| The Guildhall |
 | Claire Anstee ~ workshop & impromptu performance Has a distinctive singing style, which she developed at folk sessions in Norfolk in her twenties. Since then, she has gone on to perform in many genres, from folk to medieval music to dub reggae, as well as composing and writing songs. She has been running harmony singing workshops and leading choirs in Devon for the last ten years and is passionate about singing. She particularly enjoys helping those who lack confidence to feel more at ease with their voice. She currently leads two adult World Music choirs, as well as running workshops in schools. |
| White Lion |
 | Mint Julep The Mint Julep Band has been going 9 years. Apart from playing all over the south west it was the 'House' Band for the Exeter Jazz Club & regularly accompanied some of the finest Dixieland/Mainstream musicians in the UK. It's a duo going on an 8 piece which includes a singer in a posh frock. Ian Emby on Guitar; Geof Westcott – reeds - can play anything; teaches reeds at Wellington School - He also sometimes teaches reeds in Bradninch & will hopefully do the job; Double bass - Al Swainger - Pro Musician-superb; may help me out as a friend if he doesn't have a paying gig; Roger Bibbins - Trumpet - One of the best in SW. |
 | Open Mic' A rolling concert of open mic’ performances. We can guarantee it will surpass previous years and hosted by the maestro of such events – there is no equal. On open event that attracts casual artists from near and far – you never know...... |
 | Castletown Boys The Castletown Boys weave Irish and skiffle songs into an entertaining collection of music. |
| Castle |
| Big Folk Event |
 | Jackie Oates was originally going to perform at Bradninch Art and Music Festival in 2007 but she unfortunately fell ill. It has taken 3 years to get her back because in the meantime her meteoric rise as a much in demand festival star and performer which has hitherto denied us the opportunity. Jackie Oates is a singer and fiddle player hailing from Staffordshire. Her unique treatment of English ballads and songs, and pure, haunting singing style has attracted increasing attention. Originally from Staffordshire she has become an honorary Devonian and very much a local to Exeter. However this parochial view understates the fact that we have the opportunity to see in Bradninch one of the hottest acts on the folk scene who is not only getting top showing at all the UK’s major festivals but is now getting seen in the USA and other places. The accolades and awards that have followed her are an award for her sheer talent and charming personality. In 2009 Jackie won 2 awards at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2009. The Horizon award and the award for Best Traditional Track. She was nominated in 2010 she had three nominations for the Album of the Year Award, Folk Singer of the Year Award and Best Traditional Track for ‘Isle of France’ from Hyperboreans. For the second year in a row a Jackie Oates album has featured in Mojo’s top ten folk albums of the year. Hyperboreans has reached number 5 on the end of year album chart of 2009 in this the biggest specialist music magazine in the UK. National news papers have clearly marked Jackie out as something special We are grateful that she has been so determined to fulfil the original commitment. We hope that all who come to see here will be delighted by her open friendly presentation of her music which contains great originality in its interpretation. www.jackieoates.co.uk/ |
 | Jim Causley has a sensational voice well suited to his original songs and traditional interpretation. He has been nominated for BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards; - the Horizon Award for Best Newcomer at the 2006, another Folk Award nomination in 2007 for his work as part of a cappella trio; The Devil’s Interval for the album ‘Blood & Honey’ and this year for his work with the group Mawkin:Causley there were two award nominations for 'Best Traditional Track' for Cutty Wren and 'Best Group'. He has toured with folk legends with Waterson:Carthy for six consecutive years as part of their annual Frost & Fire Christmas show and joined them in the studio to record an album ‘Holy Heathens and the Old Green Man’ (Topic). Jim has a track Rolling the Stones on the Bradninch Music CD Collecting Chaos. He has natural gift for interpreting song and his wry and cheeky stage presence. Most recently he has been collaborating with Essex instrumental quartet Mawkin as Mawkin:Causley, touring with Scottish Musician John McCusker as part of the Celtic Connections/Cambridge Folk Festival commissioned project; Under One Sky and recording with Kathryn Williams and David Rotheray of Beautiful South fame. He is working on projects to record an album of Devonshire songs with Phil Beer and working with the Charles Causley Trust to produce a CD of Jim’s ancestor’s poems. www.jimcausley.co.uk |
