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folk on the Pier |
9th - 11th May 2008: Cromer Pier |
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Featuring:Show of Hands
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Running from Friday 9th to Sunday 11th May the festival will offer some of the best names in the industry from the British Isles plus a number from abroad, with a programming balance between 'acoustic roots’ and mainstream electric acts. |
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Festival News at 19th April |
Hi everybodyThe festival this year is looking the best ever, great as it is the 10th anniversary (who knows where the time goes eh...)Sorry but due to circumstances beyond our control,. Meet on the Ledge will not be appearing as part of the 'Never Chance Your Luck Against the Sea' the lifeboat CD launch concert on Thursday 8th May. Sadly the band have decided to call it a day! However, as well as a couple of extra surprise spots the legendary Fred Wedlock 'the Oldest Swinger in Town' is coming all the way from the west country to fill the spot! We still have tickets so if you haven't booked yet it's going to be a great show for only £10. The new 2CD set has just gone off to the manufacturers and it has come out really well! (36 tracks in all)As far as the three main days 9th to 11th May are concerned there are very few tickets for Friday and Saturday and Sunday now has a returns waiting list. I am now working very hard on the fringe events and the reaction from the town has been brilliant. Quite a few new venues for either pub gigs or quiet concerts. Fringe acts and gigs will be announced soon but as I write you can expect to see contributions from the Spikedrivers, Lander Mason, Trefor & Vicki Williams, Pete Smith, Tom Leary, Fraser Nimmo, Julie Ellison, No Fixed Abode, Simon Care, David Hopkins and Jean Luc Thomas from Brittany, Tom Bliss, Red Oktober, Truckstop Honeymoon and many more to come! There is also a screening of the hilarious 'A Mighty Wind' on Friday 9th at Cromer cinema courtesy of the Norfolk Film Forum. (Special festival price £3.50)More news soon but just one last thing, we are putting together a 'posh' 10th anniversary programme and we desperately need a couple of photos of the first festival in 1999, we just haven't got any! If any one has any please send them urgently - we will of course credit you, give you free programme a CD or buy you a pint!ThanksScott ButlerPS Thank you to those who sent their best wishes regarding my recent chicken pox experience. I was sad to miss my own Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham concert at the Assembly House which as i expected was awesome but it could have been far worse, I could have come out in spots just before the festival! |
folk on the Pier Tickets |
'Never Chance Your Luck against the Sea' - Thursday 8th May |
Thursday 8th May: Cromer Pier |
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Thursday 8th May sees Cromer’s ‘Folk on the Pier’ 10th anniversary festival launching a new 2CD set entitled ‘Never Chance Your Luck Against the Sea’ in aid of the Cromer Lifeboat Crew Fund.As with ‘Someone Was Calling’ a similar project produced in 2004 , this limited edition double set will feature over 30 contributions spread over two and a half hours from some of the biggest names in folk music including Fairport Convention, Ralph McTell, Show of Hands, Battlefield Band, Shooglenifty and John Tams as well as a number of local acts. The generously produced double set will retail at £15.The striking cover of the CD booklet features an ‘Excalibur’ style photo of
an acoustic guitar being rescued from the sea beyond and adjacent to the Cromer
Pier boathouse. The picture was taken in March by members of the inshore
lifeboat crew. ‘Never Chance Your Luck
Against the Sea’ the title of the set has
been gleaned from a song by John Tams, one of the UK’s top folk artists who is
also an actor, known for his part as Rifleman Daniel Hagman in the TV series
‘Sharpe’. He also co-wrote the music for the popular TV series.
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John Tams and Barry Coope who recently won ‘Duo of the Year’ award at the BBC Folk Awards will be headlining the eve-of-festival concert which as well as the ’launch’ of the new set, will also see a presentation of proceeds so far raised from sales of the ’Special Catch’ limited edition CDEP produced last year by Scott Butler on behalf of Fairport Convention for the Cromer charity. Other artists appearing will be Meet on the Ledge, Hayley Moyses & the Bluegrass Forum and Liz Simcock.Well known actor Geoffrey Hughes has kindly volunteered to compere the concert (professional commitments permitting). As well as stage and film work, he has made numerous TV appearances in which his roles have included ‘Eddie Yeats’ in Coronation Street, ’Twiggy’ in the Royle Family, ’Scripps’ in Heartbeat and perhaps to some most famously ’Onslow’ in Keeping Up Appearances.Thursday 8th May7.30pm onwardsAll seats £10.00Box Office 01263 512495 |
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