Music on the Marr 2015 Programme

Cumbria’s Most Friendly
Musical Event
Castle Carrock
16th - 19th July 2015
www.musiconthemarr.com
A Welcome from our Patron
WELCOME. I must declare at the beginning how
proud and pleased I am to be Patron of Music on
the Marr. I have always been full of admiration
of the programming of the Festival. The music
you will hear and the performers you’ll discover
this weekend will, I’m sure, endear you to this
wonderful Festival and you’ll be back for many
years to come. For a relatively “small” festival it
certainly has “BIG” ideas. This year is no exception
with music from England, Scotland , Wales,
Canada and India, to thrill you and entertain you.
You will be able to dance, listen and sing your way
through the weekend. I wish you well and look
forward to meeting many of you. It is a relatively
small site so as a first time visitor you’ll meet many
people and make new friends. If you’ve been
before you will hopefully strengthen the friendships
you made in previous years. I am confident we’ll
meet again and I’m able to offer you the welcome
I wholeheartedly do this year. Please.... have a
great time and tell your friends if they missed it
this year to make a note in their (and your) diary
for 2016.
Welcome!
Roy Bailey
The Carbon footprint - please refill
We think the best way to deal with recycling is not to create rubbish in the first place. To this end you
will be asked to pay a £2 deposit for your refillable and durable polycarbonate pint or half glass. At the
end of the day or at the end of the festival, hand it in and get your £2 back. Alternatively, take it home
with you as a memento and bring it back next year. In this way we will reduce the plastic waste created
by MOM by around 95% and it helps to keep the price of the beer down. If you make rubbish please
take it home with you.
Music on the Marr is a not for profit organisation
Our big warm up event. Give what you can
afford. If you can find £5 that would be great; it
all goes to the performers and technical staff.
6.30 - Geltsdale SoundWave
[st peter’s church]
World Music! Harmonies! Rounds! With Geltsdale
SoundWave. Waving sounds throughout Geltsdale
for less than a year, this Castle Carrock based
group of lovelies will be singing their World Premier
set for the delectation and delight of all comers.
They will entertain you in a variety of ways; a wide
range of singing styles and volumes, some hardto-hit start notes and probably some interesting
tuning up. And should you think, “well, I could do
that,” here is your opportunity. Come along
on Saturday for the workshop too.
DAY ONE
Thursday 16th July
7.30 - Mat mellor & ben draper (marquee)
9.30 - Le Vent du Nord
Mathew Mellor and Ben Draper perform high
energy Spanish songs for two guitars in the style of
Rodrigo Y Gabriella. They have performed together
in many venues including the Watson Institute,
Music on the Marr, supporting Kieran Goss at the
Carlisle Folk and Blues Club and many more! This
promises to be a foot tapping and clap along set!
The premier exponents of the exquisite music of
Quebec and outstanding showmanship set this
band apart. Mouth music and musical families;
deep history and playful innovation. Quebec’s Le
Vent du Nord know how to turn the lost past into
intense and beautiful performances that push their
roots in striking global directions. The group has
been blazing a path that connects their Québecois
roots to the wider world, in both arrangements
and on stage since 2002. Prolific with the writing
and the performing they have delivered over
1000 performances and scooped up armfuls of
awards along the way. They have been called best
traditional Francophone band in Canada.
8.00 - The Haley sisters
The Haley Sisters, Jo-Ann & Becky from Bingley,
have been performing professionally since 1989
winning many awards. They have been called
the female ‘Everleys’. They were brought up on
country music listening to their favourite female
artist Emmylou Harris. They have appeared at
clubs, theatres and festivals all over the UK. In
1993 they were joined by guitarist Brian Smith
who had just returned from Nashville, Tennessee,
after recording with top US female country singer
Crystal Gayle. They have created their own
acoustic sound with Becky playing rhythm guitar,
Jo-Ann playing a solid bass guitar and Brian
adding to the sound perfectly with his unique style
of acoustic picking & slide guitar picking. They
have a huge repertoire Country, Americana, Folk,
Blues & good ol’ Rock & Roll and frequently play to
sell-out gigs. Their albums have been championed
by Bob Harris and Aled Jones.
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DAY two
friday 17th July
Evening
5.30 - 8.30 hog roast
Available for as long as it lasts. Included in ticket
price. One helping each please.
6.00 - Marc Block (St Peter’s Church)
Marc’s most recent album, The Hawthorn Spring, has
received much critical acclaim. Here he sings some
of the songs from it”One of the most exciting singers
I have heard in a long time”. Mike Harding
magicians
Don’t be surprised if a little magic takes place before
your very eyes as you enjoy our festival. Magicians
Stuart Bowie, Jack Webster and Tarrin Wilson will
be wandering among you, creating mysterious
happenings. No ladies will be chopped in half, they
say.
marquee stage
A Druid incantation. Paul Bills, Arch Druid of
Cumbria.
7.30 - Keith Donnelly
Keith has been our resident MC since the early days.
spreading mirth wherever he goes; he brings his
own body weight in comedy gold to each and every
set. He has written substantial live stand-Up routines
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and TV material for the likes of Phil Cool and Jasper
Carrott, as well as having written for TV companies
such as Celador (the ‘Who wants to be a Millionaire’
people) and Ragdoll (the ‘Tellytubbies’ people). Keith
has been described as “a superbly original Stand-Up,”
“a great singer-songwriter,” “a fine guitarist,” “a kids
entertainer par excellence,” “a stunning storyteller,”
and “the cleanest comic I’ve ever seen.” ‘Keith made
me laugh so much I blew a whole cheese sandwich
out of my nose!’ - Phil Cool
8.30 - Richard Durrant
The UK’s only stand up, barefoot, unclassical
guitarist. Richard is a world class musician but he has
never felt comfortable being referred to as a classical
guitarist, preferring the term concert guitarist. His
guitar playing is richly romantic, truly virtuosic
and crosses all musical boundaries. Unusually
he performs standing up, his concerts are usually
amplified and he often includes projected images.
