The Festival
Fairport
Cropredy Convention Fringe Festival 2009
August
9th - 15th Lineup
Sunday August 9th - Derrin Nauendorf
5pm Start
Derrin Nauendorf is an Australian who blends blues, folk and country by
combining
guitar, voice and lyric to create a unique and passionate rootsy sound
that has to be experienced. His 2006 album, Rattling Wheel, was
released to great aclaim - being 'compared to Steve Earle, but with a
rougher feel and more dynamic'. A distribution deal with Pinnacle
followed the success of his first commercial album, along with national
radio plays, 'live' sessions on BBC Radio 2 with Paul Jones and Bob
Harris, sessions on many local BBC and other radio shows, presence in
various publications e.g Mojo, Q, Maverick, Blues Matters, Blues in
Britain, and last but not least a 4 star album review in The Sunday
Express alongside Jools Holland, Tom Waits and The
Beatles! Great company indeed ...
Wednesday August 12th - Kent Duchaine and
Leadbessie 9pm Start
Kent is an American blues legend, travelling the globe for the past
thirty years playing the blues on his beloved 'Leadbessie' a 1934
National steel guitar. Grammy nominated and a W.C.Handy award winner
Kent is the epitome of the travelling bluesmsan.
'Honest entertainment this good should not be missed.' Blueprint
Magazine
Thursday August 13th - Fringe Day 1
12:30pm
Isambarde
A power trio, consisting Chris Green, Jude Rees and Emily Sanders,
Isambarde hail from the Coventry area, but are now reaching quite a
distance in their impact. Whilst the band by and large performs
traditional songs, they've picked a lot that strike a chord with the
21st century. As we kick back against big government and unwanted wars,
Isambarde remind us of those personal freedoms that were hard fought
for by the unions, the right of personal freedoms. English folk music
is being performed with a passion again
2:30pm
The BigHead UK
A seven-piece 'roots reggae ska meets Northern soul' fusion band led by
singer Mark Da Costa. They perform a mixture of original songs and
re-arrangements by artists including Jimmy Cliff, The Specials, Curtis
Mayfield, Dennis Brown, The Temptations, The Police, The Clash and Amy
Winehouse. Featuring trumpet player Darren Nimmo.
4:30pm
Joanne Shaw Taylor
Jo has been touring the UK with her own band since she was 14.
Headlining top clubs like
Ronnie Scotts and the Marquis, has also performed at several of the top
European festivals,
playing alongside many of her heroes like B.B.King. It is a safe bet
that Ms Taylor is the
only teenage girl to sit in on one of Bill Wyman's recording sessions.
Her own writing has
led to something beyond the blues...a soulful mix of roots and pop
influences sung in a hanting smoky voice that never leaves you once you
hear it. Catch her live if you can. Then you can say: 'I was there at
the beginning'. Blue Print Magazine
Friday August 14th - Fringe Day 2
12:30pm
The Cedars
The Cedars have been spreading the spirit of old-time Blues and
Americana to audiences all across the UK, from Glastonbury to the
Secret Garden Party and everywhere in-between. Their infectious
stomping rhythms, slide guitar and banjo coupled with a soaring vocal,
conjure up scenes of dusty crossroads and cracked river beds so vivid
your throat gets dry just listening to them.
2:30pm
Los Pistoleros
They have been called Britain's super-star Americana band and the
British (even though 2 of them are Irish) answer to the Mavericks but
they are not really 'country' players. Over the years they have worked
separately and severally with some of the top names in pop and rock
music. The music they play encompasses the best elements of the
Americana that they love including: R'n'B, Tex-Mex, Rock'n'Roll,
Country and Swing. Recently they released their debut CD,
'Trigger-happy', on the legendary
Track Records to critical acclaim and later this year will
see the release of a live album recorded at Dingwalls in London. Lineup
includes
Bobby Valentino (vocals, violin & rhythm guitar);
B.J.Cole (pedal steel guitar); Martin Belmont (lead guitar, 6
string bass & vocals); Kevin Foster (bass & vocals) and
Jim Russell (drums).
4:30pm
Shedload of Love
Seven session musicians from southeast London, with collective credits
with the likes of the Jools Holland r'n'b Orchestra, Burt Jansch,
Martin Carthy, Lonnie Donnegan, Dana Gillespie to name a few. Shedload
Of Love play a wonderful blend of country soul and blues. Fans of The
Band, Dylan, Traffic, Booker T, Crazy Horse, will love this. An
afternoon of great songs by great players is an absolute guarantee.
Saturday August 15th - Fringe Day 3
12:30pm
Spank the Monkey
21st Century Rhythm & Blues - Spank the Monkeys live
performances have introduced younger audiences to the glory that is
British R and B whilst reminding more senior onlookers of the halcyon
days of such luminaries as the early Stones, Dr Feelgood and the
Yardbirds.
2:30pm
Buick 6
Delta blues like you never heard it before. Buick 6 instinctively link
traditional with modern, stroll along blues paths and streak through
the folk domain, quoting honestly from both traditions, yet managing to
avoid ungainly copies - ROLLING STONE GERMANY.
4:30pm
Leatherat
Five folkers from Oxfordshire, dedicated to playing folk-rock loud,
fast and to the highest standard. With two studio albums already sold
worldwide and a live show on DVD, Leatherat have just recently released
their third studio album 'Short Time on Earth'. The new offering is
guaranteed to delight existing fans as well as ensnaring unsuspecting
new ones!
Leatherat are no strangers to the Fringe, they have been invited back
again and again to grace the stage. If you've missed them in the past,
be sure not to miss them this year as they play material from the new
album mixed in with all original material from their history; Leatherat
never fail to impress.
Fiery mandolin and furious fiddle, fused with a relentless powerhouse
of rhythm, bass and drums. Fans of the Levellers, Oysterband, Flogging
Molly (to name a few) ...
will not be dissaponted!
