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backpage 25Full schedule unveiled for Stortford MusicFestivalWhataline-up!FILMHistory
mysterypage 26ATOP line-up of
award-winning
artists and up-and-
coming talent has
been confirmed for
this year8217s
Stortford Music Festival.Music fans are in for a real treat, with
the organisers billing the event as
having something for everyone -- from
acoustic, blues and folk to rock, funk
and jazz.
The acts headlining the two-day
extravaganza on the recreation ground
behind St Mary8217s Catholic School on
May 3 and 4 are melodic four-piece
AloneMe and Cambridge-based folk
band No ID.
Also on the bill are Mozzy Green, who
have twice been nominated for this
year8217s Indy Awards, plus Stuart
Mason, winner of20078217s UK
Songwriting Contest.
Among the other 40-plus acts
performing over the two days are
rockers Caimbo, who recently
appeared at Rhodes Rocks!
at the
Rhodes Arts Complex, indie dance
troupe Little Thiefand Stortford8217s
own Sub Pop Sunday.
Festival director Annie Compton said:
8220We8217re really pleased with the quality
ofthe excellent bands who have signed
up to appear at this year8217s festival.
8220We8217ve got 46 acts signed up, several
from the excellent Club Blub [regular
music night held at the HalfMoon in
Stortford] and, on top ofthat, there8217s
musical workshops including one for
ukeleles, which is the latest craze
taking the country by storm.8221
There will also be an arts marquee,
children8217s workshops, poetry, visual
arts and youth theatre.
For latest news and updates about the
festival, visit
www.stortfordmusicfestival.org.uk.Music........................................................By ELEANOR SCOTCHBROOKSTAR LINE-UP: Clockwise from top, Caimbo, Mozzy Green and
NoID are some of the acts set to grace the Stortford Music
Festival in May (s)SATURDAY
Green Stage
11am
Caimbo
11.50am
BS Music Centre
Wind Band
12.40pm
St. Mary8217s Catholic
School Jazz Band
2.40pm
The Follow
3.50pm
Sambatastic
6pm
The Strangerhood
7pm
Mozzy Green
8.15pm
The Spores
9pm AloneMe
Acoustic Marquee
11.20am
Megan Moralee
11.35am
Max and Lydia
12.10pm
Suzi Bowden & Ginny
Mills
12.25pm
Spellbrook Thunder
1pm
Harvey J Hannant
1.15pm
Paul Hilder
2.10pm
Rich Fynan
2.25pm
JJ Zarbo
3.30pm
Stuart Mason
4.10pm
Acoustic Club open mic
5.30pm
Strangeworld
6.30pm
Ed Hope &Friends
7.45pm
Karmadillo
SUNDAY
Green Stage
11.30am
Doghouse
12.25pm
One Man Down
1pm
PennyRoyal
1.50pm
Little Thief
2.40pm
Sub PopSunday
3.35pm
The Raid
5.20pm
Songs From The Blue
House
6pm
The White Gospel
6.50pm
REVERE
8pm
NoID
Acoustic Marquee
12.45pm
Karen Johnson & Tony
Clark
1.20pm
Stortford Ukulele
Society
1.35pm
Helen Penfold
2.10pm
The Apache John Band
2.25pm
Trent Halliday
3.05pm
Rachael Bell
3.20pm
Hamish Currie
4.05pm
Parisian Swing
5pm
Confusion
5.40pm
The Tony Day Trio
6.20pm
16 String Jack
7.20pm
Happnin8217 Boy & Mike
Rasmussen
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