The eleventh Musicport Festival happens 22-24 October 2010 at  The Spa, Bridlington, East Yorkshire, UK.

The festival happens in one venue : The Spa, Bridlington a beautifully restored art deco venue which accommodates 4 stages and various other spaces for the festival weekend.

Overlooking the glorious South Beach and with town facilities close at hand you don't need to worry about the weather affecting your enjoyment of the festival. With stalls around the main hall, food vans outside and in house catering and bar facilities as well as a full programme of adult workshops, films  and activities for  children it is a really friendly event which has retained and developed a loyal audience following over 11 years and has much of the feel of an outdoor festival.

Unlike  outdoor festivals camping is not included in the price of your ticket and many people opt for self catering or guest house accommodation (which there is much to choose from in the immediate locality). There is an official festival campsite at Southcliff Caravan Park with full facilities with a special deal offered to festival- goers (contact them and quote Musicport 2010 for detail). For detail of local guest house / hotel / self catering accommodation go to www.realyorkshire.co.uk .    

Aiming to bring the highest calibre mix of local, regional, national and international acts - those currently booked (subject to contract) : 

FRIDAY         6pm-2am	SATURDAY           Early session  10am-6pm                   (for late session see  below)	SUNDAY                  Early Session 10am-6pm    (for late session see below)
RICHARD HAWLEY	ANXO LORENZO           BAND	JAH WOBBLE'S JAPANESE DUB
XOVA	ERIK MONGRAIN	MARTA SEBESTYEN
NORMA WATERSON
SAMAY	MAALSTROOM MEETS JO FREYA	SCUNTHORPE COOPERATIVE JUNIOR CHOIR
STEVE PHILLIPS	JOE SOLO	Amine & Hamza
WHOLESOME FISH	KWAME D	BON APPETIT
HOLLY TAMAR	FUSION	MALINKY
cloudbase	OFF THE GRID	NEW ROPE STRING BAND
Alun Parry	Craig Ferguson	NOCHE FLAMENCA
Tim O'Connor Trio	Stef Fraser	IRONOPOLIS SINGERS
		Emma & The Professor
		Forro Porro
	SATURDAY LATE SESSION 6pm-2am	SUNDAY LATE SESSION  6pm- Midnight
	ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO	THE IMAGINED VILLAGE
	ALEJANDRO TOLEDO & THE MAGIC TOMBOLINOS	GUO YUE
	JOHN COOPER CLARKE	MARTHA TILSTON
	HASSAN ERRAJI'S MOROCCAN ROLLERS	ROBERT MASEKO BIG BAND
	INVISIBLE SYSTEM	THE URBAN GYPSIES
	Pete Bolton's Whisky Dogs	LAVA
	ALBERT ROSS & THE OTTERS	3 FOOT NINJA
	MAIA
	THE ZAGROS BAND
	Flying Chilli Beats
	Fiona Katie Roberts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RICHARD HAWLEY  _{The man the Arctic Monkeys dedicated their Mercury Prize to (he was widely tipped to win it that year for his album Coles Corner) a Yorkshire man from Sheffield and the purveyor of some of the most  profound, beautiful & lyrical popular music to have emerged  in recent years.  From his early band The Longpigs to his time with Pulp, his work with Jarvis Cocker on Nancy Sinatra’s album & his involvement in the seminal album by Elbow  “The Seldom Seen Kid “  Hawley is the kind of musician whose energy & enthusiasm is matched by his integrity and ability to make music rooted in his birthplace and in a  nostalgia for musical genres rooted elsewhere . His latest album Truelove’s Gutter is now widely seen as his masterpiece .One reviewer wrote  “ his finest achievement yet—a work of art with no precedent and no chance of ever being repeated, another landmark etching of the heart’s geography from a soulful trailblazer ….”video}

ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO      _{Widely regarded  as Africa's premier diva, Angelique Kidjo UN Goodwill Ambassador is an internationally renowned artist from Benin. who combines her jazz roots with Afrobeat and Latin styles, and has collaborated with artists such as Herbie Hancock, Joss Stone, Bono, Carlos Santana, Dave Matthews, Peter Gabriel and Alicia Keys. Kidjo continues to live up to her sterling reputation with the release of her latest album, Oyo, which pays tribute to the artists who've influenced her. Her live shows are legendary so expect one of those nights not to forget  Her recent appearance at WOMAD was a tour de force .video}

