Acoustic and Spoken Word Stage Announcement

 

14th-16th June 2013

 

 

Hey up lovelies!!

 

Did you know it’s less than 8 weeks to this year’s Ravenstonedale Festival?

Well it is, so you better get them tassle tops, shades and dancing shoes at the ready!

We think it’s high time we shared the acoustic line up so without further ado I present to you the acoustic line up so far…more acts TBA!

 

Pizza Sluts to Host Ravenstonedale Acoustic and Spoken Word Stage

 

Confirmed acts include…

 

Rory Connor

Rory Connor is a Singer-Songwriter from Alston, Cumbria. He had been a prominent figure on the music scene in Cumbria and further afield for several years and has gained a large following through venues and festivals alike. He is a member of the reunited line-up of Folk band Tarras who played last year’s Ravenstonedale festival.

He released his Solo Album in 2010 to critical acclaim and received such praise as the following; ''One of the most promising contemporary song writers in Britain today” Archie Fisher,' BBC Radio Scotland.
'A refreshingly original voice' Bob Harris BBC Radio 2
'Stands his ground alongside the likes of David Gray, Damien Rice and James Morrison' **** R2 Rock & Reel

www.myspace.com/roryconnormusic

 

Christian Moss

Christian originates from Greater Manchester and has been song-writing since “accidentally” starting in 1996. He delivers melodic, rock-tinged, alternative acoustic songs with hearty vocals and a vibrant ‘no-nonsense’ guitar style. 

In February 2013, Christian performed live on Radio Cumbria as part of the “BBC Introducing” series. He is currently working on the follow-up to his “Miscast Rhinos” EP, and has festival dates lined up for Germany and the UK this summer.

www.myspace.com/christianmossmusic

 

Miss P

Miss P is a performance poet from Lancaster who writes loosely autobiographical, often funny, sometimes tragic, rhymes (and rants) about life and those that live it.

Miss P can regularly be found performing throughout the North West, and sometimes further afield. She has read her work everywhere from festivals and birthday parties to literary events and punk gigs.

Miss P looks forward to returning to Ravenstonedale after last year’s brilliant gig in the beer tent, but hopes the weather is a bit less shit!

https://www.facebook.com/MissP.poet

 

Ham Fisted Linguists

Ham-Fisted Linguists are a satirical spoken word outfit, each poet more northern than the last. Be it based in reality, be it hyperbolic, it be meant... or at least it's meant to be.

They can be found lurking in the bushes at:
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/hamfistedlinguists
Twitter: https://twitter.com/hamflinguists

 

Lynette Mckone

Lynette is a multi-talented reader, writer and performer reading with passion and integrity.

Lynette’s poetry has taken her across the pond to poetry festivals such as Paddington International and world-acclaimed Austin International Poetry Festival.

Her UK Performances include Edinburgh Fringe, Sheffield International Poetry Festival and Kendal Calling 2012.

 

Hannah Houghton

Hannah is part of many musical projects such as Manchester based 'Salford Media City' and 'Cosmic Junk Band' and solo project 'Portals'
These are “Quote”:
Psychedelic Ethereal Sea Shanty Lovesongs to no one' Which I play on the Bouzouki and Mandollin.

 

Davy Malone

A singer/songwriter from Westmoreland who plays psychedelic folk and all points in-between with a unique guitar style and a beautiful voice

 

Jamie Bosanko

'I’m a solo acoustic singer songwriter from Barrow in Furness, currently gigging regularly around the South Cumbria area.

jamie bosanko youtube

 

 

 

Pizza Sluts to host acoustic stage

Ravenstonedale would like to welcome the Pizza Sluts to the festival fold as hostesses for our RSD acoustic and spoken word stage.

Acoustic performances will take place in their delightful pizza café where they’ll be running pizza making workshops and games to keep the kids entertained.

All pizzas are prepared from raw ingredients on site as well as nacho's, toasties and yummy cakes. These girls know how to feed a crowd and host a good show!

