Festivals, drama, samba, Celtic art. It's all happening!

This Wednesday 11 May we had a special Festival Showcase from 15:00 to 16:00 (listen again here) and The Multifarious Mix between 17:00 and 18:00. With lots of special guests.

The festivals featured were Tivvyfest, Exeter Respect and Bradninch Festival. For full details of these festivals click on each picture.

Tivvyfest Community Festival continues until 23 May

Exeter Respect:

Warm-up Party 3 June; Respect in the Park 4 & 5 June; Closing Party 5 June

Bradninch Festival 10-12 June

Colin Wilson and Kevin Spiers not only enthused about Bradninch Festival but entertained us by singing, respectively, Band Of Brothers and The Passion Within. Many thanks to them.

Recordings played in Festival Showcase (All artists except the first listed are performing at at least one of the above festivals)

Afrocubism..Bensema..AfroCubism

Jim Causley..Old Uncle Whiteway..Dumnonia

The Boys From Melbourne Street..Breathless..A Walk In The Park

Cole Stacey..Annabelle..download

Reg Meuross..Sail away No More..All this Longing

Nick Wyke & Becki Triscoll..Barnstaple To Umberleigh..The Black Tree

On The Multifarious Mix we welcomed Joe, Jason and Judith.

Joe Selman Leava performs with SourDough Theatre Company. Their new play Red Oleanders had a well received debut at Dartington Hall last weekend and is running at The Bikeshed Theatre in Exeter from 12 to 14 May.

Jason Summers shared his enthusiasm for Exeter's premier samba band Street Heat who are celebrating their 20th Birthday with a samba celebration - together with other sambista - at Exeter Quay this Saturday. Follow the link on the pic for more info.

Judith Richardson-Dawes is running a Celtic Illumination workshop on Tuesday 24 May (11 to 16:30) at Castle Drogo. I list here details from the National Trust's Castle Drogo website with booking details.

Lines Traced By Angels Celtic Art Workshop with Judith Richardson-Dawes

Create a unique design inspired by The Books of Kells using the Celtic Half Uncial Script. Create your

own greeting card and illuminate it with raised gold. Includes coffee, lunch and tuition.

£35: specialist materials provided. Booking is essential: castledrogo@nationaltrust.org.uk or 01647 43330601647     

Recordings played on The Multifarious Mix
Street Heat..Cacophony / Samba Reggae / Felix / Carnival Samba..Street Heat
Asha Bhosle & Shujaat Khan..Humre Naina..Naina Ke
The Chieftains..Planxty Brown, The William Davis's, Lady Wrixon..A Chieftains Celebration
Hilary Boxer & David Cottam..Planxty Irwin..Nocturne
Sarana VerLin..Today..Bats And Butterflies
Billy Brandt..Wind Through The Pines..Live At Billy's Basement