Here's a provisional line up for Woodworks! 2010. It's looking excellent already. There are some artists still to be arranged and some are subject to contract -  please come back soon to see the full line up for Woodworks! 2010

last update 20 April 2010

11.45pm  The Last Battle
12-45pm  Landermason
2.00pm    Jack McNeill & Charlie Heys
3-15pm    The Churchfitters

and from 12.30-2.30pm Hemlock Morris - dancing for your delight throughout the show ground

11.45am    Act to be confirmed
12.45pm    Faeries Wear Boots
2.00pm      Cathryn Craig and Brian Willoughby
3-15pm     Half Moon Drum Circle (Performance followed by workshop)

11.45am The Last Battle

An Edinburgh 6-piece folk pop band who use boy/girl harmonies and various instruments such as mandolin and cello, to sing songs of love, loss, death and the sea. They are named after the seventh and final novel in The Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis, (not the Sega video game of the same name!). There are two couples and one pair of sisters in the band. Theyformed in July 2009 and played their first show in October. They have shared stages and raised platforms with First Aid Kit, Dawn Landes, Meursault, Eagleowl and many others. Recently described by The Scotsman us as "Low-Key Nu-Folk Loveliness", one blogger even proclaimed they were "Hauntingly Beautiful". In March 2010 they signed to Edinburgh indie label 17 Seconds Records, home to Aberfeldy amongst others.

www.myspace.com/thelastbattleuk

12.45pm  Landermason 

"A stunning blend of diverse musical influences which captivated our audience from the very first few seconds, all the way to the sumptuous encore. Fiona and Paul are a great song-writing team, and deliver their unique music with such passion and style. What great imagination to present Brubeck on a penny whistle alongside haunting contemporary folk melodies and really fresh takes on some regional classics. The music was complimented by informative introductions and gentle humour to keep the audience totally engaged". 

www.landermason.com  

2.00pm Jack McNeill and Charley Heys

Jack and Charlie met while studying at the Birmingham Conservatoire and started playing together as a duo just before Easter in 07 when they would meet regularly in the bathroom of their house in Birmingham for late night practice sessions! Both members of the Birmingham Conservatoire Folk Ensemble run by Joe Broughton they have also joined musical forces with Birmingham-based band the Old Dance School for some special nights of music-making around the country.

They both recently completed their degrees and are now on the road armed with new tunes and songs to take to the far corners of the country!

Jack & Charlie's web site

3.15pm The Churchfitters

This Brittany based group of musicians from England, Ireland and France is taking UK audiences by storm with their unique and energetic perfomances. Four dynamic personalities present a fast-paced infectious show full of fresh, original songwriting as well as rearranged songs and tunes from the British Isles, uniting the rhythms of rock, pop and jazz with the universal appeal of traditional music.
Outstanding vocals and an astonishing array of acoustic instruments including fiddle, double bass, bouzouki, flute, saxophone, guitar, banjo, dulcimer, whistle and mandolin allow them to create their unmistakable sound. A large dose of humour, a measure of eccentricity and an abiding sense of fun complete the band's recipe for truly entertaining performances.

DAVE PEGG, FAIRPORT CONVENTION AND CROPREDY FESTIVAL :
"I knew as soon as I saw Boris's instruments that the Churchfitters were going to be interesting. However, on watching their set I can honestly say that they are the most musically inventive quartet that I have seen in decades. They received a standing ovation from the festival. Go and see them and you will understand why. A must.”

PHIL BEER :
"Great band...very cool Celtic rock outfit. Very different."

CHESTER FOLK FESTIVAL :
"Stunning, energetic performances, inspired arrangements, superlative stagecraft."

www.churchfitters.com/ehome.php           www.myspace.com/churchfitters

Hemlock Morris

They don't come much darker than Hemlock Morris...Hemlock Morris Dancers are Bedford’s only mixed (male and female) morris dance side. Born through the desire of a group of young women in Bedford wishing to dance morris dances, Hemlock has gone against the conventions of ‘male only morris’, hoping to bring a new lease of life to an age-old tradition. Media hype would have you believe Morris Dancing in any form will be extinct in 20 years – well, not in Bedford!

Hemlock Morris has attracted predominantly younger members than your stereotypical Morris Dance side. Perhaps it’s the ‘alternative’ painted faces or gothic-style apparel; either way, we like to think that our take on traditional dances bring a breath of fresh air to what many people regard as an out of date tradition, and that our enthusiasm and obvious enjoyment of what we do brings a smile to the faces of those that come to watch us.
 Dancing for your delight throughout the show ground

                                http://hemlockmorris.com/

Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th September 2010, 11am to 5pm

If you are interested in becoming a corporate sponsor of

Woodworks! 2010,

please print and fill in the exhibitor application form below or contact Alexis Pym on 01234 762614

Exhibitor Application Form 2010