Sadie and the Hotheads plus Support
Written by Simon Golding Thursday, 24 June 2010
The Bridgnorth Music and Arts Festival 2010 presents a musical extravaganza, including a Celebrity Charity Auction. The evening will start at 7 p.m. at the Falcon Hotel on Friday 3rd September 2010. All are welcome to join in this very special festival event.
Sadie and the Hotheads - http://www.sadieandthehotheads.com
Elizabeth McGovern, 49, started her professional acting career at 19 in her screen debut in Robert Redford's Oscar-winning Ordinary People and followed it up with a remarkable performance in Milos Forman’s Ragtime, together with James Cagney, for which she earned an Oscar nomination.
Many starring roles followed, playing opposite heavyweights like Brad Pitt, Mickey Rourke, Keanu Reeves, Michael Caine and Alec Guinness. Elizabeth may be best remembered for playing Robert DeNiro’s girlfriend in Sergio Leone’s epic Once Upon a Time in America – although it appears DeNiro did not make a favourable impression on the actress.Her latest film roles, both released this year, the $125M blockbuster Clash of the Titans and the controversial but well received Kick-Ass.
Sadie and the Hotheads, started by McGovern, is a new band characterized by original lyrics and a personal, idiosyncratic sound. It's an unlikely line-up: electric guitar, acoustic guitar and bouzouki along with a drum kit played like percussion, and then a percussionist. Oh, and a bass player and backing singer. Elizabeth McGovern is the singer, Steve and Simon Nelson bring their dark and haunting textures along with their ability to create a good old country riff. The band also features drummer Rowan Oliver from sometime folkies Goldfrapp. The overall result is a curiously off-kilter mix, most definitely not just a singer-songwriter with backing. This is very much a rocking band who play a finely-structured, semi-acoustic kind of rootsy pop.There debut album, I Can Wait, is available on iTunes and good record shops.
The Nelson Brothers - http://www.nelsonbrothers.co.uk
Also appearing during the evening are the talented and highly rated Country band – The Nelson Brothers. Itinerant musicians and songwriters Simon and Steve Nelson travel the world playing gigs and writing songs; from the Midlands to the Isle of Dogs; the Arizona desert to Sydney, Australia and Amsterdam to Bermuda.
Simon Nelson is a session musician who has played some impressive gigs including the Albert Hall and the O2 Arena! He has shared the stage with such greats as Joss Stone, Ms. Dynamite, Heather Small, Beverley Knight, Des’ree and Paul Jones from Manfred Mann.
Steve Nelson, the other half of the duo, has been equally busy after debut album Hometown in 1993. He was also responsible for the song, Stranger To My Heart which was used during the score of the British thriller, The Innocent Sleep.
Nikki Rous - http://www.nikkirous.com
Starting off the evening is the wonderfully talented acoustic singer/songwriter Nikki Rous. After training for many years as a classical singer Nikki discovered the acoustic guitar and a new world of music opened up for the artist.
Nikki has had many acclaimed performances alongside various artists such as Supergrass, Roisin Murphy, Nizlopi, The Enemy, The Wombats, The Cribs, Level 42, Nerina Pallott, Miles Hunt (The Wonderstuff), 3 Daft Monkeys, Scott Mathews, Show of Hands, The Pogues, Tom Robinson, Martin Grech and Paddy Casey to name but a few.
Sadie and the Hotheads - http://www.sadieandthehotheads.com
The Nelson Brothers - http://www.nelsonbrothers.co.uk
Nikki Rous - http://www.nikkirous.com
Ribside - live electronica @ The Bear Thursday September 2nd
Written by Kev Adams Tuesday, 24 August 2010
Back by popular demand Ribside are playing at The Bear this year on Thursday 2nd September from 9.00pm with support from DJ (Stee Rock) who'll be playing a selection of Electronica and beats.
Ribside (aka The Ribside Collective) are: Charles Wellings (lead), Clive Booth (percussion, synth), Craig Smout (synth), Glen Rivmic (decks), Mick Keefe (bass), Rob Kearns (guitar), Tony Barbados (drums), Ben Crane (triangle) and Carl Ray (calibration and percussion).
Ribside have just completed studio recording and will shortly present a mini EP for release in the Winter 2010. In the meantime, Ribside Clive continues to produce solo material with the long awaited "Albert Bridge" featuring Nick Heyward, incl mixes from Sonny Wharton and Atmospherixz, available online (on iTunes etc) from Monday 23rd August 2010.
The 'collective', a group of friends spanning several decades, draw influence from every aspect of 20th Century pop culture, notably Funk, Punk, Acid House, Rock and Electronica.
