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Photos taken at Wizzafest2006 by Nik
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Dogsection
 Dogsection
were formed in Epsom, Surrey:Our sound is eclectic, but moody....
Having a wide range of influences we do not operate any musical rules-if
we like it then we play it. www.myspace.com/dogsectionband
Lounge
Tree
Formed in January
2007 by Bret Littleton and Ivan Hickenbotham and joined in January 2008
by Dave Messenger a nd
Nigel Wright.
Not wanting to become part of the masses, Lounge Tree have blended their
Folk, Rock, Grunge and blues learning to create a weaving, easy, lazy
feeling sound.
Fall into the Lounge Tree way of listening, and enjoy music that’s simple
and pure.
Lounge Tree are:
Bret Littleton – Vocals and Guitar
Ivan Hickenbotham – Vocals and Guitar
Dave Messenger – Bass Guitar
Nigel Wright – Drums
A
big thank you to Finning UK Ltd for sponsoring Lounge Tree to
play at Wizzafest 2008, 2009 and 2010!
The
Misers
Neil
Ivison (Vocals/Guitar) & Adam Barry (Keys/Vocals).
Influenced
by the rawness of early CCR records and the intimate storytelling
of Ian Hunter, they are fast becoming one of the UK’s most talked about
and sought after new artists, building t
he
buzz the old-fashioned way with word-of-mouth endorsements of their
live shows. Tracks
posted on their official website have generated immediate and overwhelmingly
positive feedback. Within weeks, The Misers secured a DOUBLE chart victory,
racing to the top of the Americana AND Country charts on Myspace UK.
They have also topped the Unsigned Chart for 3 consecutive weeks with
the download only single ‘Back In Your Arms’.
Within
a few months, they have been elevated from playing to a few dozen people
in local bars to opening for such acts as Ocean Colour Scene, The Proclaimers
& Proud Mary.
Neil
is blessed with a soulful, passionate voice that evokes ‘Blue’ era Otis
Redding, Rod Stewart in his Faces prime and his modern contemporary
Kelly Jones. In his writing, Neil has the gift of being able to tell
a story in a song, real life characters take on a life of their own,
challenging the listener to seek out more.
The
Misers debut ‘Amplified Life Stories’ was recorded to 1/4” analogue
tape in 10 days at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth. It was produced by
Tom Oliver & Ian Morgan (Proclaimers, Roy Harper, It Bites) and
mixed by Matt Butler (Paul McCartney, John Martyn, Elvis Costello).
Critics
are hailing it a triumph, stating that The Misers “invoke the spirit
of Johnny Cash with the pop sensibilities of The Jayhawks and the raw,
confessional Americana of Ryan Adams”.
“Amplified
Life Stories” is available now from iTunes and all good, online record
stores.
The
band are currently lining up a full UK tour in support of their first
UK single release in the summer.
www.themisers.co.uk
www.myspace.com/misers
www.facebook.com/themisers
Colin
Wakeford
Colin
Wakeford has been described as processing a "vibrant and punchy"
style "similar to Neil Finn; combining melody with attitude".
He has been described as "one of Manchester's most promising singer-songwriters"
and cites Neil Finn, Lennon & McCartney, James Grant, Del Amitri
and early-Elvis Costello as his influences. His music offers intelligent
lyrics woven around old-school pop melodies. 
As well as touring
the acoustic circuits the length and breadth of the country, he has
supported MIDGE URE, THE CHRISTIANS, THE MIGHTY WAH!, and THE LOTUS
EATERS.
He
has performed on various radio shows - BBC GMR, Northsound and Moray
Firth FM amongst others - as well as appearing on Manchester's Channel
M TV.
In 2003 he featured on the Liverpool-based Chromium Records compilation,
UP NORTH Pt2. www.myspace.com/colinwakefordmusic
Welcome to Wizzafest colin!
