Whitby MusicPort 2013

Musicport Festival is back in Whitby again this October 2013 (18th – 20th October)

MusicPort Returns To Whitby In October 2013

Musicport is a social enterprise with a brief to create cultural & educational  opportunities on the Yorkshire Coast and as well as the festival also runs an education programme through North Yorkshire Youth Music Action Zone It has has now also opened a music shop at its premises on Skinner Street Whitby selling a wide range of musical instruments and accessories.

Whitby Music Port 2013 Line Up – 18th – 20th October

one weekend fifty acts one venue five stages

• Tamikrest (acclaimed desert blues from Mali)

• _{The Neville Staple Band} (The Specials/Fun Boy Three)

• Amira (Bosnia)  (Astonishing Sevdah singer from Sarajevo – rare UK performance)

• _{Baladi Blues Ensemble (UK/Egypt)}

• _{Neil Innes} (“The Seventh Python”, The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band & The Ruttles)

• Skip “Little Axe” McDonald (USA) -Real World recording artist & musical maverick

• DJ Derek (legendary Bristol-based regular at Glastonbury etc in rare festival appearance)

• Los Chinches (Peru/UK)  (great party band South American style)

• The Orchestra That Fell To Earth (original members of Penguin Cafe Orchestra)

• Louis Barrabas & The Bedlam Six (prepare to love this band)

• The Moulettes (back by extreme popular demand)

• The Peace Artistes (brilliant street band)

• Maia (Young band destined for great things . On Glastonbury bill this year)

• Ergo Phizmiz  (expect the unexpected)
  

• Jon Sterckx (one man percussion show)

• Whiskey Dogs (Americana at its best)

• Boff Whalley (ex Chumbawamba)

• Jadid Ensemble (Flamenco /Arabic)

• Tantz (Klezmer)

• Mestisa (South American)

• Patsy Matheson  (Award-winning singer-songwriter)

• The Young’Uns  (Hartlepool’s finest folk export)

• CC Smugglers (gypsy, swing, country blues and roots)

• Plumhall  Nick (ex Hall Bros)  & Michelle (ex Chumbas)

• Luke Sharples A one-time participant in our education programme now beginning a career in music

• Forro Porro The Hut People & Mambo Jambo join forces

• The Wonderful Sound Of The Cinema Organ  Back by popular demand

• John Palmer Band

• Hoda (Iran)
  

• Dan Walsh ( sensational young banjo player)

• Flying Chilli Beats

• DJ Tooley

• DJ  Fflyffilyfbybl

TICKETS ON SALE NOW tel 01947 603475
www.musicportfestival.com
or call into our shop  on Skinner St, Whitby

musicport a not for profit community enterprise

As in previous years the festival features a range of music from around the world The festival will as previously be based at  Whitby Pavilion Complex but its hoped that a fringe festival will develop in other venues round the town.

* acts that have appeared previously include Buena Vista Social Club, Hugh Masekela, Richard Hawley, Rolf Harris, Levellers, Nitin Sawhney, Misty In Roots, Mad Professor, Labi Siffre,Chumbawamba, Courtney Pine, Rachid Taha, Bellowhead, The Beat, Talvin Singh,Kate & Anna McGarrigle…..

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