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THURSDAY |
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Treebeard |
FRIDAY |
Micradotts |
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SATURDAY |
The Winchesters
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tHe StumbLe |
Thursday
Evening - Treebeard
Upstairs entertainment suit
Not Heavy Metal but Heavy Wood
Rock, Pop & Folk - all in their own unique way
The festival opens with the return of an immensely popular band from last year - Treebeard. The bands is from Sheffield, and are regulars on the beer festival circuit. They describe their music style as ‘Heavy Wood’, and they are currently working on the follow up to their debut CD ‘Heavy Wood’ released on Gabadon Records. The band are not exactly ‘new kids on the block’ having been formed in 1968 by Haze and World Turtle brothers Chris & Paul McMahon plus Paul Chisnell, Gordon Walker and Chris Jellis. They have recently been joined by Ceri Ashton on flute.
The band play their own original material together with a selection of rock, pop and folk songs in their own unique way. The breadth of the bands material is huge ranging from 'The Devil came Down to Georgia', made famous by Charlie Daniel’s to ‘Layla’ by Eric Clapton and ‘Babylon’ by David Gray. Should you prefer rockier numbers then you wont be disappointed either with tracks like ‘Coz I love you’ by Slade and ‘Ace Of Spades’ by Motorhead included as part of their set. More recent material includes covers of songs like ‘The Drugs Don’t Work’ by the Verve and ‘Don't Get Me Wrong’ by the Pretenders.
Above all, Treebeard are a fun band to watch. Their sets are brilliantly executed, with terrific audience interaction all the way through. The great thing about Treebeard is that you never know what is coming next. All the members of the band are skillful musicians and what's more they really know how to entertain a crowd.
For a cracking start to the festival why not renew your acquaintance on Thursday night with the ever popular Treebeard?
Treebeard line up
Paul Chisnell – bodhran, djembe, hand drums, talking drum, congas, snare,
tambourine, and vocals
Chris Jellis – 6 & 12 string acoustic guitars, mandolin, vocals
Chris McMahon – 12 string acoustic guitar, bouzouki, balalaika, mandola,
accordion, semi acoustic bass, and vocals
Paul McMahon – 6 string acoustic guitar, mandolin, semi acoustic bass,
and vocals
Gordon Walker – violin, mandolin, vocals
Ceri Ashton – flute
Friday Lunch
- Quiet Session
Entertainment free session
Friday lunchtime is a quiet session without any musical entertainment, so you can drink your pint accompanied only by the gentle murmur(?) of talk and others enjoying themselves.
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Friday Evening
- Micradotts
Upstairs entertainment suit
A fun, loud, in
your face band. A wide range from the Small Faces, Sex Pistols and Jam to the
Killers, The Who, and Elvis
On Friday night we have a band new to the festival, the popular maximum noise, new wave style three piece band, the Micradotts. Their set rangers from songs from the Small Faces, the Sex Pistols, and the Jam to numbers from the Killers, the Kaiser Chiefs, the Who, and Elvis. If you like a quiet night in then this band is probably not for you. But if you like a fun, loud, in your face band then the Micradotts might just suit.
The band are based in Oldham and Stockport and have been busy playing the Northwest’s various venues for several years. The Micradotts regularly play at the U.K’s biggest independent biker festival at the Farmyard and at Stockport Market Place’s August Bank Holiday Roughley’s Bike Show. The band has also played gigs for XFM Radio and NADB (National Association of Disabled Bikers), and has been busy building quite a reputation for itself as a must see act in and around the Northwest.
Your grand mother will probably not enjoy this band so please DON’T bring her to see them play. Leave her at home so that the rest of us can have a good time. The bands sets may be noisy, high energy and exciting so please come prepared.
The Micradotts are an opportunity to relive your youth so don’t miss
them.
Saturday
Lunch - The Winchesters
Downstairs entertainment suit
A goodtime mix of Blues, Western Swing,
Rock 'n' Roll and Country from the ‘Crackpot
Kings’
The band has a long pedigree, having been formed in 1991, and over the years they have entertained audiences throughout Europe with their eclectic, goodtime mix of Blues, Western Swing, Rock 'n' Roll and Country. At all times the bands performances are laced with their uniquely crazy presentation making the Winchesters a great favorite of audiences both young and old.
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Their crazy antics have earned the band the nick name of the ‘Crackpot Kings’. Following a six year break in which the band members all participated in other projects, the Winchesters are now back in business. They will perform many of their well-loved songs together with classics from their seven albums repertoire.
The Winchesters really are a fun band that should not be missed as an afternoon
of musical mayhem is guaranteed!
Saturday Evening
- tHe StumbLe
Downstairs entertainment suit
Stylish classic blues played in a masterful
sophisticated way
The year festival visitors are in for a real musical treat on Saturday night as we feature the internationally famous, brilliantly tight blues band, the Stumble. Originating from Glasgow, but now based in Preston this six piece band plays vintage blues from masters such as Ike Turner, Freddie King, and Elmore James.
The band is lead by the Canadian born guitar ace Colin Black, ably supported by the sensational gritty vocals of Paul Melville and deep throbbing sax solos from Simon Antony on his big, black baritone sax and tenor sax. Completing the band are Jon Spencer on guitar, Dave Heath on bass and Boyd Tonner on drums.
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Paul Melville |
Colin Black |
Simon Anthony |
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Dave Heath |
Jon Spencer |
Boyd Tonner |
The whole ethos of the band is stylish classic blues played in a masterful sophisticated way quite unlike any other band. The bands depth and style is enormous ranging from legendary classic numbers to their own polished gutsy tracks delivered with a punch that will knock you over. The Stumble take their music by the scruff of the neck and deliver it in such a way as to make you want more and more.
Some of you reading this might remember the tremendous reception that Connie
Lush received a few years ago when she played Stockport Beer Festival. Well,
the Stumble are definitely not the same band, but they do play the same professional
circuit as Connie. If you liked Connie then you will certainly like the Stumble
and if you miss the gig this year then you will definitely live to regret it.
Check out the bands latest CD ‘The World is Tough’ on Star Jam Music
records.
