Tuesday 5 May Saturday 9 May (continued) The Crown 3-11pm: The Crown will be hosting some of their favourite local musicians, playing informal sets throughout the afternoon and evening. Discover an eclectic collective of singers, musicians and performers set to entertain you. Ed Boxall Tim Hoyte Tom Williams and Sarah Maycock Gareth Doherty Ant and Fie Vicary Otti Albietz Thad Skews Tom Cole First In Last Out 8:30pm: Café de Paris – Parisian Café Jazz and Swing Musette Whistle Trago Dragon Bar 4-8:30pm: Folk Funk DJ Session – chill out soul, funk, rock influenced folk from the 60s and 70s St Mary In The Castle Friday 8 May Café Tour 8:30pm: Showcase of acoustic singer/songwriters, contemporary songs from local performers 2-4pm: a series of half hour spots in some of the Old Town cafés – songs and tunes on flute and guitar from Glashin (Jo & Paul Dengate). Collection in aid of St. Michael’s Hospice. See festival website & Café Tour leaflet for details. The Stag The Stag 9pm: Open folk session – mainly tunes, plus some chorus songs The Dolphin 9pm: Tune Raiders – Irish folk music Wednesday 6 May The Jenny Lind 8pm: CD launch – Blakeley & Son / The Long Way Home. Garry & Edd Blakeley are launching their debut collaboration CD – a fiddle album ranging from pure traditional through to world and improvised jazz. Included are some exciting new fiddle tunes, by esteemed fiddler Garry, and some all-new arrangements of classic traditional tracks arranged in the duo’s unique fashion. Special guests are joining them for the launch. The Stag 9pm: Open bluegrass session Thursday 7 May All Saint’s Church 7:30pm: Stevens’ Racket and Woodwose – an evening of original music based upon the traditions of Britain and Europe, from the medieval period to the present. An amazing array of instruments will include: English bagpipes, electric bagpipes, recorder, shawm, violin, Swedish nykelharpa, hurdy gurdy, guitars, percussion, cittern, gothic bray harp, accordion, bouzouki. Tickets: adults £10 in advance online, £12 on the door; under 16s £5 online, £7 door Promoted by Lazy Jack. First In Last Out 8:30pm: Titus – eclectic acoustic music presented with humour The Stag 9pm: Open song session – hosted by and featuring songs from Rattlebag, Hastings Shanty Singers and The Bourne Valley Male Voice Choir. If you have a song to sing, come along and sing it. Festival sponsored by 8:30pm: Comhaltas Irish session – run by the Hastings Comhaltas branch, for musicians familiar with the repertoire of Irish traditional music, or come along to listen and enjoy the craic! The Jenny Lind 8:30pm: Green Diesel – they make noise, old fashioned, new fangled, jumping around with a violin and a bouzouki sort of noise, taking their inspiration from the depths of English folk lore and legend and the classic folk rock sound of the 1970s. Their sound is born from a love of traditional English music and a desire to reinvent it for modern audiences. The Anchor Inn 7:30pm: The Full English – In 2014, The Full English, a group of stellar musicians made up of Ben Nicolls, Fay Hield, Martin Simpson, Nancy Kerr, Rob Harbron, Sam Sweeney and Seth Lakeman appeared at selected summer festivals and undertook a short sell-out UK tour in the Autumn. Along the way they won a stunning double at the BBC Folk Awards, Best Group and Album of the Year. Another short tour is arranged for 2015, and this will be the last ever performance before the break-up of this award winning supergroup. Promoted by SpyBoy. St Mary Star Of The Sea Church (Crypt) 7:30pm: Bal – French and Swedish dancing – no experience required. A lovely evening of music and dance where you will meet new people and put new and old dancing skills to good practice; not quite ballroom dancing and not quite a ceilidh. Didn’t manage the afternoon workshop? Don’t worry – Claire will call some dances and guide you through the others. Come and give it a go! No partners needed! Dress in your glad rags or comfortable jeans; wear smooth-soled, low-heeled shoes. With a special guest performance from The Iceni Group: tribal fusion at its best! 8:30pm: Stone Junction – eclectic mix of transatlantic, contemporary and original folk Tickets: £8/£10 (£10/£13 including workshop, before 30th April), phone 01227 700185, [email protected] Saturday 9 May 9pm: Ingrid Pitt Orchestra – Transylvanian Gypsy Tripp-Hop The Stag St Mary Star Of The Sea (Crypt) The Dolphin 10:30am – midday: Workshop – Garry Blakeley & Paul Dengate – Finding the rhythm in traditional tunes – a workshop for players of all instruments: fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, bodhran, etc (£5 on the door) 9pm Garry Blakeley Band – Feast Of Fiddles member, Garry, son Edd and the rest of his band enjoying a relaxed pub gig, great for jumping around to! Café Tour 2-4pm: a series of half hour spots in some of the Old Town cafés – songs and tunes on flute and guitar from Glashin, and acapella songs from Rattlebag. Collection in aid of St. Michael’s Hospice. See festival website & Café Tour leaflet for details. The Stag 3-5pm: Folk Club – short acoustic concert spots by a variety of performers St Mary Star Of The Sea Church (Crypt) 3-5pm: Bal basics dance workshop – prepare for tonight’s dance, learn your Bal basics from French Waltz to Swedish Hambo, with teacher Claire Bleazey – bringing 20 years of French and Swedish folk dance experience. Musicians – come and join us for a chilled session after the dance workshop – we’ll play while we sup!! See tonight’s Bal for more information. Sunday 10 May The Crown 11am: ‘Sunday Stories in The Snug’ with Ed Boxall. Stories for all ages told with Projections, spoken word and fine family friendly songs The Stag 3pm: Tatsmiths – gipsy folk-roots fusion; duelling sax and fiddle; striking, evocative melodies; tantalising grooves; infectious energy The Jenny Lind (upstairs) 3pm: Comhaltas Irish session – 1st hour slow for learners, contribution requested, run by the Hastings Comhaltas branch, for musicians familiar with the repertoire of Irish traditional music, or come along to listen and enjoy the craic! Tickets £4/£5 (£10/£13 including bal, before 30th April) 01227 700185 The Plough Ye Olde Pump House 4-7pm: Good Squeeze Session – English tunes session open to all 3-5pm: Wakin’ Snakes – cajun, early American, oldtime and blues The Jenny Lind The Jenny Lind 4pm: Elijah Blue – Elijah Blue perform an eclectic mix of material from bluegrass to Elvis Costello and Ella Fitzgerald, via country and traditional Irish. 5pm: Stuart O’Connor – singer/songwriter, fuelled by a simple love for the road, a singer/songwriter with a psychedelic twist First In Last Out 6:30pm: The Songs of Bob Dylan – played by Roger Carey and Jim Board
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