The White Hart, Atworth

Friday 14th  January – Jason Lee

  Long established “lively entertainer performs songs from the late 50s to the present day, including clasic medleys from the 50s, 70s, motown, beatles and northern soul.

Friday 4th February – Michael Schaffer

Playing a wide range of rock and pop for all. Great vocals and brillant all round entertainer.

Friday 25th February – Ben Flectcher

Performing Santana, Prince, Thin Lizzie, Deep Purple, Little Richard, Police, Dire Straights.  High energy rock & rock ‘n roll at it’s very best.  stunning guitar work complemented with melodic, earthy vocals.

Friday 11th March – Midge

 Brilliant Singer / Songwriter / Electric & Acoustic Guitar Player & Arranger Plays a Variety of Classic Rock, Pop & Ballads. Red-Hot Guitar & a Warm Personality. Not To Be Missed !!

Friday 18th March – Wessex Contraband

 A unique, exciting band who can get the audience going from the first tune, or perhaps play a thoughtful travelling song, or a well known Irish drinking song!!!.  An acoustic mixture of traditional tunes, popular Irish songs and the occasional Bluegrass song, with fiddle ,whistle, mandolin, accordion, melodeon, banjo ,guitar ,bodhran, bells, tambourines , voices and a good smattering of low class humour. We’re quirky and like to stamp our feet a lot……..

Friday 8th April - Take 1

  Long established “lively entertainer performs songs from the late 50s to the present day, including clasic medleys from the 50s, 70s, motown, beatles and northern soul.

Friday 22nd April (Good Friday) – Corinthian Casuals

“…If you’re tired of dreary indie-pop and if cheeky rock-riffery and honest guitar kicks are your thing you can’t get much better than Corinthian Casuals. You could pay £150 to see the real Rolling Stones and have much less fun, long live the rock covers band, and long live Corinthian Casuals” Blues Rock From North Wiltshire

Tuesday 10th May – Spring CME International Tour

“Twice a year CME Artist Services (fka as Chicago Music Explosion) run by Convulsions’ frontman Ben Ruth invites diverse acts from around the world to apply for a musical pub and small club tour of the UK. Two acts are selected, usually one acoustic or semi-acoustic and one electric and although the genres may vary widely between and within tours the quality is always top notch. From RnB from Canada, punk from Ireland, blues from Australia (and Chicago), Latin jazz from Tampa Bay, pop from Holland, rock from Costa Rica, electric marimba from Bulgaria, classical guitar from New York and blue eyed soul and funk from New Jersey you never know quite what to expect but do expect to be amazed!”

DAINKA HOLMES – USA

“Danika Holmes is a rising star in the heartland!” says Bill Sullivan of The Rock and Roll Report. Mike Wolfe of The History Channel’s American Pickers says “She’s a true American talent… I couldn’t stop listening!” CME Artist Services selected her for this tour for catching melodies and evocative lyricism coupled with accomplished musical ability and an enchantinly beautiful voice.

BUDDHUZA – GEORGIA

Levan Khubulava, musically known as Buddhuza is a musical-visionary, singer, song-writer, and musician, who has worked-out an authentic homebrew of electro-pop, rock, and folk starting from two broken guitars and a tape recorder in his home town of Zugdidi quickly progressing to sell out shows in his adopted musical city of Vienna. CME Artist Services selected Buddhuza based on this compelling authentic homebrew of electro-pop, rock, groove laden and entrancing compositions.

Sunday 29th May – The Worried Men

just suppose that Bath, Bristol & Chepstow are close enough to God’s Country to explain the phenomenal talent of these guys, for if you are into Blues and R&B you have arrived at THE place! Think of Thorogood, Gary Moore, Wilko Johnson – Get the idea? If you like ZZ Top or The Hamsters you are in for a special treat!

Thursday 2nd June – Big Walker Band – CANCELLED

“Derrick “Big” Walker is just that. A larger than life karate black belt six foot six black man from San Francisco blowing saxophone like his life depends on it and growling out the blues with such power that even Dr. John would get chills. A voodoo, hoochie coochie, Mississippi gobiron John the Conqueror Mojo man sorcering swamp and Chicago style blues into a gumbo stew of sound. And then blasts the enchantment away with some rip snorting 50’s rock and roll big boogie style. Not to be missed!”