Steve
O'Donoghue
 
Steve
O'Donoghue sounds not unlike Roddy Frame doing Beatles ballads.Add a
little Ray Davies realism and maybe a touch of Haircut 100's strum-along
pop and you've got a real talent.Like a blast from a golden indie past,
these are cracking songs full of love, hope
and rejection.Excellent" - Piccadilly Records
www.steveodonoghue.co.uk/
or
www.myspace.com/steveodonoghue
Lisa-Marie
Glover - CANCELLED we'll miss ya lisa! x
When Lisa Marie Glover was
twelve years old a man with a camper van taught her to play ‘Time in
a Bottle’ on a tiny classical guitar. She has been a sax player in a
belly dancing band, a rock musician in Buenos Aires, a busker in Barcelona
and a bar singer in Cambodia. She has a voice as clear as water and
a case full of intriguing songs.
www.myspace.com/lisamarieglover
Lisa is also featured playing on.. www.myspace.com/wizzafest2
Nikki
Rous
Nikki
Rous began her singing career in musical theatre having attended one
of Londons most prestigious stage schools. After training for many years
as a classica l
singer she discovered the acoustic guitar. She went about teaching herself
to play and gathered inspiration from artists far and wide. She began
to write songs with heartfelt melodies. Forward a few years and Nikki
has many acclaimed performances alongside various artists such as Supergrass,
Roisin Murphy, Nizlopi, The Enemy, The Wombats, The Cribs, Level 42,
Nerina Pallott, Miles Hunt (The Wonderstuff), Scott Matthews, Show of
Hands, The Pogues, Tom Robinson, Martin Grech, Paddy Casey to name but
a few.
Nikki’s Radio/TV appearances include Kerrang Radio, BBC WM Radio, BBC
Radio Shropshire, Sky TV, The new Grey Whistle test and BBC Three.
Nikki also performs a wide variety of cover songs by artists including
Gnarls Barkley, The Kooks, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Damien Rice,
Ryan Adams, Sting, The Zutons, Kaiser Chiefs amongst other well known
artists.
www.myspace.com/nikkirous
www.nikkirous.com
Stuart
Bishop
 Stuart
leads a varied life and has performed professionally in many different
guises as both singer and actor. He has sung folk, country, pop, musical
theatre, rock and heavy metal in pubs, clubs, theatres, holiday camps
and festivals, Some memorable highlights have been performing a tribute
to Elvis on a cruise ship on the Mississippi, playing the title roles
in Hamlet and The King and I and fronting a rock band at an outdoor
music festival. Welcome back to Wizzafest Stuart!
Karen
McKee
Karen McKee a singer
songwriter from Liverpool was a well known female rock vocalist on the
rock circuit in the Northwest Circuit that began playing in the 1980’s.
She began working with Mick Devonport (from the band NUTZ/Rage ) In
the early 1980’s. They recorded a number of numbers with some of the
rock glitterati at the time, Steve Mitchell , drummer from Panda Division,
John Feeney from ‘Black’ and Mike Railton Keyboard player, from ‘Flock
of Seagulls’, ‘Sting’ but to name a few and the songs were produced
by ‘Saxon’s’ producer Pete Hinton. The next major project Karen worked
on was with some of the former members o f
‘Slade’ and ‘Wizzard’, she had the privilege of Noddy Holder doing her
backing vocals. Her next recording project took her to the Scorpion’s
studios in Hannover Germany. She was employed to write an album and
worked with some of Germany’s rock greats; Henny Wolter, guitarist (Primal
Fear), Arndt Schultz , guitarist (Jane) and Phillipe Candas , Drums
(The Ordeal). On returning from Germany Karen continued to work on various
recordings and gigs but took a long sabbatical to bring up her family.
A recent book called ‘Plug Inn volume two’ has resulted in Karen’s return
to the rock circuit and there are gigs and recordings to look forward
to in the near future. Feel free to check Karen McKee’s web site out
on www.myspace.com/karenmckee65
Gurdan
Thomas
Birmingham
born Musical Collective - Gurdan Thomas perform very English sounding
alternative eccentric folk with a very modern marinade. Imagine a cross
breed of Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and Divine Comedy. Their new album 'The
Fat Lady Sings' comes out on Commerciall y
Inviable records this summer. Aside from the strong catchy, yet unpredictable
music is the entertainment value of seeing the group swap instruments
during the set which often include Clarinet, Guitar, Ukulele, Flute,
Recorder, Tuba, Trombone, Mandolin, Percussion, Bass, Piano, Charango
and others.
