WAKKY update 2009

PRESS RELEASE: WAKKY update 2009

SHIP OF FOOLS to play WAKKY RACES Sunday, Aug 23rd, 2009

PRESS RELEASE: SHIP OF FOOLS to play WAKKY RACES FESTIVAL 2009
Sunday August 23rd 2009 EVERSHOT Cricket Ground

SHIP OF FOOLS 6.30pm FREE Performance

BAR, HOG ROAST & LIVE MUSIC FROM MIDDAY

Everyone Welcome - Admission Free

Ten teams of six people subjecting themselves to the bizarre, warped and twisted concoction of games and races that create the eccentricity of Evershot Wakky Races. The infamous Evershot Wakky Races typically involves gallons of water and a concoction of messy things, as well as an extraordinary array of “high tech” props. You can’t fail to have a fantastic fun-filled, action packed day and all are guaranteed to end up very wet, filthy dirty and exhausted!

Spectators are welcome, the more the merrier, admission is free, BAR, HOG ROAST and MUCH MORE throughout the day. Come and be entertained by the hilarious antics of the teams as they attempt to rise to the challenges of the Evershot Wakky Races.

For further details and team entry forms contact Steve Crate 01935 83520

(Entries on a first-come-first-served basis - £36 per team of 6 persons)

All proceeds in aid of Evershot Parish Hall, Registered Charity No. 206475

Fish & Chips to Order on the Day Serving at 6.00pm

Links:
FaceBook Fanclub
Ship of Fools

Wakky Races Festival 2008
Wakky Races Festival 2007
Wakky Races Festival 2006

Barry Slate

THE DESTROYERS Saturday, Aug 1st, 2009

PRESS RELEASE: THE DESTROYERS

Saturday August 1st 2009 EVERSHOT Village Hall

Doors open 8.00pm BAR

These dazzling 15 piece festival favourites take Balkan and Klezmer music as their starting point for a searing live musical journey that has captured audiences around the country. With massed ranks of fiddles, brass, vocals and much more besides, their blazing passion onstage creates a swirling spectacle of sensation and sound which in the last few years they have brought to London's Barbican, and festivals including Glastonbury, Sidmouth and, locally, the Larmer Tree. Don't miss!

website: www.thedestroyers.co.uk

chickenboy

EVERSHOT STREET FAIR Sunday July 12th, 2009

PRESS RELEASE: EVERSHOT STREET FAIR

Sunday July 12th 2009 EVERSHOT

12 - 5.00pm

Evershot is holding the Street Fairs again (after being (1) stormed out and (b) re-forming a new management group.)

Mark this date Sunday 12th July 12-5p.m in your summer diary and this year we are planning to hold a Local to Dorset Food Festival at the same time in the Hall. This will celebrate the fantastic foods produced on our doorstep by people who really know and love what they're doing. Anyone in this category who would like to participate please contact me by email jill.v.williams@hotmail.co.uk

Stallholders Book your space now

The Food Festival will be co-ordinated by the manager of The Acorn Inn, Jack Mackenzie and I will pass on your details to him. There is accommodation both in & outside of the Hall and electricity can be provided to a limited number of applicants. Approximately 16 places are available inside and approx.20/25 outside. Three have already been taken and several in the pipeline, so don't be too 'shy' in coming forward!

Other stall holders are welcome to apply, but I'm afraid all the plant stall places are taken, but we can offer plenty of opportunities for other interests.

The Acorn Inn will be hosting a live band and a hog-roast alongside all-day pub opening, to be followed in the evening by another live band and further hog-roasting.

Jill Williams

HOWE GELB Saturday, July 4th, 2009

PRESS RELEASE: HOWE GELB

Saturday July 4th 2009 EVERSHOT Village Hall

Doors open 8.00pm

Tickets are available (100) from Bridport Music

www.bridportmusic.co.uk

website: www.myspace.com/howegelb

chickenboy

STOMPIN' DAVE + BAND Saturday, June 6th, 2009

PRESS RELEASE: STOMPIN' DAVE ALLEN

Saturday June 6th 2009 EVERSHOT Village Hall

Doors open 8.00pm BAR £6 on door

Stompin' Dave's Electric Band, is a new project from Stompin' Dave. Known mainly for his eccentric banjo, acoustic guitar & fiddle playing whilst simultaneously singing & tap dancing, Stompin' Dave's excellent electric guitar playing, band leading, & song writing is highlighted in this new band. Previously known to all as Dr Stomp, Dave has 'stomped' his way through many a festival with his stage show bordering on mania and his stamina bordering on impossible! He now presents his electric Blues band still leading with his characteristic eccentricity and now with Boogie-woogie piano!

