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12.45pm
Opening Ceremony
Followed by Kevin Byrne Flamenco Guitar Concert
1pm Rook Lane Chapel £4(£3)
Kevin Byrne, composer and guitarist with Calima and Robado, has been immersed
in the sound of Flamenco since an inspirational visit to Granada in 1984.
For this solo performance Kevin will play pieces from his debut album Las
Cintos and material from his forthcoming second album. Subtle use of live
rhythm sampling will enhance the texture of what promises to be a great
concert. Refreshments available.
Opening
Celebration
6.45pm Market Place
Watch out for a spectacular opening to the evening’s entertainment
announced by fanfares, banner- unfurling and a breathtaking surprise event!
Music by the sensational John Plaxton and his Sketches of Blue with special
guest Mike Mower. The Band is also joined by members of the great Terry
Hill Big Band to perform Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man.
Violin
and Piano Concert
7.30pm St John’s Church £8(£6)
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the death of the composer Sir Arnold
Bax, and this concert provides a rare opportunity to hear one of his greatest
chamber works, the 2nd Violin Sonata, a mighty work heard all too infrequently
on the concert stage. Tonight it is performed by the Russian violinist
Yuri Kalnits and the composer’s own great-grandson, Jeremy Limb,
who also plays some of Bax’s shorter solo piano works, Bax himself
having been a pianist of some repute. The concert will include French impressionist
works and closes with Ravel’s great homage to the art of the gypsy
violinist, Tzigane.
The
River by Charles Mander
7.30pm Merlin Theatre £6(£5)
The Somerset Fellowship of Drama, comprising twelve actors drawn from
all over Somerset, including several from the Frome area, perform this
trilogy
of delightful comedies written by the late Charles Mander, who lived and
worked near Bridgwater. He wrote them separately in the early '80s but
always dreamed that all three - The River, Monmouth and Sparrows - would
one day be presented as a full evening’s entertainment, linked as
they are by the River Parrett and by their common theme of pollution versus
employment versus the environment. The Fellowship have now taken up the
challenge as this year’s touring County Production.
Singalong
with My Fair Lady
7.30pm Memorial Theatre £5(£4)
(booking essential)
This is the event for all those who love musicals, classic film, belting
out a good tune, or even just wearing fancy dress. The Memorial Theatre
is blending its cinematic past and theatrical present by screening the
classic 1964 musical My Fair Lady on a huge screen. The audience is invited
to become part of the spectacle and we hope that the roar of the grease
paint and smell of the crowd will entice a number of the stars from Frome
Operatic Society’s own show of 2002 to don their frocks and lead
the singing. So, dress up as your favourite character, prepare to ‘dance
all night’ and sing your heart out to one of the best-loved musical
films of all time.
Presented by FilmFrome in association with Pyjama Pictures.
The
Bad Detectives
7.45pm Griffin Inn Free
The South West's premier R&B band. After backing Doctor Feelgood
on their last tour the Detectives will be the headline act at the Griffin
for this year's festival. Too good to miss.
Punk’s
Night Out presents
Captain Everything plus support
8pm Doors open Cheese & Grain £4.50 Advance £6.00
Door
Powerpunkpop from Watford for this very special Festival Punk’s Night
Out. Building a reputation across the region for hosting some of the UK’s
finest contemporary punk, ska and emo, P.N.O. is a real phenomenon happening
right here in Frome. With numerous bands fighting for the chance to perform
right here and drawing huge crowds, who said live music was dead?
The
Fabrics + Phonetics
8.30pm Doors open at 8.00 Festival Club £6(£4)
Wildly innovative Bristol band fusing drum & bass with jazz/swing,
creating an incredible new sound. The Fabrics interweave samples and beats
with live drums, vocals, sax, keyboard, bass and guitar. Featuring Errol
Flynn of CCQ on drums and amongst this line-up members of Madnomad, 007,
Brat Pop, Mooz, Morning Star and Imogen Heap. “like a sort of electronic
ragtime swing band with a delightfully warped sense of mischievous humour” Straight
no Chaser “here comes an electric new Bristol supergroup!” Mix
Mag. Phonetics are an energy-packed musical mishmash of frantic drums
and punchy bass lines, mad guitar and positive lyrics. All original tunes
with
a new approach and well worth a listen!
DJ
Mortar
10.30pm Festival Club Undercroft £2
DJ Mortar has played most clubs on the Bristol scene, and tonight will
be playing a selection of up-beat soul food tunes
| SATURDAY 5TH JULY |
Craft
on the Hill
10am-4pm Catherine Hill Free
Craft on the Hill is a day-long event organised by local craft group
Made In Frome. Professional craftspeople will demonstrate their skills,
including
Glass Blowing, Weaving, Pottery And Ceramics, Stone Carving, Textiles,
Jewellery, Paper Marbling, Wood Carving, Clock Making, Rug Making, Basket
Making and many more! Fine food and local beer. Music and entertainment
provided by local instrument makers and musicians and Bathampton Morris
Men (performing around midday). Plenty of children’s activities and
workshops. The unique thing about this event is that almost all the exhibitors
live within one mile of the town centre…an ideal opportunity to see
Frome’s home grown talent at its best!
Workshop:
Morris Dancing
10am-12noon United Reform Church Hall £2
Have you ever felt that you might like to try Morris Dancing? Fun, healthy…might
even prolong life! Why not try a training session with the Bathampton Morris
Men? Bring two hankies and we will provide the sticks. Followed by a performance
on Catherine hill soon after noon
Blue
House open day
10am-2.30pm, 5.30-9pm The Blue House Free (Donations Welcome)
There will be a charge during the afternoon concert 2.30-5.30pm see below
Come and relax in the beautiful garden setting of this important Grade
1 listed building where a delicious array of refreshments await you. Take
in the stunning outdoor Sculpture Exhibition (see Exhibition page) Tea,
coffee, soft drinks and cakes available during the day. Wine will be served
at lunchtime and in the evening. See also 3pm-5pm for concert by The Terry
Hill Big Band.
