c.18.30-21.00
18.30-19.30
Shirley
Collins www.shirleycollins.co.uk
19.45-20.45
The
Copper
Family
www.thecopperfamily.com
Featuring a c.60 min audio-visual presentation by Shirley Collins with Pip Barnes entitled ‘Songs and Southern Breezes’, looking at Bob Copper’s folk song collecting in Sussex. Short interval, then an hour of songs and stories from 3 generations of the Copper Family (7-9 members).
Ticket price: £12 (advance) / £15 (door)
DV8 Studios. Caedmon Hall, Pall Mall – Saturday June 29 evening
Barn Dance featuring ‘To Be Announced’
www.dv8studios.co.uk
Associated event run by DV8
Clarendon Scout HQ – Saturday June 29 evening, c.21.15-23.30
Blood
On
A
Feather
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-evhfUhcoY&feature=related
Cam
Deas
www.myspace.com/camdeasmusic
Sokobauno
www.sokobauno.com
Nancy
Wallace
www.nancywallace.co.uk
‘Live materialisations’ from special guests may also spontaneously occur!
The Smack
– Saturday June 29 evening
Basey
Brothers
Crooked
Billet – Saturday June 29 evening
Lost
Amigos
Mayflower – Saturday June 29 evening
Singaround, hosted by
Tony
Prior
Billet Wharf / The Hoy – Sunday June 30 to 18.00
11.00
Mick
Denny
12.00
Tony
Prior
12.20-12.50
Kate
Denny www.katedenny.com
13.00-13.15
Festival
Open
Mic
Winner
13.20-13.50
Kate
Denny &
Charlie
Skelton
www.katedenny.com
14.00-14.50
Vicki
Swan
& Jonny
Dyer
www.swan-dyer.co.uk
15.00-15.30
Jess
& Rich
Arrowsmith
www.arrowsmithmusic.co.uk
15.30-16.00
Nancy
Kerr
& James
Fagan
www.kerrfagan.com
16.00-16.50
Melrose
Quartet
www.melrosequartet.co.uk
17.00-18.00
Under
The
Ice
www.tobyshaer.com
The above session to be funded by Priority Management Services Ltd and presented by the Hoy at Anchor.
Billet Wharf – Sunday June 30 evening session from 18.00
18.15-18.55
Phil
Burdett www.philburdett.com
19.10-19.50
Mark
Harrison
20.00 – close
Lost
Amigos &
More
Amigos
New Road Chapel – Sunday June 30 from 14.00 (or 13.30?)
14.00-14.35
Wounded
Knee www.iamwoundedknee.com
14.45-15.20
You
Are
Wolf
www.kerryandrew.net
15.30-16.05
Sharron Kraus
www.sharronkraus.com
16.15-16.50
Josienne Clarke
& Ben Walker
www.josienneclarke.co.uk
17.00-17.35 Simon
Finn,
with
Joolie
Wood &
Ian
Hothersall
www.simonfinn.co.uk
17.45-18.20
Stephanie Hladowski
& C. Joynes
www.boweavilrecordings.com/weavil_49.html
18.30-19.05
Blood On A
Feather
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-evhfUhcoY&feature=related
19.15-19.50
Alasdair Roberts
www.alasdairroberts.com
Boatyard Car Park – Sunday June 30
Preview Club
Brett Puffett
Bob & Lee
Chris Robson
www.reverbnation.com/chrisrobson
Cohort
David
Anton &
Simon
Routh
Hootch
Kev
Butler &
Dave
Crawford
www.myspace.com/butlerandcrawford
Mick &
Anne
Phazed
www.phazed.org
Simon
Routh
www.facebook.com/simon.routh.5
Steve &
Laura
Evans, with
Cohort
Peter Boat – Sunday June 30
11.00-11.35
Delta
Jacks
www.thedeltajacks.com
11.50-12.25
Bob
Collum & the
Welfare
Mothers
www.bobcollum.com
12.40-13.15
Navacross
www.navacross.co.uk
13.30-14.05
Colin
& the
Crawfish
14.25-15.00
Bonfire Radicals
http://youtu.be/UTu43YUBe6Y
15.15-15.50
The
Ugly
Guys
www.myspace.com/theuglyguys
16.05-16.40
Bones
& the
Aft
www.liverandlights.co.uk
16.55-17.30
Allotment
www.myspace.com/allotment5
17.45-18.20
Plantman
www.myspace.com/plantman35
18.40-19.15
Famous
Potatoes
19.35-20.10
Lucky
Strikes
www.theluckystrikes.com
Final slots: Provided
by Riga.