£6.00 on the Door

website: www.myspace.com/stompindaveselectricband

chickenboy

THE HIGHTOWN CROWS Saturday, May 9th, 2009

PRESS RELEASE: THE HIGHTOWN CROWS

Saturday May 9th 2009 EVERSHOT Village Hall

Doors open 8.00pm BAR £6 on door

Dorset's No.1 Rockabilly outfit!

website: www.myspace.com/hightowncrows

chickenboy

BEN WATERS Friday, April 24th, 2009

PRESS RELEASE: BEN WATERS

Friday April 24th 2009 EVERSHOT Village Hall
Doors open 8.00pm BAR £10.00 on door

website: www.benwaters.com

chickenboy

Tom Waters blasting away with his Dad and Clive at Evershot Village Hall 24th April 2009.

LITTLE ACORNS EASTER LUNCH Saturday, April 19th, 2009

PRESS RELEASE: LITTLE ACORNS EASTER LUNCH AND EASTER EGG HUNT

Sunday April 19thst 2009 EVERSHOT Village Hall

12.30pm £8.50 - children £4.50 (Including Easter Egg Hunt)

On Sunday 19th April at 12.30 pm, Little Acorns will again be holding their annual Easter Lunch. This is a great fundraiser for Little Acorns and it is also a really good, fun occasion! Why not come along and take a peek at our garden too! Anyone is welcome to come but tickets need to be purchased in advance. It cost £8.50 per adult and £4.50 per child (over 2s), this includes a large 2 course Sunday lunch, afterwards there is an Easter Egg Hunt around the village to help the lunch go down and tea and coffees available when you get back. There is a choice of beef, pork or vegetarian for the main course and lots of lovely puddings for afters.

Tickets are available from the playgroup and at the shop, but hurry as tickets sell fast.

MENU

Local free ranch pork, beef and vegetarian option, with all the trimmings and pudding. Bring your own wine, cutlery and plates.

EASTER EGG HUNT AND EAST BONNET COMPETITION

2.oopm £3.00 per family


Tickets: The Evershot Village Shop or Sarah Langley 01935 83860

All proceeds to The Little Acorns Playgroup

website: www.littleacorns.wordpress.com


Sarah

JUMBLE SALE Saturday, April 4th, 2009

PRESS RELEASE: JUMBLE SALE

Saturday April 4th 2009 EVERSHOT Village Hall

Doors open 2.00pm

If you're having a spring clean then be sure to drop any jumble thaqt's worth Jumblin' the week prior to the 4th at the Village Hall between 9.30am and 1.30pm week days.

All proceeds to the Little Acorns Play Group

website: www.littleacorns.wordpress.com

Many thanks

Sarah

BOY-LE-MONTI Saturday, Mar 28th, 2009

PRESS RELEASE: BOY LE MONTI

Saturday March 28th 2009 EVERSHOT Village Hall

Doors open 8.00pm BAR £6 on door

Diamond sound rocksteady ska and roots reggae.

Those charming purveyers of old skool Ska and Rocksteady Boy Le Monti are up to their usual brassy/dancey stuff, returning to Evershot village hall on Saturday 28th March.For this gig they are excited to be joined by the legendary Rico Rodriguez MBE on Trombone. Rico is one of the originals of Jamaican music. He was a pupil in the 1940's at the Alpha Boys School, alongside many other future star names of Ska & Reggae. Rico was taught trombone by fellow pupil Don Drummond and was soon playing on early Ska recordings in Kingston. He came to live in England in the early 60's along with Prince Buster and others, bringing the sounds of the Carribean with them.

In the 70s and 80s he was a member of the Specials and The Selector playing seminal horn licks on hits including Message to you Rudi and Ghost Town Awarded the MBE in 2007 for "services to music" with a recording career spaning 50 years, he's still playing with the likes of Jools Holland & Jerry Dammers.

Rico's enthusiastic reaction to Boy le Monti's debut album last year ..."you're playing MY music", has led to him visiting a hidden corner of North Dorset to play with the band. The gig at Evershot promises to be a cracker!

£6.00 on the Door

website: www.boylemonti.co.uk


chickenboy

JO FREYA Friday, Feb 20th, 2009

PRESS RELEASE

Saturday Febuary 20th 2009 EVERSHOT Village Hall

Doors open 8.00pm BAR £6 on door 

Jo Freya plays pioneering folk and acoustic music, and is probably best known for playing with The Old Swan Band, Blowzabella and Token Women.

Jo's performances based around her fabulous new CD release 'Female Smuggler' feature her emotive lyrics and multi-instrumental compositions on saxes, clarinet, whistles and piano, with a range of song material from comedy to wry observation, selected from the best of traditional and contemporary sources. Jo is joined by two members of Chumbawamba; singer and trumpeter Jude Abbott, and Neil Ferguson who sings, plays guitar, keyboards, bass... and somersaults, all at the same time.


Tickets: £ 7.00 for adults and £5.00 under 18's.

