Wittfest: What's On

What's On at Wittfest

Performers

Friday 18th June
19.00	The Drones
19.35	Nick Shephard
20.15	Gin Swing
21.15	Old Play
22.15	Slink
Saturday 19th June
12.00	EMC Jazz Band
13.00	Sarah Riley
13.55	Lavington Bound
14.40	Jody Wyatt
15.15	Brian Jeffels
15.50	Peter and The Wulf
16.40	Paul Morris
17.15	Rod Smith
17.50	Mandy Woods
18.30	Black Suede Shoes
19.25	Baker's Brew
20.15	CU Tuesday
21.00	Shadowlands
22.00	Dirty Deeds
Sunday 20th June
12.00	Right Hooks
13.00	Cry Havoc / Lepton Morris
13.50	Geoff & Linda
14.25	ODT
15.05	Short Drag Roger
15.45	The 5am Blues Band
16.45	The Keeling Curve
17.30	Brickwork Lizards

Joining-in sessions

Some people come to festivals to listen and head straight for the marquee. But if you like to take a more active part in providing the music, then head for the Family Room at the front of the pub where the Sessions will be taking place.

We have a tradition at Wittfest of "Themed Sessions", so you can indulge in your favourite brand of music along with other enthusiasts, but there will also be time available for Unthemed Sessions where "anything goes".

Naturally, listeners are very welcome too - you don't have to be a performer to come along!

Saturday 19th June

12.00 Folk with Lucy	For us at the Plough, "folk is what folk do", so we welcome anything from Traditional to Contemporary, Sixties to Self-Penned.
12.30 Shackleton	Unique to Wittfest! Ernest Shackleton is our Number One Hero. Come and hear the wonderful array of songs we've written about him!
13.00 Jazz / Blues with Paul	Virtuoso guitarist Paul Cleverley leads this great session. If you're into Blues or old standards from the 30's and 40's, this is for you!
14.00 Ballads with Caroline	Songs of passion, lust, jealousy and hate meet up with stories of battles, ghosts, magic, pirates and highwaymen. This is your chance to hear some of the really big narratives and, as some of them can be on the long side, we've given them a bit more time! Bring your favourites along!
15.30 Age Concern Singing for Health and Fun with Sally and Rachel	Last year Rachel's Age Concern Group from West Oxon wowed us at Wittfest! They sat in the front garden of the pub in the sunshine and sang their hearts out. Loads of people came to join in, including several passers-by! It was one of our Festival Highlights. This year Sally is bringing her Abingdon Group along and we're all looking forward to another really good sing!
Rest of Saturday	After Age Concern's spot (at an undetermined time) the Family Room is available for unthemed Sessions to continue through the evening.

Sunday 20th June

11.00 Workshop: Singing Rounds with Sue	New this year! Warm up your vocal chords and have some fun! Rounds are easy to learn and can sound really great.
12.00 Tunes with Geoff and Linda	Bring out your guitars, fiddles, banjos, whistles, shaky eggs, spoons or anything else, and come and play some great tunes with talented local musicians Linda (cello) and Geoff (mandoline and guitar), who will be performing later on in the marquee.
13.00 Shanties with Short Drag Roger	Who cares how far away we are from the sea??.....This is today's "Big Sing"! Come and join in the rousing choruses with Oxfordshire's finest Shantymen (also on later in the marquee) and help raise the roof!
14.00 Informal/Unthemed	Outside these times, there are no special themes. Just come along to the Family Room and join in with whatever's going on. And if there isn't a Session going on, start one!...

Outdoor Buskers Sessions

There are acoustic sessions in the garden area which has numerous other attractions - there are some slots open here so if you are interested please contact us at buskers@wittfest.org.uk.

Saturday

12:20: Mark Wilkin
13:10: Maxine Ford
13:40: Elaine Wilkin
14:00: Ross Wilkin
15:30: Sarah Russell
16:20: Pea Soup
17:20: Nick Shephard
17:50: Lumbawakk
18:40: Mark Barnes

Sunday

12:30 Cathy Robinson
13:00: Jody Wyatt
13:50: The Right Hooks
14:30: Lee Gabel
15:00: Ed & Friends
16:00: Russell Leak
17:00: Music for Pleasure

Other major attractions

Big Raffle (big prizes!)

The Book Stall

Mrs Lomax's Tea Tent