Saturday 31 May, 8pm
Cara Dillon
Cara Dillon’s crystalline vocals have
been winning her acclaim ever since she won the All Ireland Traditional Singing Trophy at the age of 14. Her solo albums have had astonishing critical
success and she's been showered with accolades including two BBC Folk Awards. Born in 1975 in County Derry, Cara grew up in a close, musical
family. Whilst she was still a teenager she went on to sing with Oige, De
Dannan and then Equation. It was in this band that she met her husband and
musical collaborator Sam Lakeman. The combination of Cara's expressive vocals
with Sam’s lyrical piano and fresh production squeezed new life into ancient
material and their partnership has developed a distinct musical identity of
their own that has led to chart success with There Were Roses and Never In A Million Years.
"Quite possibly the world’s most beautiful female
voice." Q Magazine
Tickets £15
Friday 6 June,
8.45pm
Stage 2
The Park Bench Social Club
The Park Bench Social Club is part of a
new generation of string bands that mix musical genres with abandon and
considerable skill. Traditional Celtic fiddle tunes, bluegrass, gypsy jazz,
bhangra and old time Americana are all standout influences. Their music is characterised by an
amazing energy and fun. Featuring Ross Couper (fiddle & guitar), Will Lang (bodhran, cajon & tabla)
and Aidan Curran (guitar, mandolin and vocals) each player
comes individually with a wealth of awards and accolades but together they are
so much more than the sum of their parts.
“This is modern music with roots… a band to keep your eyes, and
ears on.” The Living Tradition
Tickets £9.50 in advance, £11.50 on the
door
Tuesday 17 June,
8pm
Miles Hunt & Erica Nockalls of The
Wonder Stuff
Over the past 20 years The Wonder Stuff have notched up 5 top 20
albums and played to hundreds of thousands of people throughout
the UK. Best known for their number 1 single with Vic
Reeves, Dizzy, the
band have performed hundreds of TV shows with their 17 top 20 singles and made
2,000,000 sales worldwide. In 2006 founder-member and lead vocalist, Miles
Hunt, and fiddle player Erica Nockalls recorded the incredible
album Not An Exit, which is has been heralded as Miles’ finest work. Now, in 2008
Miles and Erica are back out on the road playing classic Wonder Stuff songs in
an acoustic show.
Tickets £12.50
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