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DIARY DATES 2018
JAN
FRI 12 Blakeley & Son - Dolphin
SAT 13 Blakeley & son - General Havelock (JG)
SUN 14 Garry Blakeley & Bear Lucas - Queens Head Icklesham 4.00pm - 6.00pm
FRI 26 Blakeley & son - Burns Night - Jenny Miller
SAT 27 Blakeley & Son - White dog, Ewhusrt - Burns Night
FEB
MON 05 Garry - Private Function
SAT 10 Blakeley & Son with Russ Haywood - FAT TUESDAY
SUN 18 Blakeley & Son - Jenny Lind (RF)
MARCH
SAT 03 Blakeley & Son - Watlington Village Hall - Private Function 8.15pm - 10.45pm (J)
SUN 04 Garry Blakeley & Bear Lucas - Porters - Hastings Old Town 4.00pm - 6.00pm
FRI 09 Blakeley, Lucas & Ewen - Rock Salt - 9.00pm
SAT 10 Blakeley & Son - PF
FRI 16 Ballyreagan Boys - The Kings Head - Horsebridge - from 8.30pm
SAT 17 Garry Blakeley Band - Palace Bars - 3.00pm - 5.00pm (J)
SAT 17 Garry Blakeley Band - Albion, Hastings (J)
SAT 24 Blakeley & Son - Eastbourne - PF - Afternoon gig
SAT 24 Shep Woolley - Portsmouth (W)
FRI 30 Blakeley & Son - Dolphin (J)
APRIL
SUN 08 Rehearsal - Nettlebed
MON 09 Nettlebed Village Club 01628 636620 nettlebedfolkclub.co.uk
TUE 10 Nettlebed Village Club 01628 636620 nettlebedfolkclub.co.uk
WED 11 Exeter Corn Exchange 01392 665938 exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange
THU 12 Wimborne Tivoli Theatre 01202 885566 tivoliwimborne.co.uk
FRI 13 Worcester Huntingdon Hall 01905 611427 worcesterlive.co.uk
SAT 14 Eastbourne College Theatre 01323 841414 www.spyboy.co.uk
SUN 15 Chatham Brooke Theatre 01634 241108 tickets.medway.gov.uk
MON 16 Bury St Edmunds The Apex 01284 758000 theapex.co.uk
TUE 17 Leeds
WED 18 Leeds City Varieties 0113 243 0808 cityvarieties.co.uk
THU 19 Alnwick The Playhouse 01665 510785 alnwickplayhouse.co.uk
FRI 20 Kendal Brewery Arts 01539 725133 breweryarts.co.uk
SAT 21 Southport The Atkinson 01704 533333 theatkinson.co.uk
SUN 22 Tewkesbury The Roses Theatre 01684 295074 rosestheatre.org
MON 23 Chippenham Neeld Arts Centre 01249 446699 neeld.co.uk
TUE 24 Milton Keynes The Stables 01908 280800 stables.org
THU 26 Garry Blakeley & Bear Lucas - The Filo - 9.00pm - 11.00pm
MAY
SAT 05 Barn Dance - Hastings Arr 6.00pm
MON 07 Garry & Bear - JITG - Westhill - 11.45 - 12.30
FRI 11 Ballyregan Boys - kings Head - Horsebridge- 8.30pm
THU 17 Shep Woolley - Brighton Pod - (PF)
FRI 18 Garry Blakeley Band - Pissarros - from 9.00pm
SAT 19 Blakeley & Son (Private Function in Seaford - evening gig Anna & Matt ) (J)
FRI 25 Blakeley, Lucas & Ewen - White Hart - Newenden - 9.00pm
SAT 26 Blakeley & Son - Dolphin 9.00pm - 11.00pm (RF)
THU 31 Shep Woolley - Liberal Cub - Whitehall
JUNE
SAT 09 Blakeley & Son - Big Steve (PF) 11.00am - 1.00pm
SAT 23 Blakeley & Son - Cafe 48 - Bexhill (J)
SAT 30 Blakeley & Son - Wedding - Crowborough 7.30 - 10.00pm (J)
JULY
SAT 07 Blakeley & Son - The Stag - 10.00pm - Midnight
SUN 08 FOF New Forest Festival
THU 12 Garry & Bear - Porters
SAT 14 Garden Party with Bear and Martin -1.00pm - 3.00pm (Private Function)
SUN 15 Pirate Day - Jenny Lind
SAT 21 Blakeley & Son - Kite Fest
