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2001 Artists

Last updated 19th May 2001.

Details will be added / updated as the artists supply us with information.

Friday 25th May, 8-11.15pm

King David's Blues Band

King David's Blues Band are a popular regular item on the London Blues scene playing regularly at the West End's "12 bar Club, the "Nothing But The Blues" Bar and the Station Tavern in Notting Hill, all well known London Blues venues. The band's rhythm section has Brian Nevill on drums and Matt Radford on double bass. They spent many years with Big Joe Louis and his Rhythm Kings and have also played with U.S. Blues legends Lazy Lester and Homesick James. The front man for the trio is Dave Purdy; he is no stranger to Big Joe Louis either!

This outfit gives lively, very lively, 1940's, 1950's style down-home blues, with the swinging-est rhythm section behind some nifty guitar work and bluesy vocals.

Roger Carey's Band

The band is Roger Carey (bass, lead vocals, guitar), Rick Pentecost (piano, keyboards, backing vocals), Simon Page (drums) and Andy Williams (guitar & backing vocals).

Roger Carey started in rock bands and has incorporated early and recent influences into line up. The Jazz influence comes from work with Pete Burden, Al Casey and Slim Gaillard in earlier years, and Mark Edwards, John Etheridge and Dick Pearce in later years. Playing with blues artists Roger Hubbard, Louis Turpin, The Jukes and touring with the Legendary Long John Baldry left an inevitable trace of the blues. His long time as bassist with Liane Carroll, with whom he played numerous weeks at Ronnie Scotts and made 3 CD's, his two years in "Field of Blue" with singer Jacqueline Dankworth all added to his experience. Roger sings, plays guitar and bass in this band who were recently described as having "phenomenal musicianship combined with idiosyncratic material".

Rick Pentecost, the bands keyboard player played with "Tich Turner's Escalators" (Ska), and "The Bolivians" (blues). Simon Page came to this area in the early 80's. He worked with crossover jazz band "The Hamptons" and London based "Raincoats" with bassist Rita Charles. He is another long-time member of the popular blues band "The Bolivians" who supported Peter Green and Jools Holland. He toured Europe with country rock artists Will Faeber, playing major venues including the Wembley arena. Andrew Hudson Brodie Williams has played at the Dean St. Pizza Express and Kettners in Soho.

Andy has enjoyed a nine-year Sunday lunch residency at Pizza on the Park and has performed with American artists Tal Farlow, Benny Waters, and Warren Vache and opened for Barney Kessek and Harry Allen. Recently he spent time working abroad enabling him to spend some time in New York, where he jammed at the Blue Note. He is currently involved in the high tech funk/ hip-hop duo Hazardous Funk.

The Liane Carroll Band

Liane Carroll was born in London in1964. She began piano lessons aged 3 with concert pianist Phyllis Catlin. Both Liane's parents were singers. At age 7 she was composing and arranging and at age 15 she began singing and playing live with jazz and rock musicians. She also worked with Big Band line-ups, sometimes playing trumpet.

In the early 80's Liane was both performer and teacher and played residencies as singer and pianist. In 1988 she diversified again by joining "Moire Music", a contemporary jazz group led by composer/saxophonist Trevor Watts. With "Moire" she toured the UK, Europe, Canada, USA, New Zealand and India. She also worked with Watts' freeform "Drum Orchestra" and there were stints with Belgian based jazz fusion band "Urbanised" and "Voices from Somewhere", a contemporary choir led by pianist Veryan Weston and singer Phil Minton. She was working alongside some of the UK's best jazz instrumentalists and singers.

Liane has had her own trio since 1987 and in 1989 they teamed up with trumpeter Dave Holdsworth for a lengthy stint of jazz club gigs and a CD release "Ten Day Simon". Liane's singing was particularly singled out for critical attention and praise. In 1991 she and partner Roger Carey were signed to a new record label set up by Jazz FM, founder Dave Lee. The CD "That's Life" was then released. Meanwhile in a more blues oriented venture she helped produce the music for an ITV mini movie "Palmer" (featuring popular actor Ray Winstone) and was seen performing in the nightclub sequence of that drama.

