Saturday 5 May 2007
Sandford Parish Hall, Rose & Crown & The Lamb Inn, Sandford
Local live music acts performing in the afternoon at The Rose & Crown and The Lamb Inn, and local artists and craftspeople displaying and selling their wares at The Lamb, 11am - 4pm.
Venue 1: Rose & Crown, Sandford
1pm - 1.25pm: Leo James (singer/songwriter) (tbc)
1.30pm - 1.55pm: Cora (experimental singer/songwriter)
2pm - 2.40pm: Swamp Gods (alternative rock)
2.55pm - 3.35pm: Skarper! (ska)
3.50pm - 4.35pm: The Waxroom (indie pop/rock)
4.50pm - 6.15pm: House of Kane (heavy rock)
Venue 2: The Lamb Inn, Sandford
11am - 4pm: Arts & Crafts stalls
1pm - 1.30pm: Laura Marshall & guests (a mixture of covers and original songs)
1.45pm - 2.15pm: David Cottam (classical guitar)
2.25pm - 2.55pm: Jules (singer/songwriter)
3pm - 3.30pm: io (folk pop duo)
3.45pm - 5pm: Daddy Ho (indie country / folk band)
Venue 3: Sandford Parish Hall
7pm - 8pm: Rebecca Worthley - www.rebeccaworthley.co.uk
8.15pm - 9.30pm: The Boys From Melbourne Street - www.theboysfrommelbournestreet.com
9.45 - 11.15pm: Thea Gilmore - www.theagilmore.com
Admission to the Rose & Crown and / or The Lamb: £5 (£2.50 for children aged 5-16; under 5s free).
Admission to Venue 3 for evening event - Thea Gilmore + support acts: £10 (£8 concessions) - can be bought in advance or on the door.
Admission to all three venues: £12 (can be bought in advance or on the door).
Family tickets (2 adults + 2 children over 5 years) for the whole event: £25
Advance tickets are available from The Record Shop, Crediton (01363 774299); Sandford Post Office (01363 775805); or by calling the ticket hotline: 01363 776367.
Please note: Tickets are selling fast - only a limited number left!
The Sandford Festival is a fundraising event for CRAMP, Sandford Post Office, Friends of Sandford School (FOSS), and Sandford Parish Hall.
THEA GILMORE - BIOG
Described recently by Mojo magazine as "the most coherent, literate and charged singer-songwriter of her generation", Thea Gilmore has blazed a unique and highly independent trail since releasing her debut album in 1998 aged 18. Prolific and diverse, her seven albums run the gamut from hushed, intimate acoustic settings to full throttle rock, always unified by her spine tingling vocals and inspirational lyrics.
In 2003 Thea achieved commercial breakthrough with the album "Avalanche" which included the hit singles "Juliet" and "Mainstream". In the two years following this she toured the US and Canada five times, including a 2004 pre-presidential-election tour with long-time fan Joan Baez. Other notable and longstanding admirers of Thea's work include Bruce Springsteen and Martha Wainwright, whom Thea recently joined onstage during her UK spring tour.
In August 2006 Thea ended an uncharacteristic three year break between albums with the release of "Harpo's Ghost" to unanimous rave reviews. The album includes her collaborations with Mike Scott of the Waterboys and moved the Daily Telegraph to confirm her as "one of the boldest and most poetic lyricists working in British music...".
Thea Gilmore is a stunningly affecting live performer: her own woman and defiantly, unshakeably the real deal.
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