Piano
Duet Concert
11am St John’s Church £5(£4)
A fantastic and moving recital of music with a childhood theme, including
the European premiere of the duet version of Percy Grainger’s glorious
Children’s March, Bizet’s well-known Jeux d’enfants (which
includes the famous galop), Schumann’s Duets for Little and Big Children
and solo pieces from both pianists. Pianists Jacquelyn Fry and Stephen
Marquiss are sure to have you entranced and riveted with this enchanting
repertoire. Refreshments available.
Workshop:
Festival Wishing Tree
11.30am–1.30pm Festival Club Free event for families
Come and make a decoration to add to the Wishing Tree. All kinds of colourful
materials will be available to make butterflies, birds or whatever your
imagination conjures up! Nell Pickering will be on hand to help you realise
your ideas.
Somerset
on Film
1-4pm United Reform Church Hall £1
Experience Frome and Somerset through local film, newsreels and documentaries
of the past. Local-interest videos and films taken over the years by members
of the Frome Ciné and Video Club will be accompanied by a compilation
of archive and documentary footage from the vaults of Television South
West. One of the highlights of the presentation is sure to be the hugely
popular feature on West Country cider drinkers, as they visit Will’s
Surgery for a dose of the lethal brew and partake in the making of scrumpy
for next year’s consumption.
Presented by FilmFrome in association with South West Film and Television
Archive and The Frome Ciné and Video Club. This presentation will
be repeated during the evening of Wednesday 9th July.
Workshop
Drawing
2-4pm The Old Bakery Garden, 23 Catherine Hill
Artist and sculptor Mel Day will be giving a Drawing workshop during Craft
on the Hill Day.
(See also Sculpture Trail in the Hidden Gardens on Saturday 12th July)
Workshop:
Brazilian Dance
2-4.30pm Festival Club £6/£4
A high-energy dance workshop with Brazilian Iara Paixao Tyrell. Try out
Maracatu, a dance of Brazil’s indigenous population, Capoeira and
Iara’s own newly devised dance form, Belly Samba – learn this
one before it hits the streets and be one step ahead
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Going
Green: Illustrated talks and discussion
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Terry
Hill Big Band
3-5pm The Blue House £4
Enjoy the big band sounds of Glen Miller and the like from this award-winning
local band in the delightful setting of the Blue House garden. This twenty
piece community-based big band, conducted by Dave Daymen-Johns, were last
year’s winner of the Mid-Somerset Festival Big Band Class and are
going from strength to strength. A great chance to view the sculpture on
show (see exhibitions). This is a fundraising event for the Blue House.
Refreshments available (see 10am Blue House open Day)
Workshop:
American Square Dance
5.30-7.30 Festival Club £6(£4) combined ticket for w/shop and
gig £10(£8)
Many people who come from other cultures think that square dancing is difficult,
requires special experience, or is only accessible to members of a club.
ON THE CONTRARY!...It’s fun, lively and sociable, and backed by great
music. Anyone can do it, because the caller will tell you every move to
make. In this workshop, you will become familiar with all of the patter
and movement that you will need to feel confident during the evening dance
at the festival club. Kate Lissauer leads with live music from Buffalo
Gals. Maximum 20
World
Food Feast
5.30-9pm Town Centre Free
One of the highlights of the festival – wine and dine with delicious
food from around the world.
We predict another outbreak of widespread dancing in the streets with two
fantastic bands for a summer’s evening in Frome Town Centre.
Soothsayers, drawing their inspiration from a wide range of genres, join
the dots between township jazz, Afro-Beat, highlife, dub and potent future
ju-ju funk rhythms that are rooted as much in the present as they are in
the past. These are all highly accomplished international musicians who
between them have worked with such diverse acts as the Sterio MCs, Hugh
Masakela, Junior Delgado, the Bluetones, Dodgy, Natasha Atlas, Luciano
and Jazz Jamaica. Gringo Ska takes the biscuit when it comes to fruity,
flutey, sexy, saxy, dancey but digestible music. Expect a small portion
of cheese with a side order of offbeat funk 'n beans.
In
the Shadow of Napoleon
7.30pm Mells Church £19.50 to include supper at Mells Barn: concert
only £10
The Revolutionary String Quartet plays Viennese classics from the time
of the Revolution (1789 - 1815) with works by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. “…the
outstanding issue is the Revolutionary String Quartet’s recording
of the Boccherini quartets…” Gramophone Critics Choice.
First concert of Maureen Lehane Wishart’s Great Elm Midsummer Concerts
promoted by Jackdaws Educational Trust.
Irish
Session
7.45pm Griffin Inn Free
A regular spot is given over to the Irish session, this merry night will
pace along with many a jig and reel, much beer will be spilt and drunk
and all will go home happily diddle-e-deeing to themselves. The hat will
go round!
The
Rollin’ Stoned
+ Bad Detectives
8pm Doors open Cheese & Grain £10.00 advance £11.50
door
The second greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world!
A storming two-hour show from the most popular tribute band on the circuit,
capturing 30 years of classic Stones hits. An amazing visual live show
that would defy even the greatest Stones fan to tell the difference. Since
their formation in 1998, by Counterfeit Stones co-founder Byron Jones,
they have rapidly become the number one Stones tribute band. Their barnstorming
non-stop show, featuring spectacular costume changes, recalls the raw and
basic early Stones. Lifelong fans from around the world are acclaiming
them as the accessible face of The Rolling Stones. You no longer have to
wait for them to come around and around. Expect a great, fun packed night.
Jeff
Green + Support
8pm The Comedy Tent £12
Award winning comedian Jeff Green has established himself as one of the
most popular comics working in the UK today. As well as appearing on TV
shows such as Have I Got News For You and Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Jeff
is also the best selling author of The A-Z of Living Together, one of the
most successful humour paperbacks of 2003. “Stand-up's most irresistible
rogue” The Guardian
Buffalo
Gals
8.30pm Doors open 8.00 Festival Club £6(£4)
Led by Kate Lissauer, award-winning Appalachian fiddle and banjo player,
Buffalo Gals is a new band in love with an old idea - the old-time country
music from the Southern Appalachian region of the United States. Their
fiddle and banjo-led instrumentals, mountain songs, spirituals and fiery
flatfoot step dancing convey the spirit, excitement and joy of the roots
music of North America. You’ll have a chance to join in an American
square dance even if you come with absolutely no previous experience, as
Kate will be demonstrating all dances beforehand. There can be no excuses
for not joining in!
