Friday 20th July 2007
ART & PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
come along and spend a pleasant few minutes absorbing and appreciating our local artists' undoubted proficiency. Parish Rooms 10.00am – 7.00pm Entry Free
Sponsored by Somerton Town Council
U3A TENTH ANNIVERSARY TEA PARTY
The Somerton branch of U3A, in conjunction with Festival 2007, will be using the marquee today for members to celebrate their tenth anniversary, and to showcase some of the local activities of the organisation. For more details contact Roy Sanders at 01460 281305
LIFE AND LAUGHTER IN OLD SOMERSET – TALK BY ROBIN BUSH
Robin Bush has lectured widely throughout England and on six speaking visits to the USA. He is the author and co-author of some 17 books on the local history and heritage of Somerset and Devon, and on 17th century emigration from the South West to New England. He is perhaps best known nationally as the resident historian on nine series of Time Team, Channel 4's award-winning archaeological action programme.
Sponsored by Somerton Business & Trade Association
THE BLIMS
Started as a two piece acoustic duo, now has a four piece line up, They have written many original songs, thirteen of which are on there debut album "Tell Everybody". T Some songs have been used for TV and film including the soundtrack for HTV Wales series "The Pier". www.theblims1.moonfruit.com
Sponsored by The Somerton Hotel
THE KEEPS
The Keeps are dedicated to re-inventing acoustic music for everyone who ever thought there was nothing to love in the genre. Keen disciples of folk, Indie and Britpop with touches of jazz, blues and country, their songs can be gentle and passionate but also fearsome and spiky in a way that acoustic music rarely is. They consist of James Bennett on lead guitar and Gary Smith on rhythm guitar and vocals.
Sponsored by The White Hart
MISSION BLUE WITH SUPORT BAND THE TROLLS
When it comes to Motown, Soul, Jazz or Pop, no one does it better than the dynamic vocal group Mission Blue. They combine wonderful harmonies with superb dance routines in an action-packed evening. Featuring classic Soul songs of Motown, the 70's 80's and 90's through to the present day with R & B, including hits from The Four Tops, Supremes, Barry White, Aretha Franklin, Luther Vandross, Chaka Khan, Tina Turner and many more.
Supporting Mission Blue are The Trolls. New name, familiar faces! These crowd pleasers play Classic Rock and Pop from the 50's and 60's. You may remember them as ZigZag and just a month after their last Somerton Festival appearance, they achieved a storming triumph at Yeovil Show's 2005 Ivel FM Band Competition. The Trolls are local guitarist Cliff Robertson, his brother Jeffro on drums and bassist Jim Allen.
Sponsored by Tom Shore - Builders