 Having
spent most of last year travelling around mainland Europe playing, recording
and touring with other musicians from Bavaria, Istanbul, Romania, Russia,
Vienna and Genoa and working on a Bavarian farm, Gurdan Thomas is concentrating
on promoting the new record through touring and making short silly films.
In between this he is preparing for touring Switzerland, Austria and
Germany with Veronika Von Quast's new album 'Geliftete Geheimnisse'
(Sony).
www.myspace.com/gurdanthomas
110th
Street Jazz Band
 Based
in Doncaster and comprised of a constantly varying line up of professional
jazz musicians, 110th Street play a range of musical styles from jazz
funk, ska, latin to new orleans street beat. The band offers a chance
for it's members to stretch their musical legs and get back to playing
the music they love.
Kids
Disco with DJ Jeanzy
Thats DJ JEANZY
& JEANZY RECORDS will be at wizzafest 2010 running dance/party tent
for everyone of all ages so if you want to listne to some fun kiddies
music or some old hits from back in the day why not check it out or
even contact us for more details.
www.djjeanzy.webs.com
The
Graham Parsnip Liquidiser Torture Think Tank
 Graham
Parsnip, a septet of eccentric Brummies will descend on Sunny Stoke
Proir to ply their curious trade of Trout dancing, Tractor loving, Cheese
Eating & Bananna munching madness! Lots of fun, lots of nonsense,
lots of band members ~ feel free to join in!
Une Deux Trois its Tractor Love!
www.myspace.com/digitalparsnip
Vertigo
Slide
Fronted
by Emma Skipp who has appeared with Ocean Colour Scene and toured with
The Enemy during the past year and is about to embark on her first solo
album.
Vertigo Slide will be performing
at Wizzafest with some new additional members, taking the total to nine
- with Emma Skipp's sister joining Peter, Mark, Chris and Richard in
the line-up. Sophie will be providing backing vocals along with Bonnylou
Keenaghan. Two more talented girls make up the other new band members,
as Samantha Rouge will be playing violin/viola and Claire Noakes can
be heard playing the cello. Emma continues too work on the new material,
and having lots of fun along the way as the band progress on the new
project . She describes the sound as "ace" and can hardly
wait for the songs to be heard by the public. www.emmaskipp.com
www.myspace.com/emmaskipp
The
Cycle Breaks
The
Cycle Breaks are a high octane rock electro band, performing at Wizzafest
for the fourth time.
Loosen your dancing boots to energetic grooves, sizzling electronic
pulses and all original material from this funky London duo.
Fronted by singer and tunesmith Ricky Russell, with drummer Ian Grant-Rowan
and a beats machine, The Cycle Breaks look forward to taking to the
stage with the Wizza spirit in their lungs! www.myspace.com/rickyrussell
The
Random Band
 The
Random Band is a family of musicians and music lovers who break the
boundaries between audience and band bringing about a shared musical
experience for all: musicianship, friendship and entertainship... "
Click for full history >>>>
www.therandom.biz
Silent
High
Returning
to Wizzafest for another year by popular demand performing classics
by The Rolling Stones, Coldplay, The Undertones, Iggy
Pop, The Kinks, Oasis, Primal Scream. You'll be jumping around to these
guys, they're awesome!
The
Band are:Jamie
Benton – Vocals,Karl Weaver - Keyboard, Tim Hill – Lead Guitar, Dave
Messenger – Bass Guitar, James Holdcroft - Drums, Andy Burns – Rhythm
Guitar.
www.myspace.com/silenthighband
Blackwell
Concert Band
The
band was formed at the beginning of 1998, when Blackwell Brass Band
dissolved, due to a shortage of brass players. The decision to allow
woodwi nd
into the band was made in that year, and since then the band has gone
from being a small group of players to its current strength of 25 players.
Blackwell concert band play a very wide range of music, catering for
as many musical tastes as possible. It is hoped that this way there
will be something of interest for everyone who plays in the band. We
have in the repertoire marches, jazz, calypso, blues, pop, rock, film
scores and more.
www.blackwellconcertband.co.uk
If
you can sing or dance or have a group that you would like to sign up
to perform please contact Emma at emma@wizzafest.com
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