SUN 22 Garry Blakeley & Bear Lucas - Queens Head Icklesham 4.00pm - 6.00pm
THU 26. Blakeley & Lucas - Filo - Hastings. 9.00pm
FRI 27 Blakeley & Son - Dolphin 9.00pm - 11.00pm
SAT 28. Blakeley & Lucas - Ashburnham Fair - 2.00pm - 5.00pm
AUG
SUN 05 Blakeley & Son Jim Jam Arts - Pirates Day - 3.00pm - 3.45pm
SAT 11 Blakeley & Son (with Pat King) Private Function (Aaron Hudson)
SAT 25 Garry solo - Brightling Park - 4.00pm - 5.00pm (Sadie)
SAT 25 Blakeley & Lucas - The Stade - Arrive 6.30pm for sound check
SAT 25 Blakeley, Lucas & Ewen - Royal Standard 9.00pm
SUN 26 Blakeley, Lucas & Ewen - Rock Salt 3.00pm - 5.00pm
SEP
SAT 01 Ballyregans - Bexhill Festival of the Sea - from 4.00pm
SUN. 02. Blakeley and Lucas - White Dog - Ewhurst - 1.00pm (beer festival)
SUN 09 Blakeley & Son - Lord Nelson, Hastings - 5.00pm - 7.00pm
SAT 15 Blakeley & Son (JG) with Sean Goddard - Beneden Village Hall - PF arr 7.30pm (Jon & Anna)
SUN 16 Blakeley & Son - Dolphin - 3.30pm
FRI. 21. Shep Woolley - Portsmouth - (arr 8.30pm)
SAT 22 Blakeley, Lucas & Ewen Private Function - 3.30pm - 5.30pm
SAT 22 Folk Thyme, Crowhurst Village Hall - Ballyregan Boys 7.00pm (tickets - crowhurstcommunityarts@gmail.com)
OCT
FRI 05 Shep Woolley - Portsmouth (W) 6.00pm - 9.15pm
SAT 13 Shep Woolley - Southsea
FRI 19 Shep Woolley - Maritime Club
SAT 20 Shep Woolley - Fareham
SUN 21 Shep Woolley - Square Tower
FRI 26 Blakeley & Son - Dolphin
NOV
SAT 03 Blakeley, Lucas and Ewen - Cafe 48 Bexhill - 8.00pm - 10.00pm
SUN 04 Blakeley, Lucas and Ewen - Jenny Lind - 4.00pm
SUN 11 Garry & Bear - Porters
SUN 18 Blakeley & Son - Jenny Lind - 4.00pm - 6.00pm (J)
FRI 23 Blakeley & Son - Old Town - Private Function (M. Gould)
SAT 24 Shep Woolley - Denmead
FRI 30 Shep Woolley - Victorian Festival
DEC
SAT 01 Shep Woolley - Victorian Festival
SUN 02 Shep Woolley - Victorian Festival
FRI 07 Blakeley, Lucas and Ewen - Royal Standard - Hastings
SAT 15 Blakeley & Son - White Dog Ewehurst - 9.00pm - 1100.pm
MON 24 Blakeley & Son - Jenny Lind - 6.00pm - 8.00pm
MON 31 Ballyregan Boys - The Stag - from 9.20pm (Garry, Bruce & Steve)
2019
JAN
FRI 11 Blakeley & Son - Dolphin
SUN 13 Blakeley, Lucas & Ewen - Rock Salt - Bexhill
SAT 19 Blakeley & Son - Old Town - Private Function
SUN 20 Blakeley, Lucas & Ewen - Jenny Lind TBC
FRI 25 Blakeley & Son - Burns Night - (Jenny Miller)
SAT 26 Shep Woolley - Oxford 5.00pm - 8.00pm
February
SUN 03 Blakeley, Lucas & Ewen - Cafe 48
FRI 22 Blakeley & Lucas - Pissaros
March
SAT 09 Georgina (J)
FRI 15 Jenny (J)
SAT 16 Garry Blakeley Band - St. Mary in the Castle - evening gig
SUN 17 Blakeley, Lucas & Ewen - Porters - 4.00pm - 6.00pm
SUN 17 Albion (J)
MARCH/APRIL. Feast of Fiddles tour
24th Rehearsal
25th Nettlebed Village Club
26th Nettlebed Village Club
27th Tewkesbury The Roses Theatre
28th Exeter Corn Exchange
29th Wimborne Tivoli Theatre
30th Hastings St Mary in the Castle
31st Chatham The Brook Theatre
1st Bury St Edmunds The Apex
3rd Hexham Queens Hall
4th Southport The Atkinson
5th Worcester Huntingdon Hall
6th Chippenham Neeld Arts Centre
7th Milton Keynes The Stables
SAT 13 Blakeley & Son - Dolphin (band) (J)