Jackie
Wilson
Says
http://jackiewilsonsays.posterous.com/
Amy
Wadge?
www.amywadge.com
Sara’s
Tea Garden ( Sunday June 30 11.00-12.00 then 14.00-17.00)
11.00-11.25
Adam
Duffill
www.myspace.com/adamduffillmusic1
11.30-12.00
Oli
Howard
www.myspace.com/olihoward_music
14.00-14.30
Kirsty
Cotter
& Barry Watson
https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/cotterandwatson/info
14.35-15.00
Pancho
&
Lefty
15.05-15.30
David
Crix
www.soundcloud.com/david-crix
15.35-16.00
Hannah
Marsh
www.facebook.com/HannahMarshJazz
16.05-16.30
Joe
Danks
www.joedanks.com
16.35-17.00
Agam
www.stuartmasters.co.uk
Clarendon Scout Hut – Sunday June 30 (c.11.30-13.45)
(a). Squeezebox programme
www.squeezeboxfolk.com
Tim Graham
www.timgrahammusic.co.uk
Robin
Grey
www.robingrey.com
Pick
Yer
Feet
Up
Sokobauno
www.sokobauno.com
(b). Folk Police programme (14.00-16.00)
Sproatly
Smith
www.spoatlysmith.bandcamp.com
Rapunzel
& Sedayne
www.rapunzelandsedayne.bandcamp.com
Harp
& a
Monkey
www.harpandamonkey.com
(c). Sundown programme (16.15-19.20)
www.sundownarts.org
Simon
Blackman
www.facebook.com/pages/Simon-Blackman/157656020919647?v=info
Julie
Collings www.juliecollings.co.uk
Cusack (solo) www.reverbnation.com/cusackmusic
Mick
Denny https://www.facebook.com/micky.denny
John
Hegley
www.johnhegley.co.uk
Ed
Rome www.edrome.co.uk
Foundry,
Sunday June 30 YMCA Music Studio Showcase
Leddra
Chapman www.leddrachapman.com
Sam Duckworth
www.getcapewearcapefly.com
Fancy
Dress
Party http://www.myspace.com/thefancydressparty
FranClassic http://www.franclassic.com/
Rubylux http://rubylux.net
SXSE Stage, Bell Wharf - Sunday
White
Doves
https://www.facebook.com/pages/White-Doves/327339953989612
Simon
Gentry
Reg
Hiss
Skiffle
Group
www.soundcloud.com/reghissskifflegroup
Onions
www.myspace.com/thesimononions
Jack
Day
www.myspace.com/jackdaymusic
Troubadour
Rose
www.troubadourrose.com
Dan
Korn
& the
Choppy
Waters
www.facebook.com/pages/Dan-Korn/152050434807981
Jamie
Parisio
www.soundcloud.com/jamie-parisio
Cusack
(full band) www.reverbnation.com/cusackmusic
My
First
Tooth
www.myfirsttooth.bandcamp.com
Senor
Al
& the JJs.
www.myspace.com/senoralandthejjs
Dance Sides taking part in the Festival
Blackhorse & Standard,
Chelmsford Folk Dancers, Cockleshell Clog,
Hertfordshire Holly, Les Pas Perdus, Maldon Dark Horse,
Manor Mill Morris, Maureen Corr Irish Dancers, Mayflower Morris,
Priory Morris, Royal Liberty Morris, Southend Irish Dancers
Akula Tribal, Alimah,
Aswan Egyptian Dance Group,
Eastern Roses Belly Dancers, Salsa Heart
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