BURNHAM 2000 FESTIVAL - EVENT CALENDAR

1st June to 25th June 2000

THURSDAY JUNE 1  **FESTIVAL THURSDAY NIGHT SPECIAL**
Event:      Live band: THE CRAWDADDIES
Venue:     The Anchor Hotel, The Quay
Time:       8.30 pm onwards
Additional Information:
Recreating the classic sounds of the early Rolling Stones - from "Come On" to "Paint It Black"

FRIDAY JUNE 2
Event:      Live music: ANDY NOLAN
Venue:     New Welcome Sailor, Station Rd
Time:       8.30 pm onwards
Additional Information: Solo singer pop

SATURDAY JUNE 3
Event:      Live music: TERRY BATT
Venue:     Victoria Inn, end of High Street
Time:       8.30 pm onwards
Additional Information: Solo singer pop

**SUNDAY JUNE 4**
Event:  FESTIVAL MUSIC TRAIN (Official Festival Launch)
Venue:     First Great Eastern - Southminster-Burnham branch line
Times:
Depart - Wickford: 15.32
Arrive - Southminster: 16.01

Depart - Southminster 16.12
Arrive - Wickford 16.42

Depart - Wickford: 17.32
Arrive - Southminster: 18.01

Depart - Southminster 18.12
Arrive - Wickford 18.42
Additional Information: Another festival first!!! Britain's first rolling blues jam session, hosted by Tim Aves with a "house" band. Come along for the ride and listen to the music - or bring an instrument and "sit in" with the band for a couple of songs!

TUESDAY JUNE 6
Event:      Singers' session: hosted by STAN WEST
Venue:     Victoria Inn, end of High Street
Time:       8.30 pm onwards
Additional Information:
Folk/country  musicians' open session - mainly acoustic instruments. come along and play!

WEDNESDAY JUNE 7 (and every Wednesday)
Event:      The Pianist Entertains... Sheila plays while you ear
Venue:      Copper Kettle Coffee Shop, High St
Time:        2.30 pm onwards

THURSDAY JUNE 8 **FESTIVAL THURSDAY NIGHT SPECIAL**
Event:      Live band: SMARTIE - THE BAND
Venue:     The Anchor Hotel, The Quay
Time:       8.30 pm onwards
Additional Information:  
You've seen his solo act, now see him with his own amazing band! Amazing Reggae/dance fusion, with a great live act!

FRIDAY JUNE 9 **FESTIVAL  SPECIAL CONCERT**
Event:      Festival special concert:  OAPs' NIGHT
Venue:     Carnival Hall, Devonshire Road
Time:       8.30 pm onwards
Additional Information:
Special Festival entertainment for the town's senior citizens with Tony Pandcaldi, Sid Livingstone, Sheila at the piano and more besides

FRIDAY JUNE 9
Event:      Live music: KEYBASH and STRUMMIT
Venue:     New Welcome Sailor, Station Rd
Time:       8.30 pm onwards
Additional Information: Keyboard/guitar/vocal duo ­ pop

SATURDAY JUNE 10 & SUNDAY JUNE 11

Event:     BUSKERS' WEEKEND
Venue:     All along the Burnham Waterfront - take a stroll and see who's playing!
Time:       12 noon onwards
Additional Information:
An open invitation to buskers, local musicians and street entertainers to bring the waterfront to life this weekend. An informal free entertainment - fun for all the family!

SATURDAY JUNE 10
Event:      Live music: GRAHAM SCOTT YOUNG
Venue:     Victoria Inn, end of High Street
Time:       8.30 pm onwards
Additional Information: Solo singer ­ pop

SATURDAY JUNE 10
Event:       CLASSICAL CONCERT: AN EVENING WITH ANNA SOUTHEY (soprano) and TREVOR SOUTHEY (tenor)
Venue:     St Mary's Church, Church Road.
Time:       7.30pm onwards
Additional Information:
Delightful evening of music with Anna and Trevor, plus accompanianist DAVID FELSTEAD (piano)  
Tickets:  For details, call  01621 783444
In aid of Ethiopian Appeal and Cancer Research

SATURDAY JUNE 10
Event:      Live music: STEVE MARSHALL
Venue:     New Welcome Sailor, Station Rd
Time:       8.30 pm onwards
Additional Information: Solo singer ­ pop

TUESDAY JUNE 13
Event:      FESTIVAL MUSIC QUIZ
Venue:     The Queen's Head, Providence
Time:       8.30 pm onwards  
Test your knowledge of all kinds of music - for teams of 4-6 people. Call 01621 784825 for details

THURSDAY JUNE 15  **FESTIVAL THURSDAY NIGHT SPECIAL**
Event:      Live band: TROOPER
Venue:     The Anchor Hotel, The Quay
Time:       8.30 pm onwards
Additional Information:
Brilliant original young pop/rock band.  Better than Supergrass, Kula Shaker, Oasis and Blur rolled into one!

