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16th - 18thJune 2017

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A Warm Welcome......to the 27th year of Middlewich FAB Festival. This year is shaping up to be something special and the new layout on the main site, Market Field, will allow you to enjoy more of what you want, a fantastic live music programme PLUS tasty food and drink - FAB! As ever, there’s too much going on to list in the guide, but for the latest news/updates take a look at the new festival App via Google Play and App store, search for ‘FAB Festival’ and download it, FREE of course! Once again the official FAB Fringe venues bring their own unique diversity and they contribute towards the cost of the festival. They support the festival, so please support them. PLEASE don’t miss our celebration of India’s 70 years of Independence with CIRCUS RAJ - more details inside AND via the App. MANY THANKS TO ALL OUR SPONSORS AND VOLUNTEERS. Your support is vital to keep the festival moving forwards and is very much appreciated. The Festival continues to evolve, but remains true to its goal, for Middlewich Town Council to provide its community with an exciting and unique event. We hope you enjoy it.

Dave ThompsonMiddlewich FAB Festival Organiser Middlewich Town Council

Emma Stevens

Getting Around

Middlewich Legion

Main StageSS

Council Offices

Bull Ring

Street Festival

St Michael’s Church

Floating Market

Floating Market

Town Wharf

The Kings Lock

Middlewich Narrowboats

Victoria Hall

The White Bear

The Big Lock

Salinae Field

Market Field

The Newton Brewery

3 minute drive to

campsite

3 minute drive to

Salt CellarThe Boars Head

The Narrowboat

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Map

For directions please

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Festival App.

What’s OnFAB Food & DrinkFAB Beer Festival by Merlin Brewery, make sure to buy your tickets from the Middlewich Town Council gazebo on Market Field. Cocktail Bar by BeetleJuice, G&T Bar by the Boston Shakers. Matched with our tasty food court and farmhouse ice cream - what more do you need?

The Newton Brewery Webbs Lane tel 01606 624279 All Weekend; BBQ-Cask Ales-Live Music A traditional pub on the canal-side (next to the Floating Market)

Wish Upon A SparkleBack with a sparkle after their success last year, Wish Upon A Sparkle will be offering endless possibilites for festival glitter makeup. Visit their Instagram for the latest creations and news.

FAB Crafts & Gifts A variety of quality crafts and gifts will be on the main site, Market Field and down by the canal on Salinae Field. In the craft marquee our special guests, Afra Kashmir master craftsmen from India will be selling their beautiful pashmina scarves and palm paintings.

The Narrowboat InnSteak & Ale House. Next to the main site. The place to be! Serving quality cask ales & freshly cooked meals all weekend including breakfasts. Great deal on steaks all weekend. Children welcome. Fabulous music all weekend (See Fringe Pages). We start on Thursday evening with music from Pastry Shoes. Musicians always welcome - music lounge available. 01606 738087. Find us on Facebook

Official FAB FringeThe following nine venues contribute towards

the cost of the festival; The Boar’s Head Hotel, The Big Lock, Harvester Salt Cellar, The

Kings Lock, Middlewich Royal British Legion, Middlewich Narrowboats, The Narrowboat Inn, The Newton Brewery and The White Bear. This

year starts early, with fringe starting on Thursday 15th June! For the full line-up visit

the fringe pages or download the FREE App.

Street Fest (Saturday)Head down to Wheelock Street in

the town centre for Street Fest.Lots of fun with the Moulton

Crows, traditional dance and street theatre, plus keep your eyes peeled for

special guests.

Canal & Floating MarketOur famous canals will be lined with hundreds of beautifully decorated narrowboats and trade boats that make up the spectacular “floating market”. Along the canalside you can browse a range of arts and crafts, homemade food and drink, such as cheese, sweets, coffee and antiques – all from the narrowboats. The market will run between Town Bridge to ‘The Big Lock’, each day from 10am.

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Saturday and Sunday evening 17th-18th June.

Saturday 7pm The Swampcritters (USA)

Sunday 7pm Paul Wilkes

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FAB Business Support SchemeWe would like to thank our FAB local businesses for their support:

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For a full list of business support scheme sponsors please visit www.fabfestival.co.uk

Friday Main Stage

Gates open at 6:00pm. 11:00pm finish.

LIGHTNING SEEDSThey have experienced national and international success with their songs featured in the UK and US music charts, and made it big with hits including “Football’s Coming Home”, “Pure’, “Lucky You”, and “The Life of Riley”.

