EDEN FESTIVAL 4TH-6TH SEPT AE FOREST DUMFRIES&GALLOWAY

[sadie mac]

Eden is a welcoming, atmospheric, family friendly festival, located in the stunning meadows at the centre of Ae Forest in Dumfries and Galloway and will be set across 5 stages from the 4th-6th September 2009

The aim behind the festival is to provide a 3 day celebration of music, dance, culture and community built on an ecologicaly sound and carbon friendly set of principles, exhibiting live music alongside stunning decorations and surroundings.

The open-air Devorgilla Stage is to be host to some of the greatest underground bands of the last 20 years from Celtic, Roots, Tango, Reggae, Klezmer, Samba, Afrobeat, Folk, Balkan, Gypsy and Ska. The stage itself will be as impressive as the line-up it provides.

The Ghillie Dhu Dance Tent will be home to everything from Drum 'n' Bass to Psy-trance back to Dubstep and Breakbeat and anything in between - there will be something to suit any fan of dance music. This stage will exhibit live percussion instrumental dance music from many cultures and influences until nightfall descends.

Immerse yourself in the enticing, warm and exotic atmosphere of the Fir Chillus Mousical Boutique, exhibiting accoustic, brass, swing, soul, funk and a heavy smattering of the bazzar. The tent's unique soundsystem will be provided by Jumblesale Sounds and hosted on the back of a stunning vintage truck.

Rabbie's Tavern will provide an auld Scottish bar to drink the local hooch with live bands playing celtic, roots, rockabilly and anything else that makes you stomp your foot, hoist yer tankerds and get yer melons oot! Rabbies Tavern will also have a traditional Scottish ceilidh each night.

Delving into Ossians Trunk you will find a swirl of cabaret, cinema, open mic, burlesque or workshop treats. This area provides an attention grabbing mix of eclectic productions, transcending itself to the audience in an inspiring and original display.

Further entertainment will be provided at the Drumtroddan Performance Arena where everything from fire walking to sword swallowing will be showcased.

Children are very welcome and there will be activities and events to keep them happy at the Shelly Coat Kids Tent, which will be run by a team of dedicated and experienced staff who will ensure they are kept enthused and entertained!

The Rheged Market will be the festivals bazzaar with a multitude of unique and interesting stalls. Food and drink will also be situated here and set just beyond the bazzaar will be the legendary Sawney Bean's Cafe.

Carbon emmissions from the festival will be calculated by the local Crichton Carbon Centre after the festival. The carbon will be compensated locally within Galloway with large tree plantations of a broad leaf or fruit nature. Kids from local schools will be involved in the project, which will be on-going as the trees grow and are cared for.

The Galloway Drums Are Banging……….

…. The Call Has Gone Out……

…..Back To Eden…………

For full details go to www.edenfestival.co.uk

or check out the myspace page at www.myspace.com/edenfestival

LINE-UP.........

Levellers

Finley Quaye

System 7

Eatstatic

Banco De Gaia

Nucleus Roots

Bombskare

Shooglenifty

Orkestral Del Sol

The Baghdaddies

The Apples

Zuba Bassa Beat

Samba Ya Bamba

Black Cat

Zub Zub

The Destroyers

Trancient Dreams

Diddley Squat

The Shakes

The Unstoppable Flying Raincoats

Suns Of Arqa

The Meat Men

The Dambuskers

The John Langan Band

Miyagi

Moonbuggy

King Arthur's Men

Steve Hillage- DJ Set

Lucas

Wobbly Squadron

Greenheart

Dan Arborise

United Beats Collective

The Gallipaygos

Frog Pocket

Jumblesale

Emma Gillespie

Akahum

Mirror System

Flutatious

Champignon

Pikey Beatz

Tetradrone

Funk Step

Spartan Tartan

Common Empire

Katus

Bob Hillary

Junkmans Choir

Flooting Grooves

Andy Broon

Vid Warren

Man At The Window

Tzolkin

Tzatziki Face

Sinista

Mr T

Woodland Orchestra

Andy Hickie

Bob Hillary

Junkmans Choir

Aliji

The Jackdaws

and many more......

so what you waiting for people.................

[gratedenini]

Aye---might give this one a go--depending on return to school dates here in the NE...make a change only haiving to drive 3hrs instead of 6+

Not a bad looking line up on the face of it.....so we`ll see...

den

[Da_J_Doc-~]

Hmmm Dumfries in September, take two brolleys.

[somerled]

Hmmm Dumfries in September, take two brolleys.

[just7]

Sounds like a cracker and two brollies will be handy as it can get pretty darn sunny down there in the late summer.

[Da_J_Doc-~]

Sounds like a cracker and two brollies will be handy as it can get pretty darn sunny down there in the late summer.