Friday Evening Session
The Ockbrook Village French Music & Dance Experience
The Ockbrook French Music & Dance Sessions are one of the best places in this country to experience Traditional French Folk Music & Dance. The sessions attract a large number of dancers & musicians and provide an amazing opportunity to bourrée the night away. You don't need to be a musician or an accomplished dancer to enjoy it; just soak up the atmosphere! Musicians are always welcome and if you want to try the dancing there are always regulars who will show you what to do.
Saturday Main Stage
12.25 Dulaman
Dulaman are a young talented band whose initial influences included Appalachian Bluegrass and Old Time Tunes / Irish/ Folk and Classical music.
Their instrumental line up is fiddle, guitar, mandolin and double bass and their style includes stylish flat picking on the guitar and the tradition of taking ‘breaks’.
A group of talented musicians, with the inspiration of youth and a great acoustic sound.
13.15 Fola
Fola combine vocals, guitar and flute with a wide range of original songs and traditional Irish influences. Andy comes from the heart of the Black Country in the English Midlands, while Kate hails from Sligo on the north west coast of Ireland. Their different musical backgrounds and a shared passion for making music have helped Fola to craft a distinctive sound which has charmed many audiences, as well as turning the usual label of folk or acoustic music on its head.
14.20 Dulaman
15.25 Seth Lakeman
You have probably always seen Seth perform with other people .there was the famous tie-up with, female duo Kate Rusby and Kathryn Roberts. and, with Cara Dillon, After leaving Equation in 2001, Seth headlined at major festivals like Glastonbury and Cambridge, a string of Womad festivals and performed in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, all over Europe and in Ireland, In 2002 Seth produced his first solo album. "The Punchbowl" received wide critical acclaim including a review in Froots magazine which said: "The songs don`t just glide smoothly by.....they get their claws into you".
16.30 The Goondocks
Band leader Dave Marks says: “Think of us as a funkier version of Counting Crows - funky, rootsy with an acoustic flavour. We try to combine the British sense of quality songwriting with the pizzaz and musicianship of America.” Ulsterman Dave is joined by Isle of Wight duo Martin Newnham on guitar and Andy Parkin on keyboards and fiddle, plus Finnish drummer Vesa Haapanen. They released their eponymously titled debut CD early last year, have appeared on Finnish MTV, and have been regularly played on radio in Belfast, the Isle of Wight and London.
17.30 Break for Sound Checks
18.30 Seth Lakeman
20.00 Chumbawamba Acoustic
Chumbawamba was a most unlikely mainstream success story; after more than a decade in relative obscurity, much of it spent attacking the very notion of stardom, they signed to a major label in 1997, quickly scoring a major international hit with the riotous single "Tubthumping. The band quickly became a thorn in the side of British conservatives, mounting a series of benefit concerts for a variety of anti-Thatcherite causes and campaigns; before long, they were also the subject of frequent police raids.
22.30 Osibisa
OSIBISA exploded onto the music world in 1971 with a pulsating and vibrant sound that was to engulf the tired post 60's rock scene. Translated from Ghanain OSIBISA means "criss-cross rhythms that explode with happiness". The band's percussive influence began to manifest itself within the music of their contemporaries. The OSIBISA poly-rhythms and percussive breaks were to be an integral feature of the disco boom that was to follow in the late 1970's. OSIBISA's unique fusion of African, Caribbean, rock, jazz, Latin and R&B paved the way for other potent music forces such as Bob Marley and the emergence of African music in the 1980's. Indeed OSIBISA are seen by many as the Godfathers of World Music. One of the important reasons for OSIBISA's enduring success has been their highly energetic and extravagant stage show.
Outside 15.30 to 16.30 Inter Africa and Beatrific
Gambia meets the UK. Joining forces for an interactive drum workshop using Djembe and Bougaroo, Using various original West African tribal Rhythms as a source. An informal interactive session for all comers to join in.
Saturday in the Big Barn
16.00 Sarah Lawton
Whilst travelling in 1998 around Europe Sarah lived in strange tipi villages, caves and suchlike whilst busking for a living. Today she continues to embrace the world with her guitar heartfelt voice, and a selection of her short films.
films
Dj matt
24.00 by special invitation MASK
A new collaborative project featuring cult icon/singer Sonja Kristina and acclaimed ambient cellist/violinist/producer Marvin Ayres with a Live Film Installation Concert
MASK mix extemporisation with structured songs and beats. They record and perform experimental voice and strings soundscapes. fusing elements of Ambient/Electronica, Trance and Classical music to breathtaking and original effect. Further collaboration is continuing with film and visual artists to present a fluid and expressive environment for their music.

Sunday Main Stage
12.25 Eric Roche
It's hard to place Eric Roche's music. It's not folk, it's not country, and it's not rock or pop, but each tune makes room for all of these, and at the same time hinting at classical influences. His influences include classical music, AC/DC, Chet Atkins and traditional Irish music and all shape his current work Eric is arguably one of the leading lights in anew generation of fingerstyle guitarists. Lead, rhythm, bass and percussion flow relentlessly form his guitar, making it resonate generously to the merest touch. ………acoustic guitar guru……." Guitarist magazine
13.15 Kasai Masai duo
Kasaï Masaï brings us the traditional sound of the most remote equatorial African villages, with a modern twist. The Duo play ancestral music which has been passed on from generation to generation and is rooted in the healing power of percussion and chanting combined with the majestic sound of Congolese folk guitar.
14.20 Eric Roche
15.25 Kasai Masai
16.30 Prego
One of the UK's premier roots dance music bands 14 years on the circuit, two very sucessful albums worldwide, and quite simply a ball of fire and fun everytime they perform.
17.45 Break for Sound Checks
18.45 Caliko
"Talented musicians with some superb songs. See them while they are still playing small venues," wrote Anna Day in the Daily Mirror earlier this year. "A pretty, perfectly-crafted collection of folky songs that rock, albeit quietly,"
20.30 422
one of the most talented young bands on the Traditional music scene. The band’s repertoire reflects the diverse musical influences of the band members; they play tunes from across the British Isles, Scandinavia and Northern America, many from their native Northumberland, and some from further afield. In performance they have a driving energy that is reflected in their music as well as their more subtle and complex arrangements which show a more reflective side to their playing.
22.30 Shooglenifty
Formed in Edinburgh, Scotland, Shooglenifty are one of the most refreshing and uplifting roots bands.
Trance dance the night away with the potent musical brow they call Acid Croft. This Scottish band digs deep into their traditional roots for melodies and present them in a high energy setting that mixes in shades of electronic and dub reggae. Their special twist is that even though the music borders on a techno feel, the band is synthesizer-free, allowing the organic beauty of fiddle, acoustic guitar and banjo lines to ride timelessly on top of their modern beats
Outside 3.30 to 4.30 Inter Africa and Beatrific
Sunday in the Big Barn films Dj matt