Running order: Plastic, Shakedown Stockholm, The Luka State and Lightning Seeds.

NO ALCOHOL TO BE BROUGHT ONTO SITE.

SHAKEDOWN STOCKHOLM

‘Shakedown Stockholm’ has not one, but two sets of twins! This two year old band has been recently discovered by BBC Introducing. They were also introduced by former ‘The Smiths’ guitarist Johnny Marr, while performing at the Etihad Stadium.

PLASTIC‘Plastic’ is a four piece grunge/alternative rock band influenced by 90s music by groups such as ‘Green Day’ and ‘Weezer’. They had their debut in December of 2015, and are now on a tour of the UK.

Called “the epitome of rock-n-roll”, ‘The Luka State’ is expected to be the next ‘U2’ or ‘Coldplay’. This indie rock band have gained radio play time on BBC 6 Music, BBC Introducing, and Kerrang! Radio.

SHAKEDOWN STOCKHOLM

PLASTIC

THE LUKA STATE

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Gates open at 10.30am. 10:30pm finish.

CIRCUS RAJSaturday Main Stage

HEADLINERS:

Such a thrill to have this fabulous band headlining our Saturday night main stage. ‘The Sundowners’ have released two albums and toured the UK. Their new lead single “Great Beauty” has been labelled as “utterly majestic” by ‘This Feeling’, and they have featured on BBC 6 Music and Radio X.

THE SUNDOWNERS

CIRCUS RAJ‘Circus Raj’ will re-enact magical performances enjoyed by the Maharajas of India to create an aura of excitement during the daytime, with dancers, illusionists, aerialists and more. Words really cannot describe it! Starts 11.30am.Let’s celebrate 70 years of India’s Independence.

OFF THE GRID

EDDY MORTON& THE BUSHBURYS

Running order: Circus Raj, Off The Grid, Eddy & The Bushburys, Megan Dixon-Hood, Emma Stevens, Deja Vega and The Sundowners.Don’t forget Saturday 11am FAB Parade from Tesco car park

NO ALCOHOL TO BE BROUGHT ONTO SITE.

MEGANDIXON-HOOD

EMMA STEVENS

THE SUNDOWNERS

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OFF THE GRID MEGAN DIXON-HOODMacclesfield-born musician,‘Megan Dixon-Hood’, has played at festivals such as Glass Butter Beach, 2000 Trees, and Liverpool Sound City. Making a welcome return to Middlewich, “Dixon-Hood’s tracks are spellbinding, haunting & heartfelt” - The Music Brewery.

EMMA STEVENS‘Emma Stevens’ career began in 2012 and she has since reached nearly three million plays on Spotify and has had four singles played by Radio 2.

DEJA VEGA

DEJA VEGAFormed in Cheshire, with their gritty, guitar-led psychedelia. Vocalist and guitarist, Jack Fearon, drummer, Tom Webster and bassist, Mike Newton. Fearon’s hypnotic slurring lyrics lurch in and out of poetic chants, battling over chaotic drums and the razor-sharp bass lines.

EDDY MORTON & THE BUSHBURYSLong-time favourites of our festival in the 90s. Their music is infectious with covers/originals all with ‘The Bushburys’ country/rock stamp, with Eddy’s trusty vocals - don’t miss them!

‘Off The Grid’ are three High School students from Cheshire who have been performing together for just one year. We’re ALWAYS happy to support local artists and no hesitation to showcase these guys.

SundayMain Stage

PAUL WILKES

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THE BIG LOCKThe FABulous canalside setting at this

unique venue.

Live music all weekend: see fringe pages for details, musicians always welcome.

Superb restaurant dining with unique alfresco balcony overlooking the canal. Extensive

menu using fresh, local ingredients.

Food served from 9am every day. Duck race from 3pm on Saturday 17th June

Quality cask ales & lagers served from three bars alongside fine wines and refreshments.

So why not ‘moor-up’ at The Big Lock this festival?

We look forward to welcoming you.

01606 833 489

Gates open at 10am. 7pm finish.

HEADLINERS:

Lead singer, Natalia Tena, from hit series ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Harry Potter’, fronts the band with sultry vocals and accordion. A unique tropical-gypsy-dance sound - what a finale to our main stage programme - enjoy!

MOLOTOV JUKEBOX

Straight from the home of jazz music itself, the French Quarter of New Orleans. So good, we just had to have them back, and opening the Sunday main stage concert - FAB!