Liane has continued since then as a soloist and with her trio, gigging constantly, as well as projects such as the pop rock band "Ten Seconds and Counting" and Harvey Brough's close harmony R'n'B (Harvey led Harvey and the Wallbangers). Her compositions are used worldwide.

As a session musician/singer, she has worked for leading songwriters and bands. She is acknowledged as one of the UK's best jazz singers and her enthusiasm and ability as a musician means she is in constant demand. Liane accompanied Gerry Rafferty on his European and UK tours and appeared on his CD. Liane has recently toured with Jerry Donahue. She plays with Sara Colman and Jacqueline Dankworth in "Passion. She is a STAR!!

Saturday 26th May, 1-5.30pm

Rude Knot To

Rude Knot To is a Hastings based folk - influenced band formed in 1998 by Martin Stringer (Vocal Oscillations and Guitar) and Jeff Davis (MANdo - LIN) {in the style of Viv Stanshall} and slightly higher Vocal Oscillations). Various line-up changes occurred over the following months, although the band always had three members, finally John Laidlaw (Guitar and Sub - vocal Oscillations) completed the chemistry.

Many of their songs are about the sea and the people who work and live with it. The band has appeared on both radio and television, and has a big local following leading to appearances at major festivals. Their music includes the best of Gaelic, Celtic and English folk styles, together with a hefty dollop of blues and rock from the late sixties and early seventies. The exclusively original music is constantly evolving, with each band member contributing songs in their own style. Once the band has had its way with the tunes, their immediately identifiable sound emerges.

Haywood & Flack

Russ Haywood plays: acoustic guitar, mandola, mandolin, banjo. Performing career; Solo performer from age 16 to present date. Also played in: Andy Bannister Blues band, The Telham Tinkers, The Eveready Ceilidh band alongside Karen Tweed, John Winch's Yazoo Skiffle Co. Has also guested in various local bands inc. Brian Boru. Once played guitar for Matt Molloy of the Chieftains. Currently playing guitar/banjo in the Stag Band and builds guitars and related instruments for a living. Has built instruments for the following performers who have appeared at the Black Horse Festival. Tabs' Roger Flack: Acoustic guitar, "Solid" acoustic guitar, electric mandolin, and electric mandola Dave Pellett: electric mandola Garry Blakeley: acoustic guitar, electric violin. Better Days' Paul Dengate: acoustic guitar, "Solid" acoustic guitar. Stag Band Pete Sedgewick; acoustic bouzouki, acoustic mandola. Brian Boru Paul Sedgewick: wooden Irish flute Has also built miniature instruments for the following: Matt Molloy, Dick Gaughan, Paddy Maloney, Finbar Furey.

Roger Flack multi- instrumentalist and arranger. Plays: piano, kit drums, percussion, bass, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandola, mandolin. Played in: Jacob's Noak, Nightowls, the Tabs, the Stag Band Discography: Jacob's Noak, Too Big to Feel ; The Tabs, Dawn; The Tabs, Good Medecine; The Tabs, Live at Cropredy Festival. Currently playing guitar (electric and acoustic) in The Tabs and working on The Tabs' arrangements. Also co-owns B & T Music in Hastings.

Bopp!

Keith Bleasby, Tony O'Neal, Jon Potts, John Poole and Oli Arditi are Bopp! They hail from the East Coast and have played extensively throughout East Anglia for the past two years. They have gained a reputation playing several regional festivals including The Cambridge folk festival and they topped the bill at The Walton Folk festival last year.

Percussionist Keith spent many years playing in Europe with Cajun Mock Frogs. Tony plays bouzouki and keyboards. This multi instrumentalist is the custodian of a redundant lighthouse and lightship filled to the brim with his other great passion - vintage radios. Fiddle phenomenon Jon Potts, whose music is rooted in the Irish tradition, has recorded at London's Abbey Road and Mayfair studios and an album with Gordon Giltrap. Back in 1964 John Poole was playing in Liverpool's Cavern Club. He plays guitar and with Jon Potts he sings for the band. Oli is Bopp!s bass player when the band perform their diverse mix of original songs and eclectic arrangements of traditional tunes.

