Newt Beer Festival Saturday Running Order

Saturday 8th July 2006

Saturday offered something for everyone with family related events and music during the afternoon rolling into an evening where each band is aimed at getting you up and dancing and keeping you there......

Spoon Thieves
Time on stage: 12:00
In 2004 a group of listless IT employees escaped from a blue-collar business park, to the Taunton music underground. Today they survive as minstrels of indie rock. Influences include Radiohead, Greenday, Ash, Snow Patrol.

www.spoonthieves.co.uk

Morph
Time on stage: 13:00
MORPH'S energetic hard hitting live performances have kick started this band into a manic spree of live shows and festivals across the Southwest and are seen as one of the hardest working bands in the area.

Powerful hard rock to soft ballads, a great vocal range and a complete talent that should never be ignored.

Playing live and loud is what it is all about and it is what they do best!!!!!!!
www.morphrock.co.uk

Dirty Money
Time on stage: 14:00
Many years ago Mick Cartwright, Resident of Exeter and native of Manchester, started a new Band "Tumbleweed Connection".

Playing mainly "New Country", the band toured throughout England, together with several tours of American air bases in Germany.

Following a few line-up changes, the band developed in a new direction and with additional material; Blues, Funk and Rock, under the new Name Dirty Money, settled down to real jobs and music at the weekend.

Many drummer changes later, augmented by the addition of Keyboards and harp (from time to time), Dirty Money can still be seen around and about, with a handful of regular "Special Guests" and a crew of loyal helpers.

www.dirtymoneymusic.co.uk

Yard of Ale Contest - 15:00

Join in the fun and see if you can sink 'a yard of ale.......'

	Vermin Time on stage: 16:00 Vermin a four piece punk/ska combo from the Highbridge/Burnham area and have been gigging for 12 months. They play a range of cover songs ranging from 60/70 classics to modern day numbers played in their own unique style. There is currently also a few original songs in the set. www.vermin-uk.com

Billy in the Lowground Time on stage: 18:00 Playing what could loosely be termed Folk-Rock (think ‘Weapon called the Word’ era Levellers rather than ‘All around my Hat’ era Steeleye Span!), with an Irish influence courtesy of fiddle player Ruth Behan, the sound is continuously evolving, veering into alt.country territory and even out-and-out Rock. This band have recorded 6 albums since it started in 1991. The band have played hundreds of gigs along the way including appearances at festival such as Glastonbury, Larmtree, Pontadawe, Ashton Court, Off the tracks, Gosport plus many smaller events.	There has also been support gigs for Fairport Convention, The Oyster Band, John Otway, The Popes and The Wurzels. www.billyinthelowground.com

Sapphire
Time on stage: 19:15

Sapphire is celebrating - and not just because they've been chosen as one of the acts to play this year's Newt Beer Festival. In fact the band is celebrating 30 years in show business!

The style may have changed over the years (and the line up from time to time!) but quality and audience satisfaction have kept the band in great demand across the West Country.

Sapphire was formed in 1976 as a cabaret act, and over the next 15 years established an enviable reputation on the club circuit, appearing with such stars as Lenny Henry and Jim Davidson.

In 1985 Sapphire won spots on both of TV's top talent shows, New Faces and Opportunity Knocks.

Towards the late 80s the musical emphasis changed and Sapphire became a highly sought after dance band, appearing at many of the West's premier venues, including the Bournemouth International Centre.

Today the band continues a busy schedule on the dance circuit, performing covers from artists ranging from Robbie Williams to Shania Twain, from Abba to Status Quo.

The Newt Beer Festival is an ideal place to celebrate a 30th birthday!

Too Hot
Time on stage: 20:30

Too Hot are a Devon-based band influenced by traditional Jamaican ska, rocksteady beats and the two-tone sounds of Madness and The Specials. You want driving offbeat rhythms, sharp brass lines, swirling Hammond organ and classy vocals delivering tunes that stick in your head for days? Don't look any further….

The band have gained a formidable reputation as a live act, whether supporting household names such as Bad Manners and The Beat, legends of the ska scene such as Desmond Dekker and The Skatalites or headlining their own shows in the UK and mainland Europe. Their energetic performances and enthusiastic following lead to repeat bookings time and again.

At the last count the band's material had appeared on 11 compilation albums and tracks have been used by the BBC on hit show "DIY SOS" on which the band made a cameo appearance.

2005 saw the band, re-establishing them as a top name on the live scene through headline spots at outdoor festivals in their native South West and dates with established acts such as The Beat and The Selecter .

Over the past few years the band have written, recorded and released 2 EPs and 3 full-length albums of original material culminating in the 2006 release "Time Flies"

Flash Harry
Time on stage: 21:45

The mighty Flash Harry bring with them their very own brand of intoxicating mayhem. Guaranteed to uplift even the most down hearted of spirits, with fiddle fuelled cajun and Irish influenced jaunts through life's excesses, ups and downs and in betweens. Ably aided and abetted by sweeping blues and frantic slide guitar licks, souring saxophone, and a rock solid rhythm section.

Flash Harry (in more guises than one) must have been together for more years than they care to remember, 20 actually, but they never fail to make their set sound fresh and exciting, and never fail to get their audiences shouting for MORE! So get yourself to 'The Newt', and be prepared to have a good time!

www.flashharryband.co.uk

Beach Boys Inc
Time on stage: 23:15

Capturing the excitement of the period in the Sixties when The Beach Boys first exploded on the music scene on both sides of the Atlantic, with classic hits such as Surfin' USA, I Get Around, Help Me Rhonda, California Girls, Barbara Ann, Sloop John B, and God Only Knows, and follows their musical career as they established themselves as one of the most influential pop bands of all time.

Featuring an incredibly talented group of musicians and singers, including bassist and lead singer Colin Bond, who toured and recorded with Meatloaf, and Charles Hart, drummer and singer with 60's chart-topping band The Four Pennies. The band faithfully re-create the The Beach Boys' unique, five-part harmonised singing style in over 2 hours of feel-good music with a real beach party atmosphere.

"The Beach Boys music is unique - it transcends the generations," Surfin' USA is as popular today on the surfing beaches as it was when it first aired 40 years ago."

A sensational tribute to the Beach Boys capturing the excitement of the early sixties. Get Ready for a 'Beach Party'
www.beachboysinc.com