Find them on facebook Pizza Sluts

 

Upcoming blog news

sexy steampunk fancy dress

 

 

Resident costume designer Julie Baker will be showcasing bespoke Steampunk designs for all to see. In case you don’t know “Steampunk” is the fancy dress theme for this year’s fest so please join in the fancy dress fun.

At Ravenstonedale HQ we love Steampunk because it’s fun, sexy, fashionable, experimental and contradictive with new world colliding with old.

Prices and details on how to order from “One Off Projects” will be detailed in the blog.

Give One Off Projects a “Like” on facebook

 Lastly, the Ravens Nest line up TBA this weekend so stay tuned people!

 

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Haven’t got your tickets yet, what you waiting for??

Day and weekend tickets to be had! Over at  Skiddle

Bye for now !

The Ravenstonedale Festival Team x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging Talent Finalists

Hello to all you beautiful, festival people. Hope you’re feeling the spring in your step as the festival season is approaching. It makes us very happy!

The Emerging talent competition has now ended and we are more than happy with the calibre and diverse range of submissions we received.
We would like to say well done to all of you that entered and didn't get through, keep keeping on and don't give up! On the other hand a big congratulations goes out to the 8 finalists whom have been selected. So without further ado let’s introduce our ‘Emerging Talent’ round 1 finalists. The first four winners of the Emerging Talent Competition are, drum roll please…

Ham-Fisted Linguists

Bizz+Topman
DJ Zom-B. 
Mill Milligan.

Fighting for a chance to play this year’s Emerging talent slots in no particular order are...

Poets, Ham-Fisted Linguists
Poets Lord Byro and mUU never stop playing with language and pushing linguistic boundaries both with rhyme, meaning and content.

The wax lyrical Ham-Fisted Linguists are a satirical spoken word outfit, each poet more northern than the last. Be it based in reality, be it hyperbolic, it be meant... or at least it's meant to be.

The poetic duo aim to gather a collective of poets, spoken word artists, rappers and fans of all the above to push the art form on a wider audience and to bring together some like minded heads. Poetry just got cool.

The Northern lads can be found lurking in the bushes at:YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/hamfistedlinguists

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hamfistedlinguists
Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/hamfistedlinguists
Tweet @hamflinguists

Rappers Bizz+Topman

Bizz+TopMan are two budding up and coming MCs from the North East of England. Over the last 6 months they have worked together on lots of tracks, including genres such as HipHop, Trap and Grime.
 

https://soundcloud.com/aged20/sets/bizz-aged-20-full-mixtape

 

In such a short space of time they have brought together a music family known as CityClique and sealed deals with major companies such as SkySports for the making of sports sound tracks. Don't be fooled by their Northern background, they pack enough skill to appeal to wide target audiences and they intend on travelling far and wide to share their music with as many people as possible.

Music is all about atmosphere to us and without fans, we can't create one. You guys are what we live for! Let's create some amazing experiences! PEACE!

Zom-B (DJ/Promoter Adifia Productions)

 

 

Zom-B first took to the decks at the age of 16, starting his DJ career on the Scouse House scene as part of the crew Obsessions, playing nights in Workington and Carlisle and winning an award for best up-coming DJ/MC group in Cumbria.
Once he hit 18, he gained residency at Carlisle’s “The Wall” where he started to demonstrate a darker side of music by playing heavy dub step and drum and bass.
He then gained Residency at Carlisle’s “Melting Pot” where his deep love for house was born.

This seen him DJ for house legend Paul Taylor and hosting to his very own “Adifia Productions” nights. Mixing up current House//D&B//Dub and Garage.

 

Now Zom-b is performing all over the North of England at nights such asSubdue//Darth

Audio//Control//Adifia Productions and I.M.P. This is the year when Zom-b will rise from the grave!

