Dart Music Festival is eighteen this year! - So we hope it will get your vote…Some of the highlights are:


15th


, 16th The Wurzels


The Bandstand, Royal Avenue Gardens


Formed in 1966 by the late Adge Cutler, The Wurzels are still going strong – Glastonbury in 2000 no less! Since their millennium album release ‘Never Mind The Bullocks’ - modern pop songs covers – they’re forever in demand. ‘Combine Harvester remix 2001’ – upbeat version of their 1976 chart topper - and ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’, (originally by a group known as Oo-Ar-Sis - or should that be Oasis?) opened the floodgates and the Wurzels haven’t looked back since. Hardly a day goes by now when they can’t be found on stage, on TV shows, raising money for charities and most of all bring- ing so much pleasure to so many people with simple sing-along numbers extolling the virtues of living in the land of cider and sunshine. The Wurzels are regularly asked how long they’ll keep going. The response is always “As long as we enjoy performing”. Suits the rest of us just fine!


Charles Hazlewood


and Support The Flavel “What Heston Blumenthal is to food, Charles Hazlewood is to music” The Guardian Charles Hazlewood occupies a unique position in British musical life. The combination of his outstanding musical talent and versatility as a conductor and passion for bringing classical music to the widest possible audience has led to a significant profile as a conductor in the British media – and worldwide. He’s performing with eight Royal Academy of Music string musicians - a rare opportunity to see one of our greatest conductors with some of our finest young musicians in a special presentation, with Charles talking and sharing his experience working with his Paraorchestra, his films and projects in South Africa and life conducting some of the world’s best orchestras.


& 17th


May 2015


CHARLES HAZLEWOOD


PETER KNAPP


Style – The Guildhall Violin virtuoso Billy Thompson brings his immensely popular Gypsy Jazz style


to the Festival, promising an enter- taining performance of high energy, soulful musicianship and panache. The music is a mixture of Hot Club classics, fiery Hungarian tunes, unusual covers, original tunes and even some tasteful free improvisation. Performing in the Gypsy Jazz or “Hot Club” style, Billy has performed with international guitar-


ists Gary Potter, John Etheridge, Lollo Meier, Andreas Oberg, Martyn Taylor and Howard Alden amongst others. Through performing with Mike Westbrook’s Glad Day, Billy met the wonderful accordionist Karen Street, who joins Billy with Andy Mackenzie, Eryl Jones and Greg Robley for an experi- ence not to be missed.


know about Opera! – ST Saviours Church Sophisticated stand-up comedy; sumptuous musical selec- tion for singers and orchestra; audience operatic sing-along - this unique show celebrates opera in a hugely entertaining way. Based on Peter Knapp’s experience of 40 years in the opera business, which has seen him sing, direct, conduct,


Peter Knapp’s ‘All you ever wanted to Billy Thompson Gypsy


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