Eric Roche

Eric Roche Eric grew up in Tralee listening to "all the kinds of music people of my age were listening to in the 1980's". He began studying classical guitar in his early twenties, while studying for a degree in maths and economics at UCC. However, the desire to concentrate on music full time never left him.

Eric is head of guitar studies at the London Music School. Since 1996 he has been the regular acoustic guitar columnist at Guitar Techniques magazine. He has produced nine guitar folios for Music Sales publishers. In 1999 he released his debut album "The Perc U lator". It's an instrumental acoustic guitar album, with influences of both folk and jazz - he does some unusual arrangements of Bach and Handel melodies, and a version of the Beatles classic Norwegian Wood, as well as his own compositions. Difficult to categorise, Roche's style falls somewhere between Folk and Jazz. Some would call it contemporary finger style, but when you see him play the melody, the harmony, the bass lines and the percussion parts all at the same time, you realise that he is one of an elite group of acoustic guitarists who sound, and play, like a one man band. He produces a fistful of sound in a flurry of fingers and hands. If you want to see an acoustic guitar dismantled and reconstructed before your eyes. Check out a Roche performance. It is not all technique and "flash". There is a truth beneath the bangs harmonics and flying wrists. His tunes are melodic and strong and stable. His rhythms are earthy and grounded.

"Eric Roche smashed any preconceived ideas of what a single acoustic guitar is capable of" Ben Bartlett, Guitarist Magazine.

Show Of Hands

Songwriter Steve Knightly and multi instrumentalist Phil Beer are Show of Hands, one of the most exciting pairings on the folk scene in Britain in the 21st century, in fact one of the most popular folk / Acoustic groups in the UK ever! They create their unique musical style by combining melody and lyrics of both English and Celtic music with instruments and influences from other traditions. The instruments they play besides fiddle and guitar include the South American Cuatro, the Eastern European Cello-Mandolin, the slide guitar from the USA and the Mandolin from Italy, all performed with a "rock" attitude learnt by the pair playing in electric bands in pubs and clubs.

Rural imagery has been a recurring theme in Steve Knightly's songs. He finds a rich source of characters in the countryside and many of his songs have a specific regional setting but still maintain universal appeal. They have well in excess of ten albums to their name available on their own label. Last year they put out a double album and Q Magazine described them as "a grass roots phenomenon". Q also said "Startlingly good…Maybe Wembley beckons". The Times said of them "absolutely fantastic - World Music from the West Country".

The duo had a second sell out show at London's Albert Hall this year.

Plus Jugglers and Punch and Judy

Saturday 26th May, 8-11.15pm

Pesky

Pesky is a new contemporary folk trio. Confident vocals with music from twin fiddles and guitar and fiddle, flute and guitar and electric "octave" fiddle produce some mighty fine harmonies and fiddle harmony duos.

This is an ambitious new outfit, still fresh and unsophisticated, looking to enlarge their field of gigs beyond the folk circuit. This is not surprising as Mark's background is in Folk and Rock. He plays in various barn dance bands playing with them all over the country. Back in Swindon, he is a founder member of "Acoustic Youth".

Flautist and fiddler Anna is studying for a music degree at Kingston. She has been involved with folk to some degree for most of her life due to her family's long association with the English folk scene. She recently picked up "the best vocalist award" at the Wiltshire Youth Folk Awards.

Holly is studying music and education. She has been interested in French and other traditional music and with London's French ensemble "On Bouge and Norwich based "Massif Village Orchestra". She has been to Sidmouth and Towersey Festivals with both outfits.

Theirs is a tight, enthusiastic and exciting performance. They all played together at the Chippenham Folk Festival in June last year and Holly and Anna will be representing England in an International Folk Orchestra in Italy following The Black Horse Festival this year.

Attila The Stockbroker's Barnstormer

Barnstormer is the result of Attila the Stockbroker's lifelong ambition to combine his great musical passion for Early Music and punk rock! The sound evolved has been described as "Somewhere between a 16th century dance band and The Clash"!

