MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Christmas Gift Ideas from The Acoustic Festival of Britain Content-Type: multipart/related; type="multipart/alternative"; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_612B_4FE428B1.4B8E469A" Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:22:10 +0100 Message-ID: ------=_NextPart_001_612B_4FE428B1.4B8E469A Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_002_612B_4FE428B1.4B8E469A" ------=_NextPart_002_612B_4FE428B1.4B8E469A Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Can't read this in your email client=3F Click Here to View Online www.acousticfestival.co.uk/email.html In this Newsletter:- The Proclaimers to Headline Friday The Hollies to Headline Saturday Earlybird Tickets Time Running Out Instalment Plan Available Introducing BabaJack The Roving Crows Merry Hell The Acoustic Festival of Britain 2013 Just the Ticket What to buy that some= body who seems to have everything for Christmas. Or simply treat yourself. Something Special - Something Different.=20 Under =A3100 for a full weekend away with their favorite bands, Comedy & Fun The Hollies. The Proclaimers, The Christians, Baka Beyond, Jenny Belle Star= , Miles Hunt & Erica Nockalls of The Wonder Stuff, The Quireboys, John Otwa= y, Curved Air, Ed Tudor Pole, Eric Faulkner, Simon Townshend (The Who), Phi= l Cool, T.Rextasy & many many more. Special Guest to be announced in the New Year Who has had 3 Number 1s in the last 10 years including one of the biggest U= K selling singles of all time=3F=3F Its our special Guest Other Acts already confirmed include, Rory McLeod, BabaJack, Merry Hell, Da= isy Chain Quartet, Rusty Shackle, The Roving Crows, Martin Stephenson, Davi= d Phillips, Rodney Branigan, Nibs Van der Spuy, WeeBagBand, The Hut People,= Police Dog Hogan, Sam Garrett, Rob Halligan, Radio Mary, Biggles War Time = Band, Patsy Matheson, Me & Deboe, Rose Redd, Frazer Kennedy, Chris Wood, T.= J & Murphy, Sons of Clogger, Richard Taylor, Jemma Johnson, Chris Chambers = & Polly Money. Friday night will also feature an evening of Magic, Comedy and Burlesque as= Chris Cross brings his Carny Cabaret Show to the Festival for the first ti= me. Also booked to appear again are The Biker Urban Morris Side (The B.U.M.S.),= The Black Pig Border Dancers, The Balliamo Belly Dancers & Shimmy Armagedd= on, Full line up at www.acousticfestival.co.uk Earlybird Tickets=20 Earlybird Prices are only available until Dec 31st 2012 so it's time to get= booking. Save =A315 on each Adult ticket. Weekend Tickets only =A375 - with Camping = only =A390 The best value Festival Price Around Posh Loos...Showers....Park next to your tent. Ideal Christmas presents Click Here Buy your Acoustic Festival Tickets Earlybird Instalment Plan We have devised an easy payment plan to help you spread the cost of buying = your Earlybird Festival Tickets. Pay approximately 25% of the cost of your = tickets and any booking Fees and your postage to take advantage of our earl= ybird offer, and then pay off the balance in 3 payments to recieve your tic= kets. First payment to be made by Decemeber 31st to book at Earlybird Prices Click Here to View the Instalment Plan An Introduction to some of the Bands you may not have heard of. BabaJack.=20 Blues Matters writers Poll: Best British Blues Band, Runner Up Best Studio = Album. British Blues Awards: Other Instamentalist - Becki Tate and Runner Up Best = Acoustic Act. BabaJack=92s original, high energy, passionate folk-roots blues is absolute= ly where contemporary blues-roots is at. Their music brings together tribal= rhythms, searing slide and harmonica, beautiful vocals and powerful song w= riting=85 and ultimately musicianship. They are making a big impact in the = UK and Europe, and have recently released their highly acclaimed second alb= um, =91Exercising Demons=92.=3F=3F The Roving Crows=20 Irish Music Awards: Top Celtic Rock Band and Top Fiddle Player. Exposure Music Awards: Best Folk Act. Formed in early 2009 The Crows inexhaustible energy gives them stand alone = status in the up-surging live music scene; boasting fiery fiddle playing, t= rumpet, guitar, drums, bass and vocals. Described as completely unique and = uncontainable, an original Celtic vibe, also drawing influences from genres= including jazz, ska, folk, kleizmer and blues. An unbridled festival sound= , Crow 'n' Roll. Merry Hell If you ever loved The Tansads then your heart will go out to Me= rry Hell The roots of Merry Hell are in The Tansads =96 for the many who knew them, = possibly the finest band never to have made it BIG. From their early 90=92s= origins, this 9-piece quasi folk-punk-rock orchestra enjoyed a career that= spanned 5 albums and countless tours. Though they went their separate ways= for some 10 years, The Tansads were again brought together, in 2010, for 3= triumphant reunion gigs at their spiritual home of The Citadel, St Helens,= the venue for their celebratory live album, =91Drag Down the Moon=92. As t= he dust settled on the reunion shows, the decision had already been made th= at a revitalized band should take the spirit of The Tansads forward into a = new era. So Merry Hell was raised. MERRY HELL is a band founded on the ever evolving Folk tradition =96 music = made by the people and shared by the people. "Though our hearts and souls a= re tuned to the songs which came before us, we bring you new words and musi= c forged from our own experiences, from the lows and the loves of our lives= . Our art is energy and our hope is unity. Our pleasure is to please: let t= he audience be the acid test and let the music speak for itself..." We would like to take this opportunity to send our Seasonal Greetings to al= l our friends out there and we really do look forward to seeing you all again in 2013 From Rob and Mike and all at The Festival Office www.acousticfestival.co.uk =95 Facebook Page www.facebook.com/AcousticFestival =95 Facebook Group www.facebook.com/groups/acousticfestival =95 Twitter @acousticfest Please do not reply to this email as the email account used for sending thi= s isn't monitered apart from managing subscriptions and your email will not= be answered. To contact The Festival Office please use info@acousticfestival.co.uk Traders Please Note - Please use the relevant contact form at www.acousticf= estival.co.uk This email has been sent to #E-mail# because #Full_Name# or someone using t= he email address #E-mail# has either asked to be added to the Festival Mail= List, or has previously attended one of our events. 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Under =A3100 for a full weekend away with their favorite bands, Comedy &= amp; Fun
The Hollies. The Proclaimers, The Christians, B= aka Beyond, Jenny Belle Star, Miles Hunt & Er= ica Nockalls of The Wonder Stuff, The Quireboys, John Otway, Curved Air, Ed= Tudor Pole, Eric Faulkner, Simon Townshend (The Who), Phil Cool, T.Rextasy= & many many more.
