Belford Players Present...
'Sounds a Little Sheepish'
This play is a new venture for the Players. The audience will be invited to be part of a Radio Theatre production and imagine that they are in a Sound Studio watching the process of a play going out on air.
For amusement, as ever, there will be visual as well as sound effects and no doubt, plenty of fun. Competition...'How many Nursery Rhymes can you spot?'.
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Festival curtain raiser: Friday 8th July at 7:30pm in the Blue Bell Ballroom. FREE, Raffle.
The Players will ring down the curtain on the festival on Monday 11th July, same venue same time.
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MUSIC & DANCE
Saturday 12.30 pm - 6 pm, Marketplace
Check the information boards near the ticket office in the marketplace for exact performance times.
Performers will include:
Jonny Diggens - fantastic saxophone player from Alnwick
Luna Nigra - (above) Tribal style belly dancers led by Barbara Pentecost. An improvised dance style fusing Egyptian, flamenco and folk dance with the focus on the hips. Belford audiences always love this colourful group & you’ll get a chance to join in!
Shauna – come and sing along to your favourite hits with Belford’s own vocalist.
Lindy Jazz - (pictured homepage) swing dancers from the group who featured in the BB1 ‘ident’ shown before many programmes take you back to the 20s, 30s and 40s dancing to popular swing tunes. Come and enjoy watching or join in and learn an easy stroll.
Big Sky - (pictured) a Northumberland-based acoustic duo of Phil Wightman and Andy Craig playing rocked-up versions of your favourite folk songs and folked-up versions of your favourite rock songs!
A range of other local singers and musicians will also be busking both in the marketplace and around the venues.
Also on Saturday 9th July – live music in the Black Swan from 8pm.
Sunday 12.30 pm - 7 pm, Marketplace
Check the information boards near the ticket office in the marketplace for exact performance times.
Performers will include:
Phil Wightman from Big Sky
Grey Catz - (left) an English/Welsh due making frantic Celtic/Gothic dance music and song. They
write their own material and adapt traditional tunes and songs to their unique style of
playing. They often get people up and dancing.
Jonny Diggens - fantastic saxophone player from Alnwick
Belford Primary School - a set of lively songs from our local school pupils.
Shauna - (right) come and sing along to your favourite hits with Belford’s own vocalist.
Grand Finale 17.30 until 19.00 KEVI Steel Band.
KEVI Steel Band
Finale
KEVI Steel Band has performed far and wide in venues across Northumberland, the North East of England including Hall 1 Sage Gateshead and in Europe, with tours to Assissi 2014, Salzburg 2016 and Barcelona 2018. Established in 2006 as a school steelband, KEVI Steel has grown considerably and runs several classes a week including a community band.
Contact: kevisteelband.co.uk
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Prior to (you know what) KEVI Steel closed the Festival with a rousing steel band set which could be heard all across Belford.
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Belford Community Cinema Presents...
We are delighted to welcome back the Community Cinema on its first outing (since you know when.)
Screenings will be held upstairs at Bell View.
Doors 6:30 for a 7pm start.
FREE, donations on door.
(accessible lift available)
Saturday Night (Left)
Sunday Night (Right)