For fourteen years Attila travelled the world as a solo poet / songwriter / musician, then in 1994 he formed his first band. The mix of early music and punk sound Barnstormer has is a fusion of drums, bass and raw guitars with medieval and renaissance instruments: crumhorn, cornamuse, mandocello, violin, recorders and shawm. It is a unique and ground breaking sound. Attila writes most of the material for Barnstormer and can be heard on the band's recordings 'The Siege Of Shoreham' and 'Renaissancecore'.

Little Johnny England

'Little Johnny England' only emerged on the folk scene last year in front of a packed house at the Mill Arts Centre, Banbury, supporting the Phil Beer Band. They played at a few of the major festivals including Cropredy and they took Belgium's Dranouter Festival and the Hong Kong Festival by storm.

The band is: Gareth Turner who built his reputation as a melodeon player of repute with the Albion Band, Ashley Hutchins Dance Band and tours with Phil Beer, P.J. Wright an electric slide guitar man and member of the Steve Gibbons band. He plays with Gibbons and Fairport Convention's Simon Nicol and Dave Pegg as the Dylan Project; Fiddle player and percussionist Guy Fletcher of 'Dansaul' and former rock band Clarion members Mat Davies (bass and mandolin) and drummer Edd Frost. The band always knew they would not fit into many of the folk clubs the five man line-up with full size drum kit is too big and noisy. Gareth Turner said "We first talked of LJE in early 1998; I had met Clarion, an Oxfordshire, became friends with Edd , their drummer. He wanted to work with a squeezebox led band; it turned out this was because he was a bit of a closet squeezer'.

In 1997 he recorded with long time mate and fellow squeezer Simon Care (Edward ll). With Edd, they recruited Fred Davies, guitar, from Clarion, and Phil Beer Band bassist, Nick Quamby. Needless to say, there are always changes in the formative months of such an endeavour and before they got going Nick fell through a skylight seriously injuring his hand and Mat Davies took his place.

Sunday 27th May, 2-5.30pm

Horace X

Wild Asian, Celtic and Gypsy tunes, reed splitting horn lines, ragga chant and furiously energetic dance beats collide in a manic east/west mix of music. This is how Horace X's music is described and their "full on" U.V. lit explosion of sound energy and visuals also features a classical Egyptian dancer.

Horace X are Mark Russell responsible for the bands composition, programming, percussion and keyboards. He grew up in underground Dance and reggae acts, supporting Toots and the Maytalls and Lee Perry. He cut vinyl with Ewan MacColl and Denis Bovell. Mark crosses various style boundaries drawing from years of experience playing and writing with reggae, hilife, funk, experimental and hip hop line ups. The NME described his work as "sensational". Hazel Fairbairn plays electric 5 string fiddle and has studied and played Irish, Cajun, Gypsy and Indian music in London, Cork and Cambridge. She has played with Sharron Shannon, Laurie Anderson, Brian Eno, and "the mighty Chandru". The unique style combining slapping and finger bass with large effects is how Jenny Hopkins adds bass to the band. She is a Tackhead, Chemical Brothers, Reggae, Hip-hop and tequila fanatic. Hot horns are provided by "the blue monk" Pete Newman on baritone sax and clarinet. Also appearing with Horace X at this years Womad Day at Telham at the end of May providing ragga chat are Terminator Bones and Poor White Trash mixed by the mad professor.

The band has featured in two sessions by Andy Kershaw. It has been together since 1993 combining Funk, Reggae and Dance rhythms with Eastern fiddle tunes They have played in venues from London to Lublijana including Glastonbury, Sidmouth, Towersey and many other prestigious festivals. They were a huge hit at The Cambridge Folk Festival where Folk Roots described their act as "Frantic thunderous, entertaining stuff...Beat box roots, with several kitchen sink loads of ethno and not-so-ethno input". The Glastonbury programme said they were like a cross between James Brown and Ivo Papasov. John Peel summed the band up with a simple "Damn fine".

