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Programme of live music
Not content with being one of the biggest and best beer festivals in the world, GBBF 2011 is continuing the tradition of making sure we present a musical line-up worthy of any of the summer festivals.
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Tuesday 2 August 2011, 7.15pm - 8pm & 9pm - 9.45pm
Chaminade String Quartet was officially formed in 1990, with the financial backing of the Princes Youth Business Trust, following professional training at the Royal College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Chaminade String Quartet has a unique, fully comprehensive and constantly expanding repertoire, encompassing music suitable for most occasions and appealing to all ages and most musical tastes.
Website: www.chaminade.co.uk
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Wednesday 3 August 2011, 1pm - 1.45pm & 2.30pm - 3.15pm
Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention's bassist since 1969, Jethro Tull's from 1979-1995) and singer-songwriter PJ Wright (guitar, vocals of Little Johnny England since 1998, Steve Gibbons Band 1980-99) met while recording the first Dylan Project album and quickly recognised their shared musical tastes and influences.
Regularly touring together since spring 2006 they have developed a witty, visual stage-act, building a following on their overlapping fan-base. The show features original material from the critically acclaimed debut CD Galileo's Apology (now on iTunes!), interesting and very musical nods to their past, based around well-spun anecdotes and tales from their decades as working musicians.
Website: www.hedgeofsound.com
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Wednesday 3 August 2011, 7.15pm - 8pm & 9pm - 10pm
Info coming soon
Website: www.chrisjaggeronline.com
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Thursday 4 August 2011, 1pm - 1.45pm & 2.30pm - 3.15pm
Following the release of their 2009 CD a.h.a.b., Callum Adamson and Dave Burn were invited to play at the famous 'Tootsies Orchid Lounge' during Nashville's Country Music Awards week festival in Nashville, Tennessee. They recruited Seebs Llewellyn and Luke Price and spent a week playing two shows a day to packed house and were given an invite to record at Warner Studios in Nashville.
Returning to London, the new line up was made permanent and they spent two months busking in London until Bob Harris invited them to record a session for his Saturday night BBC Radio 2 programme, in August 2010. Following on from that, in October they recorded a 5 track EP which Bob Harris offered to launch at the BBC Club. In 2011 a.h.a.b. played their first national tour, of over 20 shows, to sold out crowds.
Website: ahabofficial.com
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Thursday 4 August 2011, 7.15pm - 8pm & 9pm - 10pm
An engaging mixture of vitriol and romance, Stan's Magic Foot stomp their feet to a wide variety of music, both traditional and contemporary. Champions of hat-wearing, and the joy of singing, their energetic shows guarantee to entertain. Formed in 2008 by guitarist Paul Mill and fiddler Barney Smith and joined by bassist Karl Derbyshire and drummer Andy Lyth, everyone who sees this band are guaranteed to feel better, and some will go away with a hat!
Armed with a bag full of silly hats and new songs, including the self-penned gems featuring on their debut E.P. "GypsyKlezmerTangoFolk" (available to download from www.stansmagicfoot.co.uk) this is their first trip back to London since playing the VIP lounge of the PFA Player Of The Year Awards in 2009 and 2010.
Website: www.stansmagicfoot.co.uk
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Friday 5 August 2011, 1pm - 1.45pm & 2.30pm - 3.15pm
If Eric Clapton says "Great stuff!" about anyone's music, pay attention! Best known for a highly successful career in first class cricket, Mark is now concentrating on music: recording, playing live and taking up opportunities as diverse as dueting on National TV with Sarah Brightman, to trading licks with Albert Lee and Bill Wyman and opening for The Straits at the Royal Albert Hall.
Mark started playing guitar at 13 and was already writing and playing live regularly before signing with Surrey County Cricket Club, so music has long been an integral part of his life. Influenced by the likes of Al Green, Robert Cray, Freddie King, Mavis Staples, Little Feat, Stevie Wonder, Small Faces, Eric Clapton and Bonnie Raitt, his style is a classy blend of heartfelt blues and soul.
Website: www.myspace.com/markbutcher1
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Friday 5 August 2011, 7.15pm - 8pm & 9pm - 10pm
The Bad Shepherds play punk songs on folk instruments. Not as a gag, but because they really like the noise. They think the songs are better than people remember. They love folk instruments. It works. They do songs by The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Stranglers, The Jam, Sham 69, The Undertones, The Ramones, The Buzzcocks, The Specials, Talking Heads, Squeeze and others, even Kraftwerk! Alright, they're not all punk, but they come from roughly the same era.
They've mostly given the songs a kind of Celtic feel, and they've stuck in the odd reel and jig here and there. But occassionally they just thrash! They've always thought the excitement of a reel taking off is the nearest thing to the excitement of watching punk live in the 70's.
Website: www.thebadshepherds.com
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Saturday 7 August 2011 12.15pm-1pm; 2pm-2.45pm & 4pm-4.45pm
Formed in 1895, Fulham Brass Band has a long history of music making and strong links with the local community. They have a regular programme of concerts scheduled throughout the year, TV and film work, and frequently compete against other brass bands at venues around the country.
The friendly, sociable and accomplished ensemble always welcome brass and percussion players that are new to the London area.
Website: www.fulhambrassband.co.uk
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