Boogie Woogie Festival 2014

The 10th UK international Boogie Woogie Festival will be held at The Club Room, Sturminster Newton British Legion, Bath Road, in Sturminster Newton, in Dorset from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th July 2014, and was formerly the 'Fomag' Boogie Woogie festival held in nearby Fontmell Magna.

Line-up

Thursday:

6.30pm-8pm Festival Launch - Opening Ceremony, The Royal British Legion Main Bar
Club members, Artists and invited guests by ticket only

Friday:

10am – 11.30am Open Piano session Poets Corner Café, free
11.45am – 12.30pm Patrick Smet (Belgium) piano St Mary’s Parish Church, donations welcome
1pm – 1.45pm Ruud van Ingen (Netherlands) piano Caffe Espresso, free
2pm – 4.30pm Open Piano session Poets Corner Café, free
2.30pm – 3.15pm International Pianists Comin’s Tea House, free
4.15pm – 5pm Tim Orman (UK) piano Caffe Espresso, free
5.30pm – 7pm Piano available for amateur players/enthusiasts, The Royal British Legion Main Bar, free

Friday Evening Concert Essential Boogie Woogie Doors open 7.30pm, concert 8pm – 11pm Mike Denham (UK) piano Eeco Rijken Rapp (Netherlands) piano and vocals boogie woogie band and international guest pianists and singers . The Royal British Legion Function Hall, Tickets £15

Saturday:

10am – 11am Piano Masterclass Workshop The Royal British Legion Function Hall, Tickets £10
10am – 12noon Open Piano session Poets Corner Café, free
11am – 11.45pm Big John Carter and Julian Phillips (UK) accordion, piano and vocals and special international guest pianists Sturminster Mill, with refreshments, donations welcome
11.30am – 12.15pm Peter McCloskey (UK) Caffe Espresso, free

Saturday Concert: History of Boogie Woogie Doors open 12noon, concert 12.30pm – 2.30pm Big John Carter (UK) James Goodwin (UK) with special international guest pianists The Royal British Legion Function Hall, Tickets £12 Hot food, bar and refreshments available
2.30pm – 5pm Open Piano Session Poets Corner Café, free
3.30pm – 4.30pm Youth Showcase - musicians and dancers The Royal British Legion Function Hall, with refreshments, donations welcome
4.30pm – 5.15pm Daniel Moore (UK) piano and vocals Caffe Espresso, free
5.15pm – 6.15pm Piano Tuition Workshop The Royal British Legion Function Hall, Tickets £10

Saturday Evening: 10th Anniversary Concert Doors open 7.30pm, concert 8pm -11pm Carl Donny Leyland (UK/USA) Jörg Hegemann (Germany) boogie woogie band and international guest pianists, musicians, singers and dancers Stour Hall, The Exchange reserved seating, Tickets £25, £20 & £15

Sunday:

9.30am – 10.30am St Mary’s Parish Church Service, with international guest pianists and singers
10.45am – 11.45am St Mary’s Parish Church Concert with refreshments, donations welcome

Festival Finale Concert: 12.30pm – 2.30pm Special international guest artists - 10th anniversary all-stars The Royal British Legion Function Hall, Tickets £12 Hot food, bar and refreshments available

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.

Tickets

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The early bird offer has ended. Tickets are priced from £12 for individual events to all an event ticket priced at £70, with tickets for children undfer 14 years half price. An all event ticket for Saturday is priced at £50

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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