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DIARY DATES 2017
JAN 2017
FRI 27 Blakeley & Son - Burns Night - (Private Function)
SAT 28 Barn Dance - Westfield
FEB 2017
FRI 03 Blakeley & Son - Dolphin 8.30pm
SAT 04 Garry Blakeley Band - General Havelock - 9.30pm - 11.30pm
WED 15 Blakeley & Son - White Dog Ewhurst - 1.00pm - 3.30pm Private Function
SAT 25 Garry, Russ & Paul - FAT TUESDAY UNPLUGGED :
MAR 2017
SUN 12 Garry Blakeley Band - Jenny Lind 4.00pm - 6.00pm (J)
FRI 17 Albion - Hastings - Garry Blakeley Trio (J)
SAT 18 Ballyregans - Cooden (evening gig)
APR 2017
Feast of fiddles tour
2nd Chatham Brooke Theatre 01634 241108 tickets.medway.gov.uk
3rd Nettlebed Village Club 01628 636620 nettlebedfolkclub.co.uk
4th Nettlebed Village Club 01628 636620 nettlebedfolkclub.co.uk
5th Worcester Huntingdon Hall 01905 611427 worcesterlive.co.uk
6th Preston The Minster 07971 243809 Fofshop.org.uk
7th Lowdham Village Hall 01159 663596 wegottickets.com/warthogpromotions
8th WimborneTivoli Theatre 01202 885566 tivoliwimborne.co.uk
9th Exeter Corn Exchange 01392 665938 exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange
10th Chippenham Neeld Arts Centre 01249 446699 neeld.co.uk
11th LondonUnion Chapel On Line Only unionchapel.org.uk
12th Milton Keynes The Stables 01908 280800 stables.org
13th Tewkesbury The Roses Theatre 01684 295074 rosestheatre.org
SAT 22 Garry Blakeley Trio - Havelock - 9.30pm - 11.30pm (J)
SUN 23 Shep Woolley - Gunton Hall
FRI 28 Garry Blakeley Trio - Pissarros 9.00pm - 11.00pm (J)
SAT 29 Blakeley & Son - Hawkhurst 7.00pm - 9.00pm (Private Function)
MAY 2017
WED 03 Garry Blakeley Trio - Jenny Lind - 8.00pm - 10.00pm (J)
FRI 05 Feast of fiddles - Cromer Festival
SAT 06 Garry Blakeley Trio - Dolphin 9.00pm (RF)
SAT 13 Blakeley & Son - Battle - (PF) 1.45pm
THU 25 Liberal Club - Whitehall TBC
SUN 28 Garry - solo gig - The Stag, Hastings Old Town - 5.00pm - 7.00pm
JUN 2017
FRI 02 TABS - Upstairs Carlisle - Hastings
SAT 10 Blakeley & Son (PF) Leigh on Sea 7.00pm - 9.30pm
THU 15 Shep Woolley (HMS C) Fareham 10.00pm start (PF)
FRI 16 Blakeley & Son - SUSSEX DAY - Beauport Park 8.25pm - 9.25pm
SAT 17 Shep Woolley - Portsmouth (W)
SUN 25 Garry Blakeley & Bear Lucas (more info on the biog page) - Stag, Hastings Old Town - 5pm - 7pm
JUL 2017
SAT 01 ENSEMBLE PARADISI - Black Market VIP - George Street, Old Town - BUY TICKETS HERE
SUN 02 Blakeley & Son - Big Steve 11.00am - 1.00pm (PF)
SAT 08 Garry with Bear - afternoon gig
SAT 08 Garry Blakeley Trio - Havelock - 9.30pm - 11.30pm
SUN 09 Blakeley & Son - Jim Jam Arts - Folkestone - 1.45 - 2.45
WED 12 Garry solo - Holy Trinity Church, Robertson St. 1.10pm - 1.50pm
FRI 14 Vocal Explosion - St. Clements Church, Croft Rd
SAT 15 Blakeley & Son - 5.00 - 7.00pm - Private Function
SUN 16 Pirate Day Gig - Jenny Lind (J)
SAT 22 Blakeley & Son - Prvate Function - Steyning 7.00pm - 9.00pm
SAT 29 Garry Blakeley Trio - Dolphin 9.00pm (RS)
AUG 2017
FRI 04 Cropredy Warm Up - Nettlebed Village Hall 11.00am - 6.00pm
SAT 05 Garry Blakeley Trio - Kite Festival - CLICK for more info.