A student at The Royal College of Music, he spent
much of his college career singing Bob Dylan songs
in London’s tube stations hinting that he was unlikely
to follow a conventional route through the profession.
At Music on the Marr he will play some JS Bach,
some Debussy plus Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells, and
his very own Cycling Music for guitar, sequencers
and bicycles.
9.00 - Skipinnish
Skipinnish are high achievers in Scottish traditional
music. Starting out of, what is now, Glasgow’s Royal
Conservatoire of Music as a ceilidh band in 1999,
it wasn’t long before they started to reshape the
traditional Scottish music scene and become regular
visitors at the Scottish Traditional Music Awards
where they were voted Scottish Young Entrepreneurs
of the Year in 2005 for creating their own music
venues in Oban and Fort William, winning venue of
the Year in 2010 and creating their own record label
producing the eminent Skerryvore and others. They
won the Scottish Dance Band of the Year Award in
2008. In 2013 they played for Runrig’s 40 birthday. An
expanded line up in 2014 led to them being included
in the Commonwealth Games celebrations. In June
last year they rocketed to number one beating One
Direction in the iTunes download chart with ‘Walking
on Waves’. It immediately became a concert anthem.
Bring your dancing pumps.
DAY three
saturday 18th July
workshops and special events
9.30 - 10.50 Richard Durrant
Guitar MasterClass (MARQUEE)
UK’s only stand up, barefoot, unclassical guitarist
suggests a few things for you to try at home.
Everyone welcome, even if you don’t play an
instrument.
10.00 - Beginners Ukulele Workshop with
Ian K Brown (School)
This session is aimed at beginners - children over
the age of 8 and adults who have never picked up
a ukulele before and those who cannot join chords
together. Ukuleles are great fun and by the end of
the session we will aim to be able to play a simple
tune and accompany some songs using chords, so
be ready to sing as well. Ukuleles provided – limited
to 12 places unless, you have your own ukulele. The
session is run by performer Ian Brown who is also a
guitar, ukulele and singing teacher. Bring yer Uke, or
borrow one. Add your name to the list in the festival
office. Suitable for total beginners and those who
cannot join chords together. Last year this class lead
to the formation of The D’Ukes.
11.00 - Around The Reservoir Reservoir Race
It starts and finishes, as usual, outside The Duke of
Cumberland pub. The course is approximately two
miles long. All ages and abilities are welcome, and
there will be a medal for everyone who finishes. If
nothing else, it’s a great way to run off that Friday
night excess and get you in the groove for another
fabulous day of music and fun. And if you don’t want
to run, just come along and support the runners as
they power their way to the finish...
12.45 - 2.15 - Discover Your Inner Poet with
Kate Fox (School)
Kate Fox is a Northern stand up poet, writer and
BBC Radio 4 regular. She’s been Poet in Residence
for the Great North Run and the Glastonbury Festival
and has toured comedy shows all over the country.
Kate an experienced speaker, live literature producer
and creative writing and performance facilitator.
She is also an experienced, passionate creative
facilitator and mentor, and initiator of successful
literature development projects including bookshop
cabarets, creative tweeting for teens, spoken word
workshop and gig series and cross-genre word slams.
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2.30 - 3.30 - Sing Your Heart Out! Singing
workshop with Lulu Guinness and Ali
Mills (School)
Lulu runs Geltsdale SoundWave, Castle Carrock’s
very own community singing group, and Ali has
two choirs north of the Border, one in Glasgow’s
West End and the other in her home town of Rhu.
Together they ran a singing event Soulwind Songline
in 2014, taking songs from coast to coast across
Scotland celebrating the life and legacy of John Muir.
They will be bringing their own unique approach to
harmony singing for a workshop, teaching songs
from around the world in 3 and 4 part harmony.
Everything will be taught by ear and all levels of
experience and ability welcome. It’s lots of fun!
Come and enjoy yourself, together we can make a
wonderful sound.
All Day - Ben Gates Sound Sculptures
(THE STOMPING GROUND MARQUEE behind
the school)
The workshops are run using a specially designed
kit that enables participants to easily create large
colourful abstract musical structures. Playful
components comprise of tuned percussion
instruments inspired by xylophones, marimbas,
chimes, horns, whistles, bongos, organ pipes and
gongs. Think of it as a mini sound park. No age limits.
11.00, 12.15, 1.30 - Hexham MorrisMen and
Hexhamshire Lasses dance out
The Morris is England’s oldest surviving dance
tradition. For at least five and a half centuries
(perhaps much longer), it has been performed to
welcome the spring, and to mark the turning of the
year at midsummer and midwinter. One version of it
was danced in Hexham until the 19th century, when
- like many other rural customs - it fell into decline.
A local revival began in November 1976.Thereafter,
in their costume of grey top hats, blue baldrics and
individually embroidered waistcoats the Hexham
Morrismen became a familiar sight at Northumbrian
events like the Morpeth Gathering and the Ovingham
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Goose Fair. They have earned an excellent reputation
for their dancing and are now established as one
of the best Cotswold Morris Dance teams in the
North. They perform a full and varied programme of
Cotswold dances from Fieldtown, Ducklington and
Lichfield also border and North East rapper sword
dances. New recruits are urgently needed.