 | Cock-a-Hoop Cock-a-Hoop provide sublime sounds of pure harmony of three voices covering contemporary and traditional songs. Popular regulars in the past they are making a return to the festival this year. They have a track Sally Sits a Weeping on the Bradninch Music CD Collecting Chaos. www.myspace.com/cockahoop |
 | ChabotéAre a five piece band that play exciting music for traditional dancing from Brittany and Central France. The band are Tim on border bagpipes, bombard and whistles, Mike on concertina, bombard, whistles and drum, Christine - voice and guitar and Russell on piano accordion. They play for dances such as bourrée, mazurka and schottische from Central France and hanter dro, an dro, gavotte and kas-ar barh from Brittany. Music that you must get up to dance to! They appeared at last year’s festival for the first time and enjoyed themselves a lot as did the audience - a band of real quality that create traditional music. |
 | Stephen Snow ~ is a fiddle player and singer from Devon, who has played all over the country. A regular at Bradninch Folk Club and the festival for a number of years. His powerful and varied fiddle playing plus his unique voice have won favour at clubs and competitions from Exeter to Newcastle. www.stephensnow.co.uk |
 | Maria Wood - She charmed the audience last year and made grown men cry The balladeer from last year returns to charm and chill |
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 | Rocketbox Very much one of Bradninch’s favourite covers band and one to enjoy at the end of a busy weekend in the sun. www.rocketboxmusic.co.uk |
 | Blues Evening Alan Hooper Lips ' Fingers 'n Thumbs An evening of acoustic good time blues. Acoustic 'Good Time' Blues and some other rather nice stuff, with a lot of fun thrown into the mix |
Cricket Club |
| Family Picnic with Local Music |
 | Jerry Cahill has played mainly acoustic guitar for years and years and years, played everything that’s possible on it picked, strummed, hit, slapped, slid on it, stuffed things under the strings, digitised it and it keeps coming back for more! For years he has played mainly solo with the exception of Nada, a duo with the late and wonderful Pete Barnes on percussion (Indian, African, South American etc), described by the press as Ambient Indo-European Blues. www.myspace.com/jerrycahillmusic |
 | Simon Webb - A young Blues Guitarist with a distinctive style that has been compared to that of an early Santana. Simon has become a regular on the local Blues Club circuit. Shaun of Bunker Studios blogged that when Jerry & Simon performed at the Castle the room was silent: an achievement un-witnessed in 20 years of attending Pub venues. Simon was invited to help lay down tracks for the forthcoming “Blues in Devon CD” which will feature local artists from across Devon |
 | Zoe & Alex - 2008’s New talent at both the Festival and the football club’s summer festival in wellies where they improvised their hearts out to shouts of “carry on” whilst the next acts were tracked down and the main stage tied down by storms. Z & A have played at the Phoenix, the acoustic club and CVCC Shine concerts. With developing precocious talents the two perform their interpretations of some modern anthems and songs. And part of the highlights of 2008 – Zoe was shortlisted by Heart FM for the Xmas light switch on. |
 | Mandy Porteus - Plays a subtle blend of jazz and blues inspired folk. Her whimsical songs with their melancholy edge have been taken from her CD the title track appears on the BMG double CD collection. Listen carefully and you will be mesmerised. |
| | Kevin Spiers "Kevin comes from a village outside Evesham in Worcestershire and moved to Bradninch three years ago. Although Kevin began composing in his early twenties, it was the Acoustic Club which gave him the enthusiasm and confidence to play in public and compose more songs. His style is acoustic ballads of hope, ambition and lost opportunities now recovered. Kevin is a very popular regular performer at the Club." |
1 Millway 11 am - 5 pm |
 | Caroline's Chill Zone Caroline will be running a stall with clothes, hand made wrist warmers, jewellary, star lanterns, handmade mirrors and more. There will be facepainting and hair braiding within the stall too.
Meghann Cross will be performing a fire spinning act throughout Saturday & Sunday in the garden, starting with ordinary non-fire poi outside the guildhall on Saturday at 12pm.
1 Millway will be a place to relax, drink tea, paint the kid's faces and marvel at a first class fire performer.
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