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6ftSwing
are a jazz duo comprising of Richard Jones (Fiddle) and Chris
Turpin (Guitar). Fusing together gypsy jazz, latin and swing, the pair
play with a passionate spirit, obviously relishing every moment they
play. As Turpin thrashes his guitar and Jones impressively brings his
fiddle to life, the pair evoke a sound you are more likely to stumble
across on the stony streets of Europe
Three members of jazz quintet 
Andy
plays his own delicate, beautiful songs delivered with a cool,
to-die-for voice. He heads up the band 
Inspired by Hendrix, Bruce Lee, Wolverine, The
Tick and Steve Vai,
Benji Bartlett adds his own special brand of stagemanship to The
Dragsters Rock Show. He will also entertain visitors with a
solo
performance. Currently teaching guitar full-time and a certified guitar
junkie, he also writes songs, repairs and builds guitars and is
passionate about his music.
Cyser
take the refined sound
of the border bagpipes, the hypnotic tones of the hurdy-gurdy, and the
massive dynamic range of the piano-accordion and combine these elements
to make exhilarating and haunting music (when we do it right !).
ffred
Jones is singer songwriter from, you guessed it, Wales. He is
an immaculate guitar player, has a beautiful, cool, laid back
voice, and produces chilled, melodic songs of the heart. With
a musical degree behind him ffred, is making a name on the national
music scene with his live performances, spots on BBC Radio, and his
debut CD Eyes And Ears which is now available from Ffred's 
Full of
vibration and
energy, the band elevate the crowd through the body language of dance.
Great solos are weaved within the framework of rare grooves and
percussion. Since arriving in Britain from Cameroon in 2001, Alphonse
Daudet Touna has worked solidly on building a creative outlet for his
musical inspiration and Hélélé is the
result. Now
a resident of Bristol, he has formed the band with some of the city's
finest session and jazz musicians. He plays a balafon (an African
marimba). The rich balafon melody creates another style of afro jazz
through a mix of forest rhythms.In
Hélélé,
Alphonse is joined by Jeff Spencer on bass, Matthew Jones on Drums,
Neil Smith on Guitar, James Gardiner-Bateman on Alto Sax and Lisa
Cherian on Percussion. Find out more on the 
Jeff led the Singalong session in 2009 and will
be joined
by the Bristol Shantymen for this year's singaround session in the
Village Hall.
For
the second year running Jo Sercombe, the Festival’s
President, will run The Big Sing workshop which is open to all,
regardless of age, skill or experience. Jo brings an
informal,
passionate style to her teaching. Reaching out to
participants,
she not only gets them to connect with her, but also with each other in
a quite unique way. Have no doubt that you will feel
genuinely
inspired, uplifted and buzzing after the session with Jo! 
Sassy
girls are fun and spirited. They can be overbold and impudent.
They’re fresh and jaunty, confident, stylish and chic
– and
make no mistake, they will shake up your world as they saunter past
before going out the front door; leaving it wide open behind them!
Sure, girls can be sassy – jazz can be sassy too. 
From
the beer joints of Texas to Glastonbury main stage, Kevin Brown has
inspired listeners with his blues-infected songs. He is a highly
respected professional recording artist, songwriter and performer of
over 30 years standing. Born in Lancashire, he has been inspired from
an early age by the blues and its related genres. 
Kim Jones will run an hour long Street Dance session, where young and old,
expert or beginner will be able to learn street dance moves, putting
them together to create a vibrant and exhilarating group performance.
Local author
of "Loo with a View", and 'and introducing its sequel "Good Loo
Hunting'".
Cris
Nevin will amaze and mystify visitors to the Village Green on Saturday
and Sunday afternoon using his own unique style of magic. He mainly
specialises in the strange and paranormal close-up magic, but is not
limited to that! Born near Lake Ilopango on the outskirts of San
Salvador, Cris first gained an interest in magic and illusion at the
age of 7. As a teenager he started doing magic seriously, first working
with cards, then moving onto mentalism and other forms of
magic. See 
From the heart of the
Somerset Levels come this melting pot of Western
Swing, Country Boogie and hot Blues Rags - so prevalent in
the
early pioneers of the west country flatland dwellers of the early
thirties and forties, Peat Bog Boogies, Tortured
ballads of
catastrophic crop failures and devastating floods give this band a
highly unique repertoire that is taking the west country by storm
Heavy
guitars, beautiful vocals and one of the most intense rhythm sections
this side of the 70s makes Nicole Fermie an act not to be taken
lightly. Hers is a sound harking back to the glory days of
Parliament Funkadelic, Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix, a powerful melody
with one goal: to make you move. The songs talk of real
life; of parties and failed relationships, of innocence and excess, of
life and learning its lessons.
The
Schola Cantorum is an auditioned women's choir from the University of
Bristol, specialising in Medieval Music. The programme will be called
"Songs of Eve: - medieval religious song by and for women", and it will
all be unaccompanied. We'll sing some 