Deckchair Productions - Folk on the Pier and other folk, rock and roots gigs in East Anglia

Scott Butler created Deckchair Productions in the early 'noughties' initially as an agency for a number of English folk rock bands which included Little Johnny England and Tickled Pink. However during that time as originator and producer of the ‘Folk on the Pier’ festival in Cromer, Norfolk , Scott branched out to produce a number of offshoot concerts under the banner ‘Folk Beyond the Pier’. Since then he has gone on to produce numerous concerts and events mainly in the East Anglia area including promoting many years of the Fairport Convention annual Winter Tour dates in Norfolk and an extensive run of 'Live at the House' concerts at Norwich's historic Assembly House. He has also produced some significant rock & blues shows including ‘Heads Down No Nonsense Boogie’ which featured the Hamsters and Wilko Johnson and two ‘Rock & Blues on the Pier’ with Dr Feelgood, Nine Below Zero and many others. Scott still produces a number of concerts but ‘Folk on the Pier’ remains the flagship production and more information on the festival can be found on the Folk on the Pier website.

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Celebrating Our 25th Year!

Press and media release

23^rd March 2023

Folk on the Pier to Celebrate 25 Years!

Cromer’s popular music festival returns to the town’s Pavilion Theatre 5, 6 and 7 May 2023 to celebrate its twenty-fifth festival. Renowned as ‘the best gig on the North Sea’ the event attracts a plethora of well-known and up-and-coming folk, folk-rock and acoustic artists from across the UK.

The festival has always believed in offering a wide choice of acts, from soloists, duos and trios to some of the mightiest bands of the folk scene. In this celebration year that choice is well represented by the ‘old guard’ – stalwarts of the folk rock genre including John Tams making a rare solo appearance, Gryphon, Oysterband, Merry Hell and Edward II, and the ‘newer blood’, rising stars Rattlebox, Bruther Will and Blackbeard’s Tea Party. The line-up doesn’t stop there with music and mirth from Anthony John Clarke’s new trio and an increasingly rare festival appearance from Richard Digance. Add a diverse mix of musical styles including stunning acoustic blues guitar from Spikedrivers’ Ben Tyzak and instrumental fireworks from the Kevin Dempsey Trio, fiddle driven Celtic-rock from the Roving Crows, folk-rock shanties and crowd pleasing fun from The Salts, North eastern songs and stories from ex-Lindisfarne and Jack the Lad frontman Billy Mitchell, mesmerizing melodeon led tunes from Simon Care and Gareth Turner and a beautiful selection of Irish tunes, songs and more from guitarist Chris Newman and harpist Máire Ní Chathasaigh, there is most definitely something to please everybody.

The ‘old’ and the ‘new’ will be further represented by Festival Patron, Ashley Hutchings MBE, who will be joined by his son Blair Dunlop. Beyond their familial connection, their musical relationship was further sealed during the Covid lockdowns, which gave the pair plenty of time to explore a joint musical pathway.

Not only does Folk on The Pier offer a variety of musical entertainment, a range of ticket options is also available. Visitors can enjoy single concerts – afternoon or evening, or day tickets, or for the full experience, the weekend ticket offers exceptional value for money. Currently a weekend set of tickets (subject to availability) will cost £125 – a saving of £25 on the cost of six individual tickets. However, music lovers will need to hurry as all seats for each concert are limited to 500 per show in the Pavilion Theatre!

Tickets for the festival can be booked on the Pavilion Theatre website

www.cromerpier.co.uk

or by calling the box office on 01263 512495

There is also an extensive fringe festival around Cromer town during the three day event.

Details about the festival programme can be sourced at www.folkonthepier.co.uk

Promoters for Folk on the Pier

…and other fine folk, rock and roots events

Celebrating Our 25th Year!