BLUES FESTIVAL
HOME PAGE 2002
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BLUES FESTIVAL PHOTO'S 2002
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BLUES FESTIVAL 2001
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BLUES FESTIVAL 2002
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FESTIVAL NEWSLETTER APRIL 2002
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TRAVEL AND
ACCOMMODATION
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ACOUSTIC STAGE
MESSAGE BOARD
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ACOUSTIC STAGE ARTISTES
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CURRENT LINE-UP
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PLAY LIST
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PRACTICE TIMES
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GIG DETAILS
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LINKS
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DOGHOUSE
MESSAGE BOARD
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BLUES FESTIVAL
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BLUES FESTIVAL 2001
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BLUES FESTIVAL 2002
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TRAVEL AND
ACCOMMODATION
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ACOUSTIC STAGE
MESSAGE BOARD
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BLUES FESTIVAL PHOTO'S 2002
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ACOUSTIC STAGE ARTISTES
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Welcome
to the
BIG WHEEL BLUES FESTIVAL
- ACOUSTIC STAGE -
LAXEY,
ISLE OF MAN
Sponsored by
in tune with the Big Wheel Blues Festival Acoustic Stage...
2002 is all over - now for 2003
2 sound engineers,
1 lighting man and many, many Festival-goers beat the weather into submission by staging and enjoying what was undoubtedly the best Bushy's Blues Festival to date.
The Annual Bushy's Blues Festival
is a fund raising event for the British Red Cross and all the local musicians (18 Bands, 46 musicians) who gave their time and skill to this year's Acoustic Stage event did so for free - and we are very grateful to them all. There are so many, many people involved in setting up the Festival and the organisation goes on for months beforehand. But without the help of Merrill Lynch (and in particular; Helen Makin, Al Lawrence, and Dougie Elliot), Paul and Jill of The Shore Hotel, Candy of A3 Marquees, Gill and Jim Caine of Horizon, the BBQ team (too many to mention!), Phil Maddrell and Dave (PA), Henry Qualtrough (lighting), Andy Radcliffe (photography).....we would have had an overwhelmingly difficult job. To you all; many, many thanks. If we have overlooked someone who is very important to us - many sincere apologies.
2003. We are already
thinking about next year and making tentative plans for the �03 Fest. If you want to be involved either in planning (the Festival Committee is always looking for volunteers), playing on stage, festival organising, trade-stand opportunities,
advertising or in any way at all don�t hesitate - get in touch. You can do so by talking to Chris or Dave - you can contact us through email at this website by clicking
here. You can also leave a message on one of the message boards.
So, from the website you can email us, leave a message, check progress on next year�s Fest., receive the Programme as it develops and keep up with the latest news. There is now a page dedicated to photos of this year's event and it will be worth a visit just to check them out. Click here to go straight to the Photo Gallery 2002 now.
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BLUES FESTIVAL 2002
"The audiences were the biggest so far"
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The Smokehouse Boys
BLUES FESTIVAL 2002
"The Smokehouse Boys played... and the rain stopped"
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RECEIVE EMAIL PROGRAMMES NOW!
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The programme for Festival2003 will be developing over the next 11months and you can receive it, by email, as it does so. Simply click
here, fill in the simplest of forms and we'll do the rest. In the meantime the 2002 programme will remain on this page (below), at least for a while.
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The Merril Lynch Marquee
BLUES FESTIVAL 2002
"It stopped raining Saturday afternoon - for an hour or two"
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THE 2002 PROGRAMME
FRIDAY EVENING
17th May 2001
The Shore Hotel, Laxey
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7.00pm - 7.45pm
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Opening Ceremony & Welcome to the 2002 Acoustic Stage!
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8.00pm - 8.30pm
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NICKY MITCHELL
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8.45pm - 9.15pm
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UNDER COVER
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9.30pm - 10.00pm
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Mr RIFF
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10.15pm - 10.45pm
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THE FINKS
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11.00pm to CLOSE
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LITTLE CHUCK LITTLE
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SATURDAY AFTERNOON
18th May 2002
- THE SHORE HOTEL, Laxey -
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1.00pm - 1.30pm
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WILSON GRAHAM
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1.45pm - 2.15pm
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THE SMOKEHOUSE BOYS
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2.30pm - 3.00pm
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HUNCH RHYTHM
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3.15pm - 3.45pm
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EMILY DRUCE
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4.00pm - 4.30pm
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MR RIFF
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4.45pm - 5.15pm
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DUBIOUS ORIGIN
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5.30pm - 6.00pm
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AL LAWRENCE
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6.15pm - 7.00pm
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DOGHOUSE
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SATURDAY EVENING
18th May 2002
- THE SHORE HOTEL, Laxey -
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7.15pm - 7.45pm
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MARK & JAMIE ARMSTRONG
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8.00pm - 8.30pm
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ORGANIC QUARTET
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8.45pm - 9.15pm
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KEVIN BROWN
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9.30pm- 10.00pm
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STEPH KNEALE-BARROW
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10.15pm - 10.45pm
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FAUL BRADLEY
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11.00pm - CLOSE
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THE G.A.S.P.
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SUNDAY AFTERNOON
19th May 2002
- THE SHORE HOTEL, Laxey -
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12.00pm - 12.45pm
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DOGHOUSE
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1.00pm - 1.45pm
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BAZ WALTON
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2.00pm - 2.45pm
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WILSON GRAHAM
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