Fair Trade River Stage |
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| 12.00 - 1.30 | Keynsham Brass Band | |
| KBB will play a varied programme including marches, jazz arrangements, popular film theme tunes and other arrangements suitable for easy listening. | ||
| 1.45 - 2.15 | Mac Seca | |
| Mac Seka is a West African musician who writes, composes, and arranges his own songs. His distinctive sound is rich and expressive, evoking both desert melancholy and the energy of urban city life. He sings in Wolof, his native tongue… narrative and poetic tales of everyday life. | ||
| 2.30 - 3.00 | Eileen Johanna and Band | |
 Eileen Johanna performs songs from the great American songbook. Well loved classics by George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin including many of the songs popularised by Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. Eileen’s vocals range from strong and passionate to delicate and intimate and every song from her extensive repertoire is interpreted with class and sophistication. Accompanied by the skilful playing of Adam Chilvers on guitar, Pete Brandt on double bass and Luke Harney on drums. “Highly recommended” – Venue |
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| 3.15 - 4.00 | Gareth Davies Jones In partnership with More to Life and Keynsham Fairtrade | |
 If you missed Gareth on Friday night, now’s your chance to catch him. Described stylistically as James Taylor meets Billy Bragg or Brian Kennedy meets Pete Seeger, Gareth has a crisp clear guitar style and a mature and memorable voice. From the big issues to the mundane he performs and entertains in the folk/acoustic tradition as well as using his music to support various organisations fighting for social justice such as Traidcraft, Asylum Aid and Casa Alianza. His work spans five albums to date and has been featured on BBC Local Radio across the UK and BBC Radio 4. |
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| 4.00 | Lions Duck Race | |
| Traditional, exciting and not to be missed. Buy a duck from the Lions Café near the stage. | ||
| 4.15 - 4.45 | Ruth Royall | |
 At just 17 years old Ruth Royall is taking the local music scene by storm. Reaching the Regional finals of National Live and Unsigned contest and recently releasing her highly acclaimed 8 track EP “Music in Words’, this young lady is definitely a star on the musical horizon. |
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| 5.00 - 5.30 | Ian Perry | |
 Ian Perry sings his own songs, which are eclectic pieces of music with evocative, pictorial words. Live, this music is often fiery and rhythmic, with songs never being played the same way twice. The combined ambience of time, place and audience are important elements in his performances. |
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| 5.45 - 6.15 | Sally Anne Langton | |
 Described as one of Bristols finest singer songwriters, 2008 is sure to be a fantastic year for the 21 year old. In early February her song “Living a Dream” earned her a place in the BBC Radio 2 songwriters academy beating over 2600 entries from around the country. Sally-Anne is currently recording with producer David MacMullan who has worked with David Bowie & The Corrs to name a few. Her beautiful blend of melodic acoustic pop songs will get stuck in your head for days. |
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| 6.30 - 7.00 | Jon Sinnott | |
 Beautifully crafted melodies that envelop the retrospective musings of one of the region’s finest singer/song-writers. Americana with reverberations of Dylan, the Beach boys, Van Morrison, Ryan Adams and REM. “Driving, tuneful Americana, complete with Hammond organ, last summer lyrics and goofy charm aplenty. Just the right amount of well-honed raw chaos too. Music for highways and convertibles this” – Venue |
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Sponsored by Keynsham Fairtrade in association with Urban Espresso and The Co-Operative Membership Thanks to Jelli Records and Tin Hut Productions |
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Keynsham at Art
15–17 Temple Street, Keynsham BS31 1HF
T 0117 986 8683