MAY
SAT 11 Newbury - Shep Woolley - Arr 8.00pm
JUNE
FRI 28 Blakeley & Son - Dolphin
JULY
SAT 06 Blakeley & Lucas (with Jane Downes) - Private Dance - The Beacon - Ann Kelly
SAT 13 Private Wedding - Blakeley & Lucas
SUN 14 STADE - 2.00pm - 3.00pm (J)
SUN 14 Pirate Day - Jenny Lind (J)
SEPTEMBER
SUN 15 Blakeley & Son - Dolphin (band)
OCTOBER
FRI 18 Shep Woolley, Maritime Club, Portsmouth
NOVEMBER
SUN 03 Blakeley, Lucas & Ewen - Lord Nelson 5.00pm - 7.00pm
SAT 16 Blakeley & Son- Dolphin (band)
THE WHEEL OF THE YEAR
The Wheel of the Year is a truly fabulous and unique celebration of the annual cycle. It takes you on a passionate and exciting journey through the passages of history, whilst inviting you to experience the many magical festivals and traditions of the passing seasons.
The superb lyrics of Rose Blakeley are highly descriptive and are brought to life by the powerful and atmospheric music of Garry Blakeley (Feast of Fiddles). His stunning compositions are a beautiful combination of folk rock arrangements, slow airs and driving traditional tunes, which weave in and out of the rich, evocative narration of selected poetry and stories by Jane Downes (The Catsfield Steamers).
The Wheel of the Year also features some of the highlights of The Ceremony of May, our successful and well-loved tribute to May Day and the famous Jack-in-the-Green.
This is an incredible production, which will totally enthral you and steal you away to a place of enchantment and imagination!
The Wheel of the Year - with the Garry Blakeley Band
WEBSITE NOW LAUNCHED!! click on following link THE WHEEL OF THE YEAR
COME AND EXPERIENCE THE FEAST OF FIDDLES SHOW - you will not regret it !
Feast of Fiddles is a musical entertainment like no other – six of the UK’s finest fiddle players in a band of 11 which includes Dave Mattacks – the grandfather of folk rock drumming. Peter Knight of Steeleye Span, Chris Leslie of Fairport Convention, Brian McNeill, Ian Cutler, Tom Leary and Garry Blakeley bring their own individual styles together to visit many musical genres in a show that has a wide dynamic range and will have you dancing in the aisles and perhaps even shedding a tear. The 2013 tour is the band’s 20th annual outing and the critical acclaim gets louder every year. Bring even your sceptical friends, they won’t be disappointed.
“Absolutely awesome!” – Sue Marchant, BBC East
“Feast of Fiddles is far more than half-a-dozen of
Britain’s most talented exponents of the instrument.
It’s a joyous two hours of excellence and
exuberance.” Get Rhythm
“Your imaginative programme was riveting from start to finish. I relished the brilliance of tone colours in all sections; the violins soaring away, like the spring in the bow of an arrow, on an effortless flight path in perfect unison – like the first violins of a very great symphony orchestra – yet better, because of your innate musicianship, conductor-less craft, rhythm and palpable love of the many genres of music making you had to offer. You are seriously all great musicians.”
David Fanshawe – African Sanctus