The Sessions

Three WOMAD festivals already confirmed for 2008.

WOMADelaide, Botanic Park, Adelaide, Australia, 7 to 9 March, 2008.

WOMAD Taranaki, Brooklands Park, (New Plymouth), New Zealand, 14 to 16 March, 2008.

WOMAD Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, UK, 25 to 27 July, 2008.

Labels: 2008, Australia, England, Festival, music, New Zealand, UK, WOMAD

Now in its third year, the Sligo Live Festival will take place on the Irish holiday weekend of October 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th & 29th. That's right, not content with two or three days, the Irish have cleverly done their arithmetic to give them six days of celebrating the best of Irish traditional and contemporary music.

A must for all fans of Irish and roots music, those performing will include, The Buena Vista Social Club, Alabama 3, Duke Special and Dervish.

Labels: 2007, Celtic, Festival, Ireland, Irish, music, Sligo

The Date: 16 May to 20 May, 2007.
The Place: Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Australia.
The Activity: Dancing in the streets, the parks, the malls and all over.
The Event: The Think Mobile Blues on Broadbeach Music Festival

Leading Australian Blues artists and international guests, over 70 different acts representing all styles of the Blues.What's more, it's all completely FREE!!
This is claimed to be the largest free music festival in Australia and you really don't need much of an excuse to visit this beautiful Gold Coast town.

Applications from Blues artists are now being accepted for the 2008 Festival, simply email topnotch-productionsATbigpond.com with the following information:
Usual spam bot precaution, replace AT with @

Artist Name
Type Of Act (Solo, Duo, Trio, Band)
Contact Name
Telephone Number
Fax Number
Mobile
Postal Address
Suburb State: Postcode:
Email Address
Website Address
A 300dpi jpeg photo
Biography in word or publisher format

And they also ask for a demo CD, which needs to be sent to:
Top Notch Productions, PO Box 248, Palm Beach, Queensland, 4221 Australia.
Incidentally, the Blues on Broadbeach website uses a terrific soundtrack of Blues artists who are performing at the festival. Absolute magic, Blues magic.
Swear I heard a didgeridoo in there!

Labels: 2007, 2008, Australia, Blues, Blues on Broadbeach, Broadbeach Music Festival, Festival

Buy tickets here, at no extra cost, for this year's Hampton Court Palace Music Festival.

The festival includes opera legend José Carreras with the UK's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and a host of other musical stars. The incomparable Bryan Ferry, king of live performers Tom Jones, the Buena Vista Social Club, M People featuring Heather Small in their only London performance this year and American singing-sensation Josh Groban. Musicians' musician Jools Holland is joined by Lulu and the one and only, idiosyncratic, Van Morrison is also confirmed for two nights.

Classical fans can also enjoy performances by Lesley Garrett, who will appear straight from her London, West End, role in The Sound of Music, plus favourites Julian Lloyd Webber, Aled Jones and Richard Hickox.

Put these dates in your diary:

Tue 5 June, 2007, José Carreras
Wed 6 June, 2007, Josh Groban
Thu 7 June, 2007, Jools Holland & Lulu
Fri 8 June, 2007, Jools Holland & Lulu
Sat 9 June, 2007, Classic Fireworks
Tue 12 June, 2007, M People featuring Heather Small
Wed 13 June, 2007, Bryan Ferry
Thu 14 June, 2007, Van Morrison
Fri 15 June, 2007, Van Morrison
Sat 16 June, 2007, Lesley Garrett & Friends
Mon 18 June, 2007, Tom Jones
Tue 19 June, 2007, Tom Jones
Wed 20 June, 2007, Tom Jones
Thu 21 June, 2007, Bryan Ferry
Fri 22 June, 2007, Buena Vista Social Club
Sat 23 June, 2007, Festival Finale

And Buy your tickets from the world's leading ticketing company, here, at no extra cost. Did you know that you can also buy Gift Vouchers? They make a wonderful present.

Labels: 2007, Festival, Hampton Court Palace, music, tickets

Now in its seventh year and recognised as one of the UKs best Blues festivals, the 2007 Swanage Blues Festival will have the Dorset coastal resort rocking on Friday 2, Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 March. There is an open invitation to party; admission to all the venues is free.
Swanage is a lovely seaside town in Dorset on England's south coast. It sits in a picturesque bay, just along the coast from the National Trust's Studland Bay and enjoys wonderful views and walks. There are excellent pubs, restaurants and reasonably priced accommodation.

Bands and Musicians performing at the festival include the Incredible Blues Puppies, the Barcodes, Robin Bibi, the Mustangs, Pete Harris, Hugh Budden, Teej Osbourne, Slim Lightfoot & The Backbones, the Jon Walsh Blues Band and the incredible Saiichi Sugiyama.

But wait, there's more! There's Storm Warning, the Hightown Crows, a one-man blues explosion, John Crampton, Sonny Black who was voted Blues in Britain magazine guitarist of the year in 2002, Hollow Bone, Nigel Bagge & Eddie Armer, Pete Smith with Chris Williams, Pete Harris & Jim Tigwell and the man that organises it all for the love of the Blues, Steve Darrington.

Labels: Blues, England, Festival, Swanage, Swanage Blues Festival

Confirmed line-up for the UK's Isle of Wight Festival including Snow Patrol and Devon rockers Muse.

Friday 8 June:
Snow Patrol
The Feeling

Saturday 9 June:
Muse
Plus special guests Kasabian
Ash
Wolfmother
AmyWinehouse
Arno Carstens

Sunday 10 June:
Headliner To Be Confirmed
Plus special guests Keane
The Fratellis
Paolo Nutini
James Morrison

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Hot from the Brit Awards, where they were voted best British live act, Muse will be looking to emulate legendary performances at the Isle of Wight Festival by Bob Dylan, The Who and of course, Jimi Hendrix.

Labels: 2007, Festival, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Festival, Muse, Snow Patrol, tickets