THE ROAMIN’ JASMINE

Running order: Festival Service, The Roamin’ Jasmine, Dom Collins, Marvin Powell, Sam Lyon, Paul Wilkes, Thrill Collins and Molotov Jukebox.Sunday 11am Festival Praise on Market FieldHosted by Middlewich Churches Together.

NO ALCOHOL TO BE BROUGHT ONTO SITE.

THE ROAMIN’ JASMINE (USA) SAM LYON

MOLOTOV JUKEBOX

MARVIN POWELL

DOM COLLINS

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A three-piece acoustic skiffle party band who have a habit of rearranging epic pop songs with surprising results. That’s a bit like saying ‘The Beatles’ could write a good tune! One of the most requested bands, so here they are.

THRILL COLLINSWith wonderful success since starting her career at the age of just 13, Cheshire-based singer songwriter, Sam, is a regular performer on the Open Mic circuit and now a full time artist - go for it Sam.

SAM LYONA change of career has led to wonderful success, it just took him a while longer. They said ‘write a song about FAB Festival’ so he did. Will we hear it today? What do you think? His relaxed style of comic observations will be just the tonic.

DOM COLLINS

Setting a tone of acoustic American influences, Paul continues to grow as a singer-songwriter. One of many new artists, we have Martin Moseley to thank for bringing him to our festival.

PAUL WILKES

With music described as “folk with something behind the eyes”, his songs capture the same fragile, spider web beauty and emotional resonance of those by Tim Hardin and Bert Jansch.

MARVIN POWELL

Thursday FAB Fringe

TIME VENUE BAND7pm Middlewich

NarrowboatsThe Boaters Supper featuring Automatic Annie & Chris Tavener

8pm The Narrowboat Inn Pastry Shoes8pm The Newton Brewery Music Session with hosts Ian

& Terry8pm The Boars

Head HotelFAB Festival Quiz with Dave Roberts

9pm The White Bear Classical Folk & The Salty Dog Blues Band

9pm The Kings Lock Open Mic

CHRISTAVENER

Download the FAB Festival App for the latest detailsPASTRY

SHOES

PEACE ARTISTES

JUNIOR DAVIS

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FAB Fringe

BILLY LEE & THE SWAMP-CRITTERS (USA)

ACOUSTAK

CHRIS JAGGER TRIO

TIME VENUE BAND6.30pm The Kings Lock Marquee Stage: Pastry Shoes

Acoustic Stage: Sammy Lythgoe7pm Middlewich

Narrowboats Earl Grey & The Charwallahs

7pm The White Bear China Tanks7pm Middlewich Royal

British LegionMichael Brooks & Disco

7.30pm The Narrowboat Inn Acoustak7.30pm The Newton Brewery Baxter7.30pm The Kings Lock Acoustic Stage: Mark Gallagher8pm The Kings Lock Marquee Stage: Terry Burgin

Blues Band8pm The Boars

Head HotelWelcome Morris! acoustic music session

8.30pm The Kings Lock Acoustic Stage: Milly Pye9pm The Narrowboat Inn Tijuana Death Squad9pm Middlewich

NarrowboatsChris Jagger Trio

9pm The White Bear Billy Lee & The Swamp-Critters (USA)

9.30pm The Newton Brewery Codswallop9.30pm The Kings Lock Acoustic Stage:

Billie Stansbury-Jones10pm The Kings Lock Marquee Stage:

The Hanami Family10.30pm The Kings Lock Acoustic Stage: Junior Davis

HANAMI FAMILY

Saturday FAB Fringe

Afternoon

TIME VENUE BAND12noon Middlewich Royal

British LegionDisco with special guests Mickey & Mini Mouse

12noon The Kings Lock Acoustic Stage: Paul Parish12noon The White Bear Earl Grey & The Charwallahs12.30pm The Big Lock Photo Booth Smile1pm The Narrowboat Inn Pete & Jen1pm Middlewich Narrowboats The Peace Artistes!1pm The White Bear Loreley Folk1pm The Boars Head Hotel Happy Hunting1pm The Kings Lock Acoustic Stage: George Smith1.45pm Middlewich Narrowboats Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer2pm The Kings Lock Marquee Stage: George Fell

Acoustic Stage: Alice Reay2pm The Big Lock Sheena Bratt2pm The Newton Brewery Lost in the Mist2.15pm Middlewich Narrowboats The Peace Artistes! (again)!3pm The White Bear Emma Stevens 3pm Middlewich Narrowboats Pete Morton’s Folk Showcase

featuring Lucy Wentworth, Sara Ellam, James Thompson, Macheavellees, Will Riding

3pm The Narrowboat Inn Haley Strangelove3pm The Kings Lock Marquee Stage: Only Child