The
Magnets
9pm The Granary £5 (£4)
After all that wonderful world food, step inside to enjoy a night with
the original, eight-legged Somerset Swamp Groove machine. Twisted, country
tinged tales from the dark side, and an invitation to dance your socks
off. This band has its heart on its sleeve, and its sleeves rolled up.
Comedy
Theatre OTT
9pm ECOS Amphitheatre Free
A series of mad comedy plays performed by Frome’s newest theatre
company The New Theatre Company directed by David Hollis. A comedy extract
from Shakespeare’s most popular play A Midsummer Night’s Dream,
a Persian folk tale called The Five Lovers brought up to date. Brian’s
Big Lie: what happens when Brian ligs 4 times £10 off his parents
and texts c u bk at 8 thx? All fast, physical, energetic, colourful, and
larger than life. Donations welcome towards the cost of this production.
DJ
Zippy Zip
10.30 Festival Club Undercroft £2
A top secret local DJ
| SUNDAY 6TH JULY |
Blue
House open day
10am-9pm The Blue House Free (Donations Welcome)
See Sat 5th for details, which are the same without the concert.
Antiquarian
Book Fair
10.30am-4.00pm Assembly Rooms 75p
(Complimentary tickets are available from Upper Room Books, Badcox.)
The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association brings its Book Fair to Frome.
With over twenty dealers offering a wide range of books from general reading
to collectors' items, there will be something for everyone. Light snacks
and refreshments are on offer, seating provided, so come along and spend
time with us browsing amongst friends in a relaxed atmosphere.
Workshop:
Family Art Project
11am-1pm Festival Club £3 (to cover materials)
Come and play with paint for the morning. We will be letting our imagination
take wing, with the sounds of world music as inspiration, in this workshop
for all the family. Whatever you come up with will be incorporated into
a Festival Picture, which will be on display in the Festival Club throughout
the festival. The workshop will be led by art teacher Lizzie Oakley. Maximum
25
Nature
Walk
11.00am Frome Millennium Green
Come and find out about the wealth of flora and fauna right on your doorstep
(and in the centre of town!) with environmentalist and wildlife expert
Raymond Wheeler. Why not bring a picnic and stay for lunch? Meet at the
North Parade car park entrance.
Arts & Crafts
11.00am-4.30pm Cheese&Grain Free
A wonderful opportunity to purchase original work from artists and makers
at the Cheese & Grain. Good quality work including ceramics, jewellery,
paintings, drawings, prints and textiles, are on sale for one day only.
So come and browse at your leisure, and then enjoy some refreshments too!
The
Brindisi Piano Trio
11am Bridge House Kitchen, Great Elm £9
Newly formed in November 2002 by three well-known and well-loved performers,
the Brindisi Piano Trio is already much in demand by Chamber music connoisseurs.
The programme includes Faure, Mozart and Brahms. The second of Maureen
Lehane Wishart’s Great Elm Midsummer Concerts promoted by Jackdaws
Educational Trust.
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Through
a Dustbin Darkly
1-3pm United Reform Church Hall £2
Justin Quinnell, world-renowned for his innovative pinhole photography,
the first to use a wheelie bin as a camera, hailed for his series A Life
in the Day of My Mouth (yes he did! Have a look at www.
pinholephotography.org).
Currently working on the first ever pinhole cine camera, Justin will be
giving a lecture and demonstration on the art of pinholing. Book early
to avoid disappointment.
Songs
of the Spirit and the Senses
2-5pm Doors open 1:30pm Nunney Jazz Café, Nunney Village Hall Adults £4,
accompanied children free, no advance booking.
Nunney Jazz Cafe is back. In a special event for Frome Festival 2003, the
great US saxman Pee Wee Ellis appears with Bristol's favourite classical
outfit, the Emerald Ensemble. Along with the house trio they will be performing
lyrical and thrilling jazz/classical fusion music by Keith Harrison-Broninski
and Pee Wee. We will be premiering a new suite, Songs of the Spirit and
the Senses - settings of lyric poetry by Ann Harrison-Broninski, who will
be reading at the event. There will be other special guests, a children's
workshop on the five senses, an art exhibition, wholefood kitchen, organic
bar, and more. Early arrival advised.
Walk:
Frome’s
Historic Past
2.30pm Meet at the Tourist Information Centre Free
A chance to explore Frome’s historic past with historian Derek
Gill.
Donations to the Museum are welcome.
Sarah
Francis - oboe and the Tagore String Trio
3pm Great Elm Church £9.50 to include cream tea
Programme to include Vanhal, Lennox Berkeley, Mozart, Beethoven and Gordon
Jacob. “…there are few if any oboists as skilled and stylish
as Sarah Francis, and her impeccable playing, sweet tone and musicianly
phrasing – which are amply matched by the string group – are
a real pleasure to listen to” Gramophone.The third of Maureen Lehane
Wishart’s Great Elm Midsummer concerts promoted by Jackdaws Educational
Trust.
Workshop:
Belly Dance and Middle Eastern Drumming Extravaganza
5-7 pm Festival Club £6(£4) combined ticket for w/shop and
gig £10(£8)
Karine Butchart has taught and performed throughout the UK for many years
and runs dance holidays in Turkey. She brings a joy and passion to her
work and a good time is guaranteed as we celebrate ourselves in dance.
Learn to move your hips to some great Arabic music and have fun as
we learn the ancient art of belly dancing. Karine will guide you through
the moves and later we will dance to live music with drummers from the
drumming workshop. Bring a scarf or full costume! The drumming will be
led by Karim Dellali, percussionist with El Andalus, Fantazia and Joi.
Learn traditional Middle Eastern and North African rhythms in this fun,
informal workshop. Later we will perform with the Belly dancers.
The
Couscous Lounge Free entry (come and eat!)
