Bridgnorth Music Festival 2008 Diary Of Events

Friday 22nd August 2008

Shrop Rock 2 :: Bridgnorth Leisure Centre

Shebangg + support - Tickets £7

The Black Boy from 8pm

Booyaka

Saturday 23rd August 2008

The Chelmarsh Music Bash

Chelmarsh Sports and Social Club 12.00 - 6.00pm Outdoor “Live” Concert

'The Chelmarsh Bash', to be held outside the Chelmarsh Sports and Social Club. Live Music will be performed by six different acts from 12.00 noon to 6.00pm, there will be a pig roast , several stalls, bouncy castle for the kids, and many other attractions. There will be a camp site nearby for tents, campervans or caravans, at a charge of £5 per pitch per night.

The Bulls Head Chelmarsh

An evening with Sam Payne, an extremely versatile singer, songwriter and keyboard player. Sam held a residency at 'Ronnie Scotts' and she has performed virtually every blues pub and club in the UK. She an absolutely stunning voice, plays amazing piano, delivering her own and others material with total conviction and applomb. This is definitely not a night to miss, a fitting end to 'The Chelmarsh Bash' Visit The Bulls Head website !

St. Leonards Church, Bridgnorth 2.00pm - 4.00pm Classical Concert

Classical concert featuring " Waifs & Staves" performing items which will include:-

• J Brahms - 1st movement from Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano.
• J Horovitz - Last movement from Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano
• G P Telemann - Gigue from 5th Paris Quartet for Flute, Violin, Cello and Continuo

Pieces for Quartet - Clarinet, Violin or Flute, Cello and Piano

• A Dvorak - Humoresque
• E Elgar - Salut D'amour
• M Moszkowski - Spanischer Tanz Nr 2
• J Gade - Jalousie
• J Brahms - Hungarian Dance no. 6
• C Arnold - Heart Throbs
• Schubert - Serenade
• F Schubert - Moment Musical

Also Featuring music from Beverley Ball

The Woodberry Bash !

The Woodberry, Victoria Road from 4pm

A full line up including:

• McKenzie
• Jules
• George Bates
• Johnny Mack

As well as FACE PAINTING, a BARBEQUE, and a evening Indian Buffet

The Black Boy from 8pm

Clear Vinyl

Sunday 24th August 2008

Bridgnorth High Street 12.00pm - 6.00pm Outdoor “Live” Concert

Artists confirmed :

HMV Band
The bands sound is shaped by their love of diverse genres, both personally and within the band line-up. Their driving rock sound is very similar to that of classic American R&B based bands such as Georgia Satellites and ZZ Top, blended with the precision and musicianship of highly influential bands such as Mr. Big and Steve Vai.

Loose Endz
A jazz singer, a rock guitarist and a classically trained flautist formed Loose Endz after a joint performance in a church, of all places, back in 2002.
With this strange combination they produce music of outstanding quality and emotion, and their repertoire ranges from all areas of the musical spectrum.
They were inspired and greatly influenced by the music of Eva Cassidy, and perform many of her covers from the simple Fields of Gold to the bluesy Stormy Monday.
Recreating classic rock songs such as Stairway to Heaven/Led Zeppelin and Little Wing/Hendrix, the band offer unique interpretations in a style never heard before.
The band later extended in 2006 with the introduction of a bass guitar, this gave the sound a lot more depth enabling them to experiment with various new material.
Now adding the finishing touches they have included drums to create a complete full sound and the chance to branch out into other areas of music.
The band consists of: Carole Westwood – vocals, percussion, Chris Woodley – acoustic and electric  guitar, Annie Rees-Jones – flute, vocals, percussion, Doug McKendrick – bass, vocals and Ian  Hart - drums        
They currently perform in pubs and restaurants in and around the Midlands area and are in the process of writing their own material in preparation for a new cd.   The original trio recorded their first cd called “Raw”in 2003, as a result of which they performed a live acoustic session on BBC Radio WM in March 2005.
They supported Linda Lewis when she appeared at the Robin 2 Club in Wolverhampton in 2006 and also the Steve Gibbons Band later the same year, from which there is a live recording on cd.

Stretchneck
Stretchneck are a Rock and Roll band with strong American rock and blues influences. Names like Johnny and Edgar Winter, Rick Derringer, Leslie West, Montrose, Boston, and of course, Van Halen, all spring to mind. But lets not forget our own 'greats', like The Who, Stones, Small Faces and of course Gary Moore. They're all here in our music. In fact it was the sheer aggression of a certain Mr Pete Townshend that steered me personally away from the soppy pop of the late sixties.

Love Jones
Pop music for grown ups...

The Dockers
The dockers formed 1998 . all the lads had  different tastes in music so it was agreed to vary what we did. hence the wide range of covers we performed at what is now approaching 450 gigs. eg  Elvis, Cochran,Dr Feelgood, Dire straites,Free,The Stones,and many more to make up what we hoped would be enjoyable to a wide rangeof listeners.

Morning Service 10.30am featuring "Whalebone"

St. Marys Church, East Castle Street, Bridgnorth

The Woodberry Victoria Road Bridgnorth from 9pm

Dean, a King Of Swing Tribute

The Black Boy from 8pm

The HMV Band

Monday 25th August 2008

The Quayside, Low Town, Bridgnorth 12.00pm - 6.00pm Outdoor “Live” Acoustic Concert

Artists confirmed :
Anna Rice
Jonathan Day and the Ladies of lost Content 
Whalebone 
James Happenick
Jared Jackson (or The Bivouac)
The Vespas
The Barrel O Baddies
Shifty Sarah
Chris (Rollasoc) or The Hair Thieves
Shikidim (Belly Dancers)

Tuesday 26th August 2008

Wednesday 27th August 2008

Thursday 28th August 2008

Severn Meadows Golf Club Highley

An evening watching Pink Floyd on the big screen - come and have adrink and listen to the band on a superb sound system.

Friday 29th August 2008

The Severn Centre, Highley

T Ford and The Sunkings (Smokin' 1950's Rock & Roll) Price to be confirmed

The Black Boy from 8pm

Nikki Rous

Saturday 30th August 2008

St. Mary’s Church, Bridgnorth 7.30pm - 10.00pm Brass and Choir Concert

Bridgnorth Choral Society

The Bell Inn Brass Band, Cleobury Mortimer

7.30pm -10.00pm St. Mary's Church, East Castle Street, Bridgnorth

Cost £7.00 details where to buy them tbc

The Woodberry Victoria Road Bridgnorth

From 9pm, the multi entertaining The Lemuns (aka Lickin The Lemon)

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