- The Flying Tigers
- Leatherat
- Civilized Tears
- Kashyyyk
- Solid Juice Band
- 4Play
- Something 4 The Weekend
- HeadswitcH
- Johnny Parish
Gentleman Tim & The Contenders
Gentleman Tim is best known as the former front man of the Borroway Blues Band and Fatnin' Frogs Band who extensively toured the South East of England and Ireland since 1999. Tim has now gathered some hot dynamic musicians to form "The Contenders".
Wailing harmonica and measured vocals from front man (and ex-Tipperary exile) Tim is well supported by swinging guitar, pumping double bass and holding all these guys together is a dynamite shuffling backbeat! A house-rockin' outfit that delivers every time. High energy harp and vocals, classy guitar licks and a smooth rhythm section will kick up a storm.
"True devotees of the West Coast Swing & Chicago style Blues. This high energy outfit delivers all the time with the combination of powerful harp & vocals, classy guitar licks, and a slick rhythm section that are guaranteed to kick up a storm."
(Ain't Nothing But The Blues Bar - London Soho).
Gentleman Tim & the Contenders are getting widely known as one of the most powerful combos on the circuit delivering high energy authentic Rhythm & Blues. Catch them while you can!
Cold Flame
Cold Flame are undoubtedly one of the most exciting, energetic,dedicated and original progressive rock bands perfoming in the north of England today.Formed in November 1984, they have established themselves,despite occasional line up changes,as one of the most hardworking and innovative bands on the circuit playing all over England and also more recently in Europe whilst releasing a number of acclaimed original studio and live albums all of which remain available see details elsewhere on the website.
For the last six years Cold Flame have successfully performed their renowned Jethro Tull tribute show and the band are now acknowledged as the leading Jethro Tull tribute act in the north of England whilst the band's original music continues to impress the music media as well as the audiences attracted to the band in both live performances and in studio recordings.
Chris Conway & Dan
Britton with Vikki Clayton
Chris Conway and Dan Britton are a powerful combination demonstrated to anyone who has caught them live, and now on their CDs Just Be Real on A New Day Records, Live on Oblong Music, and their Live In Edinburgh DVD.
Chis Conway is best known as the multi-instrumental wizard in the Vikki Clayton Band. He has worked with members of Jethro Tull and Fairport Convention, Talvin Singh and toured with Monkee Peter Tork. He has made 8 songs albums, several acclaimed in Q Magazine and Time Out.
Dan Britton has played with Jackie Leven and Cathy Lesurf and has supported the likes of the Saw Doctors and Dick Gaughan. He has released several nationally acclaimed albums. A passionate performer, his powerful voice and stage presence immediately attracts attention.
Together they have toured the UK, supported Bob Geldof. Frances Black, Jefferson Starship, Country Joe McDonald, and Roy Wood.
As well as their song sets, they also are part of Celtic band Govannen.
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Rodneys 2006 summer tour is finally over and he will be locked up in a recording studio for most of the rest of the year with a few shows sprinkled in to keep him in practice. After 10,000 miles driven in his van, many hours in airplanes, and many mornings waking up with a startled, "Where the hell am I at?" Rodney would say that the tour was a definite success over all. The Summer of 2006 will be remembered as the time when South London discovered the ambidextrous guitar player and the new audiences all over the States would say, "Wow, he sings."
January will be the month for the start of Rodney's next tour and the last transformation from folk singer to rock star will be complete. The winter tour through the Southern US will be with the three piece band that Rodney has been rehearsing and writing for the new album to be released in 2007.
The band will consist of Dan Walzer on the drums and Amos Heller on bass guitar. Rodney will be playing guitars and anything with strings, keys, or anything that makes noise when you rub it, strum it, or hit it with a stick. A very exciting time for the house of Rodney. Cheers.
Rodney Branigan
"Rodney Branigan is one of the most amazing artists you will ever see. Not simply because he's unique, but rather because he's impossibly talented." - Bernard Baur (Music Connection Magazine, June 2005)
Rodney plays two guitars - at the same time!
Robin Bibi Band
Blues, funk, soul, rock, reggae and jazz are all rolled together in The Robin Bibi Band's own concoction which can be heard on the band's first album 'Blue Thrash Therapy' a mixture of the bands most requested songs from the live set, and their own original songs.
'Blue Thrash Therapy received excellent reviews and extensive airplay. The album 'Language of your soul' which further explores the band's song writing potential was released on April 23rd 2000.
Because of the band's growing reputation with a highly entertaining stage presentation, the Robin Bibi Band are becoming one of the busiest bands round the Southern music venue circuit, and have succesfully broken into the festival scene.
The Bibi Band's live line up is subject to occasional regional changes. Robin can be seen playing with some of the best musicians around - Geoff Cooper, Martin York, Paul Robinson, Chris Bellshaw, Pete Shaw, Jonathan Banks, Darby Todd and Ed Spevok. The tried and tested trio format gives each member the space to stretch out and express themselves musically.
It's exuberant passionate, dynamic, exciting and fun! It's music played straight from the heart, it will move your head, your heart and of course your feet!
King Earl Boogie Band
THIS BAND HAVE A LONG AND PROUD HERITAGE. ORIGINALLY FOUNDED BY PAUL KING AND COLIN EARL - BOTH FOUNDER MEMBERS OF "MUNGO JERRY", THE BAND HAS GROWN AND CHANGED OVER THE INTERVENING YEARS.
