With more than 20 events taking place across two weeks,
from gigs, to theatre, to dance and comedy, Garforth Arts
Festival has something for everyone. Let the festival engage
the senses, stimulate your imagination and bring music to
your ears. Keep your eye on the website for up-to-date information,
new events and the latest line-ups.
TICKETS AND INFORMATION:
Tickets for all events available from Garforth Bookshop, 15
Main St. Garforth Tel 0113 286 3534
Tickets for the Playground Party event also available from
Jumbo
Records, St John’s Centre, Leeds (Purchases may be
subject to administration fee.)
Information line:
Tel: 0113 336 8619
enquiries AT garforthartsfestival.co.uk
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HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2009
Main Event: Playground Party on Sat
11th July
Featuring: Buzzcocks, Chumbawamba, The Ukulele Orchestra
of Great Britain, The African Children's Choir, Garforth Jazz
Rock Band and more...
Doors open: 2.30pm, Start: 2.40pm
Full Price £15.00, Concessions £10.00, Family
Tickets £30.00
(Discounts available for Families and Local Residents –
information to follow.)
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Buzzcocks
Formed in Manchester, England, in 1975, the Buzzcocks were
one of the most influential bands to emerge in the initial
wave of punk rock. With their crisp melodies, driving guitars,
and guitarist Pete Shelley's biting lyrics, the Buzzcocks
were one of the best, most influential punk bands. The Buzzcocks
were inspired by the Sex Pistols' energy, yet they didn't
copy the Pistols' angry political stance. Instead, they brought
that intense, brilliant energy to the three-minute pop song.
Shelley's alternately funny and anguished lyrics about adolescence
and love were some of the best and smartest of his era; similarly,
the Buzzcocks' melodies and hooks were concise and memorable.
Over the years, their powerful punk-pop has proven enormously
influential, with echoes of their music being apparent in
everyone from Hüsker Dü to Nirvana.
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Chumbawamba
When Chumbawamba got rid of their drum kit and heavy electric
gear to experiment with a more acoustic sound the response
couldn’t have been more positive. Not only have the followers
of their full blown electric days been won over to it, but
also folk audiences have come to love it in great numbers.
The band’s discovery of the sheer power of the human
voice and the beauty of harmony singing has proved to be of
huge value to its members and followers.
“They knocked me sideways with delight! They were excellent!
They played acoustic and their songs...well...talk about getting
straight to the point, seeing right through everything and
knowing what's important in life.”
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The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain are warm, entertaining,
thought-provoking and funny. You may never think about music
in the same way once you've been exposed to the Ukes' depraved
musicology. From Charlie Parker to the Sex Pistols through
Johann Sebastian Bach, the Orchestra take you on a world tour
with only hand luggage....
– “Perfectly polished professionalism, threaded
through with dry wit and wry humour”. Independent
April 07.
– The best musical entertainment in the country".
The Independent.
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African Children's Choir
What a wonderful experience it was to work with the African
Children's choir™. They turned this song into a double-dose
of optimism and hope for the future. Their pure sweet joy
is like a breath of fresh air.
Bill Gaither
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 Captain
Backfire
Captain Backfire formed in early 2007, and quickly began
composing and gigging around the Leeds and York circuit. Their
blend of bluesy-pop fused with funk guitar led to gigs at
venues ranging from Rios to Hifi. The introduction of Greg
Nicholas on trumpet in 2008 added a new dynamic for the band
and they soon started moving towards a more pop-centric vibe.
Various competitions led them to National Battle of the Bands
finals, and gigging legendary venues such as The Cavern, Liverpool.
Having recently recorded a new EP Captain Backfire are going
from strength to strength, securing radio interest and ever
more prestigous gigs. Watch this space.
