Worcester Music Festival: Friday 20th – Sunday 22nd August 2010
Hi and welcome to the latest newsletter from the team behind Worcester Music Festival. We have only two weeks to go now so it’s a bit like the calm before the storm here at Festival HQ. We just can’t wait to get out and about and watch some of the 230 performances that will be happening throughout the city over the weekend…!
**Music Festival Warm-Up
What goes better with beer than live music? Nope, we couldn’t think of anything either! So that’s why we’ve persuaded the organisers of Worcester Beer Festival to let us put on some extra special live bands next Thursday (12th) for the Beer Festival opening night! We will treat you to a live set from Stuntdog, Tallulah Fix and Calm Like A Riot as a warm-up to the Music Festival which will begin just over a week later. Music Festival organisers will be there too (of course, did I mention there was beer?) so come along and say hello! Visit www.worcesterbeerfest.org.uk for more info.
**Folk events during the Music Festival
There’s something for everyone at Worcester Music Festival and for fans of folk…
Saturday 21st August
- ‘Folk Club’ from 1.00pm to 5.00pm at Tudor House Heritage Centre, Friar Street Worcester featuring: Driftwood, Julia Davies, East West Infusion, Rex Waldron, Deadmoney Duo, Makale, The Rawmarsh Mashers
Sunday 22nd August
- ‘Sunday Extra’ from 1.00pm to 2.00pm at Tudor House Heritage Centre, Friar Street Worcester with Flatworld (the acoustic trio)
- Folk Club Concert from 12.00pm to 2.30pm at The Guildhall, High Street, Worcester featuring: Jennie Harwood, Loxley, Ouj’a, Foxtail Soup, Eric and Eileen Payne. This will be followed at 4.30pm by a special one hour concert performance from Uiscedwr featuring Anna Esslemont, Cormac Byrne and Nick Waldock..
**V2A’s The Dark Side of Worcester – Saturday 21st August, The Marrs Bar
If you’re into industrial/metal/goth/electro music, or if you’re just into having a great time, this gig promises to be one of the many treats of the Festival weekend. Starting at 6pm, the evening will include gigs from Weak13, Attrition, Kommand & Kontrol, Oak, Deviant and V2A. Last year, V2A’s gig at the Pig n Drum was so popular that the place was overcrowded and there was a party in the street. So get down to this one early if you want to guarantee you’ll see them!
**Demo Derby – Sunday 22nd August, 1pm-3pm, Worcester Arts Workshop
If you’re in a band and have a demo, bring it along to this event and let a panel of experts give you their feedback and advice. Paul White, editor of Sound on Sound magazine will be on the panel along with Scott Garrett from MAS Records and other industry experts.
You’re welcome to just turn up with your demo but in order to guarantee your place, please email info@worcestermusicfestival.co.uk
**‘Gull Film’ Video Draw
There are around 230 live acts playing this year’s Worcester Music Festival. One act will be chosen at random on Monday 23rd August and will be invited to have one of their songs made in to a quality music video by local film makers, Gull Films. We’ll let you know how it goes after the Festival but in the meantime, why not visit Gull Films’ Facebook page here: http://tinyurl.com/gullfilms.
Thanks for reading the latest newsletter. Please feel free to forward this to anyone else you think might be interested – people can sign up at: www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk/news/newsletter. If you want to get in touch please email us on info@worcestermusicfestival.co.uk.
The Worcester Music Festival Committee x
PS – our brochure is hot off the press. It’s packed full of Festival info, including full band details, workshop details and each day’s line-up. Watch out for them appearing over the next couple of weeks in venues and other public places throughout the city the neighbouring surroundings. They’re free so please pick one up when you see one and share with your friends!