FRIDAY JUNE 16 **FESTIVAL SPECIAL CONCERT**
Event:      DAVID HUGHES live in concert
Venue:     The Loft, Crouch Yacht Club, Coronation Road
Time:       9.00 for 9.30 pm
Additional Information:
Brilliant, guitarist - writer of songs of razor-sharp, acerbic wit... Featured twice recently on BBC Radio 4's Loose Ends with Edie Reader!
Tickets: £4  (£5 on door) Burnham Bookshop.

FRIDAY JUNE 16
Event:      Live music: HARRY AND KEITH
Venue:     New Welcome Sailor, Station Rd
Time:       8.30 pm onwards
Additional Information: Guitar/vocal duo - 60s to 80s pop

SATURDAY JUNE 17
Event:      Spanish theme evening with: BOB WILLIAMS
Venue:     Quayside Cafe, the Quay
Time:       7 pm onwards
Latin food - plus  Flamenco, Brazilian and Portuguese music from guitarist Bob Williams

SATURDAY JUNE 17
Event:      BURNHAM MUSIC GROUP SUMMER CONCERT
Venue:     St Mary's Church, Burnham
Time:       7.30 pm onwards
Additional Information:
Conductor: Eric Stephenson
Programme: Te Deum (Haydn); Missa Breva; (Lennox Berkeley); Musick's Jubilee (Andrew Carter) 
Tickets: £7 (£5 concs) from Burnham Bookshop, The Cutting Parlour or by calling 01621 783444.

SATURDAY JUNE 17
Event:      Live music: AMANDA JAY
Venue:     Victoria Inn, end of High Street
Time:       8.30 pm onwards
Additional Information: Solo singer ­ pop

SATURDAY JUNE 17
Event:      Live music: MICKY IN PERSON
Venue:     New Welcome Sailor, Station Rd
Time:       8.30 pm onwards
Additional Information: Solo singer ­ pop

SUNDAY JUNE 18  **FESTIVAL SPECIAL EVENT**
Event:      WATER  MUSIC!!
Venue:      the mighty river Crouch!
Time:       approx. 2pm-6pm
Additional Information:
Nothing to do with Handel,  nothing to do with Wet, Wet, Wet... but if you check out the river Crouch this afternoon, you may be surprised and delighted by what comes floating in on the tide!

SUNDAY JUNE 18  **FESTIVAL SPECIAL EVENT**
Event:     FESTIVAL EXHIBITION: MAKERS OF ANCIENT INSTRUMENTS
Venues:    Burnham Museum, Coronation Road
Time:       2pm -5.30pm
Additional Information:
A rare opportunity to see craftsmen fashioning old-fashioned stringed instruments such as violins and lutes - and hear them being played!

TUESDAY JUNE 20  ** SPONSORED BY BURNHAM FESTIVAL **
Event:     School workshops: African drumming workshops
               with Rose Feltis and Julie Jiggins
Venues:    Burnham County Primary and St Mary's C of E Primary
Additional Information: Not open to the public

THURSDAY JUNE 22  **FESTIVAL THURSDAY NIGHT SPECIAL**
Event:      Live band: MARCUS MALONE BAND
Venue:     The Anchor Hotel, The Quay
Time:       8.30 pm onwards
Additional Information:
Amazing soul/funk singer from Detroit, Michigan USA and his brilliant funky band. Don't miss it!

FRIDAY JUNE 23
Event:      Live music: TOMMY SAYER
Venue:     New Welcome Sailor, Station Rd
Time:       8.30 pm onwards
Additional Information: Solo singer pop

FESTIVAL WEEKEND - SATURDAY JUNE 24

Event:     FESTIVAL ROCK & POP SHOW
Eight hours of really great, free live rock and pop music!
Venue:     Millfield, Burnham (Festival site - by playground area)
Time:       3pm  - 11pm
Additional Info:  
A selection of the area's rock and pop bands live in concert -  and closing the show...
the deep reggae rhythms of PROMISED LAND

Also on SATURDAY JUNE 24:
Event:      Classical Evening: Iris "Bunny" Porter Memorial Concert
               (Presented by members of the Porter Family)
Venue:     St Mary's Church, Church Road.
Time:       7.30 pm onwards
Additional Information: Tickets:  For details of prices, call  01621 783444
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Event:      Live music: CHANCE IT
Venue:     New Welcome Sailor, Station Rd
Time:       8.30 pm onwards
Additional Information: Pop duo

SUNDAY JUNE 25
Event:      SUNDAY COMMUNITY SHOWCASE
Incorporating  Burnham's first-ever Town Picnic

Nine hours of really great entertainment of all sorts!

Venue:     Millfield, Burnham (Festival site - by playground area)
Time:       1pm  - 10pm

The climax of our festival - the famous nine-hour show that combines all kinds of musical entertainment - classics, rock, pop, blues, folk, world etc  - performed by a huge range of people of all ages and experience.
Bring a picnic - or buy your food on site - and join in Burnham Town Council's Town Picnic on the Millfield adjacent to the festival site between 5pm and 7pm.

But whatever you do, make sure you stick around to catch our amazing headlining act - Britain's coolest country/western swing band... LOS PISTOLEROS


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