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Leamington Peace Festival

Marquee Programme 2010

The marquee runs from 11am - 9pm Sat 19th June & 10.45am - 6pm Sunday 20th June. There are Peace talks between bands throughout the weekend.

myspace.com/thehappyclubband

Joint winners of our local Battle of the Bands competition, The Happy Club open this year’s Peace Festival in style

www.musicforlife.net

Pandemonium is Warwick Music Centre’s steel pan orchestra. Their music encompasses a variety of styles including jazz, calypso, reggae and slow ballads. The Warwickshire County Music Service group is made up of pupils, aged 11-14, from schools in the Leamington, Warwick and Kenilworth area who have performed together since September 2008.

www.notablesfoundation.org.uk

The Notables Band is made up of musicians with and without learning disabilities. Regulars to the Peace Festival, they never fail to deliver a lively performance, putting a new twist on classic songs and their own original material.

myspace.com/wemadethismusic

An upbeat pop quartet, with catchy tunes & bouncy beats, We Made This will get the festival jumping

www.thomastruax.com

Straight outta Wowtown, one-man steampunk band Thomas Truax is famed for his array of bizarre homemade instruments (including the now-legendary ‘Hornicator’) and captivating live performances. He also crafts some very potent songs… poetically evocative and rich with melancholy.

‘Genius’ NME

‘Like a trip to the frayed edges of sanity...’ Dazed & Confused

Photo credit C Saunders

myspace.com/electricslim

Formed in early 2009, Electric Slim are: Adam Dunkley, a drummer whose charging Bonham-esq beats and dancing hi-hat rhythms form the solid basis of all their songs; his brother Lee Dunkley, who provides the catchy basslines and eccentric musical ethos; Curtis Riley, a virtuoso keyboardist and key element to their unique sound; and Curtis Douglas, guitarist and lead singer with a soulful voice, capable of intricate melodies and shattering solos

www.mistysbigadventure.co.uk

Misty’s Big Adventure mix more sounds than you can shake a stick at but they would appreciate no stick shaking during the performance.

They say: We will try and bring some grumpy fun to the festival.

We say: We challenge you not to dance.

myspace.com/elfynnuk

Elfynn play a vibrant mix of traditional and contemporary tunes on fiddle and accordion with a back line of driving, danceable rhythms, grooving bass lines and fiery electric guitar. Brought together by crystal clear lead vocals and glorious harmonies, their jigs and reels will have you bouncing …get your dancing shoes on!

Hailing locally and using the cream of Warwickshire musicians, Ushwhya brings an eclectic fusion of musical genres to the Festival. They create a unique world vibe of afro-reggae-funk-jazz,with a slice of Latin and a selection of percussive side dishes!

Songlines is Leamington and Warwick's 100-strong community singing group. They meet each week during term time and sing an amazing cornucopia of songs from around the world in glorious acappella harmony. Anyone can join, you don't have to be able to read music, and they definitely DON'T do auditions! This year they are celebrating their 10th anniversary.

myspace.com/rewardsandrevenge

Joint winners of our Battle of the Bands competition, Rewards & Revenge wake you up & get you dancing

www.noke.me.uk

Noke are a six piece funk soul breakbeat outfit from Leamington. Featuring Shanade on vocals backed up by a formidable team of musicians. Drawing on inspirations from all the right places, be ready to bust some moves to the soulful bassline tunes that will be coming out of those speakers.

www.truebeat.co.uk

True Beat are a refreshing new ska band from West London breaking on to the scene as ska makes a real comeback. Their sound is lively and energetic with a wide range of influences – so put on your skankin shoes, as this is real get-on-the-dance floor SKA! They have recently recorded their first album & are definitely a band to keep a close eye on.

myspace.com/extracurricularband

9-piece Hip Hop/Soul/Pop act fronted by the amazingly talented Jack Flash, Ruby Wood, and Thabo Mkwananzi. Extra Curricular comprises a unique combination of instruments with a horn section, decks and samplers, alongside guitar, bass and drums. The EC live show is something to be witnessed; they involve the whole crowd from start to finish taking the listener on a journey through hip hop grooves, soulful vocals and huge anthemic choruses.

myspace.com/pressganguk

A folk band like no other, Pressgang take traditional songs into places that no other band dares to go. New sounds from an accordion, whirling dervish instrumentals, acapella singing and rapping are just a taste of the full ingredients. Add to this dancing, storytelling, drama and audience participation and you¹ll have an idea of the stage show that got them all over Europe and the USA without a major record label or management. It has to be seen to be

believed and heard.

www.barakamusic.co.uk

Baraka is a World Music band from Bristol, with takes as its inspiration the music of West Africa, South Africa, The Caribbean & Ireland to produce its own unique and original sound. The result is a heady music of global beats, intricate rhythms and soaring melodies. Baraka brings a wonderful mix of cultural and musical influences to bear & have delighted audiences all over the country.

www.dholblasters.com

The Dhol Blasters were the world’s first Dhol team. They are a formidable group of young Dhol drummers managed by one of the world’s greatest Dholis – Dhol King Gurcharan Mali.

We are delighted to welcome them all back to close this year’s Leamington Peace Festival in their inimitable style!

http:/www.locomundo.co.uk

The music of this local band centres on Latin jazz and also includes world music from Africa, Europe, the Middle East & the Caribbean. This is music for dancing, including mambo/salsa, cha-cha, merengue, rhumba & jive!