Acoustic Stage: Mike West3pm The Boars Head Hotel Acoustic Music Session3.15pm The Big Lock United Breaks 4pm The Newton Brewery Little Blue Box4pm The Kings Lock Marquee Stage: Gus Glynn Band

Acoustic Stage: Tim Lennon4.30pm The Big Lock Venus Loon

JAMES THOMPSON

BAXTER

Earl Grey & The Charwallahs

Saturday FAB Fringe

TIME VENUE BAND5pm The Narrowboat Inn Chris Tavener5pm The White Bear Happy Hunting6pm The Kings Lock Tom Chambers6pm The Big Lock Dirty Vertebrae6pm Middlewich Narrowboats Lucas Marks6pm The White Bear Blues Buddies7pm The Kings Lock The Foxy Morons7pm Middlewich Narrowboats Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer7pm The Narrowboat Inn Baxter7pm The Salt Cellar Billy Lee &

The Swamp-Critters (USA)7pm The Newton Brewery SaltRox7pm The White Bear The Macheavellees7.30pm Middlewich Royal

British LegionMiddlewich Rock & Roll with ‘The Catfish Kings’

8pm The Big Lock Mind Over Matter 8pm The Kings Lock Limerence8pm Middlewich Narrowboats Off The Grid8pm The White Bear Pete Morton8pm The Boars Head Hotel Earl Grey & The Charwallahs9pm The Kings Lock Marquee Stage:

Brothers of MineAcoustic Stage: Sam Lyon

9pm Middlewich Narrowboats

Emma Stevens

9pm The Narrowboat Inn Little Jo & The Misfits 9pm The Newton Brewery The Broadcasters9.30pm The White Bear Run Out The Guns11pm The Kings Lock Five by Five

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CATFISH KINGS

Evening

LUCY WENTWORTH

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TIME VENUE BAND12noon The Big Lock Off The Shelf 12noon The Kings

LockMarquee Stage: Bitter & Twisted Acoustic Stage: Cal Mac

12noon Middlewich Narrowboats

Middlewich Paddies

1pm The Kings Lock

Marquee Stage: Earl Grey & the Charwallahs Acoustic Stage:Joel Antony

1pm Middlewich Narrowboats

The Hayes Sisters

1pm The White Bear

The Suitcase Dwellers

1pm The Newton Brewery

Billy Lee & The Swamp-Critters (USA)

1.30pm TheNarrowboat Inn

Codswallop

2pm The Kings Lock

Marquee Stage: Scaredycats Acoustic Stage: Steve Sheridan

2pm The Big Lock Emperors Of The North 2pm The White

BearBarrelhouse Jukes

3pm Middlewich Narrowboats

Rain

3pm The Boars Head Hotel

Hayley Strangelove

3pm The Kings Lock

Acoustic Stage: Eddie Ogle

3pm The Newton Brewery

Macheavellies

3.15pm The Big Lock The Hayes Sisters

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TIME VENUE BAND4pm The Kings Lock Marquee Stage:

Carl Foulkes-Jones Acoustic Stage: Christie Bratherton

4pm Middlewich Narrowboats The Suitcase Dwellers4pm The White Bear Blake Bastion4.30pm The Big Lock Fine Lines5pm Middlewich Narrowboats Aerynn5pm The Newton Brewery The Bogtrotters5pm The Kings Lock Marquee Stage: Chris Tavener

Acoustic Stage: Oliver Gosling5.30 pm The Narrowboat Inn Frank Quilty5.30pm The White Bear JP & the Razors5.30pm The Boars Head Hotel Baxter6pm The Big Lock Blake Bastion6pm Middlewich Narrowboats Billy Lee & The

Swamp-Critters (USA) 6pm The Kings Lock Acoustic Stage:

Gareth Heesom7pm The Kings Lock Marquee Stage:

The Shipbuilders Acoustic Stage: Milly Pye

7pm The White Bear Lucas Marks7pm The Salt Cellar Paul Wilkes7.30pm The Boars Head Hotel FAB Finale Music Session7.30pm The Newton Brewery Boaters’ farewell session

with Dave Roberts8pm Middlewich Narrowboats The Roamin’ Jasmine (USA)8pm The Big Lock Mind Over Matter8pm The Kings Lock Acoustic Stage:

