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Programme of live music

Not content with being one of the biggest and best beer festivals in the world, GBBF 2009 is continuing the tradition of making sure we present a musical line-up worthy of any of the summer festivals.

 Chaminade String Quartet

Chaminade String Quartet

Tuesday 4 August 2009, 7.15pm and 9pm

They love playing GBBF and we love having them, so the Chaminade String Quartet will be easing festival goers into the week on Tuesday evening with smooth classics, jazz and popular favourites.

Website: www.chaminade.co.uk

Acoustic Strawbs

The Acoustic Strawbs

Wednesday 5 August 2009, 1pm and 2.30pm

Folk-rock legends the Acoustic Strawbs will kick off Wednesday's musical entertainment. Celebrating their 40th anniversary the Strawbs are made up of David Cousins, Dave Lambert and Chas Cronk, although the band has been a seed bed for other great talent including Rick Wakeman and Sandy Denny.

Having toured with Santana, Peter Frampton, The Eagles, REO Speedwagon and Frank Zappa, the Strawbs now come to GBBF!

Website: www.strawbsweb.co.uk

Feast of Fiddles

Feast of Fiddles

Wednesday 5 August 2009, 7.15pm and 9pm

Feast of Fiddles will be taking up the beat from the Strawbs as Wednesday afternoon turns to evening. It's the second time this joyful musical group has taken to the stage at GBBF and will be bringing their "smile-filled journey through stirring tune medleys, tear-jerking melodies and arrangements featuring themes you might recognise" back once more.

Website: www.feastoffiddles.com

Beatles, Blues and Blue Violin

Beatles, Blues and Blue Violin

Thursday 6 August 2009, 1pm and 2.30pm

Phil Bates and Mik Kaminski will be joined by Tina McBain, from the Eleanor Rigby Experience, to explore some new arrangements of classic Beatles songs, especially those with Blues influences. Alongside this, Mik and Phil will be exploring some of the ideas they were playing with 10 years ago, when they last recorded together as a duo. It's going to be a treat with some great blues, material from Phil's solo career and of course some ELO and Violinski tunes as well.

Website: www.phil-bates.co.uk

Oysterband

Oysterband

Thursday 6 August 2009, 7.15pm and 9pm

Once the bad boys of folk and rock, Oysterband have matured over the last few years and the "musical custodians and godfathers of folk" will be taking to the stage on Thursday evening. The band, which once toured with the Pogues, says the raw rush which helped them survive that experience has evolved into a more measured and powerful performance. Keep your ears open for the Oysterband trademarks, a great vocal tune, strong lyrics, wry politics, deep-down musicality and a essentially acoustic, folk-based set put over with big dynamics and a strong sense of theatre.

Website: www.oysterband.co.uk

Peter Knight's Gigspanner

Peter Knight's Gigspanner

Friday 7th August 2009, 1pm and 2.30pm

Friday afternoon sees a legend of folk and traditional music arrive on the GBBF stage. Having clocked up nearly 40 years with folk rock pioneers Steeleye Span, fiddle player Peter Knight has earned his name and reputation. He's formed his own trio Gigspanner to explore the areas of music which interest and excite him - along with guitarist Roger Flack and afro-precussionist Vincent Salzfaas.

Website: www.peterknight.net

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Friday 7th August 2009, 7.15pm and 9pm

The clue is in the name for Friday evening's entertainment. The Ukulele Orchestra is an orchestra, of ukulele players. The all-strumming, all-singing group takes all sorts of music and puts it through the ukulele prism. Funny, ironic and often moving, the Orchestra can also rock hard - they packed the field at Glastonbury - or play with soft poignancy.

Website: www.ukuleleorchestra.com

Denham Hendon brass band

Denham Hendon brass band

Saturday 8th August 2009, throughout the afternoon

Saturday afternoon sadly sees the musical entertainment, and the GBBF itself draw to a close and as has become traditional, a brass band will keep spirits up. This year it will be Denham Hendon, which is currently graded as First Section in the National Brass Band Registry.

Website: www.denham-hendon-brass.org.uk

Entertainment sponsor

This year's entertainment sponsor is Planet Rock


Entertainment sponsor is Planet Rock