6pm Festival Club Undercroft
An opportunity to indulge in lavish surroundings where you can drink, dine
and lounge.
With subtle lighting throughout and the stimulating waft of incense teasing
the senses, the Couscous Lounge is the perfect place to unwind. Come and
eat at the celebrated Maghreb Kitchen, where the menu is a tempting blend
of exotic flavours and textures with a strong emphasis on Eastern flavours
with a Western twist.
Schola
Anglicana: Festival Evensong
6pm St John's Church
A traditional full choral service, celebrating the gifts of Art and Music
in Creation, sung by one of the region's newest chamber choirs, Schola
Anglicana, which draws together singers from across Somerset, Dorset and
Wiltshire.
The timeless language of Thomas Cranmer's 1662 Book of Common Prayer will
resound to music by 19th and 20th Century composers, including Felix Mendelssohn,
Tertius Noble, Herbert Howells and contemporary composer Dave Simmonds.
The choir will be directed by Mark Wood, a former organist and choirmaster
at St John's with Chris Mahon at the organ.
Bath
Camerata: Music for a Summer Evening with buffet supper
7.30pm Marston House £15 (including supper)
A varied programme of Romantic and Renaissance part-songs, serious and
light-hearted contemporary music.
Bath Camerata was formed in 1986 by former King’s Singer Nigel Perrin
and achieved immediate success by reaching the final of the Sainsbury’s
Choir of the Year Competition. Since then, the choir has become the foremost
vocal ensemble in the south-west and has continued to achieve great success
and critical acclaim both at home and abroad. There have been many television
appearances and radio broadcasts – most recently for BBC 2 and Radio
3. Seventeen years on, Bath Camerata are the current Sainsbury’s
Adult Choir of the Year.
Griff
Daniels & Nikki
Mascall + friends
7.45pm Griffin Inn Free
The fabulous Griffin house band, who pack the pub on a monthly basis,
are joined by very special guests playing a laid back mix of their own
compositions
and music from the 70’s and 80’s.
King
Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys
8pm Doors open Cheese & Grain £10.00 advance £11.50
door
Rough, Tough and always Rocking, the legendary King Pleasure & The
Biscuit Boys’ zany stage show sometimes belies the fact that here
is the finest, most authentic Jazz, Swing and Rhythm & Blues band ever
to come from outside the USA. For an unforgettable musical experience,
go see King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys. They stepped straight out
of a 1942, black and white B movie to deliver a shot of pure and authentic
Jazz and Blues from a bygone era when Swing was King. Things will never
be quite the same again!
El
Andalus + special guests + DJ Karim
8pm Festival Club £6(£4)
Back by overwhelming demand for the third year running, El Andalus return
with their exotic mix of Arab, African and Spanish-influenced music. They
bring with them this time guest musicians and the new dimension of Rai
music in their sound, combining oud, violin, percussion, keyboard and vocals.
Food available all evening from the Couscous Lounge.
The
Future - Apocalypse When? Free House Debate
8.00pm Griffin Inn Upper Room Free
Is the future a glass half full or half empty? Does the future hold war
or peace, joy or sadness, technology or simplicity? Who or what shapes
the future as we enter the third millennium? Do we have any say at all
in our own future? The Free House provides an interactive and sideways
look at contemporary culture. The panel will include Dr Len Fisher, science
broadcaster and author of How to Dunk a Doughnut: The Science of Everyday
Life, who claims that science has some surprising things to say when it
comes to predicting our own future.
Come and pit your wits and opinions against the panel while enjoying some
excellent drink.
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Workshop:
Singing for pre-school children
11-11.45am Festival Club £3
Come and sing a few of your favourites with Caroline Radcliffe and learn
some fun action songs too. Just bring yourself and a participating adult!
Baby siblings also welcome. Caroline is an experienced singing and music
teacher working with schools and community groups. She is choir leader
at St Johns school and also leads the Frome Songbirds adult group. Maximum
15
Visionaries
and Dreamers
1pm Christ Church £4(£3)
An organ recital by Ann Burgess, Director of Music at Christ Church.
The programme of music spanning 500 years will include works by Isaac,
Couperin,
Bach, Franck, Hindemith, Duruflé and Duggan. Refreshments available.
Carla
and the Secret of the Seacave - A Musical Journey
2.30pm Merlin Theatre £2
The Count Me In project led by Mike McElya of the Sunshine Drumming Company,
in association with the Merlin Theatre, has been running inspiring workshops
for adults with learning difficulties. Carla and the Secret of the Seacave
has been written and is performed by the group themselves. Told through
the medium of music, drumming and video, this journey of mystery and romance
will lead you through many landscapes to a destination of colourful, rhythmic
carnival.
Video
Artists Showcase
4.30-8.30pm Merlin Theatre £2(£1)
A choice selection of the best videos and short films made by contemporary
artists from our region.
Playing continuously on a 1¼ hour loop. Featuring Clive Walley,
Richard Hutton, Al Morrison and many more.
Workshop:
Indian Music
5.30-7.30pm Festival Club £6(£4) combined ticket for workshop
and gig £10(£8)
A workshop for all instrumentalists and vocalists. Members of Dhani will
explore the ideas, sounds and rhythms of one of the richest of all musical
traditions to help you to a deeper enjoyment of Indian music, and to show
ways in which you can introduce elements of it into your own practice.
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Frome
Symphony
7.30pm Christchurch £5 (£3)
Under the baton of its founder, Frome Festival Musical Director, Stephen
Marquiss, Frome’s own exciting two-year-old orchestra play a varied
programme of popular classic and original music. The repertoire includes
pieces from Handel’s Water Music, Holst’s A Somerset Rhapsody,
Percy Grainger’s Colonial Song, the world premiere of a work by
Stephen Marquiss and a Gershwin selection.
Blood
Sucking Daisies
7.45pm Griffin Inn Free
Beware of the Blood Sucking Daisies. Forget your girlie–pop clichés,
these are girls with bad attitudes and a Monster Big Sound. You can run
but you can’t hide!
