+ 20 I CUTHEROEADVERTISERE.TIMES PICTURE SPECIAL: KIBBLE VALLEY JAZZ FESTIVAL SI Songs, dance and all that jazz.. FEATURE
byDuncan Smith
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thousands descended on the Ribble Valley over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend. It began on Thursday night
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at the Grindleton Pavilion with a performance from the Camerate Ritmataensemble and gathered pace through out the weekend with 36 live performances and four work-. shops provided by some of the UK’s leading players, includ ing Dennis Rollins and Snake Davis. One of the highlights of ■
the weekend was Saturday’s Street Festival on Clitheroe’s Castle Street, which took place from u am until 6 pm with a diverse line-up of musicians that ranged from the Clitheroe Ukulele Orchestra to the Rib ble Valley Jazz and Blues Club’s own community band. Dry and occasionally sunny
weather helped attract an es timated audience of 2,000 to enjoy the music. Headline venues The
Grand and The Atrium en
joyed packed houses for the likes of the Snake Davis Band, Dub Jazz Sound System and Monday afternoon’s festival fi nale featuring Tipitina and the One Voice Community Choir. Participating venues includ- - ingTheRoseand Crown, Swan and Royal Hotel, Maxwell’s, The Post House Hotel, The Emporium and The Spread Ea gle Hotel at Sawley all reported brisk business as music fans visited the area from all over the North West and beyond. Ribble Valley Jazz Festival
chairwoman Sue Lightbown said: “Everything came togeth er spectacularly well and we are very thankful for the sup port of the town and our audi ences who came out in record numbers.” “We have improved the
quality of the festival experi ence and now the challenge for next year is to look at how we can develop it with the help of our partners and stake holders, to whom we are very grateful.” . Instumental in the success
of Saturday’s street festival was local promoter Valley Gigs,
' which worked closely with the Jazz and Blues Club commit tee.
!ii Pete Monk,from Valley The 2014 Ribble Valley Jazz Festival.
he 5 th Kibble Valley Jazz Festival lived up to its promise of beingthe biggest
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Gigs, commented: “It couldn’t have gone better. The weather was glorious and the we had
•the best crowds ever. Some of the traders reported that it was their best day of the year. “Most of the bands were
local and the dayjust went from strength to strength, kicking off with the Charlie Brown Bandandthen Gaynor Suttcliffe’s new band Western Valley Hot Club. We had the ‘ Ribble Valley Jazz Collective; all local players. The after- . noon finished off with the ever popular, festival favourites Blowjangles.” Also making a special guest appearance was the Clitheroe
Ukulele Group, which owes its existence to the festival. It was formed after popular ukulele workshops were held at last year’s festival, and now meets fortnightly on Tuesday eve nings at the town’s New Inn. For more about the Ribble
Valley Jazz and Blues Club and how to get involved, visit:
www.ryjazzandblues.co.uk
GREAT JAZZ WEEKEND
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