The new organizing committee presents for you a short, intimate Festival this year with a range of events and performance styles, all right on your doorstep in the centre of the village.
An evening of the very best in local folk music – four varied acts, several of whom have won song writing competitions country wide:
The Larks – with over ten years’ experience have developed a wonderful repertoire, seamlessly combining the best of traditional and original songs;
Cambridge & Walker are David (Cambridge) & Jenna (Walker) – they have appeared on local radio, headlined at folk clubs in East Anglia, and played at Bury, Ely, Cambridge and Woodfest Folk Festivals;
Robin Torbitt is a super talented songwriter, with an air of a young Donovan – his music blends a love of 1970s popular-folk with elements of atmospheric, alternative rock;
Kelly & Woolley are Mat (Kelly) & Gary (Woolley) – an acoustic duo from Cambridge and Bury St Edmunds who play tunes from a wide variety of styles, but particularly Folk, Americana, Country and Cajun. They have been playing together as a duo for fourteen years and perform regularly across the Eastern region.
This will be a fantastic evening of music!
What do you get if you cross a wryly witty raconteur with an exceptionally talented guitarist? You will find the answer embodied by Terence Blacker.
In this hilarious and spirit-lifting one-man show, songwriter and author Terence Blacker celebrates one of the great challenges of life: the art of ageing with style.
With songs described by Gyles Brandreth as “witty, wistful, wonderful”, plus anecdotes and a dash of wisdom, he shows how getting old can be the best, most liberating….and funniest….part of your life.
“We need cheering up right now and this singer-songwriter…….. is just the ticket.” Sunday Times
First, enjoy a “Pub Grub” meal – a ploughman’s & pudding – before relaxing in the safe hands of one of the best comedic poets in the country. His new show, fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe is called “Pub Grub.” Fun + filthy poems from someone who knows what they’re doing. If there were any justice he’d be Poet Laureate, or King.
After selling out shows across the country with JOY! Luke Wright is back with a sticky-floored celebration of the ordinary. Here the poet conjures up a world of Tuesday lunchtimes and small-town boozers in poems that burst with inventive language.
Forget your “best life” come and live your worst. Wright’s poems are full of audacious rhymes, insane sonic trickery, and big-hearted storytelling, they’ll leave you feeling a little lightheaded. Expect loads of laughs, a few more coins in the swear jar, and a sore head in the morning.
“A streetwise panache that puts dusty laureates to shame and a sardonic comic verve to rival Stewart Lee.”….The Telegraph
“A winning combination of honesty, humour, ire and wonder. He is at the peak of his powers.” …..The Stage
“His poems shoot arrows through the heart, or leave you dazzled by their virtuosity”…..The List
For more information or queries please contact the Festival using the details below:
Email: info@woolpit-festival.com, Tel: 07774-768172 or visit our website: www.woolpit-festival.com
To purchase tickets for all events and for details of venue and event timings please see:
www.wegottickets.com (at the site search for Woolpit Fest)