For bookings: 01935 83471 or from Evershot Village shop

website: www.myspace.com/jofreya

ArtsReach: www.artsreach.co.uk


chickenboy

THE SECRET BAND Sunday, Dec 24th, 2009

The Secret Band have won this year's, last minute, 2008 'BAND-ON' Battle of the Bands. Joe Trudgeon (18), birthday-boy, competition-judge, band-organiser and musician, was given the difficult choice of choosing a last minute winner. Joe said, "The had to win they did the best song, they did a 'Suck my Band' song."

Thanks Everyone, thank you Ollie for comparing, Gavin for the masks and Sarah for singing so well! Chris for doing the sound. Thankyou Thankyou everyone for coming. Thankyou Joe and Beryl for looking after the girls. Happy Birthday Joe and Merry Christmas! x

chickenboy.

THE TIN FOREST Saturday, 6th Dec, 2008

PRESS RELEASE : THE TIN FOREST

Saturday 6th December 2009 EVERSHOT Village Hall

Doors open 4.30pm  

This is a story about an old man who lives in a dreary junkyard, full of other people's broken and unwanted junk. He dreams that one day his life will be full of life, colour and sound. His wish is about to come true... The Tin Forest, for all 3+, is an uplifting, humorous and touching show, full of visual invention, puppetry and musical fun, with mechanical birds, a wind-up circus and exotic animals of all shapes and sizes. Although told without words, the show will have a sound-scape of live music and sound effects.

Workshops (for all 7+) will take place on the same day making instruments out of junk materials which will play a part in the performance.

website: www.puppetcraft.co.uk

ArtsReach

UMDUMBO WESIZWE Sunday, 30th Nov, 2008

PRESS RELEASE: UMDUMO WESIZWE 

Artsreach Presents...

Sunday 30th November 2008 8.00pm Evershot Village Hall

In the tradition and sounds of the 'Imbube' style, made famous by Ladysmith Black Mambazo, eight young men sing songs of love, hope, worship, courtship, hardship and African social commentary. The group transforms serious themes into joyous and celebratory songs using only the musical energy of bass and tenor voices, which with lively harmonies and tip-toe dance routines will truly mesmerise.

A public workshop with Umdumo will be available ahead of the Evershot performance at 3.30 - 6pm tickets £5.00 Bookings highly advised.

Tickets: £ 7.50 for adults and £5 for children. No concessions.

For bookings: 01935 83580 or from Evershot Village shop

website: http://www.umdumowesizwe.com/

myspace: www.myspace.com/umdumowesizwe

ArtsReach

DINNER DANCE Saturday, 30th Nov, 2008

PRESS RELEASE: DINNER DANCE

Saturday November 29th 2008 EVERSHOT Village Hall

Doors open 7.30pm BAR

A three course meal, bar and boogie woogie dancing music from Julian Philips and his Band

MENU

Starter: Caramelised Onion Tart or Fresh Tomato Soup
Main course: Chicken Chasseur or Beef Casserole served with dauphanoise potatoes and seasonal vegetables.
Dessert: Pears Poached in Red Wine or Chocolate Torte.

After dinner coffee

Tickets £17.50 from The Evershot Village Shop

All proceeds to The Little Acorns Playgroup

website: www.littleacorns.wordpress.com

Sarah

HALLOWEEN PARTY Friday, Oct 31st, 2008

PRESS RELEASE: HALLOWEEN PARTY

Friday October 31st 2008 2.30pm-5pm The Discovery Centre, Sticklands School
Evershot

Come in your scariest costumes and enjoy our gruesome games and foul foods. Bring a carved pumpkin.

Tickets £3.50 from Little Acorns or The Village Shop.

Be prepared to be scared...

All proceeds to The Little Acorns Playgroup

website: www.littleacorns.wordpress.com

Sarah

JOE'S SECRET 18th BASH

STOP PRESS: JOE'S SECRET 18TH BASH

Joe Trudgeon of Suck My Band fame and the Mojito Soundsystem will be celebrating his 18th Birthday, on his Birthday (23rd December 2008) at the infamous Evershot Village Hall with a cracking line-up of the hottest new bands in the area... watch this space for more info.

This is an invite only event. If you want to try and get a ticket then email in and tell us why!

chickenboy

ORPHEUS Friday, 18th July, 2008

PRESS RELEASE: ORPHEUS

ORPHEUS is an eight piece contemporary dance band offering fresh and original material; a blend of Soul/funk, Nu-jazz, Latin and Afrobeat. Their current set also includes familiar R'nB and Ska tunes. Orpheus will be headlining the first night of the Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival on Friday18th July 2008.

Musicians:
Amanda Woollett, vocals. Andrew Leppard, guitar. James Price, bass. Simon Hartung, alto sax, keyboards. Matt Huxley, trombone. Pete Dixon, tenor sax. Ben Stevens, drums and Jules Neubert, percussion.