They have recorded three CDs, one of these was put forward for the 1995 Mercury prize and are recording a fourth CD at the moment. Their earlier CD, M = EC2 was a hit with the university magazine Varsity. They described it as a gem of a record and weirdly wonderful. The band has come a long way since then but their latest album "Burst Peacock" is still wonderfully weird!

Safro Manzangi Elima

The band was originally created by Safro Manzangi in 1991 and was called "All in One". Safroman, as he is also called, then started another group in 1993 with young musicians from his homeland of Zaire (now The Congo).

He is a guitarist, a singer, a songwriter and a producer His music can be described as a unique blend of Rumba Classic of Soukous and Folk songs of Congo Kinshasa, and is popular in Africa. It is local African Pop music. He is accepted in The Congo as The High Priest of Soukous.

Safro is The Congo's most written and talked about 'musical foot soldier'. He has worked with Grand Kalle, Luambo Franco, Papa Wemba, Emeneya Jo Kester and many more artists. On stage with him are young, talented musicians who describe themselves as "a hot rifled guitar music producing outfit".

This 8-piece band (last year there were at least ten and we were expecting only six!) have performed at The Band on the Wall (Manchester), African Centre (London), Africa Oyee (Liverpool), Dublin and Aberdeen. They stepped in at the last minute to replace The Four Brothers at the festival two years ago. They were wonderful and not one member of the audience expressed regret at missing The Four Brothers! Safroman were inspired and were invited back to entertain those who wanted more and those who missed out on the frenetic and rhythm-full sounds from an African band with hardly a drum (other than the drum kit) on stage. Such was the response and pleading from their new fans - they are here again for an unprecedented third consecutive year!

Achanak

Leaders of the new-wave Bhangra explosion, Achanak fuse traditional Indian vocals and energetic western dance rhythms. Bhangra is currently the fastest growing World music format; brought to the UK by the earliest Indian immigrants, it has been transformed by third generation South Asians into the most explosive British music phenomenon. With relentless percussion from dhol, tabla and dholak, the uncompromising wall of sound has stunned and exhilarated new audiences worldwide.

Achanak enjoy a hyperactive lead vocalist, an energetic dance crew, a spectacular light show, pyrotechnics and onstage video. In Britain they have been on DEF II and Bhangra Girls (BBC2), Central TV, Network East, Sky TV, MTV, S4C, Channel east, B4U. They were S4C's main band on "Y Sesiwyn Hwyr", their live Hogmanay show on New Year's Eve 2000. Live, they have performed at venues throughout Europe, in Canada, Dubai, Singapore, Malaysia and Japan, and at a wide range of festivals with appearances alongside The Manic Street Preachers, the Levellers, Boney M, Mica Paris, Dreadzone, African Headcharge, Apache Indian, Incognito, MN8 and Damage.

Of their 7 albums, five have gone platinum and one "double" platinum. Other awards during the past 10 years include Best video and Best live band - APNA awards; Best band - Sidhu awards; Best album - Media awards.

Plus Jugglers and Punch and Judy

Sunday 27th May, 8-11.15pm

Pass The Cat

"Pass The Cat" is an excellent band drawing on the rhythms of the world with an ever-changing Rolling revue with a variety of line-ups. However Steve Riv' is always the familiar voice and distinctive hard driving acoustic guitar with the band. The musicians set to play as Pass The Cat at the festival are regulars. Paul Newbury-drums, Colin Gibson-bass and vocals, Richard Blasco-electric guitar and vocals, Kenny Craddock-piano accordian, Hammond and vocals, Nana Tsiboe - percussion and vocals with Steve Rivington-lead vocals and acoustic guitar.

Pass The Cat continue to build on their reputation as the south coast's premier groove band. Steve Riv's distinctive vocals and high-energy guitar dance around the super solid rhythm section of Paul Newbury, Colin Gibson and percussion supremo Nana Tsiboe. That with the hypnotic electric guitar of Richard Blasco, and the hammond wizardry of Kenny Craddock complete Pass The Cat's sound. Their music is a blend of Steve's highly original material and a handful of eclectically performed covers defies categorisation, although the band themselves refer to it as 'rhythm suction'. Check it out for yourself.

