BLUES BROTHERS COLLECTIVE at Dart Music Festival

BLUES BROTHERS COLLECTIVE

Blues Brothers Collective is a ten piece tribute band to the legendary Blues Brothers band of Jake & Elwood Blues. They hail from South Devon and have a large following.

The Band performs at many different events including weddings, parties, functions, festivals & gigs all throughout the South West and beyond.

They are serious musicians, but would be the first to admit that they do have a whole lot of fun performing to a crowd, and never fail to get the masses dancing the night away.

The band plays many great Blues Brothers tunes from the film and from their live performances, and just for a bit of extra spice also throw in a few special tunes from great performers like Wilson Picket & the Commitments.

 

Make sure you don’t miss this great act – be there or be square…

www.bluesbrotherscollective.com

 

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16th 17th & 18th May 2014

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KEZIA at Dart Music Festival

KEZIA

Kezia

Kezia is a singer/songwriter whose sound drifts between both folk and blues with a tinge of country. Her lyric based songs are accompanied by thoughtful melodies based around the piano and guitar.

Although just 21 years old, Kezia’s mature voice sings heartfelt lyrics of matters that many can relate to, conveying a certain melancholy that is heard throughout her music.

Even though her music career is only just beginning, Kezia has played at some major South West Festivals including Relentless Boardmasters, Leopallooza and the Eden Sessions.

Last year she was personally invited to support The Blue Aeroplanes at their annual gig at The Fleece and she was asked to perform in the Olympic Park, where she supported Feeder.

 

 

 

Her musical abilities have also won her slots supporting artists such as The Proclaimers, Kaiser Chiefs and Lucy Rose. Many have begun to notice her powerful lyrics and beautiful voice and she has been voted two years in a row for the Cornish Guardian What’s on Awards ‘Best Female’.

Kezia worked alongside Producer John Cornfield who has worked with the likes of Muse, Razorlight and Supergrass to produce her 6 track debut EP ‘Kezia', released in April 2013.

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 Reviews:

‘Kezia stopped me in my tracks she has a truly beautiful voice, like Anne Briggs but Cornish’ — Neil Halstead, Singer/songwriter

‘If one musician is worthy of a special mention this year it’s Kezia, the young singer songwriter from Camborne who astonished all who saw her across Cornwall, with her mature voice and mesmerising performances. Shouts of “our own Laura Marling” aren’t far off the mark’ — Lee Trewhela, Cornish Guardian

'Cornwall’s answer to Laura Marling, Kezia’s liquid-smooth vocals, bright finger picking style, and more sombre keyboard playing, are quite simply stunning. But there’s more than mere comparisons to this lass. She’s got real substance, and makes music for what seems like all the right reasons'. – Fi Read, Cornwall Today Newspaper

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Because listening to music at Dart Music Festival is FREE - but running it is not! - we have to charge for the Programme. 

The sales revenue is VITAL to the continuation of the Festival - thank you for understanding.

The official Dart Music Festival Programme is now on sale. 

16th, 17th & 18th May 2014

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The Hard Ground at Dart Music Festival

THE HARD GROUND

The Hard Ground

The Hard Ground are on the cusp of a wave following the release of their debut album 'Broken Conversations'.

The album is a beautiful collection of songs brimming with lush instrumentation and deep swooning melodies. The shared male / female vocal and song-writing duties between the angelic porcelain skinned Marlene Enright and Pat Carey's rugged husky delivery, gives the music an intriguing dynamic and at times highly personal intensity.

The album received huge critical acclaim on its release in their native Ireland in late 2012 with the first single 'Pawn' play-listed on national radio, a huge achievement for an unknown act with a self-released album.

The Hard Ground have now signed to legendary Irish independent label Fifa Records who will be releasing 'Broken Conversations' in Ireland and the UK in April'13

“...Classy Stuff and worth tracking down.” - Jackie Hayden, Hot Press

“’Pawn’ and ‘A Spirit Lament’ show the Cork quartet are quite different from anyone else active on the Cork circuit at the moment with Carey and Enright effortlessly switching vocals on top of quite lavish orchestration. Eager to hear more....” – The G Man (blog)

“....a sound that sits somewhere between Tom Waits and Lisa Hannigan. There’s even a touch of sinister songstress Anna Calvi about debut single ‘Pawn’, a song that’s equal parts sweet and sour.”
- Celina Murphy, Hot Press

www.thehardground.com

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16th, 17th & 18th May 2014

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Gary Quinn at Dart Music Festival

GARY QUINN

Described as having a cool modern sound with echoes of the past, Northern Irishman Gary Quinn is a singer-songwriter that knows how to pull on the heartstrings of his audiences.

