Redbridge Green Fair
Sunday 24th May 2009
Music
Three music areas: Original Bands, Fresh Beat and Local World. As an environmental twist, two of these stages will be powered by electricity generated by a hydrogen fuel cell.
Original Bands
An impressive line-up of established bands and musicians, all playing their own original music :
Steve Hooker - rockabilly blues (...more)
Akayzia - indie pop (...more)
The Campaign - catchy pop (...more)
Sci--Fi Circus - garage rock (...more)
Ivy York - country/Bolly fusion (...more)
Polanksi - indie power pop (...more)
Mama Skank - old-school ska (...more)
The Dead Flowers - seventies rock (...more)
Doctor Blue and the Prescription (...more)
Fresh Beat
Appearing on our Fresh Beat will an array of the new talent from the local area :
Klimach Music - an hour of music from the Klimach family, multi-instrumentalists playing traditional and classical music
Motang - a local young band playing contemporary rock music
King's Church Band - local talented church based faith band, playing their music in a variety of styles
Cody Lee - young boogie woogie pianist with a great future
Steven and Friends - a talented group of vocalists singing modern R&B and Soul
Woodford Folk Group - a very popular large folk group performing many popular folk favourites
Way T' Go - a young rock group with a great local following performing many rock classics through the ages
Blue Faze Fuze - a rock band with very talented individual players who are starting to write their own material as well as some rock favourites in their own style
Local World
Celebrating the diversity of cultures from around the world that make up our community in Redbridge. All these bands and artistes live and perform either in Redbridge or the surrounding London area :
Dunav - Balkan folk music, http://www.dunav.org.uk/
Iroko theatre -Traditional African music, http://www.irokotheatre.org.uk/
Naeem Salaria - Classical Indian music, www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4LhMkSrDsQ
Oscar Pavel Trio - Klezma music, www.myspace.com/oscarpaveltrio
Germander Speedwell - spoken word, http://www.germanderspeedwell.org.uk/
Kausary - Peruvian and Latin American music, http://www.kausary.com/
Dave O'Higgins - Jazz, http://www.daveohiggins.com/
Mamadou Cissokho - West African music, www.myspace.com/kambenmusic
Tone-poem - Experimental electronic music, www.myspace.com/tpoem
The Jones Boys - www.myspace.com/thejonesboys1
Steve Hooker
"The Rockabillyblues and Soulman" Steve Hooker and his band have toured Europe, Japan, USA and The UK with the same crew who cut the acclaimed "Stagger Lee Is Back CD released last year with the title track about to be used as a film soundtrack (available on youtube) |  |
Akayzia
Akayzia are an indie pop group who write and perform poignant tales of modern city life |  |
The Campaign
The Campaign have been described as : Blur if Damon Albarn had been obsessed with Buzzcocks instead of The Kinks. Formed when the weather turned cold in December 2005 by the skinny tie rack in Topman. Brought together by a love of pop, punk, and new wave. "Our plan was simple; to bring catchy pop songs back to the grey skies of Romford. " And so the Campaign begins........ |
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Sci-Fi Circus
Sci-Fi Circus are a newly formed band from North London playing guitar- & drum-driven garage rock |  |
Ivy York
After years of writing, performing and the release of the self-penned & produced album (Ivy York,2007), Ivy & Ravi perfect their musical recipe to bring you their latest offering, The Call of Spring EP. Mixing Ivy's Australian upbringing of vintage country music & old Hollywood with Ravi's modern brit pop & retro Bollywood sounds, the two inject their previous indie flavour with energy, vibrance and a new range of instruments including pedal steel guitar by legendary player, BJ Cole (REM, The Verve, Bjork). With 'The Call of Spring' Ivy & Ravi evolve beyond expectations to produce the most captivating sound of 2009. |  |
Polanksi
Take the sprightly inspiration of indie power pop, the influence of archetypal English bands such as The Kinks, The Jam and The Smiths and the ambition to escape a frustrating 9 to 5 existence in a quiet suburban town. |  |
Mama Skank
Mama Skank are an 11 piece old school ska band, playing a style of ska influenced mostly by the 1960's Jamaican bands like the Skatalites. A very dancy vibe with lots of horns, double bass and guitar grooves. |  |
The Dead Flowers
The Dead Flowers play rock music influenced by their youth, mainly from the late 60s and early 70s, recreating the sounds of bands like The Rolling Stones, The Eagles and Bob Dylan. Their original songs have the sounds of this era, but the lyrics are written from the vantage point of their considerable maturity. |  |
Doctor Blue and the Prescription
Doctor Blue and the Prescription play the electric blues of Chicago. Lead singer Mike 'Doctor Blue' Mckeon, described as the 'beep' son of Howling Wolf and Tom Waites(!) fronts this energetic band, punctuated by the blistering solos of Dave 'Guitar' Piggott. Holding it all together at the back is veteren drummer Pete Abernethy and Pete Feldon on bass. In addition to playing venues such as London's 'Ain't Nothing But a Blues Bar and the prestigeous Irish Blues Club in Dublin, the band regularly play in pubs and clubs at music festivals here and abroad. Doctor Blue and The Prescription make a welcome return this festival and will be playing tracks from their new album available on download from their website. |  |