THU 10 Feast of Fiddles - Cropredy Festival - 4.25pm
SUN 13 Bill McKinnon and Garry Blakeley - 3.00pm - 5.00pm - private function
SAT 19 Garry Blakeley - Winchelsea - 4.00pm (Jacky Morris) Private Function
FRI 25 Blakeley & son - Pissarros 9.00pm - 11.00pm (J)
SAT 26 Garry Blakeley Trio - PF (J)
SUN 27 Blakeley & Son - White Dog Ewhurst - 4.00pm - 6.00pm
SEP 2017
SAT 02 Ballyreagan Boys - Bexhill Festival 4.00pm - 5.30pm
SAT 02 Garry Blakeley Trio - James Kofoed - Private Function - Udimore (JG)
SUN 03 Garry & Bear Lucas - White Dog Ewhurst - 1.00pm - 3.00pm - Beer Fest
FRI 08 Shep Woolley - Winchester 8.00pm - 11.30pm
SAT 09 Blakeley & Son - Dolphin - 9.00pm - 11.00pm (H)
SUN 10 Vocal Explosion - Green Cardigan Fest 12.00 - 1.00pm
WED 13 Shep Woolley - Gosport - 8.30pm - 11.00pm
FRI 15 Blakeley & Son + Jimmy Guliver & Roger Flack - Pisarros 9.00pm - 11.00pm
SAT 16 Blakeley & Son - private function - Icklesham
SAT 23 Garry Blakeley Band & The Ballyregans - Hailsham Pavilion - (more info & BUY TICKETS ) (J)
FRI 29 Shep woolley - 6.00pm - 8.00pm
OCT 2017
SUN 01 Garry Blakeley & Bear Lucas - The Stag, Hastings Old Town - 5.00pm start
FRI 06 Blakeley & son - Dolphin - 9.00pm start
THU 12 TABS - Carlisle Pub, Hastings
SAT 14 Blakeley & Son - Pissaros (J)
FRI 20 Shep Woolley - Portsmouth
SAT 21 Shep Woolley - Portsmouth
SUN 22 Vocal Explosion - St. Mary's in the Castle - 3.00pm
FRI 27 Blakeley & Son - Cafe 48 - Bexhill (evening gig, details to follow)
SUN 29 Garry Blakeley Trio - The Lord Nelson - from 5.00pm (J)
NOV 2017
WED 01 Shep Wooley - Portsmouth - from 6.30pm
FRI 03 Blakeley & Son - Rock Salt, Bexhill - 9.00pm - 11.00pm
THU 16 Blakeley & Son with Russ Field & friends - FILO
FRI 17 Shep Woolley (W)
SAT 18 Blakeley & Son - The Havelock (9.30pm start) (RF)
SUN 19 Garry Blakeley Band - Jenny Lind (as part of the Fleadh weekend) (J) 4.00pm
FRI 24 Garry Blakeley Band - Dolphin 9.00pm (J)
WED 29 Garry Blakeley & Bear Lucas -Porters, Hastings Old Town
DEC 2017
FRI 01 Victorian Festival day time - Warrior in the evening
SAT 02 Victorian Festival
SAT 02 Blakeley & Son (with caller) 8.00pm PF St John the Evangelist - Hall Brittany Rd TN38 ORD
SUN 03 Victorian Festival
THU 07 Blakeley & Son 2.30pm (for Mary)
THU 07 Garry Blakeley & Bear Lucas - FILO - 9.00pm - 11.00pm
SAT 09 VE Concert - St Clements Church, Croft Road
SUN 10 Blakeley & Son - The Stag, Hastings - 5.00pm
WED 13 Blakeley & Son - JIM JAM ARTS - Folkestone (TBC)
FRI 22 Blakeley & Son - Pissaros TBA
SAT 23 TABS - details to follow
SUN 31 Blakeley & Son - Pissarros (J) (more info to follow)
March 17 2018 Garry Blakeley Band - Albion, Hastings (J)
March 24 2018 Shep Woolley - Portsmouth (W)
Feast of Fiddles tour 2018 - April 8th to April 25th - details to follow
09th NettlebedVillage Club 01628 636620 nettlebedfolkclub.co.uk
10th NettlebedVillage Club 01628 636620 nettlebedfolkclub.co.uk
11th ExeterCorn Exchange 01392 665938 exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange
12th WimborneTivoli Theatre 01202 885566 tivoliwimborne.co.uk
13th WorcesterHuntingdon Hall 01905 611427 worcesterlive.co.uk
14th EastbourneCollege Theatre 01323 841414 www.spyboy.co.uk