Line-up: Joe Carter - Vocals,
Reece Jacob - Guitar and Backing Vox,
Rich Bennett - Guitar and Backing Vox,
Greg Nicholas - Trumpet and Flugel Horn,
Chris Newsom - Bass Guitar,
Eddie Ball - Drums
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OPENING EVENT
Breeze International Evening
Mon 29th June
The opening event of this year's festival is
an exciting collaboration with Breeze as young people from
all over the world (including Garforth students) gather together
in a celebration of music and dance.
Venue : Garforth Community College Main Hall
Tickets : FREE
Doors : 7pm
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 Jon
Gomm + support from Garforth Community College musicians
Tues 30th June
Jon Gomm is an acoustic singer-songwriter with an incredible
virtuoso guitar style, where he uses one acoustic guitar to
create drum sounds, basslines and sparkling melodies all at
the same time. The emphasis is still on the soulful vocals
and songwriting however, and his original material is influenced
by everything from Robert Johnson to Radiohead. He has a cult
following around Europe and his internet videos have been
watched over one million times.
"One of the world's most successful, gifted and inspirational
guitar players" Acoustic Magazine
Prior to this gig Jon will be leading songwriting workshops
with 20+ young musicians from Garforth Community College.
The first part of this gig will showcase new students compositions
before a full set from Leeds based guitar genius.
Venue : Garforth Working Men's Club LS25 1AU
Tickets : £4/3
Doors : 7.30pm
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 'Coal
Face' - St Mary's Youth Theatre
Written by Gareth Durasow
Directed by Steve Archdale
Tues 30th June
The war has been won and now Tommy must come to terms with
his new life in Garforth; a life that has bid farewell to
schoolyard games and is about to see him join the men of iron
on the road to Ledston Luck.
But for Tommy, the biggest problem isn't that he's not from
round 'ere.
It's that he's from the future!
Set against the austere backdrop of the 1940s mining industry,
Coal Face is a bleakly comic tale about what happens when
"the youth of today" meet the youth of yesteryear.
Newly commissioned play by local writer/poet Gareth Durasow
'Coal Face' takes as its subject the stories of local Garforth
people who belonged to mining families.
This 1 act play has been written for the highly talented St
Mary's Youth Theatre from Garforth.
Venue : Garforth Community College Main Hall
Tickets : £5/4
Show : 7.30pm
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'Top of the Pops'
Wed 1st July
Make this one top of your list!
1st July, Garforth Music Department goes Top of the Pops,
bringing you the ultimate countdown of the songs you love
from the bands you couldn't live without. Garforth Music Department
goes Top of the Pops. Come on Garforth. Let's rock!
Venue : Garforth Community College Main Hall
Tickets : £4/3
Doors : 7.30pm
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 Samay
+ support from Garforth Jazz Rock Band
Thurs 2nd July
Bhupinder Singh Chaggar on Tabla, Jesse Banister on Saxophone,
Soumik Datta on Sarod, Giuliano Moderali on Guitar and Kenny
Higgins on Bass. Together, they are a unique collective of
musicians who bring their individual style, strengthen and
passion to exploring new ways of understanding and making
music. To create a powerful and distinctive sound that is,
so far unknown to the western or eastern world.
Jesse Bannister a unique musician who is respected as the
leading Indian Classical Saxophonist in the UK has composed
a new piece for festival favourites Garforth Jazz Rock Band.
This concert will feature support from GJRB including the
newly commissioned piece and a full set from Samay.
Venue: Garforth Working Men's Club
Tickets : £6/4
Doors: 7.30pm
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 East
Leeds Youth Has Talent
Thurs 2nd July
Garforth Arts Festival is on the look out for the best talent
on offer from local young people. A round of heats will take
place across local schools and community groups and the best
three selected from each, will perform for a panel of judges
at the final on Thursday 2nd July at Garforth Community College.
Expected entries will include music, dance, drama, acrobatics,
magic, ventriloquism and novelty acts. If you think you've
got what it takes to be part of East Leeds Youth Has Talent,
then we want to hear from you!
Venue: Garforth Community College Main Hall
Tickets : FREE
Doors: 7pm
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Primary Prom
Friday 3rd July
300 children from 6 local primary schools are warming up
for the Primary Prom, set to take place on Friday 3rd July.