THE IMAGINED VILLAGE   _{Featuring many names familiar to Musicport audiences  Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy, Simon Emmerson, Johnny Kalsi , Sheema Mukerjee &  The Young Coppers to name but a few this fusion of traditional English music with the influences of  modern multicultural Britain creates something  compellingly  original  and it has moved on dramatically from its WOMAD showcase in 2007 with their recent Southbank performance garnering 4* reviews in The Guardian & Independent & the second album Empire & Love a 5* review in The Independent. video}

MÁRTA SEBESTYÉN (Hungary)    Márta Sebestyén is the voice of traditional Hungarian folk pure, powerful and seductive. Best known internationally for her soundtrack vocals on The English Patient, she's recorded with most of Hungary's seminal folk bands. Here she's working in a reduced but fresh idiom with two magnificent musicians Mátyás Bolya on plucked strings and Balázs Szokolay Dongó on shepherd's flutes, bagpipes and other wind instruments. Sebestyérn sings hand-picked songs that she has learnt from traditional musicians_.  video

JAH WOBBLE'S JAPANESE DUB   Following the success of his 2008 release, Chinese Dub & the show stopping appearance at WOMAD, Jah Wobble - creatively adventurous music-maker and master of the cross-cultural collaboration - turns his attention to Japan,. The recent release of  a ten track album featuring himself alongside our old friend  Joji Hirota (vocals, taiko drums), Keiko Kitamura (vocals, shamisen, koto), Clive Bell (shakahatchi) and Robin Thompson (hikaritchi, sho, shamisen) led to many excellent reviews. _{"The show is Wobble's most esoteric and yet his most accessible. The superb ensemble of eastern and western musicians find room for storming jazz-punk, blues harmonica, Wobble's 1990s hit Visions of You and sublime female-sung dub reworkings of Dawn Penn's No, No, No and Alton Ellis's lovers rock I'm Still In Love With You. However astonishing, Wobble's musical travels avoid pretension, grounded by the Trilby-hatted Cockney geezer's mischievous, surreal humour. His highly animated percussionist "had a hip replacement yesterday". Joji Hirota, Wobble's great taiko master, is "a party animal. He crashed his car and now it's in the scrapyard." As the stage fills with bubbles, and beautiful Shinto melodies emit a hazy, almost mystical calm, the bassman approaches the mic as if to announce something of great spiritual significance. "Football, eh. What a load of bollocks." The Guardian August 2010}

JOHN COOPER CLARKE (aka JCC, The Bard of Salford,Punk Poet Extraordinaire).The wordsmith from Manchester who still captivates with his unique wit and verbal dexterity  - guaranteed to be a high spot amongst many high spots.

ERIK MONGRAIN  (Canada)  Erik Mongrain has become an International internet phenomenon with his amazing guitar tapping. His internet videos on have now been seen by more than 4  million people around the world! There are special blogs, forums, web pages, and videos all talking about Erik’s incredible guitar playing. It’s a truly amazing guitar technique which Erik uses (lap tapping) which is gaining him world-wide fame (having TV crews visit him from as far and wide as Japan). A recent appearance on Later with Jools Holland showed his skills to great effect. video  with 4 million views!

AMINE & HAMZA  (Tunisia) These two Tunisian brothers travel and dream of a world where frontiers and geographical barriers are abolished. Growing up with Tunisian and oriental music, Amine & Hamza developed  original music based on the oriental music features: maqam and improvisation. Their music is a perpetual quest of new sounds; rhythmic and mingling of diverse musical cultural influences.
Amine and Hamza have played at many international events  but this is a rare UK visit and a chance to see them perform with a Polish string quartet. video link

ANXO LORENZO BAND (Galicia)  (Saturday)  Anxo Lorenzo has managed to fuse the unadulterated natural sound of the Gaita (Galician Bagpipes) with a wide variety of styles such as: Flamenco Chillout (Chambao), Ska, Rock & Pop converting the Gaita into an Avant-Garde instrument  but without giving-up its Celtic roots.A stunning performance at WOMAD Charlton Park this year leads us to believe this will be one of the standout acts at this years festival. video

INVISIBLE SYSTEM   (UK/Ethiopia)       Songlines World Music Award nominees 2010  their album Made In Ethiopia is garnering widespread critical acclaim. The album featuring artists as diverse Mamoud Ahmed & Bahta Gebrehiwot (Ethiopiques)Hilaire Shabby (Baba Maal), Justin Adams ,Martin Cradick (Baka Beyond) Captain Sensible (Dubulah (ex-Transglobal Underground,)Perch (Zion Train) Juldeh Camara & Elmer Thudd (ex-Loop Guru).Their live show is a much pared down arrangement but full-on and  guaranteed to impress."you can imagine this becoming a mind blowing rave classic, pushing the envelope beyond Ethiopqiues nostalgia.' - MOJO, David Hutchenson

