The Bands

Friday (timings to be confirmed)

Explicit Funk
Ian Richardson
Sgt. Fury
The Chase

Saturday Afternoon(timings to be confirmed)

Indecisives
The Mother Folkers
Slap Jack
Ian Richardson & Band
Viv and the X Men
Red Hot Steel

Saturday Evening(timings to be confirmed)

Martin Harley
The Blackdown Hills Samba Band
Stuff Stan Likes
Groove-a-licious

Explicit Funk

A fussion of Jazz and Funk from The Richard Huish College

Sgt. Fury

Sgt. Fury are back again to give you all Hard Hitting, Punchy Rhythm & Blues which again will be bridging the gap, this time between BRIT POP/X FACTOR Sh*te and the next BIG thing. Whatever that might be! No nonsense, feel good rhythm and blues. Tunes guaranteed to get you on the dance floor, with our infectious rhythms and shout (in key, hopefully)!! http://www.lemonrock.com/sgtfury

The Chase

Formed in 2008, a fabulous 4 piece band based in the West Country. A talented and experienced Band of musicians who write and perform their own music. Not to be missed! www.thechase.info

Indecisives

Indie style Rock/Punk from The Castle School

The Mother Folkers

"We are the Mother Folkers and folk is what we do. If you listen to our music you will get folked too!"

The Mother Folkers are a Soulful folk group from Sheffield who will have you swayin, stompin, swingin, hollerin and hootin.

Slap Jack

Home grown duo playing Celtic flavoured favourites from graceful airs to rags and reels.

Viv and the X Men

A 5 piece cover band made up of staff from the X Ray dept at Musgrove Park Hospital. Featuring Viv on vocals,Tim on drums, Andy on guitar, Tom on keyboards and Pete on base. They eclectic mix of modern and timeless classics from Stevie Wonder to Girls Aloud, from Queen to Kings of Leon. www.myspace.com/vivandthexmen

Red Hot Steel

Local steel band - here's a clip of them on youtube - and their website is: http://www.blackdownsteel.org.uk/.

These guys are a steel band that play a variety of music and have had lots of experience at various venues and evolved from the beer festival at blackdown hills.

Martin Harley

Martin Harley is a contemporary singer/songwriter slide guitarist. Martin was initially a rock guitarist but his inspiration was always drawn from the life and music of early delta blues musicians, not to be missed!! Heres his website with some clips of him on it - www.martinharley.com

Taken from his website -

Martin Harley is a phenomenally talented UK guitarist, singer and songwriter. As well as his solo work, he also fronts The Martin Harley Band, testament to his tireless work ethic and devotion to his craft. A life long devotee of acoustic guitar music, especially the ageless blues and roots sounds, he has travelled the globe absorbing a plethora of diverse influences and honing his craft into the classic songwriting style he posesses today.

The Blackdown Hills Samba Band

www.blackdownsamba.org.uk

SAMBA SOMERSET STYLE........Put the afro-portugese rhythms of Brazil through the heads, hands and drums of a bunch of Somerset folk and BLACKDOWN SAMBA comes to life! Based in them there hills BLACKDOWN SAMBA are a community band of disparate (some would say desperate) rhythm freaks with a common goal of having fun with drums!!

Stuff Stan Likes

Here's their myspace page with clips of them - www.myspace.com/thestuffstanlikes

They are a four piece band playing covers from the Commitments,through the Stones, Beatles, Oasis to Led Zep Deep Purple etc., who have fun creatting music and hopefully so will you!

Groove-a-licious

www.groove-a-licious.co.uk/

GROOVE A LICIOUS A 12 piece funk,soul and disco band,probably the best in the south west. Putting the groove back into funk and soul, and back by popular demand, this is a slick and sexy stonking good band.