The 30th St Neots Folk Festival - 2012

8th 9th 10th June

The Priory Centre, St Neots, Cambs. PE19 2BH

SATURDAY

MORNING and AFTERNOON -Dance displays by invited sides:

Confirmed so far: Gog Magog Molly ~ Hoxon Hundred ~ Rockingham Rapper ~ St Neots Sweeps and Milkmaids

others still to be confirmed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AT THE PRIORY CENTRE: from 2.00 pm - 7.00pm

Workshops with Grant Baynham (Better Folk Guitar), Hilary Spencer(Singing), Jo May (of Zoox)(Percussion & spoons) and Pamela Ward & Paul Cherrington(Singing, Songwriting & Guitar accompaniment).

Club Song and music session with Guest spots

8.00pm - EVENING CONCERT

 

OYSTERBAND AND QUICKSILVER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OYSTERBAND : John Jones: vocal, melodeon
Alan Prosser: guitars, vocal
Ray 'Chopper' Cooper: bass guitar, cello, vocal
Ian Telfer: violin, concertina, vocal
Dil Davies: drums
Recently honoured with awards at the 2012 Radio 2 Folk Awards Oysterband are still doing it after all these years! They have had this line up since 2008 and have collaborated with the wonderful voice of June Tabor.

We are partcularly pleased to have the Band with us this year having known many of them since the early days!

A wonderful fusion of sounds bringing traditional tunes and songs into the 21st century!

QuickSilver :

After four years on BBC1’s “That’s Life!” Grant Baynham became a household name. He is a formidable songwriter and has an energy and enthusiasm which create a high-powered performance of material from virtually every genre you can imagine. He’s also one of the funniest people I have ever met. Is it possible to be formidable and hilarious at the same time? With Grant anything is possible!
Hilary Spencer has one of the most staggering voices in British acoustic music. Most folk fans will know it well from her work with top trio Artisan. If you haven’t yet heard her live, then the CDs will be, firstly, a quite-possibly-life-changing treat and, secondly, a demonstration of her breath-taking range of tone and mood.

Friday: 8.00pm - 11.30pm - ceilidh with All Blacked Up caller Baz Parkes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Blacked up are: LISA McDERMOTT: Two and One Row Melodeons. ALISTAIR GILLIES: Saxophones, Recorders and Whistles, Hammered Dulcimer. BAZ PARKES: One and Two Row Melodeons, Harmonica, Caller. BILL CADDICK: Electric, Acoustic and Slide Guitars, Singing. RAY ARCHER: Acoustic & Electric Bass Guitars. NICK BECK: Electronic and Acoustic Drum Kits. Triangle.

At the top of the English Ceilidh scene for the last 20 years All Blacked Up are a highly influential ceilidh band who play traditional music and original compositions in their own distinctive style.
Led by melodeon and saxophone with guitar, bass and drums, and spicing it with harmonica and songs, All Blacked Up provides a varied sound that is great for dancing to, or listening to.
A ceilidh not to be missed!!!

Special interval spot from Gog Magog Molly

A free music and song session will be held in The Pig N Falcon - near The Priory Centre