You can here samples of their music on myspace/orpheusport including the song 'Can't go any further'.

Andrew Leppard

BABATUNDE LEA QUARTET Thursday, 18th Sept, 2008

PRESS RELEASE: BABATUNDE LEA QUARTET

Thursday 18th September 2008 at Bridport Arts Centre, admission £12 doors open 7:30

Afro-Latin Jazz with The Babatunde Lea Quartet

One of the most striking figures in jazz, the dreadlocked African garbed Babatunde Lea, hits Bridport with his Afro-Latin quartet to play their thrilling, tight and melodic jazz. San Francisco based Babatunde has worked with world famous artists such as Van Morrison, Stan Getz, Pharoah Sanders, Mickey Hart (Grateful Dead) Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Hilton Ruiz and Leon Thomas (Santana) in his four decades in jazz.

Club Underground booked Babatunde Lea after seeing his scorching set at the Pizza Express jazz venue in Soho. The quartet are playing a Ronnie Scott’s residency in early October 2008 featuring BBC Jazz Awards “Best Instrumentalist” Tony Kofi.

“We are lucky to get such a world class musician to play in Bridport,” says promoter Matt Hayden. “This promises to be Bridport’s jazz gig of the year, I have not been so excited about a promotion since bringing Avishai Cohen to Bridport.”A gifted composer, drummer and percussionist, the Babatunde Lea Quartet will be featuring rising UK jazz stars Tony Kofi (saxes and flute) who has just won ‘Best Instrumentalist’ in the 2008 BBC Jazz Awards, Trevor Watkis (piano) and Larry Bartley (bass).

The San Francisco weekly described the Babatunde Lea US quartet as ‘a fiery example of everything that’s not dead about jazz.’

The Los Angeles Weekly said; ‘What you get a tightly disciplined, tightly arranged, Jazz Messengers-inspired soulful post-bop that’s propelled, rather than ruled, by its leader’s formidable technique.”

“Harkens back to the classic late-1960s Impulse label sound, where heroes like Coltrane and Pharaoh Sanders made some of the most soulful searching music ever... simply beautiful.”
– The Beat

“Not since Mingus and Blakey has music bristled with a sense of message like this.”
- Downbeat Magazine

Hear a sample of Babatunde’s music on motema.com or myspace.com/babatundeleaTickets £12 in advance (seated) from Bridport Arts Centre.

www.bridport-arts.com/booking Telephone 01308 424204

Tony Kofi‘Best Instrumentalist’ 2008

BBC Jazz Awards. New album; ‘The Silent Truth’.

Born in Nottingham of West African parents, Tony started his jazz education in Leicester and went on to study at Berklee. Experience in the Jazz Warriors in the 1980s led on to work with many of leading American musicians (including Branford Marsalis, Billy Higgins and Eddie Henderson, Andrew Hill and Sam Rivers) as well work in Gary Crosby’s Nu-Troop, Julian Joseph’s Big Band, Tim Richard’s Great Spirit, Byron Wallen’s Indigo and many others. His most recent CDs (All Is Know, dedicated to Monk, and Future Passed) have received widespread praise.

Trevor Watkis

Trevor Watkis started off playing the guitar at 10 years old before later switching to the piano. At 21 years old he was awarded a scholarship to study at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston Massachusetts, USA, where, being so close New York City, he was able to study with, hear and meet some of the world’s greatest jazz musicians, such as Mulgrew Miller, Betty Carter, Hank Jones, Cedar Walton, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson and Freddie Hubbard.

Trevor has since established himself on the UK jazz scene as a highly respected pianist, band leader and composer, working with renowned artists from both the UK and USA (Courtney Pine, Jean Toussaint, Cleveland Watkiss, Ernest Ranglin, Gary Bartz, Kenny Garrett, the late Stanley Turrentine, Eddie Henderson, Betty Carter, Clifford Jarvis and many others).

Larry Bartley

Since studying at the Goldsmith College from 1988 - 91 with Howard Riley and Laurence Couty, Larry has become one of the most sought after bass players on the London jazz scene.

British based bands and musicians thathe worked with include Courtney Pine, Jean Toussaint, Denys Baptiste, Cleveland Watkiss, Byron Wallen, Steve Williamson, Julian Joseph, Andy Sheppard, Soweto Kinch, Juliet Roberts, Alex Wilson and Robert Mitchell.

He has also toured with visiting musicians such as Stanley Turrentine and Steve Grossman, and performed with dancer Sharon Wrey's at the Royal Opera House. Larry's playing is featured on many recordings by some of London's best-known jazz players.

Club Underground has a long history of bringing top flight musicians to Bridport. For more information call Matt Hayden 07957 550 232 or Paul Lashmar 07713 635 079

www.club-underground.co.uk

Thanks to Sean Geraghty from the SideKicks for sending us this information!