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Larmer Tree Festival:
Jim Moray + Mawkin Causley + The Wilders + The Shee + Belinda O'Hooley + Heidi Tidow + Jason Ringenberg + The Travelling Band + Skavolution + London Bulgarian Choir + David Celia + Megson + David Goo + Hobo Jones and the Junkyard Dogs + Peatbog Faeries + Transglobal Underground + Lazy Habits

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At Larmer Tree Festival, Salisbury
Saturday, 18 July 2009

An eclectic music festival set in idyllic lush Victorian Gardens, in the heart of the remote and beautiful Cranbourne Chase on the Wiltshire/Dorset border, Larmer Tree Festival is the perfect escape from it all. Join an intimate crowd of 4,000 at this 5-day festival with over 80 bands and DJs from around the world, camping with stunning panoramic views, over 150 free workshops, an Artists' Quarter, Global Bazaar, free hot showers, Secret Garden therapies, a carnival procession, plus much more. Voted Best UK Family Festival 2008. The festival has sold out in advance for the past 14 years. See www.larmertreefestival.co.uk for further information and tickets.

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Jim Moray

Jim Moray

He's just twenty-three but he's single-handedly turning the English folk music world on its head. And he's not about to stop there. Jim Moray is a massive talent who has taken songs from English traditional music and re-worked them to create some of the most startlingly original, contemporary recordings to come out of the folk world since the 1970s.

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Mawkin Causley

Essex folk boy band!

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The Wilders

The Wilders

Playing storming roots-of-country and 'white hot' old-time with a pure essence of early rockabilly, they deliver a blistering fiddle / banjo/ guitar/ dobro / slap bass hoedown, playing music as infectious, fun-loving and goodtime as you have ever heard.

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The Shee

Shona Mooney on fiddle/viola; Olivia Ross on fiddle/vocals; Amy Thatcher on accordion; Lillias Kingsman on flute/fiddle; Rachael Newton on harp/fiddle/vocals and Laura Salter on mandolin/vocals.

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Belinda O'Hooley

Belinda O'Hooley

Belinda O'Hooley is best known as the songwriter and pianist in Mercury Prize nominees Rachel Unthank & the Winterset. Recognised for her songwriting and virtuoso piano playing, she has been praised for making fantastic, lasting and important songs. Now going solo, Belinda is joined by co-songwriter and performer Heidi Tidow. Their well-crafted songbook, interweaving sublime harmonies and comical northern banter are courting attention, with charismatic performances that can 'summon a tear as easily as a smile'.

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Jason Ringenberg

Jason Ringenberg

The legendary leader of Nashville's Jason and the Scorchers and a true pioneer of the Alt:Country Punk Rock 'n' Roll movement. In recent years he has found a second audience by performing songs to children under his guise as Farmer Jason.

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The Travelling Band

The Travelling Band

Folk and country band who won the 2008 Glastonbury New Talent contest.

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London Bulgarian Choir

Led by native Bulgarian singer Dessislava Stefanova, former member of the Philip Koutev Bulgarian Folk Ensemble, the London Bulgarian Choir explore the landscapes of the voice and the creative traditions of Bulgaria. Come find that ancient resonance in the depth of the human heart. In 2006 they sang their way into the top 3 of BBC Radio 3's Choir of the Year.

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Megson

Megson

Folk-pop duo from Teeside, with Debbie Palmer on vocals and whistles and Stu Hanna on guitar and mandolin. Their sound blends haunting vocals with melodic guitar, in the style of Steeleye Span and Simon and Garfunkel.

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David Goo

Psychotic and surreal acoustic rock and pop, like a folky Frank Zappa.

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Hobo Jones and the Junkyard Dogs

Hobo Jones and the Junkyard Dogs

Described as Britain's answer to Hayseed Dixie, Hobo Jones and the Junkyard Dogs have supported such luminaries as Bad Manners and Chas & Dave. They are definatley one of the most unique musical acts on the circuit today. Covering a wide range of music from geuine 1950's skiffle such as Lonny Donnegan, through Led Zepeillin and The Doors, via Johnny Cash to modern classics such as Greenday, Motorhead and even The Pussy Cat Dolls! This band appeals to a wide range of ages and tastes.

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Peatbog Faeries

Their broad-ranging talents have taken them to Glastonbury and WOMAD, whilst other projects have included collaboration with Scottish Ballet and invitations to perform and direct workshops in Namibia and Botswana.

Transglobal Underground

Transglobal Underground

In the world of exotic, global beats, African rhythms and ambient melodies, Transglobal Underground have no peer. The deliverers of the joy that was 'Templehead' - irrepressible, unmissable.

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Lazy Habits

Lazy Habits

Originally formed in 2003, this London based jazzy Hip Hop crew are comprised of a 5-piece core that form the backbone of the group, including rhyming, live drums, percussion, bass and brass. The collective also features MCs, beatboxers, scratch DJ's and other like-minded artists so expect a fresh sound and a new angle on Hip Hop in the UK. With intelligent lyrics and some truly tight playing their live shows are both thought provoking and fun. '...an incredible new London based band'- UKHH.com.

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