The Hexhamshire Lasses began during the winter
of 1992-93, with just 8 dancers. Now into the 21st
summer of dancing they are a well-established
dance side. The lasses perform in their own style
a repertoire of traditional dances using garlands,
sticks and handkerchiefs together with several
compositions of their own. A selection of lively
step clog dances is also included in the repertoire
performed by the Hexham Clog team. The Lasses
kit consists of royal blue pinafore dresses and white
blouses trimmed with gingham. Hats and black shoes
with bells also form part of our outfit.
11.45, 1.00, 3.00 - Hadrian Clog
(on The Marr or in the pub)
Based in the Tyne Valley, they are a dance group
performing traditional clog and hard shoe dances
from the North East of England and beyond!
5.00 - 7.00 - Ukes Akimbo (The Marr)
Brampton’s famous Ukulele band perform
on the Marr.
Labyrinth Street and Fire Show
4.00 - Artisan
The Labyrinth crew return for their 3rd year at MOM
and this year they’re bigger and better than ever
(despite Claire being a good deal smaller than last
year!) Appearing across the weekend with circus
shows, stilt-walkers, aerialists, jugglers, a magician
and even a bubbleologist. Keep an eye on the board
for show times and don’t miss the fabulous fire show
in the school yard on Saturday night.
A second serving from these acapella maestros. See
Marquee Stage billing today at 1.00pm.
Afternoon (St Peter’s Church)
12.15 - Marc Block “Me and Bobby D”
Ewan is 9 years old and attends Castle Carrock
Primary School. There must be something in the
water in this special village, as the musical talent
never fails to impress! Ewan has been playing piano
for over a year and is clearly very natural with it – one
to watch!
Bob Dylan is one of Marc’s earliest and abiding
influences as a songwriter. Here he talks about how
some of Dylan’s songs have personally touched him
and sings his interpretations of them, fitting in as
many requests as he can.
1.15 - The D’Ukes
The D’Ukes are a ukulele band that was born out of
Music on the Marr. Made up of local people to Castle
Carrock, and largely inspired by the workshops
run by Ian Brown in 2014. The D’Ukes are named
after the Duke of Cumberland pub where they play
every fortnight. Playing a mix of popular tunes mixed
with some folk classics, they deliver songs at full
throttle and bring people together of all ages and
backgrounds. They’re also quite good at playing their
ukuleles and have recently been featured on The
One Show, BBC Music Day and Look North.
2.00 - Castle Carrock School Choir
2.30 - Devils Water
This hardy bunch of Northumbrians play an eclectic
mix of traditional and contemporary folk songs &
tunes which mostly has roots in the waters of the
Tyne. Richard Ridley (songwriter, vocals, guitar &
guzouki) joins forces with Whapweasel founder
members Brian Bell (vocals, bass & melodeon) and
Robin Jowett (melodeons, keyboards & vocals). They
are aided and abetted by Raymond Greenoaken
(concertina, ship’s harmonium & mandola),
founder of Badger in the Bag and Editor of Stirrings
magazine.
5.00 - The Young Musician’s Showcase
Freddie Speight
Freddie is 13 years old and will be playing as you
take your seats.
Ewan Dearman
Evie Boon and Madeline Dearman
Both Evie and Maddie are 14 years old and are
Castle Carrock residents. Evie attends Lime House
school and Madeline attends William Howard.
Teaming up to form a duo especially for this event,
both play guitar and have prepared an instrumental
selection to tantalise the ears!
Daisy Greenwood
Daisy is 12 years old and has been performing in
concerts and a variety of open mic nights since
the age of 6 (a concert with Banksfoot Allstars).
Alongside music, Daisy is a passionate footballer
as well as other sports. Experienced and clearly
talented, this is an act to look forward to!
Harry Sidaway
Harry is 12 years old and attends William Howard
School in Brampton. This will appeal to the Rick
Wakeman fans as Harry is an electric keyboard
wizard! When not working on his Grade 5 exam,
Harry is a keen footballer and badminton player –
great to see something new at the Showcase!
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Abbie Little and Kaya Palmer
Both Abbie and Kaya are 15 years old and attend
William Howard School. They have been a duo for a
few years and have performed previously at Music
on the Marr at the open mic last year. A super pair
of musicians, they promise to end the Showcase in
style!
6.35 - Geltsdale SoundWave Workshop
The Performance. A chance to hear some songs from
the singing workshop with Lulu Guinness and Ali
Mills earlier in the day. MoM’s 2015 scratch choir with
one hour’s learning and rehearsal time, will, at the
very least, be singing Ise Oluwa (a Yoruba song from
Nigeria) to raise money for Ebola and who knows
what else? Come and be surprised…
SCHOOL
4. 00 - Steve Ridley and Martin Armstrong
Steve started playing aged 11 and gigging by 14. His
first band was Maureen & The Thunder beats. He has
played with Marmalade, The Yardbirds (Paige on bass
& Beck on guitar) and The Groundhogs. He started
Soul/R&B Band Uncle Toms Express and he can’t be
stopped playing. Martin Armstrong Is a singer
songwriter who has worked down the mines, fencing
on the fells and still managed to lead a life not unlike
his mate troubadour Steve.
5.30 - An Afternoon with Raghu Dixit
Often hailed as India’s biggest cultural and musical
export, Raghu Dixit’s unique brand of infectious,
happy music transcends age, genre, and even
language. His music is strongly rooted in Indian
traditions and culture and is presented with a very
contemporary, global sound. From playing to over
100,000 people in his home state to every big music
festival in India, from Glastonbury, to the BBC to even
playing for the Queen and the entire Royal Family.
