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Join us for our 2024 SUMMER FESTIVAL every weekend from 22 June to 25 August. Enjoy FREE entertainment and live music in our Café Garden at the rear of The Witham building (off Galgate carpark). Please note that acts may change from advertised line-up.
Don’t miss out on a Summer of joy, music and community spirit!
Saturday 22 June
11am – Wetheriggs
2pm – The Richmond Hillbillies – Americana from Swaledale. They sing and play guitars, slide & banjo.
Sunday 23 June
1.30pm – Hop Skiffle Jump – The authentic sound of 1950s music telling the story of Skiffle.
Saturday 29 June
11am –
2pm – Malcolm Elsbury – Highly popular local musician.
Sunday 30 June
1.30pm – Phil Cox – Folk and Acoustic Rock Singer/Songwriter performing his own arrangements of traditional song and own songs.
Saturday 6 July
11am –
2pm – Affinity Choir – Local Choir.
Sunday 7 July
1.30pm – tbc
Saturday 13 July
11am –
2pm – Roundstone – A Barnard Castle based folk trio: Barry Phillips (Vocals and Guitar), Caralinda Quinlan (Fiddle), Mick Brennan (Whistle and Harmonica) playing English, Irish and Scottish folk songs, Jigs & Reels, Shanties and Americana music.
Sunday 14 July
1.30pm – Liffy – Female vocal and piano various popular songs.
Saturday 20 July
11am –
2pm – D’Ukes of Scarth – Staindrop’s greatest ever ukulele band.
Sunday 21 July
1.30pm – William & Julie – Acoustic folk duo specialising in traditional tunes and songs from the North-East of England.
Saturday 27 July
11am –
2pm – Two Local Blokes – James Dykes and Eddie Tinkler. A harmonic singing duo with acoustic guitars – memory songs a-plenty with some of our own compositions thrown in.
Sunday 28 July
1.30pm – Noaddedsugar! – Local Choir.
Saturday 3 August
11am –
2pm – Amy Hughes & Luke Jordan
Sunday 4 August
1.30pm – The Cloth Cap Temperance Band – Captivating folk singers from the North East playing in the style of 1914 miners.
Saturday 10 August
11am –
2pm – Bee Moss – with support from Trudi Brunskill and John Rackham.
Sunday 11 August
1.30pm – Robin Popps – Local singer/song-writer, mainly singing folk and soft rock songs and a few of his own.
Saturday 17 August
11am –
2pm – Swalemates – 4-piece band playing popular covers from 50’s to current day.
Sunday 18 August
1.30pm – Singer of the Lakes – A professionally trained vocalist from the Lake District, specialising in classical crossover and vintage singing.
Saturday 24 August
11am –
2pm – Corner Boys – Vintage rhythm, blues and rock and roll from three members of popular local band. John Rhodes on lead guitar, Pat Baldwin on saxophone/flute and Steve Warren on rhythm guitar/vocals.
Sunday 25 August
1.30pm – Kirsty McLachlan – An acoustic singer-songwriter, playing own songs as well as folk/country music.