Zydecomotion

Zydecomotion This five-piece band produces a raw, tough, unstoppable mix of down home "Southern grits" in their music with its blend of Zydeco and Blues. The band was put together by Louisiana accordion bossman Chris Hall who is no stranger to the festival as he also plays with "R Cajun and The Zydeco Brothers" and The Bearcats. He recently accepted the invitation from Bill Wyman to play on his latest album and was part of the band put together by Sir Paul McCartney to record his "Run Devil Run " album. That band (featuring Dave Gilmour, Mick Green and Ian Paice) went on to play on The Jools Holland Show, Top Of The Pops and a live webcast from The Cavern in Liverpool.

Singer Bryn Davies' voice has been described as a mix of Tom Waits, John Lee Hooker and Joe Cocker. His experience as a blues man with Cheshire based 'Mad Dog' gives the band a unique primeval swamp groove overlaid with bluesy vocals, rockin' guitar and Louisiana accordion that has excited festival crowds at the Monaghan Blues Festival in Eire, The Groningen Festival in Holland, The Cork Jazz festival, and even a packed Barbican Centre in London. The band now features some of the most respected Cajun and Zydeco men around.

Chris Hall has also played with leading exponents of this type of S.W. Louisiana music Willis Prudhomme, Courtney Grainger, Dirk Powell, Christine Balfa, Geno Delafose, Randy Vildrine and Zach Huval. We will see him with rub board player and vocalist Bryn "Mad Dog" Davies, red hot drummer Sam Murray, bass man Pete Hardy, Mitch Proctor on fiddle and keyboard player 20 year old Andy McAllister, who is the latest addition to the country's leading Zydeco band.

Le Gop

Le Gop: "a weird sort of Alan Stivell meets Status Quo dynamic live sound that chases you on to the dance floor" (Folk Roots Magazine).

Le Gop is easily the most popular current French roots folk rock band. They play exciting, irresistible dance music with a heartbeat of French roots rhythm infused with their own extravagant energy and melody, the band's sound is a distinctive folk rock with fiddles and electric hurdy gurdy.

They are all accomplished musicians from folk, jazz, and rock backgrounds. Formed in Paris in 1989 they have won a large following in France and Britain. They whipped up wild enthusiasm at Sidmouth Festival and Cardiff Europe festivals. Le Gop are: Jean Luc Gueneau (electric hurdy gurdy); Vincent Letreau (violin/keyboards); Michel Le Cam (guitar/violin/mandolin); Eric Raillard (bass); Olivier Le Gallo (drums) who have previously played with such great bands as Malicorne, Ti Jaz and Maubissons.

This is music for people who love to dance. It just doesn't matter if you don't know the French dance steps for bouree, schottische, andro, waltz or gavotte, because the music will move your feet without need of thought. Rock, bop, bouree or boogie; this is music to make your feet fly and head spin with delight.

Monday 28th May, 2-5.30pm

Queer Fish

This New wave Punk Band came together during their last months at Claverham Community College. They play energetic music with explosive energy and they even write energetic songs. The first song they put together took 1st Prize at Battle's Marvellium Festival last summer. Queer Fish are James- lead singer and guitarist, Lee - lead guitar. Ollie - bass and Luke - drums. They are gaining a following and over 150 enjoyed them at Hastings Crypt.

Kinagro

James and Will played at the festival a few years ago with their old band Stuff that when they were just boys. Now they are back as an integral part of a group of talented 16 and 17 year olds with "Kinagro". The pair has never stopped playing and developing their skills. James is also the new guitarist with local super group, The Tabs. They have taken on new influences and commitments too. James is still the guitarist offering backing vocal and Will is still on the drum kit. They have in the band Danny on lead guitar, and Gareth on guitar and backing vocals. The five-piece band has Julez up front with her knock out voice. Together they produce a set of high quality Rock / Pop / Dance / Punk projecting heaps of adrenalin and showing off their talent.

