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18th, 19th and 20th June 2010 (Countdown : -597 days to go)
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Seahouses Community Website
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Seahouses Golf Club
Seahouses Golf Course is a typical flat links course with a standard scratch of 67 which is seldom bettered.

Dan Walsh
Dan Walsh is a banjoist, guitarist, and singer—an eclectic and exciting musician with a unique style, taking in folk, funk, bluegrass, jazz, rock and even Arabic, all of which can be heard on his remarkable debut album ’Tomorrow’s Still To Come’. The banjo is his main talent and he shows amazing versatility on the instrument. Touted as the finest young banjo player in the UK, he is a unique performer who simply loves his music. This time ‘round, Dan is supported by Will Pound. 'Dan is just about as rock and roll as you can get with a banjo' - Leon Hunt 'Incredibly gifted - if anyone has the opportunity to see him they must' - Janice Long, BBC Radio 2

The Cornshed Sisters
Jennie, Kath, Liz and Marie are a four part harmony country/folk group who perform beautiful originals alongside ingenious arrangements of familiar songs. Budding musicians stick around because they will follow their performance with a ‘Singing Workshop’. This worked so well last year that we had many requests for a repeat performance. Everyone is welcome to the workshop and an accompanying instrument can be brought along if you wish.

The Co-operative Community Fund
2010 Seahouses Festival sponsor.

Northumberland County Council
NCC Community Chest scheme - sponsors of the 2010 festival

Alistair Anderson
Northumbrian musician and composer Alistair Anderson has been at the forefront of traditional music for 30 years. Internationally renowned as a master musician, he has recorded and performed with artists such as Kate Bush, Richard Thompson, Nigel Kennedy, the Northern Sinfonia Orchestra, and John Williams. “Anderson is a treat to watch … his own involvement and delight in the music are infectious.  Beautiful music, played with skill, taste and affection.”  - Folk Roots

Fanattica
Fanattica come from Edinburgh and bring the spirit of the Balkans to produce a rousing and soulful mix of Greek forbidden songs, Baltic sea shanties and stirring ballads about Polish supermarkets. “Balkan-influenced mania to make even the scurviest of sea dogs heave and haul those oars.” - The Skinny John Mowbray – guitar and vocals Yiannis Cholevas – accordian and vocals Andy Maine - upright bass, bass guitar Nick O'Neill - flute, recorder, whistle, credit card, harmonica Pawel Orzechowski - djembe, jew's harp Peter Michael Rowan - fiddle and mandolin CDs 'Edingrad' (2007) 'RiffRaffHustleTrash' (2008)

Nathalie Stern
Raised in Västerås, Sweden, Nathalie Stern grew up with a mixture of musical influences ranging from folk to punk rock and shared her schoolyard with Peter Morén and Björn Yttling from Peter, Bjorn and John. She later moved to Newcastle and began exploring the old folk songs she had sung at school and started writing material with a focus on vocals and harmonies, using a loop pedal to layer voice and guitar. Her exceptional sound and performances have created a buzz among gig goers and music aficionados alike. Although Nathalie’s music may be categorised as folk, it also fuses elements of pop and blues. Her debut album, “Firetales” has been widely praised and NARC magazine described it as “...the most enchanting music I've heard for some time” ...“Her melodies sublime, her voice unique and her method mesmerising, I predict big things for her”.

Mammal Club
The main reason most self respecting people get into bands is because they think that something really obvious, something really good, isn’t being done. And that’s what Mammal Club have been doing since they formed in late 2009. Currently playing throughout the UK and working on an upcoming release with Everybody’s Stalking Records, Mammal Club are free of the idea of guilty pleasures or ironic posturing, solely aiming to make complex music sound simple in pursuit of melody. The band are: Wilson Astley (vocals, guitar, samples), Calum Howard (keyboards, samples), Adam Hiles (guitar) and Colin Liddle (drums).

Sharks Took The Rest
Beccy Owens’s remarkable voice is pure delight and the seven piece ensemble she has put together with Adam Kent is something special. Their debut outing as headliners at last year’s Journal Culture Awards was a great success and they should be even stronger once they hit the Seahouses Festival stage. "I heard someone describe the Sharks experience as 'sublime bliss'. I'm not even going to try to better it." - The Journal Make sure you experience this immaculate new line up, which combines the talents of celebrated North East songstress Beccy with the wide-screen dynamics of luscious strings, guitars, drums and electronic, for a performance of spine-tingling enchantment. With Rebecca Topping on cello; Ian ‘dodge’ Paterson on electric and double bass; Nick Pride on guitar; David Carnegie on drums and percussion; and Louise Taylor on viola.

Blackflower
This five piece band from Newcastle play alt.country tinged guitar pop, and come to the Seahouses Festival fresh from celebrating their 10 year anniversary with a great gig at the Cluny 2. They’ve released two singles, 'You Won't Get a Girl Like That' and 'Crying Shame' in 2006 and 2007, and an album 'You and Me' in 2008. 

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