They stop off on their journey between Hebridean
Celtic festival on Stornaway and Larmer tree festival
near Salisbury to deliver a bit of Indian summer. This
gig is standing only.
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MARQUEE STAGE
1.00 - Artisan
The Ten Year Reunion Tour. Artisan are an
astonishing three part vocal harmony group
comprising of Hilary Spence, Jacey Bedford and
Brain Bedford hailing from Huddersfield. Their
harmonies are superb; Brain’s songwriting is a
legend. Birthed in 1985 as a fun thing to do, Artisan
kept getting invited to play and they went full time in
1989. They toured relentlessly across the world and
recorded 15 albums before retiring in 2005. They
reunited briefly in 2010. We have persuaded them
to come together again so you can enjoy the delight
of hearing them sing. Expect songs to bring joy,
sadness, tears, hope and humour. Also in St Peter’s
church at 4pm.
1.50 - ZoE Bestel
3.45 - Chris While & Julie Matthews
Zoe is an award winning 17 year old nu-folk singer
songwriter and musician. Since picking up the ukulele
in 2011 she has won admiration from the press
and supported internationally acclaimed musicians
including: Emily Smith, Steve Tilston, The Paul
McKenna Band, The PeatBog Faeries, Chris Wood,
Paul Brady and Nathan Connolly. Her newly released
album Sir Lucas and the Moon was awarded
Scotland’s biggest selling newspaper (The Daily
Record) album of the week. Her début single went to
No.3 in the Folk Chart (Amazon Download) and was
voted No.27 in Dandelion Radio’s Festive Fifty.
Winners in the Best Duo category at the 2009 BBC
Radio 2 Folk Awards and nine times nominated
since 2001 in the Best Duo, Best Song and Best
Live Act categories, a hallmark of Chris and Julie’s
work is the craft skill in the writing and the warmth
and sensitivity of their stage presence. Not a bit of
wonder they are well loved favourites on the festival
and club circuit. Their work as a duo has seen them
tour throughout the world and gain an ever growing
devoted fan-base. Their songs have been covered
by a range of artists including Mary Black, Barbara
Dickson, Christine Collister and Fairport Convention.
Both multi-instrumentalists, Julie plays guitar,
piano, ukulele, bouzouki, mandolin, harmonica and
accordion while Chris plays guitar, bodhran, banjo,
dulcimer and percussion. Their musical careers have
produced successful solo albums and a variety of
projects including the Christmas band ‘St Agnes
Fountain’ with David Hughes, Fairport Convention’s
Chris Leslie and The Albion band. They are both
contributors to Brampton Lives’ production All Along
the Wall which will be staged on Sunday afternoon
at MOM.
2.25 - Power Duo: Louise Peacock
and Amy Cardigan
Louis and Amy are a dynamic violin duo from Ireby.
Both classically trained, Louise has performed and
toured with Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music and is a
member of the band of local heroes, Tarras. Amy is a
member of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
Having made their debut together at the Ireby
Festival earlier this year to much acclaim, we simply
had to bring them to MOM to show their unique and
dazzling set to wow the audience! Hang on very tight.
3.00 - The Kirsty Bromley Trio
Singer, dancer, teacher and performer of folk music
within the English Tradition, Kirsty has been in choirs
and musical ensembles and brass bands from an
early age. Kirsty was an inspiring member of Maltby
Phoenix Sword and was part of the outstanding team
who were overall champions at DERT in 2005. She
has dance experience with other teams including
Sandbeck Sword, Triskele Sword, SMUTT Rapper,
Rapper Rascals and Pecsaetan Morris. A teacher
of rapper, longsword and Cotswold she has been
involved in several schools and can be seen at many
festivals encouraging the younger generations to
get involved and to keep the folk tradition alive; that
is what she will do at MOM this year. Kirsty is also
a gifted singer of traditional folk songs and ballads;
she has a beautiful warm and expressive voice. Her
debut album Sweet Nightingale has been very well
received; her new album will be on sale at MOM.
5.00 - 7.00
Public excluded for soundchecks.
7.00 - Kate Fox
The North’s finest stand-up poet, writer and BBC
Radio 4 regular takes to the stage.
7.40 - Roy Bailey
Roy is our patron at Music on the Marr. He is the
doyen of UK folk music and for more than 5 decades
he has been filling concert halls and festivals
across the world singing songs of dissent and hope,
challenging politicians and carrying the people’s
message. In the 2005 Honours List, he received
an MBE for services to folk music. On 23 August
2006, he returned the MBE in protest at the United
Kingdom government’s foreign policy with regard
to Lebanon and the Palestinian territories. His
lifelong commitment to equality, liberty, justice and
internationalism is reflected in his music and his fine
interpretation of other people’s songs.
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8.50 - Nizlopi
Most widely known for being the underground,
independent act that topped the UK and Irish charts
with ‘The JCB song’ in 2005, Nizlopi have a fierce
reputation for unforgettable live shows, often taking
the music into the heart of the audience. After a 6
year break they have become the most engaging
entertainment machine on the circuit. John Parker
(double bass/human beat box) and Luke Concannon
(vocals/guitar), have made folk hip-hop their own
private genre and when they perform live, they
are a positive force like no other. Don’t miss their
astonishing show and then join their songwriting
workshop on Sunday morning. ‘Political, intense,
angular and beautiful’ Colin Murray BBC Radio One.