Frome
Festival Quiz Night
8.00pm The Rugby Club £12 (for team of four)
After last years resounding success and impressive display of knowledge,
this is your chance to once again take time out from the host of Festival
events
and have fun, while pitting your wits against other quiz fans. The subjects
are wide ranging, interesting and fun. The Frome Festival Quiz Shield is
there for the winning so are you up for the challenge?. Avoid disappointment
by telephoning the Festival Office on 01373 453889
Open-air
Cinema
From 8pm for picnic, film begins after sunset (around 10pm) ECOS Amphitheatre
Free
Celebrate the long summer evenings by gathering your friends and enjoying
a picnic together before viewing an unforgettable film on our giant outdoor
screen. With live music keeping you entertained until the main feature
begins, you can relax and enjoy the sunset before settling back for a unique
outdoor cinematic experience. Current contenders for the film include recent
titles Gangs of New York, Chicago and Catch Me If You Can and classic favourites
such as Star Wars, ET, Life of Brian and Close Encounters. Keep an eye
on local press for final details. Drinks will be available from the Merlin
Theatre Bar. This event is FREE but donations will be gratefully received
towards future Frome Festivals. Screened by FilmFrome in association with
Pyjama Pictures.
Dhani
+ (film screening) 1 Giant Leap
8.30 Doors open 8.00 Festival Club £6(£4)
Ecstatic fusion music from a unique quartet that combines many styles with
Indian music, the starting point for almost all of their work. Expect strangely
natural journeys between jazz-raga fireworks, African and middle-Eastern
grooves and beautiful South Indian songs. Tim Jones (vocals, guitar, mandola),
Ricky Romain (sitar), Howard Harrison (guitars, wind, keyboards) and Jon
Sterckx (tabla and percussion).
1 Giant Leap – a unique, round the world journey through sound, image
and spoken word with some of the world’s most influential artists
and musicians, including Neneh Cherry, Michael Stipe, Dennis Hopper, Asha
Bhosle, Kurt Vonnegut and Baaba Maal. An incredibly powerful, moving,
must-see film.
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Instrument
Makers
11am-3.00pm Holy Trinity Church Free
A chance to see (and hear) the work of local instrument makers, Laurence
Parnell (guitars and mandolins) and Christopher Barlow (harpsichords and
fortepianos), who are both members of the Made in Frome craft group. The
makers will be in attendance to demonstrate the instruments and to answer
questions. Refreshments available. There will be a lunchtime concert on
Thursday 10th.
Great
Danes in Concert!
1pm United Reform Church £4(£3)
Organ recital by Kevin Duggan who will perform a variety of Danish organ
music, ranging from baroque music by Buxtehude to a set of variations on
the medieval canon Sumer is icumen in. The concert will conclude with one
of the greatest organ works of the twentieth century – Carl Nielsen’s
swansong, Commotio, which evokes the many landscapes of Scandinavia. Refreshments
available.
Workshop:
Tassel Making
2-4pm Festival Club £6(£4)
Debbie Cripps runs popular embroidery and craft workshops at her craft
shop in Badcox. For this workshop she will be providing participants with
colourful threads and glimmering beads to create their own beautiful beaded
tassel. These can be added to anything from jewellery to furnishings, to
give a luxurious finishing touch. Please bring an additional £2 for
materials. Maximum 12
Workshop:
Dramarama
5-6.30pm Festival Club £6(£4)
Forgotten what FUN is? Get away from it all in this funny friendly drama
session for adults (16+). Playing characters, improvising and making up
stories are just a few of the things we will be trying out. You don't need
any previous experience or acting ability to take part, just enthusiasm
and energy. Come along, bring a friend; who knows - you could enjoy yourself!
Led and carefully guided by director/performer Marina Sossi. Maximum 16
High
Rider Jam, Film and Music night
5-10.30pm Skateboard Park/Cheese & Grain £3
This is where the young and the reckless take over the festival agenda
and inject some adrenalin-fuelled fun. High Rider is running a jam for
BMXers and sk8ers of all ability at the skateboard park from 5pm. Loads
of giveaways, it doesn’t matter if you’re no good, have a blast
and you’ll go home with more than just a smile on your face. Come
along and join in or just take in the sights and sounds. Music and entertainment
will continue into the night in the Cheese and Grain where edits from crazy
videos will be shown and big sounds pumped out all evening from live DJ’s.
A non-alcoholic bar and food will be available from the cafe.
Presented by FilmFrome in association with High Rider, 12 Catherine Hill
Sheherazade – East
Meets West
6.30pm St John's Church
Bath Philharmonia play Rimsky Korsakov's Sheherazade; They are joined by
students from Critchill Special Needs School and Frome College with specialist
musicians, playing original, atmospheric pieces in a Middle Eastern style,
accompanied by narration of stories from A Thousand and One Nights by professional
actors.
An event not to be missed, not just for its immense artistic scope but
for the sheer joy of witnessing children taking part in a performance actively
promoting a sense of inclusion and international understanding.
David
Lean’s
Oliver Twist (1948)
6.30pm Merlin Theatre £3.50 (free to Merlin Film
Club members)
A classic film of a classic story, with music by the celebrated composer
Arnold Bax. David Lean’s Oliver Twist boasts a cast of British legends,
including Robert Newton as Bill Sikes and Alec Guinness as Fagin, with
Anthony Newley in his first film role as the Artful Dodger. David Lean,
the Oscar-winning British filmmaker, has been responsible for some of the
most memorable films of the 20th century including The Bridge on the River
Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, A Passage to India and the two
Dickens’ adaptations Great Expectations and Oliver Twist.
Screened as part of the Arnold Bax 50th Anniversary Celebrations.
The
Georgian Experience
7.30pm St. Mary's Church, Berkley £8 (£6)
Come and join us in this beautiful Georgian setting to hear Georgian
music played on authentic Georgian instruments. A delight not to be missed.
Proceeds for the church restoration fund.
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Wob
7.45pm Griffin Inn Free
With songs from Wob’s acclaimed album Singing from the Shore, this
talented solo artist will get you singing along and the next song will
put a tear in your eye.