Find Zom-B on facebook, follow him on Soundcloud and check out his latest festival demo mix to get you all geared up for the night of emerging combat.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dj-Zom-B/108275682617859

https://soundcloud.com/#dj-zom-b/zom-b-d-b-festival-demo

 

Poet Mill Milligan

Around 9 years ago Mill Milligan set upon the righteous journey of giving poetry as most people know it a much needed boot up the arse. By writing and endlessly chuntering fearless, introspective, topical verse in many venues and designated smoking areas about the country he has quickly gained what he hesitates to call a cult following, but at least an appreciation from minds as drunken as his own at any given point.

 

Subjects as clichéd as love, death and how vile this country is fast becoming permeate his work in heartfelt, thought-provoking and more often than not hilarious rhymes.

Instantly recognisable by his trademark space invaders style hat, luxurious mane and ladies bracelets he's never shy of random performances, shot as they are, rough-shod out of his blithering gob as he tries to remember the very gist of what he's saying he entertains and bewilders in equal measure.

 

Welcome to his nightmare!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0SlFjoJ9Hw

Again, congratulations to Ham-Fisted Linguists, Bizz and Topman, Mill Milligan and Zom-B. You stood out like the stars you are!

Second round finalists are set to feature in the next music blog. Be prepared for more diversity and of course off the hook emerging talent.

 

For your exclusive chance to buy a Ravenstonedale weekend ticket at a £35 steal get yourselves down to the Emerging Talent night. Free entry before 9pm, upstairs in Walkabout, Carlisle. Don't let the location deter you as we are transforming the venue into a festival chic hangout with a little help from our splendid design fairies.

Steampunk costume designer Julie Baker will be around on the night to talk fancy dress and take orders, RSD merchandise will be available to buy and the HamFistedLinguistics will be launching their new EP.

Nothing mainstream about this night folks. 

Look forward to seeing you all upstairs!  

Big loves from all.

Ravenstonedale Festival x

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

RSD Festival Presents The Mighty Father Funk

Father Funk set to play Ravens Nest

The 19 year old ghetto funk producer from the Lake District is set to blow up the local music scene but before he does I thought I'd say hello and showcase the ghetto funk genre to all you lovely Ravenstonedale festivalers.

Warning:  Causes jigging, shoulder swaying and feelings of euphoria!

Father Funk "Dont Stop"

 

 



Father Funk DJing Eastern Med style in
Cyprus

 



 

Q&A with Father Funk

 

Will Williamson AKA Father Funk

Age: 19

From: Windermere

Lives and studies in Leeds

Music style: Ghetto Funk

 

RSD: Hey Father Funk! Its a pleasure to meet with you!

Tell me who is father funk?

 

FF: Well the name Father Funk comes from the kind of music I sample and that inspires me to make funk breaks, the original funk and soul artists from the 70’s and 80’s that dads would listen to – Father Funk!

As for my Father Funk productions, they came from producing electronic music for a few years, coming across Ghetto Funk and just having to get involved in what’s becoming a more and more exciting scene.

I was lucky enough to have all of my first few tracks promoted by the legendary (now award winning!) Spinforth on his Soundcloud Scour on the Ghetto Funk blog and that got me on the right track.

 

RSD: Are you a full time DJ and Producer?

FF: Right now I’m studying Music Production at Leeds College of Music, but I’m still getting a few gigs here and there and producing music all the time. I just do it because I love it!

RSD: Are you part of a producing team or do you ride solo?

FF:Father Funk is a solo project, but I’m planning to work with more instrumentalists in the future, and maybe even put together a live act, that would be sick.

RSD: What was the first record/CD you ever bought?

FF: The first CD I bought was All Killer No Filler by Sum 41, I grew up listening to mainly punk and ska punk - that’s the first sort of music I wrote and played with bands. I’m still in a ska punk band today called Late Night Fiasco, I play trombone.

RSD: What can you recollect listening to in your house growing up?

FF: Not a great deal to be honest, but maybe because there was a lot of different music going on I learnt to appreciate all kinds of music. I think that’s really important, especially when you’re a producer.

RSD: What age did you first spin a record/put a mix together?

FF: I think I was 17 when I first started mixing on turntables, but I had been messing around with various computer programs before then and learning the basics such as mixing in key and where to drop stuff.