ASERE (Cuba) - Our favourite Cuban band ... with their 4th album garnering excellent reviews their mixture of Son and other traditional Cuban styles with a modern twist is guaranteed to fill the dancefloor

GUO YUE (China)  Guo Yue is well known in the music world for the soaring beauty and descriptive poetry of his Chinese bamboo flutes. & becoming well-known as a specialist in authentic Chinese cooking. His memoir Music , Food & Love with a Real World  CD of the same name, tells the story of a musical childhood in the old alleys and courtyards of Beijing, before and during the Cultural Revolution.‘I have heard Guo Yue play his music, I have eaten his food, and guarantee he delivers in a magical way.’ Peter Gabriel on ‘Music, Food and Love’  video link 

XOVA     reggae outfit from Birmingham – hints of Apache Indian (you’ll maybe recognise some members of the band) UB 40  & more but with a young element that will help them crossover (that is how it’s pronounced)  video link

NORMA WATERSON    _{legendary member of the first family of English Folk in a rare performance not far from her home city of Hull & her current home village of Robin Hoods Bay.}

NEW ROPE STRING BAND  Music & comedy combine with magical result – just one of our favourite acts and a first time appearance at the festival.

ALEJANDRO TOLEDO & THE MAGIC TOMBOLINOS video  _{nu power ethno music from the band who recently won the Channel 4 Evo Rooms competition. A great live act.}

HASSAN ERRAJI'S MOROCCAN ROLLERS   With a new album due out this summer produced by Dave  Creffield (Kaiser Chiefs, Embrace) & with the patronage of Kaiser Chief's Hassan's star is in the ascendant and with a really excellent rhythm section expect a storming performance.

_{SAMAY    After their spellbinding performance at 09 Festival they're back with a new project involving students of Headlands School.  Tabla, Saxophone, guitar, sarod & bass combine to magical effect and with many additional ingredients added this year.}

SCUNTHORPE COOPERATIVE JUNIOR CHOIR  -  BBC choir of the year 2008. Established 80 years & 80 strong this choir goes from strength to strength under the musical directorship of Sue Hollingworth and were described by one of the judges as "the best advert for the joy of singing"

MALINKY(Scotland)  video Malinky have become one of the most distinctive and accomplished bands on the Scottish folk scene, with four increasingly-acclaimed albums under their belt and an ever-expanding tour roster across the globe.

MARTHA TILSTON  Martha is a unique talent whose enchanting vocals and wonderous songwriting take her from the concert hall to the campfire, from folk clubs to opening the Acoustic Stage at Glastonbury.

STEVE PHILLIPS  The Notting Hillbilly in a rare solo performance. From his influence on Mark Knopfler through to his wonderful recorded works Steve is regarded as ’’the greatest exponent of country blues in this country today’’, '' a national treasure'' & '' a consummate guitarist''

THE HUT PEOPLE accordion and percussion duo who seem to be becoming  our resident festival band given the response they have elicited over 3 years.

THE ZAGROS BAND   Led by Iraqui violinist Nahro who should be well known to Musicport audiences through his contributions to the event over the last 3- 4 years. Here leading his own band of  Hull- based musicians expect a musical journey through the Middle-East & eastern Europe with classical , jazz and folk influences .

LEE HARRIS & RIVER STYX  Legendary Counter Culturalist Lee Harris and producer and creator River Styx. A mesmerising journey of spoken word and rap over psychedelic soundscapes. . A tip of the hat to the legacy of the Beat Generation with a sound that has been dubbed "psy-Skool"

LAVA    Lancaster's latin fusion funsters whose reputation precedes them. A guaranteed floor-filling frenzy of  sun- drenched rhythms to brighten up the the first day of winter.

ALBERT ROSS & THE OTTERS, video link– Fine Leeds band who defy categorisation but who we think you will love.

THE URBAN GYPSIES - After their great contribution to 2009 festival (and several previous festivals)  they’ll be shaking their stuff again at Musicport 2010.

WHOLESOME FISH – Much respected veterans of the Nottingham music scene on a trip to the seaside

JOE SOLO  Scarborough's Joe provided us with one of those magical gigs when he played a house concert for us earlier this year. A genuinely original  talent whose  songs communicate a real depth of emotion in a  deceptively  simple and accessible way.