Strawberry Fields, Ninelands, St Benedicts, Micklefield, East
Garforth and Green Lane primary schools have been working
in partnership with the College, to take up a range of workshops,
including dance led by SLP and music from the College's own
staff. The result is a music and dance extravaganza featuring
all 300 children, which will be performed to two audiences
at Garforth Community College as part of this year's Arts
FestivalVenue : Garforth Community
College main Hall
Tickets: £3
Doors: 4pm & 7pm
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Ceilidh featuring Ylem + Slania
Friday 3rd July
Ylem is a collaboration between Kate Badcock (flute and
whistle), Roddy Johnston (fiddle, whistle and vocals) and
Julian Marley (guitar).
"A group of accomplished folk players,the three piece
of guitar fiddle and flute gel particularly well on the Irish
and Scottish tunes "RocknReel"
'Slania' is a group of talented young musicians from Garforth
Community College. The group was established as part of the
2008 festival and will perform alongside Ylem at this event.
After both groups have performed there will be a chance for
you to put on your dancing shoes as both bands will join together
for a Ceilidh.
Bring your own drinks!
Venue : Garforth Miner's Welfare Hall, Main Street
Tickets: £5/4
Doors: 7.30pm
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 Fruit
Tree Project + Guests
Saturday 4th July
Fruit Tree Project are an exciting, contemporary, creative,
accessible and innovative new band capable of exploring new
terrain whilst, at the same time, taking audiences along with
them! Seven Arts Centre Leeds
"Led by the skilled and energetic Dave Evans they
take on grooves and at times semi-free excitement
equally to create a thrilling array of sounds' Wakefield
Jazz
Fruit Tree Project
dave evans - piano
alex wibrew - drums
kenny higgins - bass
guests - t.b.c
Venue: Garforth Community College Main Hall
Tickets: £4/3
Doors: 8pm
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Garforth Gala
Sunday 5th July
Venue : Glebelands Field Garforth
Ticket: £1.50
Doors: 1pm
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 'Arco'
String Recital
Sunday 5th July
Capriol Suite - Warlock
1 or 2 movements
Concerto for two violins - Vivaldi
Soloists – Simon Fenton and Lydia Cummins
Adagio for Strings Barber Concerto in D minor for two violins
(1st movement) - Bach
Soloists – Heather Cordwell and Anne Griffiths (student
ambassadors)
Eine Kleine Nacht Musik (1st movement) - Mozart
Autumn from the Four seasons - Vivaldi
Soloist – John Cummins
Palladio - Karl Jenkins
Venue: St . Mary's Church
Tickets: £4/3
Doors: 7.30pm
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'Myths and Legends night'
Drama Department at Garforth Community
College
Monday 6th July
Over 100 students are performing in the Drama Departments
'Myths and Legends night' in the Drama Studios at 6pm on Monday
6th July. The audience will be greeted with traditional Greek
music and treated to tasty Greek food in the interval. Students
from years 5, 7 and 8 will be performing a selection of Greek
myths from 'Pandora's box' to 'The legend of Perseus'. This
includes 25 year 5 students from east Garforth Primary school.
Venue: Drama Department, Garforth Community College
Tickets: £3
Doors 6.00pm
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Dance Showcase
Monday 6th July
This evening will showcase exciting and thought provoking
performances from some of the most talented young dancers
from across Leeds including;
Garforth Community College
Intake High School
Parklands Girls School
RJC Dance
The evening will feature two new commissions including a contemporary
piece by dance artist Martin Hylton and an African Carnival
piece by dance artist Naomi Czuba.
Venue: Garforth Community College Main Hall
Tickets: £4/3
Doors : 7.30pm
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 'Indian
Wedding' Manasamitra Arts
Tues 7th July 7.30pm
Manasamitra is an arts organization with an Indian focus.