RSD: What has been your biggest inspiration as a DJ and who do you look up to in the DJ world?

FF: Well first off I have to mention Stickybuds as his Shambhala 2011 mix is what got me into Ghetto Funk - he’s a wicked producer and DJ. A.Skillz is also killing it, I was lucky enough to support him at Monster Monster in Barrow as well as see him smash it twice in one day at Kendal Calling… Blows my mind!

RSD: What was your biggest music influence growing up as a child?

FF: Punk music showed me that anyone can make music, I think without that realisation I never would have got into it.

RSD: What do you do when you’re not mixing beats?

FF: I make beats! Either that or I’m in college, or bed!

RSD: Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

FF:  I can’t even see myself in a year let alone 5 years! If the next few years are anything like how this years shaping up to be I’ll be more than stoked! Whatever happens I’ll still be making music, that’s for sure.

 

RSD: Whats so appealing for you as a DJ playing to festival crowds as opposed to club nights and what do you like most about Ravenstonedale Festival?
FF: Festivals are really close to my heart, going to festivals has been inspiring me to carry on doing what I do since I first went to Leeds Festival in 2007. They're just always such a great atmosphere, something extra that you just don't get in a club, no matter how good the DJ is.

Local festivals like Ravenstonedale are especially close to my heart - its like the music scene in the Lakes finally comes out of hibernation when it gets to summer. The rest of the year there never seems to be much music going on in the Lakes, so festivals like Ravenstonedale remind us that we have a small but thriving music scene that, like the festivals, gets better every year.

 

RSD: Well thanks for chatting to us here at Ravenstonedale Festival, the RSD team are more than hyped that your playing this years Ravens Nest. Personally I'm looking forward to your set and won't deny it will be a highlight for many of our festival goers.  
Until then good luck with your new ghetto funk EP and I shall see you in the Ravens Nest!

 

Until then folks here's a Ghetto mix from Father Funk to wet your music whistle. Enjoy!

 

http://soundcloud.com/ghettofunk/sets/ghetto-funk-presents-father-funk/

 

 

 

 

 

 



Happy New Year!

Ravenstonedale Festival Blog

Hope you're storming 2013 with the same enthusiasm as our festival crew?

We’ve decided to ditch our winter mitts and emerge ourselves in this year’s festival plans.

Bursting with enthusiasm  to deliver more diversity and cultural arts than ever before. 

You can expect a staggering line up of indie, rock, blues, ska and acoustic, set to blow rocks off the Ravens Nest.

Our January has been spent planning a very special promotion just for you.

 

 

Drum roll please………………

 

Valentine LoveTicket

Weekend Tickets only £35.00 inc. camping, saving you £20

FOR A LIMITED 2 WEEKS ONLY (14^th- 28^th February)

A simple gift to say we love you.

LoveTickets will be available from the official website and selected Raven reps from Mid February.  

 

Look out for our Facebook updates.

 

Volunteers, Performers and Traders Wanted!

Interested in volunteering at this year’s event? Then get in touch.

We need stewards, first aiders, bar persons, photographers, film students and artists.

E: Info@ravenstonedalefestival.co.uk

 

 

Are you a performer, band or act interested in playing this year? If so, we want to hear from you.

E: perfomer@ravenstonedalefestival.co.uk

 

 

All sole-traders and caterers interested in this years event email for detailed info.

E: traders@ravenstonedalefestival.co.uk

 

 

Emerging Talent Competition

Last but not least were excited to announce an exclusive competition for musicians, DJs, performers, comics and dancers to win a Ravenstonedale slot. The winner will play out to the Raven crowds from our brand new tent still to be announced.

All you have to do is simply send a track via soundcloud or youtube to the Ravenstonedale Emerging Talent facebook page. 

Winners will be shortlisted in March.

 

Finally to recieve golden information, simply sign up for our juicy newsletter via the homepage to receive hot music goss, promotions, sounds and updates.

Don’t miss out!

 

 

 

 

We love you all.....

The Ravenstonedale Festival Team

xx