Find out about the Bee-Fest performers here:
Elijah Wolf
Elijah Wolf is a Bridport based singer/songwriter. His self released debut e.p has
been played on BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music. Elijah gigs 3/4 nights a weeks across the south and south west and is now performing with his wife Ava in a duo called Wolf.
Watermelon Sugar, I really like it. It reminds me of Smashing Pumpkins and Nick Drake.
Zane Lowe BBC Radio 1
Watermelon Sugar, it sounds lovely.
Huw Stephens BBC Radio 1
Stompin Dave Allen
Stompin' Dave Allen performs American roots music on guitar, five-string banjo, fiddle, piano, harmonica, vocals & tap dancing.
Dave specializes in American roots music: old-time, bluegrass, blues, country blues, folk, vintage country & hillbilly. Traditional songs & tunes, originals & covers.
In 2008 Stompin Dave gave about two hundred performances including Glastonbury Festival, Southsea Folk & Roots Festival, The Great Dorset Steam Fair, Banbury Blues Festival, Wessex Folk Festival, Bunkfest(Oxfordshire), Foxstock Festival(Gloustershire), Suffolk Bluegrass Day, Exmouth Festival, North Devon Fringe Festival & The Beaminster Festival. Dave also entered the American national banjo competition at Walnut Valley Festival, Kansas, U.S.A.
C Sharp Blues Band
C Sharp Blues are an established band on the West Dorset music scene, dedicated to the art of the blues, but with a funky/rock retake on the genre, effortlessly playing classic material from Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, B B King, and T-Bone Walker, alongside original material.
Band members: Mike Biggs on guitar and vocals has been at the forefront of the UK blues/r&b scene for a couple of decades now. His powerful vocals and earthy guitar work has defined such bands as C Sharp, Red Rooster, Time Out, and Back Street Blues. Smudge Smith plays a ferocious blues guitar, and shows remarkable skill as a boogie piano player. He played with the Ben Waters Band for many years, and was notable for his four-hand piano duets with Ben, the acknowledged master of boogie-woogie. Chris Lonergan on bass also played alongside Ben Waters for many years touring Europe, Canada and Africa, major gigs at Ronnie Scott’s, 100 Club, Royal Festival Hall, Albert Hall, and festivals Glastonbury, Cork Jazz Festival and so on. He’s also played alongside the likes of David Gilmour, Gary Brooker, John Etheridge, Mick Taylor and Andy Sheppard. And last but not least, Phil Tobias (Toby) on drums, who played with Primal Scream on their first three albums and world tours.
Swim Team
"Chasing Lions have flown under the radar and landed smack bang at the top of the pile, their debut demo oozes melody, heartfelt songwriting and clever time changes. Guitars intertwine laced in mathrock but with feet firmly placed in the more original side of 'post hardcore' . Singer Jack Powell relates stories of youth and love with a genuinely passionate and great voice whilst the rhythm section chops and changes time signatures with a seeming disregard for conformity! With nods towards meet me in st.louis and this town needs guns, these guys would sound completely at home on a label like bsm, and they'd give alot of the bands on the roster a run for their money! Chasing lions are still in their toddler stages of band life, and are already the most exciting band emerging this year in Devon, I wouldn't be suprised if these boys start causing a stir nationwide in the coming months, and with their debut ep being recorded in the summer, surely labels will be clawing to release it!" - Fermez La Bouche Review
An exciting new band from Bridport, with Phil and Tom from the popular and successful local band Secondsmile, local composer and musician Rob Kelsall and drummer Andy Park.This will be their first live appearance as The Gift of Mabel Gale, featuring brand new material, and promises to be a real treat if their previous work is anything to go by.
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