Additional acts (continued).
Simon Jackson
Simon
Jackson is a guitar virtuoso, singer, tunesmith, songwriter and
multi-instrumentalist whose band Tangata was warmly received at Southwell last
year. He is now concentrating mainly on solo work in folk clubs and festivals.
Expect some great guitar work, sensitive arrangements of some of folk’s best
songs, his own quite personal, sometimes witty songs and some relaxed and silly
banter. Simon will be performing solo and with fiddle player Beth Noble, another
Tangata member who also plays in the band Wholesome Fish.
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Winter Wilson
After
appearing at our first festival last year Kip (Winter) and Dave (Wilson) enjoyed
themselves so much that they asked if they could come back. Since they are
hugely talented and lovely people we were delighted. Expect to see them playing
on the various stages at the site and in town, joining in the sessions, doing a
bit of compering and generally having a good time.
Their original material, which they mix with a few well-chosen covers, is of the
highest quality and is now being covered by other artists.
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The Boothill Toetappers
Nottingham’s
only six-piece duo display incredible versatility and not a little musicianship,
covering many different musical genres and styles.
Steve Bliss (who played solo at the Southwell festival last year) demonstrates
his remarkable virtuosity, not to mention co-ordination, by playing the
harmonica or singing, whilst simultaneously playing the guitar and tap-dancing.
Steve D plays fiddle (in a variety of styles, from folk, to jazz to rock and
classical) he also plays the broom! "The what?" yes - the broom. It’s like a
tea-chest bass without the tea chest. Not to be missed if you enjoy being
entertained!
Helen Morris
Helen
has been singing on the Folk club scene for over 30yrs with a repertoire of
traditional and contempory ballads plus a few of her own compositions,
accompanies herself on the guitar and more recently electric piano,Helen is
often joined by husband Chris on the flute. Helen recorded her first CD
"Journey" in the summer of 2007
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