9.45 - The Labyrinth Fire Show
(School yard)
Fire Fans, Poi and Staff dance and move around
the stage in a skilful display of fire and circus
manipulation. An energetic and fun show for all to
watch and enjoy.
10.10 - Rusty Shackle
They have been described by Plugged In magazine
as the “Bombay Badboy of Folk”. A reference to the
hottest Pot Noodle on the market, their music is a
fusion of folk, rock, bluegrass, Celtic rhythms and
Delta blues. It doesn’t really matter what they play
because you’ll be tapping your feet and shaking your
hips anyway. The Welsh lads are one of the hottest
properties on the folk scene having graced many a
big festival and being asked to play on the main stage
of the Victoria Park Olympics closing ceremony.
W“The perfectly named, violin-toting Welsh quintet.
Rusty Shackle created a proper hootenanny
hoedown” - The Independent
DAY four
sunday 19th July
10.30 - Nizlopi SongWriting (Marquee)
Are you enthusiastic to look in to the world of
melody, lyric, and/or chord? Then we invite you to
this gentle, non-judgemental, two hour songwriting
workshop. We’ll share some of our wisdom with
you (!) and then get in to making songs together
(or alone if you’d prefer). No former songwriting or
musical experienced required, all welcome, under
13s accompanied by an adult please, bring your
instrument if you like.
9.30 - Ukulele Improvers workshop
(School)
With Ian K Brown. If you know the chords C, F and
G and can change comfortably between them this
is for you. We will sound amazing at the end of the
session! We have 12 spare ukuleles but if you have
your own bring it. If you did the class yesterday then
this is the next step.
10.30 - A Ramble with a Difference
Music on the Marr is on the edge of the North
Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Explore one of its most beautiful corners, Geltsdale.
Local walking guide writer, Mark Richards, will lead
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a morning’s walk through this lovely valley. Mark is a
real enthusiast and is often on radio and television
sharing his joy in walking and the great outdoors.
The walk will not only show you the delights of our
wonderful countryside but will also uncover sites of
prehistoric interest. The walk is suitable for adults and
children. Sturdy shoes or light walking boots would
be a good idea. Start location will be available from
the festival office.
11.15 - Children’s Concert with Roy Bailey,
Kate Fox and Keith Donnelly (School)
3.30 - A Dragons Tale Puppet workshop
Something to sing about, laugh out loud and tell
stories.
6.00 - Traditional Dance Workshop
(School)
12.00, 2.00 & 3.00 - Carlisle clog & Sword
With Kirsty Bromley and Alistair Anderson. Learn to
dance like a Cotswold Morris Man/Woman.
Traditional Clog and Step Dancing and English
Longsword side show you what they can do on the
Marr and in the pub.
Labyrinth Circus
See board for details.
The circus is at the festival all weekend with clowning,
stilt walking, ariel display, Dan Brown’s bed of nails,
escapology, bubbleology and lots of other exciting
stuff. Keep an eye on the board for show times.
3.00 - Learn Circus skills with
Labryinth (School Yard)
St Peter’s Church
11.30 - Loose Cargo
Ever fancied yourself as a performer ?
Loose Cargo have turned back the clock, reimagining
classic songs from the 50s onwards, to how they
might have sounded if the mandolin had continued
as a mainstream instrument. With a thumping double
bass pounding out a rhythm, and powerful vocals
towering over, Loose Cargo will have you dancing in
the aisles and singing along to songs you know and
love, as you’ve never heard them before.
1.00 - Dance workshop (School)
2.30 - 3.15 - A Dragons Tale
Paul Batten (School)
Superb puppetry suitable for families and children
aged 4+. Paul of Theatrix Arts delivers a puppet show
and workshop based on the medieval folk legend of
the Lambton Worm. Foolishly John Lambton throws
the strange googly eyed fish back into the river. What
has he done? The Fish grew and grew and grew
until….. this magical story is told through puppets,
changing scenery, music and sound effects. The
performance is followed by a workshop where the
children design and make their very own dragon
puppet!
12.30 - Five in a Bar
Five in A Bar formed in 1998, brought together by
friendship and the sheer joy of singing in harmony.
They perform regularly across the North of England
singing their own acapella arrangements over a wide
variety of music - from folk, jazz to contemporary
classics and blues. Their guiding maxim is “songs of
meaning sung with feeling” Their harmonies evoke
feelings of love, joy and reflection.
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2.10 - Ukulele Workshop Performance
They have been learning and practising hard. Our
from scratch Uke band show you what can be
achieved in a very short time - while having fun.
2.35 - Ian K Brown
Music on the Marr has many friends. Some play
to entertain, some teach others and some inspire
people to achieve great things. Ian K Brown does all
of the above. Here he sings some of his own songs.
3.10 - Alistair Anderson
An Hour of Calm. “The pleasure comes chiefly
from the excellence of the playing; that particular
delight which comes from anything superbly done.
The concertina emerges as a flexible and sensitive
instrument; in the hands of a player of Anderson’s
quality it is amazing what it can achieve.” The
Guardian
An original contemporary folk-pop duo from Skipton,
The Tenmours produce an exciting blend of traditional
folk music and pop, jazz, blues with some classical
influences thrown in also. Both studying at Leeds
College of Music, they are Alex Johnston-Seymour
on guitar, vocals, ukulele, mandolin and piano and
Ross Tennant on fiddle, mandolin and vocals.
5.00 - Festival Praise with The Rev
Edward Johnsen and Five in a Bar
Come together to sing favourite hymns ancient and
modern.
