Brampton Live - CANCELLED 2010

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
The 16th Brampton Live Festival has been cancelled.

founders Ken and Sue Bradburn and their fellow directors of Brampton Live Ltd, Mick North and Steve Henderson have issued the following statement:

"We are saddened to announce that the 2010 festival has been cancelled. The combination of reduced funding, decreasing sponsorship and disappointing ticket sales has meant we feel it would be irresponsible to continue. If we were to do so, we would not be able to meet our obligations in refunding ticket holders, stall holders and traders. These obligations will be met over the coming weeks."

The event's future is unknown at this time but the directors added: "We would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank the many volunteers who have given freely of their time over the last fifteen years as well as all our performers and other supporters past and present - plus a big thank you to our patron Maddy Prior who has always been a huge friend of the festival."

The centrepiece of the 2010 festival was due to be the official premiere and CD launch of the All Along the Wall show featuring five top songwriters and two poets and celebrating Hadrian's Wall.

The directors pledged to continue with this: "On a positive note we intend to proceed with the All Along the Wall project which was specially commissioned for the festival. A live performance CD will be available in July and other performances are planned, hopefully including The Sage, Gateshead and a range of other venues."

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Brampton Live takes place at the William Howard Centre, Brampton, Carlisle from Friday 16th until Sunday 18th July, 2010 offering music and an innovative song writing and poetry commission celebrating Hadrian’s Wall world heritage site.br /> br /> Backed by a £25,000 Arts Council grant and continuing support from Carlisle City Council, the festivalwill be taking over Brampton's William Howard Centre and neighbouring Church Lane Farm, offering music on three stages, workshops, bars and food, camping and a festival market.

Line-up

Iris DeMent is to headline the Sunday night with Capercaillie headlining the Friday the festival which aims to book artists from a broad spectrum of contemporary roots music from across the world from major artists to emerging talent. The festival will feature a performance of All Along the Wall on Saturday, specially commissioned by Brampton Live and featuring Jez Lowe; Cumbria-based Julie Matthews; Boo Hewerdine, Rory McLeod and Ruth Notman and poets Kate Fox and Elvis McGonagall with The Unthanks opening the evening. Artists also confirmed to appear are Jim Moray, Paul Jones & Dave Kelly, King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys, Salsa Celtica, Carrivick Sisters, Grass Mountain Hobos, The Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Megson, Keith Donnelly, Tarras, Ashley Hutchings' The Rainbow Chasers, Suntrap, Spinndrift, The Hi and Lo, Emma and the Professor, Laura James and Thrice Brewed.

Tickets

Early bird tickets adult weekend ticket (Fri-Sun) with camping is priced at £80, Saturday and Sunday with camping is priced at £72. A full weekend ticket without camping is priced at £70 for adults, a youth (12-17 years) ticket is £36, and a child (5-11yrs) ticket is priced at £20. A Toddler ticket (under 5s) is free. There are also two day no camping and single days tickets priced from £18 to £36, as well as session tickets available.

Camping

Camping is restricted to those people with 'Weekend A' and 'Weekend B' tickets only. Weekend B (Sat & Sun) ticket holders should note that they will not be permitted to camp on the Friday evening. Please note also that youth ticket holders (12 - 16 year olds) are not permitted to camp unless accompanied by a parent or other responsible adult on the site. All camping permits are issued subject to availability on a first come, first served basis.

Further accommodation is available from local hotels and B&B's.

Access for Disabled People

All stages and facilities are accessible to people in wheelchairs and there are adapted toilets. Access between the marquees is partly by a metalled track with a shallow incline, and partly over grass. Tickets for carers accompanying disabled people are FREE, and the organisers reserve an area of the campsite for disabled visitors, nearer to toilets and washing facilities - be sure to reserve a pitch in this area when booking.

More information will be here when available.

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