CHARLBURY RIVERSIDE FESTIVAL STAGE

8th & 9th of July 2006

We are very pleased to announce that Charlbury Riverside Festival has been invited to host a 'Riverside' stage at the forthcoming Cornbury Music Festival. The formula will be the same, with an exciting, and eclectic mix of local artists performing over the two days. For information about the Charlbury Riverside Festival please visit their website.

	Saturday
	Evenlode. Take the stunning fiddle and guitar duo Jane Griffiths and Colin Fletcher, and combine with local sax/flute and accordion duo Jo Hamilton and Rupert Alison (Huffenpuff) and you have Oxfordshire-based Evenlode.
	Rouge-Morte is an experimental rock quartet that formed in Oxford, in the Summer of 2005 that inverts the mostly-loud-sometimes-quiet approach of their metal alter-ego to produce soporific, plangent and Lynchian compositions.
	Chantelle Pike is a young singer/songwriter currently living in Oxford, where her pure, gutsy and distinctive voice is well known on the local scene, as is her mop of red hair. Refreshingly eluding categorisation, Pike’s style is at once warm and edgy. Come and see for yourself.
	Zooeira are Mariana Magnavita, (Vocals) Nick Stokes (Guitar) and Shannon Harris (Keyboards) and, featuring percussion maestros Oli Savill and Adriano Pinto and Bassist Jerry Soffe bringing the sounds of Brazil to Cornbury Festival
	Pourforth are a locally based sextet mixing comtemporary covers and original songs, which has established them as a popular act on the local live circuit. This is their first full band festival appearance, but it will undoubtedly not be thier last!
	Slainte means "cheers" - an appropriate name for this successful six piece band specialising in Celtic music. They have built up a strong following among fans in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland , America and Italy. They feature an extraordinary variety of instruments.
	Alex Chapman normally plays solo, but when he was offered a spot at the Cornbury Music Festival on the condition that he had a band behind him, he stole one! Dane Prewett (bass guitar) and Jeremy Marks (drums) are usually to be found backing Alex's (ex-) mate and fellow Nottingham muso, Joe Strange.
	Junkie Brush is an unruly bunch, often described as punk but they like to think they're not really. Spiteful, fast, aggressive and nasty, yes. Punk... maybe not. Someone called them "secret prog-rockers" once. Only once though!

	Sunday
	In July 2005, Good Dog celebrated the release of their first full length album and second studio recording with a small (but packed) gig in the back room of the Bell in Charlbury! They played at Cornbury Festival in 2005, winning the national School Bands competition, and are happy to return this year for a longer set!
	Souljacker are a hugely talented young band who generate an irrepressibly vibrant energy on-stage. Despite the oldest member being only 17, they have a mature and seductive sound which blends many influences, such as early 70's progressive rock, with a fresh and contemporary twist, to produce their own uniquely compelling music.
	Dave Oates, a familiar face to many, will be starting the set with his unique brand of depressing songs!! However, it was suggested that as the sun will be out, he should brighten things up a bit and will therefore be joined by Dave Menday, organiser of the Finstock Acoustic nights and renowned folk guitarist.
	Hayley Gene is emerging as a vibrant songwriter and solo artist. Her solo music journey has carried her from various stages and coffee houses across Canada. Hayley Gene's performances blend a variety of musical genres combining strong melody and harmony with her poetic lyrical style. With a theatrical understanding of the stage, Hayley Gene creates a relaxed and honest connection with her audience.
	Lindy Vopnfjord's latest album, "Suspension of Disbelief" is a complete work - a rare thing in a world where a "good" CD requires only three or four decent songs. Each track on the album was as carefully worked as a chapter in a book, and all are as essential in forming the whole. Perhaps the most defining quality in Lindy's music is its beauty in simplicity. His genius lies in his telling the biggest of truths in the simplest of ways.
	The legendary Stannah and the Stairlifts have survived another year with no deaths or major illnesses! The sharpest up-tempo blues rock outfit in the area feature Pete Crowther (ex-Mr Big) on lead guitar and pedal-pushers, Andy Hopkins on vocals, guitar, harp, and burgeoning combover, Tim ‘retired, now give me my discount’ Duquenoy on pulsating bass with Paul ‘how does it start?’ Haines on drums.
	Alt Country outfit The Epstein have been playing the dives and bars of London and Oxford for some time now. Their stage sound is always changing as the band bring in and out a team of guest musicians, from the mariachi trumpet section to the honky tonk piano and mandolin.