Boogie Woogie Festival 2010

The 6th UK international Boogie Woogie Festival will be held at The Club Room, Sturminster Newton British Legion, Bath Road, in Sturminster Newton, Dorset. from Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th July, and was formerly the 'Fomag' Boogie Woogie festival held in nearby Fontmell Magna.

Line-up

Thursday 1st July 2010

Royal British Legion Bar
Festival Launch & Press Event: 7pm - Club members & invited guests

Friday 2nd July 2010

Poet's Corner Cafe
Open Piano Session: 11am - 1pm, free

Caffe Espresso
Tom Lewer (UK) piano: 1pm - 1.45pm, free

Poet's Corner
Open Piano Session: 2pm - 5pm, free

Caffe Espresso
Patrick Smet (Belgium) piano: 4.30pm - 5.15pm, free

The Royal British Legion Hall Evening Concert
Dona Oxford (USA) piano & vocals
Jelly Germaine (Cameroun) Virginie Perez (France) dance
Henri Herbert (UK) piano & vocal: 7.30pm - 11.00pm, £25 and £15

Saturday 3rd July 2010

The Royal British Legion Hall & Skittle Alley
Piano Workshop: 10.30 am - 11.30am, £10
Dona Oxford (USA): Vocal Blues workshop: 10.30 am - 11.30am, £10

Caffe Espresso
Open Piano Session: 11am - 1pm, free

Poet's Corner
Dan Moore (UK) piano & vocals: 1pm - 1.45pm, free

Caffe Espresso
Will Blake (UK) piano & vocals: 2pm - 2.45pm, free

Poet's Corner
T.B.A piano: 3pm- 4pm, free

The Royal British Legion Hall Lunch Time Concert (Essential Boogie Woogie)
Eeco Rijken-Rapp (Holland) piano
Big John Carter (UK) piano
T.B.A piano: 1pm - 3pm, £15

The Royal British Legion Hall
Youth Show Case Concert: 4pm- 5pm, £2

The Boxing Club (Dance Workshops)
Junior Tap Workshop: 11am - 12.30pm, £10
Senior Tap Workshop: 1pm - 2.30 pm, £10
Swing and Jive Workshop: 3pm - 4.30 pm, £10

Stour Hall, The Exchange, Sturminster Newton Evening Concert
Axel Zwingenberger (Germany) Piano
Lila Ammons (USA) vocals
Jelly Germaine (Cameroun) Virginie Perez (France) dance
The Stuff (UK) boogie/blues band
Yvon Momboisse (France) piano: 7.30pm - 11.00pm, £30, £25, £20 & £15

Sunday 5th July 2010

The Royal British Legion Hall
Big John Carter (UK) History of Boogie Woogie Talk: 9.45 am - 10.45am, £10

The Royal British Legion Skittle Alley
Jon Neilson, Helen Sillett-Scoggins (UK) Drumming Workshop: 10.45am - 12 noon, £10
Drumming Workshop performance 12.15pm

Poet's Corner
Open Piano Session: 11.30am - 1pm, free

The Royal British Legion Hall Sunday Lunchtime Concert
Neville Dickey (UK) Piano
Plus Support: 1pm - 3pm, £15

The Royal British Legion Bar
Two - piano Jam Session: 3pm- 5pm.

The festival encompasses acts performing the form of piano music that is boogie woogie. Performing in concert, will be internationally acclaimed boogie woogie and blues pianists from the UK and from all around the world.

Expect two grand pianos, on stage lighting and projection visuals, swing and tap dancing all backed by the festival band.

Tickets

An all event ticket is priced at £70. There is also a go anywhere Saturday ticket priced at £40. See listing above for individual prices.

To buy tickets, click here.

More info

There are also workshops in boogie woogie piano, swing and tap dance, drumming, history of boogie woogie and more with special workshops for children. There will also be informal sessions for enthusiastic boogie woogie pianists with a traditional bar room setting. Plus there will be food, wine, and real ales on offer at the inn.

More information will be here when available.

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