Manasamitra works in partnership with schools and community
organisations to provide an complete India experience using
a variety of art forms. For the Garforth Arts Festival, Manasamitra
are working with Garforth Community college to bring to life
all the excitement, colour and vibrancy of an
Indian wedding celebration. Together they will explore India,
its various states, quirks and even food to add to the sensory
experience. The festival parade will be a grand finale as
a culmination of the project.
Venue: Garforth Community College Main Hall
Tickets: £4/3
Doors: 7.30pm
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 Little
Leap Forward - The Horse and Bamboo Theatre Company
Wednesday 8th July
The Horse and Bamboo is one of Europe's leading visual theatre
companies, producing original and startling visual theatre
through a unique mix, of puppetry, animation, mask, and music,
all of which are created specially for each show. Little Leap
Forward is about family, friendships and creative expression
but above all the need for freedom. It is based on the novel
by the internationally known bamboo flute player, Guo Yue
and Clare Farrow and tells the story of Yue's childhood in
China during the Cultural Revolution. The play has been produced
as creative partnership with The Royal Exchange Theatre and
Barefoot Books, who published the original story Little Leap
Forward.
"Little Leap Forward bears witness with the eye of a
poet, the ear of a musician and the transformative imagination
of a storyteller". The New York Times (2008)
"Children seeing this production will have their emotions
tapped as never before." The Stage
"A leading force in accessible visual theatre."
Manchester Evening News
Little Leap Forward Production Team and Cast
Production Team
Writer and Director Alison Duddle
Original story by Guo Yue and Clare Farrow
Musical Director Loz Kaye
Bamboo Flute Guo Yue
Set Design Bob Frith
Puppets and Masks Alison Duddle
Film Director Bob Frith
Animator Steff Lee
Costume Design Alison Duddle
Costume Production Felicia Jagne
Additional Making Vanessa CardCast
Mark Whitaker - Tour Manager
Jonny Quick - Technical Manager
Nicky Fearn
Frances Merriman
Venue : Garforth Community College
Tickets: FREE (tickets in advance)
Doors: 1pm
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Panjumbi + Guests
Wednesday 8th July
Panjumbi is possibly the country's only pan - led Jazz quintet,
playing contemporary Calypso and Caribbean Jazz. As well as
Jazz standards and Trinidadian Calypso, the band play Brazillian
Samba and Bossa Nova and Soul tunes by popular artists such
as Stevie Wonder, George Benson etc.
Panjumbi will be supported by various Steel Pan ensembles
from the community.
Venue : Garforth Community College Main Hall
Tickets: £4/3
Doors: 7.30pm
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 Ricky
Tomlinson's Laughter Show
Thursday 9th July
Although best known as the lovable couch-potato, Jim Royle,
in 'The Royle Family, his off-screen life has been far more
interesting. He has been a plasterer, banjo player, comic,
union agitator, political activist, award-winning actor and
an unwilling guest of Her Majesty's prison service. Respected
for his honesty, wit and integrity, he makes for outstanding
value in all roles.
Ricky Tomlinson as Jim Royle hosts his very own Laughter Show
with Tony Barton (Coronation Street & Emmerdale), Eddie
Archer (The Comedians) and the comedy show band Black Onyx.
Venue : Garforth Community College main Hall
Tickets: £18/16
Doors: 7.30pm
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The Creation Story - Urban Circus Arts
Friday 10th July
Urban Circus arts / CGAS circus group / St. Oswald's
primary school present...
"Boom-Bang-Wallop"
A circus interpretation of creation
A show for all ages telling the well known story with a circus
twist and in a fun and enjoyable manner. Visually stunning
with jaw dropping stunts and amazing skills, featuring
young people from Bradford and Leeds showcasing their diverse
range of talents. High wire, walking globe, stilt walkers
Glow juggling and plenty more!
Written/Directed by Daryll hackett
Props/Costumes by Alex Mckniff
Venue: Garforth Community College Main Hall
Tickets: £4/3
Doors: 7.30pm
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