The Rivertones Musical Variety Show
The Big Marquee, Vivary Park, Taunton, Somerset TA1 3QE
Sunday, 9 August, 2015
The Rivertones have been invited by the Taunton Flower Show to stage a musical variety evening in their huge competitors marquee in Vivary Park in Taunton on Sunday, 9 August at 7.45pm. This is the day after the close of their annual two-day Taunton Flower Show.
The Show which will include some fun audience participation amongst other surprises, will be compered by Ben McGrail of BBC Somerset.
Tickets are priced at just £10 with concessions for children (16 and under) at £5. These are available from the Taunton Ticket Centre, Taunton Visitor Centre (Library TA1 3XZ until mid-July, Market House TA1 1JD from mid-July) Tel. 01823 336344 or from the Wellington Community Office, 30 Fore Street TA21 8AQ Tel. 01823 663379.
There will be a bar and refreshments available from 6.30pm
Entrance to and from the evening of musical variety will only be via the rear gates only to Vivary Park (opposite the Taunton Deane Cricket Club gates).
Ticket holders are invited to bring along a cushion to make their seats more comfortable!
In addition to the Rivertones Harmony Chorus there will be performances by the following:
HAVOC – In October 2002 Ali, Donna, Linda and Jo decided to get together to sing, “just for fun” – and Havoc was created! A few years later they found themselves winning the British Ladies Barbershop Quartet Championships, whilst still having fun of course! Since then they have had ‘serious’ fun and have represented the best of barbershop singing at various events and competitions throughout the UK, Ireland, Holland and USA. Linda is the Chorus Director of the Great Western Chorus who are based in Bristol and who are the most successful chorus in the history of the British Association of Barbershop Singers (BABS). They compete regularly in local, national and international music festivals and have won the BABS Championship a record nine times (most recently in May of this year) and has never been placed outside of the top five nationally! The chorus has represented the UK in the World Chorus Championships, in Anaheim and Kansas City. Havoc is delighted to be singing for you and if you would like to take the quartet home with you…well you can…they have a CD for sale and would be very happy to exchange one for money!
FIDDLIN’ FOLK – Fiddlin’ Folk is a young people’s band that plays folk music! On all sizes of fiddle: violin, viola, cello and double bass. They also welcome flute, whistle and recorder players, plus guitar and ukulele, which add variety, rhythm and harmony to the sound We started back in 1999 to give young musicians a chance to make music together which they could enjoy right from the start. The founders were Anna Bushell and Mandy Rowley, music teachers with a special gift for the early stages of learning music. They were soon joined by the versatile and energetic Mike and Ali Highfield, whose expertise and enthusiasm rubbed off on everyone. We are now joined by the lively young fiddler from the popular ceilidh band Dyer:Cummings – Hannah Cumming – who brings her flair and energy to enliven our playin Players’ ages range from 7 to 14, and the standard ranges from beginner to about Grade 5. Parents often play along too as you will see this evening. They meet monthly to practise at North Curry Village Hall near Taunton, Somerset, from 5.30pm to 7pm on second Sundays. They also get out and about, playing at Fetes, Festivals and other events. Once or twice a year they host workshops with outside experts, which are open to any young players, not just band members.
SILVER STREET BAND – Individually and in a variety of bands, Andrew Garbutt (guitar), Bev Blackmore (guitar and vocals), Tony Batten (guitar and vocals) and Giles Newman Turner (harmonica and vocals) have played both nationally and internationally at clubs and festivals for more years than they care to remember. This wide experience brings together a rich and colourful tapestry of music and song. Their music ranges from folk, blues and rock to country and jazz. Good songs have no musical boundaries! Most of all, these four friends thoroughly enjoy playing music together and hope that you will share their enthusiasm and enjoy the time spent with the Silver Street Band. They are regular performers at their home base at the Milverton Music Club, the premier acoustic performance venue in the West Country. The Club meets on the first Friday of every month and singers and musicians are always welcome.
FRIENDS OF AMERICAN OLD TIME MUSIC AND DANCE (FOAOTMAD) – FOAOTMAD was founded in 1993. It’s aim being to further the promotion and performance of traditional old time American music and dance in Britain. Membership is open to all. You don’t have to be old to play old time! The organisation’s national secretary lives in Bishops Lydeard, near Taunton and the local group meets at the Vintage Inn, Wellington and the Lamb and Flag, Blagdon Hill, nr. Taunton on alternate Tuesdays. Besides regular music camps, workshops and their support for many other formal and informal old time enterprises, they have mounted a major festival in February of each year since their inauguration. These bustling occasions bring top American old time performers to our shores to join hundreds of British enthusiasts – players, singers, dancers and, yes, listeners and watchers too.