"It's just great fun".
http://www.ribside.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/ribside
Family Fun Day & Designer Maker Fair
Written by Glynis Madden Tuesday, 17 August 2010
As part of its showcase of local artists, the Festival is holding a designer-maker fair on Sunday 29th August. The fair will form part of a day of live music, art exhibitions and a showcase of locally produced food. The designer maker fair is a showcase of local crafts people and will feature unique and beautiful items for sale. The fair will be positioned on Bridgnorth High Street near the Northgate from 11am - 6pm.
A free Family Fun Day is being held at the Castle Grounds on Saturday 4th September. The day will include face painting, story telling, music at the bandstand, picnics in the park. Visitors can have their portraits drawn by Bridgnorth based caricaturist, artist and gallery owner, Tania Holland. Also at the event will be Museum on the Move, a mobile museum exhibition housed on a single-decker bus. The bus will have an exhibition called "Childhood" The best days of our lives? The exhibition uses artefacts and images from the region’s museums, alongside text and interactive activities, to explore childhood during the past 150 years in a fun and interactive way. Visitors can discover what it was like to be a child in the West Midlands back in the 20th Century, look at displays of old toys, play with new ones, draw on the blackboard and piece together jigsaws. Through sound bites, film clips and photographs, the exhibition will also trigger childhood memories. Admission to this event is free and all proceeds made during the day will be donated to the festival to help its chosen charities: The Bridgnorth Hospital League of Friends and Macmillan Cancer Support.
The festival Vodcast provides insights into the festival and can be found here on the website or on our YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/bridgnorthfestival
Unsigned Music night at the Bridge bar
Written by Lazymut Tuesday, 24 August 2010
This Summer as Part of Bridgnorth music and arts festival, an evening of unsigned music will be coming to the Bridge bar. This event will showcase a handful of talented up and coming young bands from Bridgnorth and Much Wenlock. The event will be taking place on the 4th of september and doors will open at 6:30. The event will be totally free of charge But any money you can spare for the charity buckets would be much appreciated.
The acts are as follows.
- Shropshire soul company : A Much Wenlock based Soul band that do fantastic big band style covers of a variety of songs and are Directed By Iain Berryman
- Nerve noise : A Birdgnorth based alternative orchestral rock band directed and composed by Dan Bradley.
- Sora no Tora : A Bridgnorth based high energy alternative rock band fronted by Matt Norton.
- Electric Kite : A Bridgnorth Based Alternative rock band that play a mixture of original songs and covers that feature the Vocals of Zoe Bignell.
Bridgnorth Music and Arts Festival 2010 is here!
Written by Kev Adams Thursday, 26 August 2010
After months of preparation it's finally here. Check out our full programme guide and see what's going on around the town from Friday 27th August until Sunday 5th September. Should be a great 10 days. Hope to see you around the town.
Here's episode one of Wez Bone's great video preview series. Presented by Tony Russell and featuring Jake Flowers who will be playing on the Quayside on Bank holiday Monday August 29th and Simon Golding talking about some of the great celebrity memorabilia donated to our Celebrity Charity Auction.
Checkout Episode two and Episode three for even more interviews and updates on events taking place during the festival.
Subscribe to our Youtube channel here - http://www.youtube.com/user/bridgnorthfestival
Or subscribe to the podcast here for iTunes or here for other podcast feed viewers
There is camping available at the rugby club ground in Bridgnorth Lowtown for £10 per night. Contact Mia George on 07792044442
Here's a Google map showing how to get to some of the festival venues.
View Bridgnorth Music and Arts Festival Venues in a larger map
Know Your Limits music tour at Innage Lane Youth Centre
Written by Louie Whitehurst Thursday, 26 August 2010
On Saturday August 28th the "Know your limits" music tour opens at Innage Lane Youth Centre in Bridgnorth. Doors open at 18.30.
A group of Year 9 boys from Bridgnorth Endowed School have successfully applied for funding to go on a tour, with other bands from Shropshire Youth Bridgnorth Centre's music project. They will be travelling around the county playing both LIVE and recorded music, promoting Alcohol Awareness to a wide variety of young people.
The Project is funded by the Youth Opportunity Fund, which is uniquely designed to take applications from the young people themselves, primarily from the 13 to 19 age group.
A committee of young people are also part of the decision making process. The group plan to take 3 local youth bands to play at Youth Centres and other Venues.
As well as the tour being led by one of the centre's Tuesday Music Project bands; Zero 2 Hero, There will also be Thomson Oldman, a blues-influenced rock group and New Generation, a DJ duo, both from the centre.
DJ performances are planned to fit in between band sets and there will also be Alcohol Awareness Workshops, being the focus behind the tour.
The events will include non-alcohol cocktails and Issue-based quizzes.
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