Richard
Kennedy + 3 Corners
8.30 Doors open 8.00 Festival Club £6(£4)
An evening of funky home-grown acoustic music with Frome’s dazzling
guitar hero, Richard Kennedy, the ever-evolving 3 Corners and a sprinkling
of special guests. Richard’s highly original style and emotive songs
wowed a sell-out crowd at last year’s Festival Club and this is a
rare chance to catch his explosive solo set on home turf. With regular
appearances on the ancient streets of Frome, 3 Corners have honed a fine
groove of original tunes around a core of rhythmic guitar, pulsating djembe
and soulful, shimmering vocals.
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Workshop:
Creative Dance for 3-4year olds
11 – 11.45am Festival Club £3
Come and dance to music from around the world as we journey to far-off
countries and explore their stories through movement and mime. Parents
are invited to adventure with us on our journey. With Annabelle Macfadyen,
who runs the Merlin Theatre Drama Clubs and leads drama and creative dance
workshops with children of all ages. Maximum 12
Frome
Instrument Makers
11am – 3.00pm Holy Trinity Church Free
See Tuesday 8th 11am
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Workshop:
Circus Skills for 6-16 year olds
4-5.30pm Festival Club £3
Emily Barrett of Firestar Circus Arts leads circus arts workshops all
over Britain and has a successful regular class for children running
in Frome.
After last year’s extremely popular workshop, Emily returns to offer
you the chance to try juggling, stilt walking, tight wire, unicycling,
walking globe and more. Come along and improve your skills and learn new
ones. Wear comfortable clothes and trainers. Maximum 25
The
Bunn Column Unveiling ceremony
6pmThe Bunn Column Christchurch Street West
To celebrate the completion of the reinstatement of the second Bunn Column
special guest Kevin McCloud from Grand Designs will join Bob Ladd our former
head of conservation for a brief ceremony unveiling ceremony. (See page
for more details). Followed by:
Walk:
Landmark Buildings of Frome
6pm (after Bunn Column ceremony) Free
Meet at the Bunn Column. Accompany Bob Ladd, former Head of Conservation
at Mendip District Council, on a tour of the historic streets of Frome
looking at some of the significant buildings which have been rescued, repaired
and reused over the last 25 years.
Links with talk on Sunday 13th July.
Domani
Flute & Guitar
Duo
7.30pm St John’s Church £5(£4)
Helen Arcoleo - Flute and Denian Arcoleo-Guitar
After studying at the Royal Academy of Music, Denian joined Helen to complete
their formal studies at Dartington College, forming the Domani Duo in 1985.
They have performed as a duo and individually in many prestigious venues
including the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Royal Festival Hall and the National
Theatre, as well as at music festivals throughout Great Britain.
After delighting their audience at last year’s festival, the Frome-based
duo return with a programme of music ranging from Bach to Piazzolla. “highly
entertaining and exciting evening” Classical Guitar “... the
music produced by this talented couple kept the audience spellbound” Evening
Post
Somerset
on Film
7.30–10pm United Reform Church £1
See Saturday 5th July, 1-4pm
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Dido & Aeneas:
Bristol Chamber Choir
8pm Christchurch £7(£5)
A performance of England’s oldest Opera in a semi-staged version,
accompanied by members of Bath Baroque performing on period instruments.
Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell is based on an extract from Virgil’s
Aeneid. There is much dramatic variety in this opera, ranging from cackling
witches through drunken sailors to an evocative echo chorus, in which a
small choir sings backstage, and it features one of the most poignant arias
in the baroque repertoire Dido’s Lament. The parts of Dido and Aeneas
will be sung by two promising young soloists, Rebecca Wall and Ben England,
whilst the equally challenging part of Belinda will be performed by Basira
Ward, who gave a magnificent performance in the choir’s production
of King Arthur two years ago. Conducted by the Music Director Kevin Duggan.
Pico
7.45pm Griffin Inn Free
The brilliant Lianne Hall, in her latest incarnation, will wow you with
her hypnotic voice. The back line consists of cello and drums, further
emphasising the haunting nature of her beautiful compositions.
The
Organelles
8pm Cheese & Grain £4.50 Advance £6 Door
The Organelles are Mark Bradley, Paul Bradley, Pete Judge and Dan Marcus.
Half the band were in the legendary Anglo-Irish pop visionaries Me. Since
1997, the gloriously uncategorisable Organelles have been steadily accruing
a cult following.Three years after its release, their debut album Cellular
Soul, as featured on BBC Radio 3's Late Junction, is still clogging up
the CD-players of listeners loathe to leave what Venue magazine described
as “musically daring, frighteningly melodic; wholesome, delicious,
beguiling, heartstopping sound like none other”. Now Organelles release
their long-awaited second album, Knowing You're Born, produced by Portishead's
Jim Barr and again featuring the extraordinary songs of Paul Bradley
Frome
Acoustic Club Presents Jane Taylor
8.30pm Doors open 8pm Festival Club £6(£4)
Frome’s not-to-be-missed, thriving and ever-popular Acoustic Club
is back again with its usual heady, eclectic mix of music, performance
and creativity for the young and old. This year features a special guest
appearance from Jane Taylor, who headlined at the Acoustic Club’s
special Women Performer’s Night, returning this time with her band.
Jane’s honey-dripping voice, bitter-sweet melodies and razor sharp
lyrics recently inspired Massive Attack’s Angelo Brushini and Strangelove’s
Joe Allen to team up with her on her recent EP Barefoot “A rising
star…intelligent, thought provoking songs, with a simply gorgeous
voice”. Venue magazine.
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Frome
Instrument Makers
11am – 3.00pm Holy Trinity Church Free
See Tuesday 8th 11am (See also instrument makers concert 1pm).
Workshop:
Mini-Drama for little people
11-11.45am Festival Club £3
Want to be part of a story? If you are under 5 and like to sing, dance,
play games and pretend, then come and join in the fun! Lots of pulling
faces, making a racket and being silly required. The drama will be led
by Marina Sossi as a surprise character, so feel free to come dressed up
in a crazy outfit yourselves. Please make sure you bring a grown up with
you. Maximum 12
Instrument
Makers’ Concert
1pm Holy Trinity Church £4 (£3)
In conjunction with an exhibition of handcrafted musical instruments, well-known
keyboard player Kevin Duggan will perform a programme of harpsichord music
on instruments built by Christopher Barlow. Laurence Parnell, maker of
guitars and mandolins, will play a selection of guitar pieces, to include
his own compositions and fingerstyle arrangements of traditional Irish
harp music.