Creating beautifully crafted lyrics, he draws you in with his performances of rock infused country balanced with the traditional.

Having just released his self titled debut album 'GARY QUINN', a 10 track offering of self penned material, Quinn’s songs can be heard on radio stations in his native Ireland, UK, America and Australia.



National recognition has already been received as a track from the album, ‘He Don’t Show Her Anymore’ was awarded ‘Song of the Year’ by the British Country Music Awards for 2013.

Gary recently performed on the prestigious Country2Country Pop-Up Stages at London's O2 Arena in March this year as part of the C2C Festival (largest Country Festivals Europe) headlined by Brad Paisley and the Zac Brown Band. In April Quinn will be joining Jace Everett when he opens for his Manchester date and the Summer will see Gary perform dates in Denmark and Germany. Gary is also a regular performer at the Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival each year in Belfast.

In February last year Gary was asked to share the stage with Sugarland’s Kristian Bush and Hall of Fame Songwriter Bob DiPiero as part of the CMA Songwriter Series that visited Europe. Gary was also busy during the UK festival period appearing at the Americana International and Wolvestock Festivals with The Gary Quinn Band. This, coupled with sharing the stage with Billy Yates and opening for artists such as Jenn Bostic, Christian Kane and touring with Nikki Gillis, helped Gary bag himself a further nomination for 'Solo Act of the Year' by the BCMAwards and an invitation to perform at the awards taking place in London last November.

In March 2012 Gary was invited to perform at the Belfast Nashville Songwriter Showcase in Nashville and shared the stage with hugely successful songwriters Billy Montana and Pam Rose. Gary was back in Nashville in June 2012 as he was invited to sing at the prestigious CMA Global Artist Party and CMA Music Fest (in the past known as Fan Fair) in downtown Nashville. After performing with Nanci Griffith and opening for Gene Watson, Will Banister, Larry Gatlin,appearing at The Three Legs Festival (Isle of Man) and his continuing performances in the UK, Gary was nominated for 2 British Country Music Awards in 2012.

Gary has also opened for Collin Raye, Bill Anderson, Clint Black, Larry Gatlin and Gene Watson. He continues to write and perform all over the UK and further afield.

www.garyjpquinn.co.uk

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16th, 17th & 18th May 2014

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The Jay Tamkin Band at Dart Music Festival

 THE JAY TAMKIN BAND

Jay Tamkin began music from a very young age...

He started his first band 'The Crackers' (originally 'Jacob and the Cream Crackers') in school, meanwhile playing in the school wind band and then jazz band.

 

Eventually he was selected to be part of the Devon Youth Jazz Orchestra, where he stayed as principal bass player for many years. 

 

During this time Jay made some incredible achievements - such as playing on TV at H.M The Queen's Golden Jubilee - and many masterclasses and live performances with some of UK and USA's top jazz artists including Jools Holland and friends, Dennis Rollins, Pete Long and many more...

 

 

 

It was also during this time that Jay continued working as a song writer and performer with his own original rock band which slowly began to infuse blues influences, then successfully entered the blues market in full force.

 
Following this introduction Jay Tamkin & the band recorded four live tracks at Maida Vale studios in London as a feature on the Paul Jones BBC Radio 2 Blues Show, and has since released two all-original albums titled 'SORTED' and 'ALIBI' which are both available in music shops across UK and Europe and on all respected online stores.

 
Through his own songwriting merits Jay has been fortunate enough to have played with some of his favourite artists and supported some impressive names  in the blues, jazz, funk and rock world. Here are just some of the names Tamkin has worked with or shared a stage with - prepare to be impressed...:

 
Robin Trower, Eric Burdon, Paul Young, Roy Ayres, Nigel Kennedy, John Etheridge, Blind Boys of Alabama, The Blockheads, Wilko Johnson, Todd Wolfe (Sheryl Crow), Chris Farlowe, Madeline Bell, The Fabulous Thunderbirds,  SpookyTooth, Stan Webb's Chicken Shack, Ian Siegal, Buddy Whittington, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, Nine Below Zero, Ruby Turner, Jools Holland, MAN, Buddy Whittington, Popa Chubby and many more...

In the past ten years Jay Tamkin has been touring across UK, Europe & USA playing his own style of blues/rock music.

 

Enough to whet your appetite?? It should be...

www.jaytamkin.com

Full performance details in the DMF Programme.

Because listening to music at Dart Music Festival is FREE - but running it is not! - we have to charge for the Programme. 

The sales revenue is VITAL to the continuation of the Festival - thank you for understanding.

 

The official Dart Music Festival Programme is now on sale.

16th 17th & 18th May 2014

www.dartmusicfestival.co.uk