GARY WARD
JULIE PILKINGTON
TERRY WALSH
JILL CASSON
STEVEN LINDLEY
KENNY DAVENPORT
STEVE RIGBY
'MacKenyan' Arts in the Park 2004:
Influences
The Pogues, The Four Brothers, Remi Ongala, Eastern European folk music in general, Bellowhead, The Dubliners, Oumou Sangare, Frank Zappa, Thomas Mapfumo, Baka Beyond and many more.
A rhythmic journey from Darwen to Darwin via the Emerald Isle and the African continent: Originating from Darwen in Lancashire, Gone Beggin’ have created their own blend of world music- mixing Celtic melodies with African and Eastern European rhythms whilst keeping both feet firmly rooted in the north of England.
Cheers for the add Gone Beggin'! We would really appreciate it if you could vote for us in the Local Heroes competition on the Surfstock Festival website. Thanks lots! :)
hi gary i need to ring u b 4 wednesday about my guitar lesson as i am now off coll for 10 weeks plus i tried to ring u b 4 on ur fone but it went staright to answering machine . so pls reply bak r give us a ring c u wednesday from andy
A monthly jazz night is being planned at the Black Horse on Redearth Road. The dates will be the first Thursday in every month. The gigs will start on April 3rd with "Palladium" who are four excellent jazz musicians lead by Jonathon Hartley on drums.
These gigs will be absolutely FREE!! and will start at 9pm.
Blackpool is the centre of the world... Hope to see you there on the first Gary and the other Beggars...come one, come all..., bring your shakers n yr bongos :P
Please sign my petition for Arts in the Park I'm not sure if all of you have read about what Blackburn with Darwen Council are planning to do with Arts in the Park, and if you don't know about it, get reading up because this applies to ALL of us.
Blackburn with Darwen Council have decided to merge Arts in the Park with Mela. I think this is a good idea as it would stop the segregation going on in our society and encourage the mixing of cultures that apparently Blackburn is so proud of.
There is one problem I do have with the new ideas for the two day festival. After staging this year's Arts in the Park at King Georges Hall due to bad weather, the penny-pinching council have decided that this event should take place in King Georges Hall and the surrounding Public Houses this year. The problems I have with this are:
1. It will still encourage segregation as some of the events are being held in Pubs and it is against certain members of our community's morals to visit such establishments. The event should be about the townsfolk coming together to have fun , regardless of age, social group, status, or race.
2. It will encourage worse traffic problems in the town centre than the problems they were having with the parking situation at Witton Park.
3. The litter problems at Witton park during these events were terrible, but just think of how bad it would be if this litter was in our town centre.
4. The venues aren't big enough for the amount of people who attend these events, and every year more and more people want to attend.
5. People are more likely to binge drink if they are attending these events in Pubs. It was a lot less likely in the park because you either had to bring your own beer to the park (which is cumbersome so you tend to take less) or you have to buy expensive pints at the event's designated Beer Tent.
6. It was originally a family event. Anyone with kids know that children and pubs, especially town centre p
Hey there!! Just a quickie to say thanx a funk filled bundle for being a friend of PRESTOPIA!! Keep an eye out for bulletin updates of the festivals progress...