EMMA & THE PROFESSOR   This Shropshire based duo have been building up a great  reputation . Emma  joined (Bellowhead's) Benji Kirkpatrick's band Hedgerow  before teaming  team up with wordsmith & percussionist The Professor (Mark). Powerful Tribal Roots music, drawn from the Marches - with world influences. Many of their songs are inspired by local folklore.

FIONA KATIE ROBERTS  Welcome return of Yorkshire's own Fiona Katie who has been designing and building her own harps for over 17 Years. Dynamic, jaw-dropping harpist with a difference. Fiona Katie plays, designs and builds her own harps as well as composing unique music using influences from Celtic, Flamenco and Latin

HOLLY TAMAR   York singer-songwriter with a growing reputation for her folk/jazz imbued songs and delivery.

KWAME D  Kwame's Ghanaian roots ,  strong vocals & intense percussion combine with reggae/soul & other African influences  to create something unique.Long-time Musicport performers it's good to see this trio back.

FUSION -   Fusion – a taste of jazz, folk, flamenco, Africa and the East - mix and blend songs and sounds from a variety of traditions, as well as their own original material, for each performance drawing on a wide range of instruments
  

OFF THE GRID - Hull band  - guitar and vocal driven & world music influenced .

CASTLES MADE OF SAND   Bridlington's own blues-rock band with some familiar classics in their repertoire

TIM O'CONNOR TRIO   Tim played a couple of the early festivals before he moved to France . Of Irish decent Tim is an original songwriter who has worked with the likes of Michael McGoldrick & John Jo Kelly (Flook) all the time developing his own style.

IRONOPOLIS SINGERS    A unique journey in songs, words and music through the industrial landscapes of Middlesbrough [Ironopolis] and the area beyond. Evoked and illustrated by the wonderful industrial songs of Graeme Miles who will narrate the programme  himself- joined by  a range of singers and musicians.

NOCHE FLAMENCA

FLYING CHILLI BEATS - Return of the excellent London-based DJs Jamie Rento & Alex Stewart with an exuberant late night cross cultural mix

BON APPETIT- Accordion & vocal je ne sais quoi from Yorkshire based duo with a  Parisian swagger

MIM SULEIMAN - (see workshops below)

ROBERT MASEKO BIG BAND - Yes he's back again. Our inspiration with a full-on Congolese big band with special guests. The perfect end to the weekend.

MAALSTROOM meets JO FREYA - Launching their long awaited CD this collaboration who met at Musicport in 2008 and have since been gaining plaudits across the continent.

CRAIG FERGUSON (see workshops below)

MAIA - Young Yorkshire band with a distinctive and engaging  acoustic sound driven by trumpet mandolin banjo guitar and percussion -with  a charismatic front man & a great debut album they are destined for bigger things.

Pete Bolton's  WHISKEY DOGS - Bridlington's  own Americana legends . They were mentioned in dispatches by many festival-goers as one of their favourite acts so we're delighted to see them doing their thang again!

GLENN COGGIN

3 FOOT NINJA - Although now in their late teens we've know this band since at least one of them was still in single figures so they're probably the youngest veterans out there! With recent support slots with  the likes of Ash & a national tour with The Subways to their credit this young indie/punk trio are heading for the big time.

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FILMS:

Exit Through The Gift Shop : Banksy film featuring Tonight The Streets Are Ours by Richard Hawley

Sierra Leone's Refugee Allstars - an amazing glimpse via a musical journey into the civil war that engulfed the West African country

Waiting for Happiness -  Abderahmane Sissako

In the Mood for Love  - Wong Kar-Wai

The Night of Truth  - Fanta Regina Nacro

 

Wanderers Of The Desert : Nacer Khemir's first film of his Desert Trilogy shows many characters, tells many stories all of the windswept Tunisian desert and its inhabitants.

Black Gold contrasts the life of coffee-growers in Ethiopia with that of wealthy Westerners drinking high-quality Ethiopian coffee in London, Trieste and the States.                                                          

Bellowhead - Live At Shepherds Bush Empire - the band who stunned everyone at 2005 festival and return to Whitby in November for our post-festival party gig                                                                               

The Lemon Tree : An unlikely friendship takes root in a drama set along the border of Israel and the West Bank

Kate & Anna McGarrigle: A short quirky art house documentary about the Montreal born sisters (Kate sadly died this year)  who memorably appeared at Musicport 05. Includes footage of the young Rufus & Martha Wainwright.

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