6.00 - Jez Lowe & Kate Bramley
Creative and animated, prolific and engaging; it is
hard to think of another artist from Tyneside who
reports history as accurately while conveying all the
emotion and humour. A superb wordsmith, Jez has
garnered respect from all sides as an ambassador
for the north east. He grew up at Easington Colliery
during the destruction of the coal fields of Durham
and the associated industrial decline under Thatcher
and it is out of that beginning, acknowledging his
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1.20 - Alistair Anderson
As a soloist, with no less than 37 tours of the USA,
5 trips to Australia and countless European tours
to his credit, Alistair Anderson is internationally
acknowledged as the master of the English
Concertina and a fine exponent of the Northumbrian
Pipes. He delights audiences with traditional music
from Northumberland and beyond, as well as his
own music, which has grown out of his love of these
traditions.
2.15 - The Kirsty Bromley Trio
Some more from the lass with the lovely voice.
See yesterday’s main stage listing for details.
4.15 - The Tenmours
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Irish roots, that he writes and sings. Kate is from
Cornwall; a fine singer and instrumentalist, best
known as fiddler and vocalist for Jez Lowe and the
Bad Pennies, the American band ‘Sweetgrass’ and
the four part acapella group, Northern Harmony.
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3.15 - The Brampton Live Production of
All Along the Wall
Introduced by Ken and Sue Bradburn. In 2009 the
producers of Brampton Live had an idea: isolate
some of the finest musical and poetical talent in
the country in a small house alongside the Roman
Wall for a week, ask them to write a musical about
the Roman Wall and some of those who may have
encountered it during the last 2000 years, then
perform it at the end of the week. So Jez Lowe, Boo
Hewerdine, Julie Matthews, Kate Fox, Ruth Notman,
Rory Mcleod and Elvis McGonagall did just that and
it had its premier at The Wave, Maryport with fiddler
Kate Bramley. Fellside Recordings produced a
brilliant CD. It was performed at Celtic Connections,
The Sage, Bury Met, Biddulph Town Hall and at a
concert at William Howard School in Brampton which
sits on top of the Wall, so to speak. It was due to have
its festival premier at Brampton Live in 2010; sadly
the festival was cancelled and that was the end, until
now. Ruth and Rory cannot be here but Chris While
takes their parts.
5 00 - 7.00
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Public excluded for soundchecks
7.00 - Elvis Mcgonagall and Kate Fox
Two of our finest and funniest stand ups and poetry
slam champions take to the stage. Anything could
happen. He is famous for being one man and his
doggerel. She keen to let us know why some things
we are used to are not a good idea.
7.45 - The Will Pound Band
Always certain to hit the big-time, Will Pound
has been a remarkable talent from a young age.
Nominated for the BBC Radio 2 Folk Musician Of The
Year 2014 Award, Will is now one of the world’s top
harmonica players and he has taken the instrument
to new places and created a new music style that
is completely his own. He plays both diatonic and
chromatic harmonicas and creates sounds not
usually heard on this little instrument in styles varying
from bluegrass, folk, jazz and Arabic to blues, rock,
pop and funk. Will has sought out some of the UK
folk scenes leading instrumentalists to join him in
spinning a unique sound that draws on many aspects
of traditional music from around the world; a sound
that is both steeped in tradition and progressive in its
approach. Also contains the remarkable John Parker
from Nizlopi.
10.00 - Merry Hell
Head Full Of Magic, Shoes Full Of Rain just about
sums them up. This is the band you have longed
to hear doing justice to English working class
folk music; they surpass the wildest expectations.
Smoke has been bottled, magic dust channeled, the
electrical cables fizzing and sparking as they convey
this glorious sound. Unencumbered by pretence,
Merry Hell chronicles the everyday, the minutiae of
life which goes unnoticed by most. But far from being
humdrum, these microscopic moments of humanity
and social observation are coaxed into splendid
bloom by the songwriting pen. Theirs is the sound of
a glorious coming-together of passion and fire, where
each song strips away another layer. What you are
listening to is the sound of seven bared souls, without
guile, thoroughly honest. And what a sound it is to
finish up with.
8.50 - Boo Hewerdine
Boo is one of our most talented, prolific and
consistently accomplished singer songwriters,
though most folks may never have heard of him.
Largely ignored by the press he is frequently found
headlining at folk clubs and festivals. His songs have
been recorded by a host of the great and good since
he founded The Bible in 1985 and gained a cult
following. He has regularly written for and performed
with Eddi Reader, Clive Gregson, Christine Collister,
Chris Difford, KD Lang and collaborated with Richard
Thompson, The Corrs and Martha Wainwright.
Recently his stage work and an album with Brooks
Williams, The State of the Union, has received critical
acclaim. He received an Ivor Novello Award for his
song The Patience of Angels in 1995. Self effacing
in approach and dry humour on stage accompanies
natural pathos in both singing and playing.
We will do our best
to keep to the scheduled
programming, however,
we cannot guarantee
that artists and events
will happen as advertised,
or at all.
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The Beer
Not just a music festival and an artisans market
We also showcase fine locally brewed real and craft ale. As you
guzzle your way through them we will replace the empty cask
with something different. Here are a few you may encounter over
the weekend including our own specially brewed MOM Pale Ale:
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oLIVER cHESTER LTD, BRAMPTON
oLIVER CHESTER BLONDE 4.0%
MOM PALE 3.9%
A classic golden Blonde beer made using a blend
of pale malts and four hop varieties. This results in
a bright refreshing beer with a citrus aroma.
Lager and wheat malts have been used along with
a special hop, “Centennial”, to create an ultra pale
ale specially brewed for this summer’s festival.
hesket newmarket brewery, cumbria
red pike 3.8%
DERWENT BREWERY LTD, cumbria
COTE LIGHT 3.6%
Based on an American West Coast Red Ale.