15th ChathamBrooke Theatre 01634 241108 tickets.medway.gov.uk
16th Bury St EdmundsThe Apex 01284 758000 theapex.co.uk
18th LeedsCity Varieties 0113 243 0808 cityvarieties.co.uk
19th AlnwickThe Playhouse 01665 510785 alnwickplayhouse.co.uk
20th KendalBrewery Arts 01539 725133 breweryarts.co.uk
21st SouthportThe Atkinson 01704 533333 theatkinson.co.uk
22nd TewkesburyThe Roses Theatre 01684 295074 rosestheatre.org
23rd ChippenhamNeeld Arts Centre 01249 446699 neeld.co.uk
24th Milton KeynesThe Stables 01908 280800 stables.org
May 19th 2018 Private Function in Seaford - evening gig Anna & Matt (J)
JULY 8th - FOF New Forest Festival
THE WHEEL OF THE YEAR
The Wheel of the Year is a truly fabulous and unique celebration of the annual cycle. It takes you on a passionate and exciting journey through the passages of history, whilst inviting you to experience the many magical festivals and traditions of the passing seasons.
The superb lyrics of Rose Blakeley are highly descriptive and are brought to life by the powerful and atmospheric music of Garry Blakeley (Feast of Fiddles). His stunning compositions are a beautiful combination of folk rock arrangements, slow airs and driving traditional tunes, which weave in and out of the rich, evocative narration of selected poetry and stories by Jane Downes (The Catsfield Steamers).
The Wheel of the Year also features some of the highlights of The Ceremony of May, our successful and well-loved tribute to May Day and the famous Jack-in-the-Green.
This is an incredible production, which will totally enthral you and steal you away to a place of enchantment and imagination!
The Wheel of the Year - with the Garry Blakeley Band
WEBSITE NOW LAUNCHED!! click on following link THE WHEEL OF THE YEAR
COME AND EXPERIENCE THE FEAST OF FIDDLES SHOW - you will not regret it !
Feast of Fiddles is a musical entertainment like no other – six of the UK’s finest fiddle players in a band of 11 which includes Dave Mattacks – the grandfather of folk rock drumming. Peter Knight of Steeleye Span, Chris Leslie of Fairport Convention, Brian McNeill, Ian Cutler, Tom Leary and Garry Blakeley bring their own individual styles together to visit many musical genres in a show that has a wide dynamic range and will have you dancing in the aisles and perhaps even shedding a tear. The 2013 tour is the band’s 20th annual outing and the critical acclaim gets louder every year. Bring even your sceptical friends, they won’t be disappointed.
“Absolutely awesome!” – Sue Marchant, BBC East
“Feast of Fiddles is far more than half-a-dozen of
Britain’s most talented exponents of the instrument.
It’s a joyous two hours of excellence and
exuberance.” Get Rhythm
“Your imaginative programme was riveting from start to finish. I relished the brilliance of tone colours in all sections; the violins soaring away, like the spring in the bow of an arrow, on an effortless flight path in perfect unison – like the first violins of a very great symphony orchestra – yet better, because of your innate musicianship, conductor-less craft, rhythm and palpable love of the many genres of music making you had to offer. You are seriously all great musicians.”
David Fanshawe – African Sanctus