Refreshments available. See exhibition section for details of Instrument
Makers Exhibition
Workshop:
Drama Play for 5-7 year olds
4-5pm Festival Club £3
An hour of drama games, play-acting and make believe. Working together
as a group we will embark on a magical journey, becoming different characters
and creating new worlds through words, movement and imagination. Who knows
what will happen and what you may become?
Led by performer/director Marina Sossi. Maximum 14
Charity
Preview: Piglet’s
BIG Movie
6pm (doors 5.30pm) Westway Cinema, £4 (£3, under 15’s)
“
The best Pooh film yet”. Jim Svejda, KKX/CBS Radio
“
A charmer of a family film.” Stephen Holden, The New York Times
Be one of the first to see the new Winnie-the-Pooh film at this charity
preview of Piglet’s BIG Movie, screened with the kind permission
of Disney. In this adventure, Piglet takes centre stage in a story of friendship
and appreciation. After being told that he is too small to help with the
honey harvest, Piglet feels inadequate and runs away, leaving his friends
Eeyore, Rabbit, Tigger, Kanga, Roo and, of course, Winnie-the-Pooh to use
his scrapbook as a map to find him. In the process they discover that this
smallest of animals has been a big hero in lots of ways.
All profits from this event will be donated to charities that benefit the
local community.
Presented by FilmFrome in association with the Westway Cinema
Workshop:
Flamenco Dance
5.30-7pm Festival Club £6/£4 (combined ticket for workshop
and gig £10/£8)
Led by Patsy Burrows, this is a chance for you to find out what flamenco
dancing is all about with an hour and a half of stamping, clapping and
swishing, all accompanied by wonderful flamenco guitar – the real
fire and passion experience! Please wear boots or shoes with a small, strong
heel and bring a sense of humour. All welcome, no partner needed.
Frome
Festival Orchestra
7.30pm St John’s Church £8 (£6)
Formed in 2002 to fly the flag for the Frome Festival, the Frome Festival
Orchestra is an amalgamation of the Minerva String Quartet and the Syrinx
Ensemble who are joined by other musicians of international renown. This
year we are delighted to welcome back Katy Latham to lead the orchestra
and former Frome Festival Musical Director, Alan Burgess to conduct. The
programme will include Mozart’s Symphony No. 33, Schubert’s
Fifth Symphony and Elgar’s Serenade for Strings.
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Ben
Gunstone
7.45pm Griffin Inn Free
Ben is one of those wonderful artists who has gained recognition abroad:
Germany, Holland and Denmark. Yet to break through properly (Bristol City
play one of his songs at every home match) he is using this as his warm-up
gig.
Robado
8.30pm Festival Club £6/£4
Kevin Byrne returns to the Festival Club with a new outfit playing his
flamenco influenced compositions. Their set thus comprises some pieces
played by the original line-up plus new material written or arranged for
this group. Typically the harmonic and rhythmic frameworks of flamenco
become a starting point for a rich, lyrical music which nods to various
jazz styles and emerges at times poised and graceful, at times passionate
and exuberant. Kevin is joined by renowned musicians Pete Judge, trumpet,
Andy Tween, drums and Dave Griffiths on double bass.
Taize
Worship
10pm Christ Church
A twenty-minute candlelit service with simple chants and silence. The Taize
community in France is a place of pilgrimage for people from all over the
world. The style of worship is accessible, peaceful and moving.
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Workshop:
Giving Voice
10.30am-12pm Festival Club £6/£4
Spend a morning singing for fun. The songs will be easy to learn 3 or 4
part harmony from all around the world. You don't have to read music or
be a good singer. Come and brush the dust off your vocal chords! The session
will be led by local voice teacher Rasullah Clarke who is known for her
encouraging and enthusiastic style of leading. Maximum 25
Trombone & Piano
Concert
1pm St Johns Church £4 (£3)
Entitled The Misunderstood Trombone, this recital by Garfield Austin
(Principal Trombonist with Bath Philharmonia) and Festival Musical Director,
Stephen
Marquiss (piano), is a fascinating and light-hearted brief history of the
trombone – an instrument known principally for its orchestral bravura
but less recognized as a vehicle for lyricism and virtuosity. Be prepared
to be delighted by this excellent and entertaining exponent of the full
range of the trombone’s capability. Includes music by Mozart, Berlioz,
Gluck and Grondahl. Refreshments available.
Workshop:
Street Dance for 10-16year olds
4-5.30pm Festival Club £3
An energetic session, based around a fun street-dance routine, where you
will also have the opportunity to share your ideas and contribute to the
choreography. Bring water to drink and wear comfortable clothes. With Abigail
Sainsbury, a dancer and choreographer whose work has been seen at a number
of UK festivals. She leads dance classes for young people and community
groups. Maximum 15
Making
of Landscape Photographs by Charlie Waite
6 – 8.00pm Black Swan Arts, Gallery One £3
A talk by this highly regarded photographer on his work and the techniques
of landscape photography. This is a fundraising event for Black Swan Arts
and the Frome Festival.
Stravinsky’s
Ballet Music
6.30-7.30pm Merlin Theatre
In celebration of Jackdaws 10th anniversary, a special project for the
two middle schools of Frome, Oakfield and Selwood plus a group of children
from Chernobyl in Belarus. The music will be taken from Stravinsky’s
Ballets Petrouchka, The Firebird Suite and the Rite of Spring; the children
will have worked for two days a week for five weeks, learning mime and
gesture from two professional ballet dancers from English National Ballet,
weaving their own compositions into Stravinsky’s electric music,
clothed in costumes and masks.
