Spiegeltent Event Guide 2013

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IN THE

CRESCENT GARDENS

Be entertained by dazzling live performances encompassing cabaret, live music and entertainment

THE GYPSY QUEENS, THE DEMON BARBERS, BENOIT VIELLEFON, CRAIG CHARLES and ZOE RAHMAN. JOHN ROBB, HAGGIS HORNS and SMOOVE & TURRELL 31 MAY - 8 JUNE Box Office: 01423 562 303 www.harrogateinternationalfestivals.com

The Festival Spiegeltent returns to Crescent Gardens as a pop-up venue with a great mix of live music, family events plus food and bars available daily 31st May – 8th June only!

Friday 31st May 8pm til late Benoit Viellefon

& His Orchestra £12 Come spend a sultry, romantic evening in the company of Benoit Viellefon & His Orchestra, and let his warm lustrous tones and intricate guitar work escort you down the Parisian lanes of nostalgia… ooh lala!

Take to the dancefloor with the leading vintage dance ensemble, which has taken the British scene by storm. Amongst the finest enteratiners of his generation, Benoit directs internationally acclaimed musicians in a manner reminiscent of Duke Ellington and Charles Trenet.

Saturday 1st June 8pm til late An Evening with Zoe Rahman

& Friends £12 MOBO Award Winner and Mercury-nominated jazz pianist and composer Zoe Rahman curates an evening of jazz: “I’ve been waiting for the opportunity to highlight some of the incredible female jazz musicians we have in the UK and was delighted when Harrogate Festival/Raestar Ventures invited me to curate an evening at the Spiegeltent. Opening with a set from the brilliant Scottish saxophonist and

composer Laura MacDonald, I’ll then present a set with my own band, featuring powerful drummer Cheryl Alleyne (Us3, Mano Ventura Trio, Jazz Warriors, Courtney Pine) and the phenomenal viola player Amanda Drummond (who I had the pleasure of working with in Courtney Pine’s ‘Europa’ project). I look forward to sharing an evening with these wonderful musicians.”

Holy soul food, Batman! It feels good to listen to a musician who plays from the heart’ allaboutjazz.com ‘Rahman is a total star’ Independent on Sunday ‘a formidably talented pianist’ Telegraph Sunday 2nd June 7pm Unsigned sessions £5 A celebration of young and unsigned bands from across the region. Come and check out the next big thing.

Monday 3rd June 8pm Polly & The Billets Doux £10 Expect a distinctive sound combining elements of blues, country, folk, soul and gospel to create a sumptuous and totally unique sound with a quintessentially English twist.

selling books about music like the Stone Roses blog and an oral history of punk rock but I’m more interested in what everyone else is doing and that’s why I love events like these.”

8pm Smoove and Turrell £12 One of Craig Charles’ favourite bands, regular playlisted for BBC Radio 2, this band from the North East creates a style of music they describe as ‘northern funk’, with a contemporary sound fusing a variety of musical genres including funk, northern soul, hip-hop and jazz.

Wednesday 5th June 8pm til late Gypsy Queens £15 The Gypsy Queens may have come from humble beginnings – starting out as buskers before forming the group – but they’re now known for intimate gigs at private parties, with the likes of Elton John and Rod Stewart in the audience. Now it’s your turn to experience the A-list entertainers as they open up the party and the whole world is invited (well Harrogate). With high profile fans including Robert De Niro, Chris Martin, David Beckham, Prince Harry, you’ll be joining a distinguished elite when you experience this truly irrepressible musical force.

Thursday 6th June 8pm til Late Craig Charles Funk & Soul

Night + Support £15 We’re talking flavoursome funk on a school night as the Funk ‘n’ soul Show goes live with BB6 groove- meister, presenter, DJ, acclaimed actor and funkster about town Craig Charles on the decks. Support from The Haggis Horns, Mark Ronson’s horn section.

Friday 7th June 7pm til Late John Robb | Punk Rock

and DIY Creativity £XX First produced for a TEDx event, meet John Robb our 2014 Fringe Curator and hear his take on Punk Rock and its impact on personal creativity.

“Growing up in Blackpool, festering away until punk rock saved my life. I went on to form the loudest band ever, the Membranes, write for the music press where I made up the word ‘Britpop’ and was the first person to interview Nirvana and the Stone Roses amongst others.

These days I run the influential music blog (Louder than War), appear on TV, sing in cult punk rock band, Goldblade and tour the world, I write best-

Saturday 8th June 10.30am Drumming Workshop £5

Samba & Latin American Family workshop for all ages, come as a group or solo, beginner or pro. Featuring rhythms, syncopation, history and origins influenced by Latin America. Instruments included – just bring yourself!

8pm til Late The Demon Barbers £12 Hold onto your haircuts, the Demon Barbers, winners of the Best Live Act gong at the 2009 BBC Folk Awards, are back as a headline act in the 2013 Spiegeltent with their new show The Demon Barbers XL. The Demon Barbers now bring some of the UK’s most exciting young Folk, Hip Hop & Break dancers onto the concert stage to create the live folk music spectacular of the year!

Featuring Scratch DJ Wax On and combining solid traditional acoustic instruments and songs with the added oomph of a superbly tight rhythm section they create a unique and captivating sound.With music from their upcoming album ‘Disco At The Tavern’, a collaboration with Grammy Award nominee Simon Emmerson, it would truly be a sin to miss the award-winning Demons.

“One of the best live bands I’ve ever seen.

If you get a chance to see them – don’t miss it – they are brilliant.” Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2

Lunchtime Sessions Don’t miss our Spiegeltent Sessions from 12.30pm throughout the week. Let the stresses of the office melt away through music or just come and enjoy a great line-up of musicians.

Lunch menu available Wednesday 5th June

Morag Brown & Lewis Powell-Reid

Fiddle & Accordion, folk duo Thursday 6th June

Pasaos Duo

Saxophone & Percussion Duo Friday7th June

Steppin’ Out Jazz Quintet Saturday 8th June

Tempest Flute Trio

31 May - 2 June Seven Stories: Bookworm Babies and Story Party for Toddlers Thackray Medical Museum: Meet Florence Nightingale Jorvik Viking Centre: Sagas and Storytelling What on Earth? Wallbook of Sport History’s Maid: Meet the Dragonslayer Winnie-the-Pooh Lunchtime Event

Friday 31st May 8pm Benoit Viellofon & His Orchestra

IN THE

CRESCENT GARDENS

Saturday 1st June 8pm An evening with Zoe Rahman & Friends Sunday 2nd June 7pm Unsigned Sessions Monday 3rd June 8pm Polly & the Billets Doux Wednesday 5th June 7pm The Gypsy Queens Thursday 6th June 8pm Craig Charles Funk & Soul Night +

Support from The Haggis Horns Friday 7th June 7pm John Robb | Punk Rock & DIY Creative 8pm Smoove & Turrell Saturday 8th June 10.30am Drumming Workshop - Samba &

Latin American 8pm The Demon Barbers

Box Office: 01423 562 303 www.harrogateinternationalfestivals.com