Hush

At the beginning of 2001 Phil Headey wrote a collection of songs for a band using some of the best young local musicians in the area. His idea was to create a band and then push in the right direction taking it as far as possible. After local advertising and advice from local schoolteacher Gareth Jones, a number of musicians were tried and 17 years old vocalist Karly Townsend was found. She had the voice and image to build a band around. Her brother Marc (20) joined on guitar and backing vocals, the nucleus of Hush had been formed. Karly searched for talent at her music college in Eastbourne and found fellow seventeen year old student and keyboard player Sarah Stanbridge. Their drummer is James Pineau (19) and the band's bass player is John Norman.

RetroJets

This four-piece deliver frantic mayhem in sound with a dynamic stage presence. They are James Turner, the band's front man and guitarist, Guitarist Simon Richard who is "pure rock" and is the band's "driving force". Andy Ensor delivers a driving bass riff and at the back, Jamie Hicks adds attitude to drumming.

The Uninvited

Having won through the many local bands showcased and given exposure by the local radio station - Arrow FM, they opened the Bank Holiday Monday afternoon session last year to an enthusiastic throng. Following their success at the festival last year and some strong performances locally, we are pleased to invite them back for this year's Monday afternoon session of music from young talented musicians. The boys in "The Uninvited" met on a music programme at ECAT (Eastbourne College of Arts and Technology) where they benefited from the experience and wisdom of Trevor Jones and Arthur Brown of "The mad and crazy world of"…fame. They have attracted a lot of interest in the music industry with their original songs. They have a new management deal and support opportunities with major artists beckon.

Plus Jugglers and Punch and Judy

Monday 28th May, 8-11.15pm

Reservoir Cats

Reservoir Cats are a relatively new band of not so new musicians. This band's members have an impressive track record.

The bands singer Pete Prescott is no stranger to the festival having put in bravura performances here with The Lost Boys and Dead Calm. He recorded albums with Sergeant, an English / Swiss band and made another with Forcefield featuring Cozy Powell, Neil Murray and Hastings guitarist Ray Fenwick. Guitarist Phil Hudson, recently recorded with Martine McCutcheon and played with Tina Turner and Geri Halliwell. He worked for the Lighthouse Family for many years and 'guested' on television shows with Samantha Mumbo. The band's keyboard player is Rick Pentecost. He used to be a leading light with the legendary group The Escalators and was an important part of leading local bands the Bolivian Brothers and Popular Beat Combo. Terry Pack is the band's bass man and played for Steve Hackett, Gary Moore and Cozy Powell. He was with 70's progressive rock band The Enid and for the past ten years has been a member of the Jonny Mars Band. The man at the back on the drum kit is Pete Shaw who was in The Jonny Mars band with Ray Fenwick and in Jim Jim and the Jims with Pete Prescott and Terry Pack.

The band has been chosen to start The Black Horse Festival's final night farewell party with The Blackman Brothers Big Soul Band on Monday May 29th this year.

Blackman Brothers' Big Band

The Blackman Brothers with Bob's brass section will once again be providing the entertainment at the Festival's Farewell party on Bank Holiday Monday. They will be playing a mixture of "Soul Classics" and "Motown Melodies". All those 60's and 70's "Soul" jukebox hits will be performed "live". They will feature their favourite songs from many artists including Curtis Mayfield, The Isley Brothers, Eddie Floyd, Otis Redding and "Mr Motown", Smokey Robinson.

Fans of the band and the festival look forward to the wonderful "party" atmosphere this band creates. David and Martin Blackman formed The Blackman Brothers and other members include Ashley Pepper on keyboards, Martin Luckhurst on guitar with bassist, Grant Young. David and Martin both sing lead and harmony vocals and add additional rhythm guitar and percussion.

The band will, as always at the Black Horse festival, be augmented, enhanced and completed by the addition of "Bob's Brass". This 'Horn' section formerly played with the popular Soul Band - "Time Machine". This outfit of tight vocals and instrumentation with the much acclaimed and strident brass section is always a highlight of the festival.

And last but not least - YOU! A picture from 1999.

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