Ashley Sherlock8pm The Narrowboat Inn The Assets8.30pm The White Bear Thrill Collins 9pm The Kings Lock Marquee Stage: Billy Bobby11pm The Narrowboat Inn Farewell Acoustic Session &

Sing-A-Long

THE SUITCASE DWELLERS

THE BOGTROTTERS

BLAKE BASTION

THRILL COLLINS

FAB Food, Drink & CraftsEvery year the selections grow and this year will be a cultural experience. Food and drink at FAB will take you on a journey around the world from Thai flavours to Spanish delights. Our drink selections will satisfy all your tasty wishes with cocktails by Beetle Juice, the G&T Bar, alongside artisan and craft ales by Merlin Brewery.

Mastercraftsman from India will be showcasing their talented designs to help celebrate 70 years of India’s independence along with many other craft stalls.

THE BOARS HEADPat & Liz McGuinness welcome you to:

The place to be for:

GREAT FOODBreakfasts all weekend. Food served 12noon to 8pm

GREAT DRINKSCask-conditioned Robinson’s ales, premium lagers, draught

Guinness and a wide selection of wines and spirits

GREAT MUSIC Folk session 1st Sunday of the month.

01606 833191Kinderton Street,

Middlewich, CW10 0JEboarsheadhotel@hotmail.com

Thursday - 8pm FAB Festival Quiz with Dave RobertsFriday - 8pm Welcome Morris!

Saturday - 1pm Acoustic Music SessionSaturday - 8pm Earl Grey & The Charwallahs

Sunday - 12noon Open Music SessionSunday - 3pm Hayley Strangelove

Sunday - 5.30pm BaxterSunday - 7.30pm FAB Finale Music Session

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Master craftmen from India in the craft marquee on Market Field.

FAB Theatre

An interactive, walkabout street-theatre performance by Paperwork Theatre, for family audiences, based on the stories of Middlewich’s salt history.

See us at Middlewich FAB FestivalSaturday 17th June.

PLUS Visit our stall on Salinae Field to: • Have a go at traditional canalware painting • Try out stone carving on our monument on Salinae Field• Learn about our projects in the Weaver valley

Saltscape Animate! presents ‘Typhoon and the Pedal Players’

In Victoria Hall from 1pm on Saturday.

DON’T FORGET TO SEEFLOATING MARKET - Canal traders selling crafts & gifts, between Town Bridge & The Big Lock from 10am each day.FREE BOAT TRIPS - Courtesy of the Canal & Rivers Trust, charity stalls and the Badge PiratesAt Town Wharf, Saturday & Sunday from 10am.BOAT RALLY - A colourful flotilla of narrowboats, below The Big Lock & above Kings Lock all weekend.

CANALSIDE - Crafts & Stalls + kids rides, on Salinae Field, Saturday & Sunday from 10am.KIDS ZONE - with Such Entertainment; on Market Field Saturday & Sunday from 11am. FUNFAIR - Civic Way car park all weekend.

YOUR HERITAGE - Photographic CompetitionFrom 11am Sunday, Victoria Hall.Middlewich FAB Festival is organised by Middlewich Town Council with the support of many community groups and individuals, and we thank them all. Dave Thompson | 2018 dates 15-16-17 June www.fabfestival.co.uk

Street Fest

Following last year’s success it’s happening again! On Wheelock Street AND the Bull Ring, with special guestsso keep your eyes peeled!

Dance by ‘Kickin Alice’ and ‘The Flag Crackers of Craven’. Cajun buskers. ‘Billy Lee & The Swampcritters’. From the Saltscape project we have ‘The Typhoon Peddle Players’- mobile street theatre with a story to tell, PLUS SOL Theatre. FAB!

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FestSponsored by the FAB

Business Support Scheme & Saturday 17th June 11am - 3pm

Hosted by

For full details download the

FAB Festival App

Middlewich AgencyTel: 01606 737400

SPECIAL FEATURE on the Bull Ring (Saturday only)Help InTune raise funds for the work they do, bringing new musical experiences to Middlewich residents. Enter their prize draw for a chance to win a signed fiddle by internationally renowned musician, SETH LAKEMAN! Tickets are £2 and the winners will be drawn at 6pm on the main stage, Market Field.

Sunday@ the Bull Ring

from 12noonHosted by

Redshift RadioDancercise - Elite Dancers

Collin School of Dance Middlewich Rock & Roll

Darnhall School of DanceQuicksteps Dancers