Special Guest to be announced in the New Year
Who ha=
s had 3 Number 1s in the last 10 years including one of the biggest UK sell=
ing singles of all time=3F=3F Its our special Guest
Other Acts already confirmed include, Rory McLeod, BabaJack, Merry Hell,=
Daisy Chain Quartet, Rusty Shackle, The Roving Crows, Martin Stephenson, D=
avid Phillips, Rodney Branigan, Nibs Van der Spuy, WeeBagBand, The Hut Peop=
le, Police Dog Hogan, Sam Garrett, Rob Halligan, Radio Mary, Biggles War Ti=
me Band, Patsy Matheson, Me & Deboe, Rose Redd, Frazer Kennedy, Chris W=
ood, T.J & Murphy, Sons of Clogger, Richard Taylor, Jemma Johnson, Chri=
s Chambers & Polly Money.
Friday night will also feature an evening =
of Magic, Comedy and Burlesque as Chris Cross brings his Carny Cabaret Show=
to the Festival for the first time.
Also booked to appear again are The=
Biker Urban Morris Side (The B.U.M.S.), The Black Pig Border Dancers, The =
Balliamo Belly Dancers & Shimmy Armageddon,
Full line up at www.acousticfestival.co.uk
Earlybird Prices are only available until Dec 31st 2012=
so it's time to get booking.
Save =A315 on each Adult=
ticket. Weekend Tickets only =A375 - with Camping=
only =A390
The best value Festival Price Around
Posh Loos.=
..Showers....Park next to your tent.
Ideal Chris=
tmas presents
Click Here Buy your Acoustic Festival Tickets
We have devised an easy payment plan to help you spread the cost of buyi=
ng your Earlybird Festival Tickets. Pay approximately 25% of the cost of yo=
ur tickets and any booking Fees and your postage to take advantage of our e=
arlybird offer, and then pay off the balance in 3 payments to recieve your =
tickets.
First payment to be made by Decemeber 31st to book at =
Earlybird Prices
Click Here to View the Instalment Plan
Blues Matters writers Poll: Best British Blues Band, Runner Up B=
est Studio Album.
British Blues Awards: Other Instamentalist - Becki Tat=
e and Runner Up Best Acoustic Act.
BabaJack=92s original, high =
energy, passionate folk-roots blues is absolutely where contemporary blues-=
roots is at. Their music brings together tribal rhythms, searing slide and =
harmonica, beautiful vocals and powerful song writing=85 and ultimately mus=
icianship. They are making a big impact in the UK and Europe, and have rece=
ntly released their highly acclaimed second album, =91Exercising Demons=92.=
=3F=3F
Irish Music Awards: Top Celtic Rock Band and Top Fiddle Player.Exposure Music Awards: Best Folk Act.
Formed in early 2009 =
The Crows inexhaustible energy gives them stand alone status in the up-surg=
ing live music scene; boasting fiery fiddle playing, trumpet, guitar, drums=
, bass and vocals. Described as completely unique and uncontainable, an ori=
ginal Celtic vibe, also drawing influences from genres including jazz, ska,=
folk, kleizmer and blues. An unbridled festival sound, Crow 'n' Roll.
The roots of Merry Hell are in The Tansads =96 for the many who knew the=
m, possibly the finest band never to have made it BIG. From their early 90=
=92s origins, this 9-piece quasi folk-punk-rock orchestra enjoyed a career =
that spanned 5 albums and countless tours. Though they went their separate =
ways for some 10 years, The Tansads were again brought together, in 2010, f=
or 3 triumphant reunion gigs at their spiritual home of The Citadel, St Hel=
ens, the venue for their celebratory live album, =91Drag Down the Moon=92. =
As the dust settled on the reunion shows, the decision had already been mad=
e that a revitalized band should take the spirit of The Tansads forward int=
o a new era. So Merry Hell was raised.
MERRY HELL is a band founded on t=
he ever evolving Folk tradition =96 music made by the people and shared by =
the people. "Though our hearts and souls are tuned to the songs which came =
before us, we bring you new words and music forged from our own experiences=
, from the lows and the loves of our lives. Our art is energy and our hope =
is unity. Our pleasure is to please: let the audience be the acid test and =
let the music speak for itself..."