Issue-47-May-2015

Worcester Canal Festival
Lansdowne Park|Fri 12th - Sun 14th June
This June 12-14 will see the inaugural Worcester Canal
Festival, celebrating 200 years of canal navigation in
Worcester. The free festival will feature a wide range of
activities and entertainment including craft stalls, traditional
sideshow stalls, food and drink, and a Charity auction. There
will also be a painting competition for local schools for the
Elizabeth Parker Prize.
There will be live entertainment from local dance groups,
brass bands, school choirs and live music from many local
bands. Headlining one of the 3 days will be Worcester's own
Skewwhiff, following on from the recent, sold out charity
event at Worcester Cathedral, performing their own unique
blend of post-punk-pop featuring tracks from their acclaimed
debut long player ‘Nice Little Upper’. Also headlining with their
own mix of blues rock and funk is Hump De Bump, playing a
whole host of tracks from bands such as Red Hot Chili
Hump De Bump
Gaz Brookfield
Ethan Ash, Connor Maher
The Marrs Bar Worcester|Thur 21st May
This gig sees the much welcomed return to Marrs for the
ever exciting and inspirational Mr Gaz Brookfield. He is a firm
fave of many of us in Slapland and since winning Acoustic
magazine's 2010 Singer Song writer of the Year, has gone
from strength to strength touring all over the UK and Europe,
sharing stages with the likes of The Levellers, Frank Turner,
New Model Army, Nick Harper, Newton Faulkner, Miles Hunt to
name but a few!
Based in Bristol Gaz remains the only unsigned act to sell
out the Fleece there, a feat he has achieved four times no less
and the last two times 6 months in advance!
One of the hardest working (politicians must love him!) and
best troubadours in the biz, Gaz often exceeds 200 gigs a year,
proving the 'journeyman' soubriquet to be more than an idle
descriptor.
His unique brand of agit-folk wows the crowds every time
and I urge you to take a trip down Marrs way especially if you
haven't had the pleasure before.
For more of an insight into Gaz B's philosophical and musical
soul take a look back at the Sept '14 issue of Slap for an
insightful and in-depth Q&A with the man and then why not
visit www.gazbrookfield.com.
In support of Gaz Brookfield is Ethan Ash - an exceptional
acoustic/electric guitarist, fine vocalist and terrific live
PREVIEW
Skewwhiff
Peppers, Queens of the Stone Age, The Police, Jimi Hendrix
and many more. The third headliners will be The Shady Band,
who with years of experience in a plethora of different bands,
will bring their own mix of classic 60’s and 70’s tracks to the
stage with that classic rock and roll spirit.
There will also be music from great acts like Woo Town
Hillbillies, Lounge Toad, Doctor Wolfe, Claire Boswell,
Thyme Bandits, Stripped Down Blues, The Jazz Singers,
Month of Sundays, The Ferrets and Collective 43.
The event will be supported by Worcester Canal Group
(worcestercanalgroup.org.uk), The Arboretum Residents
Association (thearboretum.org.uk), & Worcester, Birmingham
& Droitwich Canals Society (www.wbdcs.org.uk), all with the
aim of supporting local charities and community group.
The festival will run from 5pm til 11pm on Friday 12th, 11am
til 11pm on Saturday 13th and 11am til 5pm on Sunday 14th.
Come one come all!
Bishop Davy Jones
performer. His soul-infused pop stylings and strong writing,
have ensured his increasing reputation on the live circuit,
whilst his many festival appearances have gained Ethan a
solid and ever-growing fanbase. Having recently received
airplay on national Radio 1 Ethan Ash's stature as an artist
continues to grow. Also on the bill is local fellow Connor
Maher with his original and individual acoustic stylings.
For a chance to win 2 free tickets email:
marrsbarcomp@gmail.com - with subject “Gaz Brookfield”
SLAP MAY 23