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Plus a taster event in May
Events– Days 1 to 11
Order of events from 27th June to 7th July 2007
The Playground Party
Featuring: Courtney Pine, Kate Rusby, the James Taylor
Quartet, Eliza Carthy and the Ratcatchers, Cara Robinson
and much more
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The
Ian McMillan Orchestra – sharp stories
Yorkshire words and European music. Poet, broadcaster
& comedian Ian McMillan dances with composer
& accordionist Luke Carver Goss of Szapora
-‘Truly refreshing’ Danny Thompson
- in this sizzling work of words and music.
Powerful, echoing tales of milkmen, mining,
heatwaves, dads, death by shanty, voices found,
industrial manoeuvres, 9/11 and the late great
Ronnie Barker. Improvised and constructed for
audiences, 7 to 107. CD Sharp Stories out now.
Luke Carver Goss accordion/guitar, Dylan Fowler
guitar/mandocello, Clare Salaman nykelharpe/hurdy-gurdy
/violin, Nathan Thomson double bass /flutes,
Oli Wilson Dickson violin/percussion
‘You’ve got to go and hear them play
..fabulous’ Fiona Talkington, Late
Junction, BBC R3
‘A breath of fresh air’ Sue
Arnold, The Observer
‘Unmissable’ Daily Express
Ian will be joined on stage by students from
Garforth Community College and Corpus Christi
Catholic College in a performance of ‘Musical
in a day ’ which is the culmination of
a workshop that Ian will be holding with the
students on the same day.
This project will also see Ian launch on the
17th April, ‘Go For th Garforth’ a
huge creative writing project involving hundreds
of primary and secondary school children across
East Leeds. Look out in shop windows, restaurants,
cafés and even bookshops as these poems
will literally be plastered all over the area.
This project led by Marie Coleman will involve
pupils and teachers from Garforth Community
College, Corpus Christi Catholic College, Temple
Moor High School, Mount St.Mary’s Catholic
High School, Ninelands, Strawberry Fields, St
Benedicts, East Garforth, Green Lane, Swillington
and Kippax Greenfields Primary schools. You
can hear an interview with Ian Macmillian on
PodcastGarforth. Follow the link on www.garforth.leeds.sch.uk
Sponsored by Aim Higher
Advance booking recommended!
Garforth Working Men ’s Club (in their
centenary year),
7.30pm
£7.50 (£5)
Ticket
hotline: 07982 215613
Email: tickets@garforthartsfestival.co.uk
TICKETS available for this event online from
www.digyorkshire.com
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Summer
Concert – Garforth Community College Music
dept
A varied programme from the talented musicians
of Garfor th Community College.
Garforth Community College Main Hall
7pm
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Download a PDF of our programme
Tickets for all events will be made available to Friends
of the Garforth Arts Festival one week prior to the official
launch date.
If you are interested in becoming a friend of the festival
please click here
for our form.
Discounts
and Concessions
Where concession rates are advertised, these apply to: senior
citizens, children under 16, NUS students, and anyone receiving
unemployment or disability benefit (upon proof of entitlement).
For 'The Playgrount Party' on July 7th, a limited number
of discounted tickets at £8.50 will be made available
to local residents. For full details, contact the festival
box office or phone the hotline on 07982 215613
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view previous festivals, please click the following:
2006
2005
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