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Danceworks
2003
7.30pm Memorial Theatre Balcony £7 Stalls £6 (£5)
A show for all the family, displaying the talents of Danceworks students
aged from 3 to adult. They will be performing an adapted version of the
Nutcracker Suite and inviting you into the colourful world of Disney and
Moulin Rouge.
Cello & Piano
Recital £7(£5)
7.30pm St John's Church
Ruth Zagni (former cellist in the Philharmonia orchestra, and leading
the Lower Strings summer school for the Frome Festival’s production of
Berlioz’s Grande Messe des Morts) and John Forster (former Professor
at the Royal College of Music) play Romantic greats for cello and piano:
Rachmaninov and Prokofiev sonatas and Schumann’s Fantasiestucke.
A scintillating emotional journey through some of the most well-known and
virtuosic music of the genre.
Jazz
on a Summer Evening
Acker Bilk MBE & The Paramount Jazz Band
7.30 (picnic from 6pm) Marston House £15 in advance (£20
on the night) Children free with accompanying adult
Enjoy a rousing night of swinging Jazz favourites including the unforgettable
Strangers on the shore with our very own Somerset born Acker Bilk. Born
in Pensford, his actual name Bernard Stanley was soon changed to Acker,
this being a Somerset term for friend or mate. This reflects his warm character
and wicked sense of humour, which makes him a friend to all. Acker’s
recordings with the Paramount Jazz Band are legendary with his Stranger
on the Shore reaching number one simultaneously in the UK and USA, staying
in the charts for fifty five weeks. Acker has received many awards and
gold and platinum records including one for Aria, which put him back in
the charts. Lately, Acker has been recording with the talented Van Morrison
and they recorded Ackers’ Evening Shadows in 2001 and more recently
Summer Set. A wonderful evening of jazz with a stunning Firework Finale.
Hip
Hop Club Night
8pm Doors Open ‘Til Late Cheese & Grain £4.00 Advance £5.00
Door
Daniel
Kitson
8pm The Comedy Tent £12
The winner of the Perrier Award 2002 and the Time Out Award 2002. A true
cult figure on the comedy scene and massive favourite at the Edinburgh
Festival where he sold out every night for thirty nights, Kitson is the
hottest comedian in the country at the moment. “Kitson’s about
as good as it gets” The Guardian “His show is perfectly formed.
Gut-clenchingly funny, deeply moving and strangely beautiful…it’s
a hilarious poem to the pain of lost innocence” The Sunday Times.
Don’t miss this show.
Rumbajax
+ Strange Juan and the Croûtons
8.30pm Festival Club £6/£4
Imagine the music from an island populated by Jewish Argentinians, stuck
in the Gulf of Mexico, reached only by radio stations from New Orleans,
Cuba and Jamaica - and you’re ready for The Rumbajax. The band combines
saxes, viola, accordion, mandolin, keyboards and vocals with Afro-beat
drums, superstar guitars and double bass - its haunting tunes and songs
drawing on various passions for East European, South American, African
and Bluegrass music. “A Rumbajax gig is a triple hit - you get to
hear a great bunch of musicians, next you dance like crazy and finally
you wake up next morning still humming their tunes” Broad Sheep Magazine
The Croûtons conjure up a world of romance and mystery from the Latin
street café to the exotic cabaret with crisp rhythms and rich, velvet
harmonies.Tango inspired original songs, Kirsty MacColl covers and French
humour from this well-dressed Frome collective.
DJ
Gringo
10.30pm Festival Club Undercroft £2
Dancey jazz and funk vibes from Gringo, who has a regular spot at the Sun
Inn.
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Frome
Town Youth Band
10.30am-12.30pm Library Square
Sit yourself down, take a break from shopping, relax and hear Frome’s
very own Town Band while enjoying a refreshing cup of tea or coffee. A
fundraiser for the band.
Workshop:
Singing for 7-11 year olds
10.30am-12 noon Festival Club £3
Come and learn some big action songs, get to grips with some lovely rounds
and try out simple harmonies from around the world. Caroline is a singer
whose workshops with children and adults have an enthusiastic following.
Maximum 15
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Hidden
Gardens
11.00am-6.00pm Programmes: £3 per person (children
free)
An opportunity for garden enthusiasts to visit the often surprising and
delightful gardens of Frome, to include a Sculpture Trail by Melanie Day.
Many are attached to buildings in the historic heart of the town and can
only be viewed during this event. For regular visitors, this is a chance
to see how the gardens have evolved since your last visit and to see some
new ones along the way. For new visitors there is very worthwhile experience
in store. We regret that no dogs are allowed in the gardens. All proceeds
will be donated to the new Hospital for the purchase of equipment.
Mel Day’s Sculpture Trail
In the Hidden Gardens of Frome, Mel is creating a trail of wire sculptures
all based on insects, which will add an extra element of intrigue to
the proceedings! If you can do a small sketch of every sculpture in the
gardens
you may win one. Hand your entries in to Quintessence. Tickets on sale
from Monday 30th June at Frome TIC, Frome Town Council Offices, Cheese & Grain
Box Office and Quintessence Gallery (21 Paul Street). Sunday 13th July
at Quintessence Gallery only.
Workshop:
Storytelling for 6 – 10 year olds
12.30-1.30pm Festival Club £3
This is a workshop for anyone who wants to find the skills and courage
to tell their own stories. We will use Jane's fantastic story basket and
drama games to zip our imaginations into action and create and perform
our own stories. Jane Flood is a professional storyteller with over twelve
years of experience of running workshops and performing. Her reputation
is international, her sense of humour outrageous and her love of traditional
stories in all their shapes and sizes endless. Maximum 15
Three
Kingdoms Storytelling performance for families
2-3pm Festival Club £4 adults, £3 children
Jane Flood and Martin Soloman skilfully weave traditional stories and live
music together to create a performance that will delight the senses and
warm the heart. Jane is internationally acclaimed for her own special brand
of storytelling that has been described as enchanting, compelling and bewitching.
Of Jewish /Polish roots, Martin is an accomplished fiddle, guitar and sitar
player. These two talented performers promise a session of superb storytelling
and music from around the world. The show will appeal to adults and children
alike. Bring the whole family!
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