Brewed with six different malts including rye for
colour, backed up with resinous, pine and citric
hops this is becoming a very popular session beer.
A very light quenching ale, made with finest malt
and hopps. Hopped three times to give a satisfying
bite. Multiple additions of Amarillo hops give an
orange citrus aroma and a zesty finish.
HAYSTACKS 3.7%
CARLISLE STATE BITTER 3.7%
Refreshing, zesty beer; light on the palate and late
hopped to give a hint of grapefruit. Perfect after a
day’s walking on the fells and a great session beer.
SKIDDAW SPECIAL BITTER 3.6%
A true session bitter; largely pale ale malt with just
enough crystal malt to round the flavour. A classic
combination of British hops provides the bitterness,
finished with a hint of aromatic continental hops.
HELVELLYN GOLD 4.0%
A smooth, straw coloured bitter; brewed with
malted oats to moderate the hop bitterness and
give a smooth finish.
HIGH PIKE 4.2%
Original recipe from the State Brewery in Carlisle.
Best pale and darker malts, Fuggles and goldings
hops. Golden, pleasantly malty session beer with a
lasting head.
W&M MILD 3.7%
Old Kendal Brewery recipe. Our award winning
dark mild with hints of fruits, a chocolate/caramel
body and soft nutty malt finish.
PARSONS PLEDGE 4.0%
A complex recipe giving a delicate golden amber
bitter, with a toasted caramel/biscuit medium body
and lasting head.
DERWENT BLONDE 4.2%
A smooth, straw coloured bitter; brewed with
malted oats to moderate the hop bitterness and
give a smooth finish.
Finest lager malt and an addition of wheat
producing a delicious refreshing golden ale.
Excellent lacing and long lasting head, ending with
a satisfying dry/zesty finish.
SCAFELL BLONDE 4.3%
MUTINEER 4.4%
Brewed with Lager malt giving a lighter beer to
appeal to a wide variety of drinkers and to allow
the hop flavours to dominate. Generously hopped
with both British and American varieties the
predominant flavours are citric
A golden bitter made with finest pale malts,
traditional hops and a hint of caramel, giving a
beautiful amber ale with a rich mouthfeel.
TOMMY LEGS 4.5%
Our dark complex, hoppy ale.
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The artisans’ market
Take some time out from the music, beer and street theatre and pop into the Watson Institute, next to the
marquee, and take a look at The Pennine Artisans Market. You’ll find the work of Cumbrian artists and
crafts people. Everything from metal work to chocolates, textiles, to glass. Open at 6pm on Friday until
10pm on Sunday.
The T-Shirts
This is the fifth T-shirt designed for Music on the Marr.
This year we ran a design competition for our famous shirts and the winner was Matthew Hamer.
T-shirts are £10 in 4 different sizes and £7 for children’s.
All on sale in The Artisans’ Market in The Watson Institute.M
The Walks
The walks
If you fancy going for a nice walk while you’re
staying in Castle Carrock, here are a few ideas.
Ask any villager and they should be able to help
you too.
45 minutes - Around the reservoir is a nice way
to see a bit of nearby countryside. Walk past the
Duke up towards Geltsdale until you see a finger
post off to the right near a grit bin and a street
lamp after about 200 yards. Then just keep the
reservoir on your right hand side all the way round.
It can get a bit muddy in places but it’s level and
very pleasant, partly on grass tracks, partly on a
quiet road. You’ll recognise where you come out
again at the bottom of The Perth Lonning..
30 minutes - A walk up the Kilwren lonning signed
Garth Head, between Derek’s antique furniture
shop and the village shop, takes you over a small
beck and then up to Garth Marr before looping
back down again to the village. It’s a beautiful
lonning bisecting fields and wildlife, and a lovely
amble which also produces a bit of height too.
Come back through a farm gate at the top to the
right and then just follow the road back to the
village.
30 minutes - Walk out of the village towards
Brampton and towards Greenwell before turning
left just before you get to the road bridge. Then
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follow this track to the beck before heading left up
a lonning that loops back to the village. You can
then follow this to the other end of the village, and
extend the walk by joining the road for 200 yards
before heading left for Tottergill and coming to the
reservoir (see above). Alternatively carry on to
Greenwell and see if you can find the mysterious
fairy doors (stick to the footpath).
2 hours - If you fancy stretching your legs a bit
more, the head up the road towards Geltsdale,
one of the hidden gems of this part of Cumbria.
You can park on a sharp bend at Jockey Shield or
take 20 minutes to walk there. Then head down
towards the Gelt before doing a loop up into the
hills. Either turn left and go up through woodland
before then circling clockwise past the Greens, or
turn right once you’ve gone over the bridge and do
the opposite. It’s all good paths, if a little steep in
places, and the views are beautiful.
See also Mark Richards’ guided ramble on Sunday
morning.
While you are in our village take a look at
Castlegate Barn Antiques, near the campsite,
owned by Derek Knight. If he’s not there a steward
will find him for you. Dave Norman ‘s pottery is also
worth a look. Head towards Geltsdale; It’s on the
right after Virginia Cottage.
The Food
Friday night is Hog Roast Night on The Marr - Available from 5.30pm to 8.30pm and is free to Friday
and weekend ticket holders, for as long as it lasts; one helping per person please.