DESCRIBED BY CRITICS AS THE MOST EXCITING "BLUES JUG BAND" IN THE COUNTRY TODAY. WHEN PAUL KING RETIRED FROM THE BAND IN 1996 THE TEAM REFORMED WITH DAVE PEABODY ON GUITAR + VOCALS AND MAL DANN ON PERCUSSION. AS WELL AS COLIN EARL, IAN CAMPBELL REMAINED ON LEAD GUITAR AND COLIN PATTENDEN (ex MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND) ON BASS. FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE INTERVENING YEARS SAW MAL AND COLIN PATTENDEN REPLACED BY JOHN COGHLAN AND LES CALVERT.
THE CURRENT LINE UP IS A SPECTACULAR FUSION OF SOME OF THE BEST MUSIC TALENT IN THE COUNTRY, BRINGING TOGETHER EXPERIENCE FROM MUNGO JERRY, STATUS QUO, ALEXIS KORNERS'S BLUES INCORPORATED, MIKE COOPER'S MACHINE GUN COMPANY, FOGHAT, THIN LIZZY, JONAH LOUIS, JOHN COGHLAN'S DIESEL, AND CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN, NOT TO MENTION A LEAD GUITARIST WHO HAS THREE TIMES BEEN VOTED ACOUSTIC BLUES GUITARIST OF THE YEAR !
6 Day Riot
Danish multi-instrumentalist Soren Bonke met Scottish singer-songwriter Tamara Schlesinger via mutual friends at a gig in London in 2004 and was soon enlisted to play guitar on Tamara's debut solo album. The recording went very well and they proceeded to tour live across the UK with the rest of Tamara's band; promoting the album which garnered excellent reviews and national airplay. It was during this period that their creative collaboration intensified as they started to develop exciting new songs that fused Soren's musicianship and arrangement skills with Tamara's flair for hooky melodies and compelling lyrics to create a distinctive new sound. This was clearly now no longer a solo project and 6 day riot was born.
The band's self-produced demo caught the interest of legendary producer Steve Levine and the three immediately set about re-recording the standout tracks from the demo before developing a number of other new tracks, each defining and exploring their burgeoning sound more than the last. This fusion of Steve's vast experience, passion and technical know-how with Tamara and Soren's talent and flair has led them into some exciting new musical territory
The pair were joined by Jonathan Beyer on upright bass and Daniel Deavin on drums and together the band have struck the perfect balance between their foot-stompingly raucous proclivities, as evidenced by their live performances, and the intricate and compelling nuances they've successfully committed to their debut record. The result is an outstanding collection of songs that fully evokes the world of this remarkable new band.
The 6 day riot sound is both eclectic and at the same time entirely integrated - harnessing banjos, ukeleles, guitars and accordians with Eastern European folk beats, bluegrass rhythms, distorted guitars and infectious pop melodies to create a style of music utterly their own.
IM'N'IM
(Do not confuse with EMINEM who is a famous RAP artist and only one person)
Sporting two acoustic guitars and occasionally two kazoos, Colin (Bad Penny) Webb and Richard (Hot Lips) Elmer play and sing a mixture of terrific but obscure songs making absolutely sure they stay that way. From ragtime to richtime, (richtime is Elmer's strange way of keeping tempo), their unique vocal and playing style brings to these songs a musical quality that can only be guessed at.
Do not miss the Fab 2.
They are currently working on their new album `SWINGALONGAIM`N'IM' which, for the less discerning music lovers, should be available at the festival.
Vikki Clayton
My earliest musical memories are of the traditional jazz albums that my folks used to play and I spent hours listening to Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals like Carousel and South Pacific, which I still love to this day.
I decided I wanted to study music and performing, more seriously. So I undertook a Performing Arts degree at De Montfort University, Leicester. During my time as a student I was able to spend a whole year just studying Grainger. One of my music teachers was the composer, Gavin Bryars!
In 1990, having heard Lost Lady Found, Fairport Convention invited me to perform with them at the Cropredy Festival to sing songs by the late Sandy Denny.
The next project was a kind of Sandy Denny tribute band. This involved the original members of Fotheringhay, the band that Sandy formed, with Jerry Donahue, Pat Donaldson, Gerry Conway and Doug Morter (replacing Trevor Lucas).
Having recorded the Sandy album and the musical mayhem of the trio, I was very keen to embark on a new recording that would feature more of the songs that I had written and so Movers and Shakers was born.
This album is made up mostly of my own songs plus two from my gifted friend Chris Conway and a couple of traditional songs that I love.
I now have a new album called Looking at the Stars. Of course I will always sing folk songs, they were my first love and the songs of Lincolnshire are very dear to my heart, and I will continue to sing Sandy's songs, they are a joy to perform but I've always known that there are many songs in me yet to be written and so this might be the path I'll be taking for a while.
Edited for website. For full biography go to Vikki's website at www.vikkiclayton.co.uk
HedswitcH
Welcome to HedswitcH, the melodic metal power trio from South London.
We are a mesh of our three members' style and influences, with dark overtones and catchy riffs! Although we love technical playing, for us it's all about well crafted songs, putting on a good show and entertaining the audience.
We have been together since summer 2006 in which we have recorded two demos and are now presently gigging throughout summer 2007.