The Duke of Cumberland - Will be serving a special menu from 11am up to 9pm each day and a BBQ
on Saturday and Sunday afternoons for most of day. Sunday lunch as usual. Last order at the bar: 12.30 am
Off the Wall Cafe - Will be open 8.30am - 11am on Friday morning for breakfast. On Saturday and
Sunday will be open 11.30am to 11.30pm serving a variety of vegetarian food, bacon baps and hot
drinks.
The Magnificent Afternoon Tea Emporium (under the awning opposite St Peter’s) - Will serve
breakfasts from 8.30am to 10.30am on Saturday and Sunday and a scrumptious afternoon tea on both
days up to 6pm.
Castle Carrock Village shop is open from 8.30am to 4.30pm Thursday and Friday and up to 1pm on
Saturday.
Smoothie Bike - A wheelie healthy bit of fun for all ages. Pedal your own delicious fruit smoothie on our
specially adapted bike. Have a play with different fruits to see what colours you make and don’t forget to
sample it!! Cost £1 with funds going to Talkin Tarn Amateur Rowing Club and a donation to Music on the
Marr. At various times over the weekend.
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the other information
First Aid
Contact a steward or the festival office if you need assistance. A first aider will be on site.
Doctors Surgery
Brampton - 016977 2551
Police
Contact on 0845 33 00247
Campers
Please display your camping permit and leave the site no later than 2pm on Monday leaving nothing
behind. Please take your entire rubbish home with you.
Dogs
Are welcome at MOM but NOT in The Duke of Cumberland Inn. Please clean up after them everywhere
and keep them under control. Farmers are within their rights to shoot first and ask you
if you mind later.
Cash
Cash back can be had from The Duke of Cumberland Inn.
Telecoms
Castle Carrock has poor, and often impossible, mobile phone reception. However we now have a
reasonable fibre optic broadband service. We will be making wi-fi available all over the festival area (the
Marr), inside the pub, and on the campsite for £2 a day or £5 for the whole festival.
Toilets
Are in The Watson Institute and The Duke of Cumberland. A disabled access toilet is on the
car park behind The Duke, opposite The Lawn. A full range of toilets and showers are on the campsite.
Emergency Evacuation
In the event of an emergency evacuation please make your way to the car park on the junction behind
The Duke of Cumberland opposite The Lawn.
Transport
Buses between Carlisle and Newcastle stop in Brampton about every hour, 4 miles from
the festival. Some trains between the same cities stop at Brampton (locally called Brampton Junction).
This station is a mile and a half from Brampton and three miles from the festival.
Local taxi firms are:
Brampton Taxi - 016977 3386
Airbus - 2000 016977 3735
Atkinson - 016977 3929
Festival Administration
Can be contacted on 01228 670329. Leave a message and we will phone you back as soon as we can.
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site map
1. School 2. St Peter’s 3. Marquee 4. Watson Institute/WC
5. Tea Shop 6. Duke 7. Festival Ofiice 8. THE STOMPING GROUND MARQUEE
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A massive thank you to
all of our sponsors..
Castle Carrock Parish Council
The Appreciations
Our Patron Roy Bailey. Rhona Brown, Graham Whitby and Keith Brown for the loan of their fields. The
Cumberland News, BBC Radio Cumbria, Castle Carrock School and their friends, Castle Carrock
Parochial Church Council, Castle Carrock & Geltsdale Parish Council, St Peter’s Restoration Group,
The Watson Institute Committee, Mel, Martin, AJ and staff at The Duke of Cumberland Inn, Ian K Brown
Music, Ben Draper Music, The Pennine Artisans, Mary Blood for poster design, Pete Crouch and Lindsay
Carigiet at Liquid, design & printing, Tricia Meynell Photography, David Ambridge Photography, Johnny
Waugh for his straw, Myrna Reay, Paul Hart, Mike France and all at Carlisle Folk & Blues Club, Barbra
and Emma at Off The Wall Cafe, Neil Elsender Health & Safety Consultant, Dave and Sheila Hassall, Dr
David Low, Kit and Dr Andrew Hollings, CAMRA, Karrock Brewery, Mark Richards, Matthew Brown from
Flashlight Films, Toxic The Owd Carrick Cat, Tom Speight, David Rawsthorn, Dave Helliwell and many
others who give freely of their time, ideas and enthusiasm.
Sound & Light: DA Technical and Noel Graham. Marquee: Cumbria Marquees. Security: Pro-Tect UK.
All our musicians, singers, dancers and artists, many of them have played and entertained for little
or nothing. All our dedicated, cheerful and hardworking stewards. The people of Castle Carrock and
surrounding area for their unabashed enthusiasm for live music in general and MOM in particular.
MCs: Keith Donnelly, Stew Simpson, Steve Ridley, Ian K Brown, Ken & Sue Bradburn and Paul Bills.
Stage Management: Myrna Reay, Paul Hart, Patsy Wilson, Helen Hutchinson. Mike France. Steve Ridley.
Web Master: Alex Widdowson.
For financial help we thank: Castle Carrock Parish Council, The Duke of Cumberland Inn, The EC
Graham Trust, Carlisle Brass, Carr’s Milling, Liquid Design Studios, The Cumberland News, Ben Draper
Music, Integrated Risk Management, CTS Statutory Inspections, Beaty & Co Solicitors, Finn Family
Fund, Aardvark PHE, The Harriet Trust.
Music on The Marr 2016 will be held 21—24 July 2016
Music on the Marr is produced and directed by Geltsdale Arts Ltd in collaboration with Carlisle Folk & Blues
Club, a not for profit organisation.
In memory of Colin ‘Sam’ Brown: 17.6.1942 to 20.4.2015. An enthusiastic and generous supporter
of Music on the Marr and everyone’s friend.
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