Friday 24th June - Toney M

Playing a wide range of rock and pop for all. Great vocals and brillant all round entertainer.

Friday 15th July – Carolyn McGoldrick

Back by popular demand!!! She done us proud at News Years and the party just keeps going!! Playing a wide range or rock and pop, from 70s 80s to present day. One artist not to be missed.

Saturday 30th July – CHARITY MUSIC FESTIVAL 

Following the sucess of last years Charity Music Festival, we can confirm another fab day of live music, stalls and kids activies. Bands announced, check them out on the next page.

Friday 19th August – Nathan Sheppard

  Long established “lively entertainer performs songs from the late 50s to the present day, including clasic medleys from the 50s, 70s, motown, beatles and northern soul.

Sunday 28 August – Rough Street Jug Band

A four-piece band, combined age probably in excess of 240 years, currently wowing audiences all the way from Bath to Bedwyn and back. Their main musical inspiration is very much the black American jug band music of the 1920s:- The Memphis Jug Band, Gus Cannon’s Jug Stompers, The Mississippi Sheiks etc – a foot tapping mix of blues, jazz, and ragtime with the odd suggestive lyric: all good entertainment. Instruments ? Well, you name it really:- jug (of course), washboard & drums, kazoo, stroh viol, concertina, upright bass, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, swanee whistle, ocarina, ukulele, even guitar ….. mainly a vocal band with a bit of nonsense going on as well.

Friday 9th September – Watts Up

Watts Up is Watts Up is the unlikely combination of a procurement director, a skills trainer, a doctor of philosophy and a pilot. 

  They formed in 2010 and have been rocked Bath and beyond ever since. A style of  music which is loosely based on the classic British blues/rock of groups such as Free and Bad Company.

Tuesday 27th September – Autumn CME International Tour

“Twice a year CME Artist Services (fka as Chicago Music Explosion) run by Convulsions’ frontman Ben Ruth invites diverse acts from around the world to apply for a musical pub and small club tour of the UK. Two acts are selected, usually one acoustic or semi-acoustic and one electric and although the genres may vary widely between and within tours the quality is always top notch. From RnB from Canada, punk from Ireland, blues from Australia (and Chicago), Latin jazz from Tampa Bay, pop from Holland, rock from Costa Rica, electric marimba from Bulgaria, classical guitar from New York and blue eyed soul and funk from New Jersey you never know quite what to expect but do expect to be amazed!”

Six piece band, Dao & the Black Caravan are leading exponents of Bahian music of their homeland back in Salvador and the Bahian regions of Brazil. A music heavily influenced by Cuban rhythms their sound is fresh, exciting and surprisingly quite retro with some heavy riffs not dissimilar to USA urban funk of the late 60’s early 70’s. And eminently danceable!

Artist Website: http://www.sonicbids.com/Daoeacaravanablack

Music available at: http://cmeas.com/music_files/CMEAS-2011

Saturday 29th October – Sixteen Stone Pig

Sixteen stone pig is a four piece rock/pop cover band, covering hits from recent days. This is one band which will have you up and dancing from start to finish!

Friday 18th November – Recode

Recode are an alternative powerpop / rock four piece who always deliver and never fail to impress. Quickly gaining an excellent reputation the band have gone from strength to strength, delivering their unique original music with an expertise that belies their relatively young age, and fueled with passion. After knowing each other for years James, Luke and dan asked steph to join them on there new project . After a few months of writing together, they got there first acoustic gig in Frome. Recodes first electric gig was at BoxRocks Festival. Recode are currently building there fan base and giging.

Friday 16^th December – Afrayed Knot

If you love Classic Rock, Rock and Blues – Then don’t miss out on an opportunity to come and see this band!!!

A four-piece band amongst the top covers bands in the South West. We will rock you in your seats or on the dance floor, sway you to the blues and embrace you with some first class classic rock!

New Years Eve – Corinthian Casuals

Following the suscess from Easter were are pleased to annonuce that the Corinthian Casuals are back and seeing the New Year in with us!!!! This is one night NOT to be missed.“……………………………………If you’re tired of dreary indie-pop and if cheeky rock-riffery and honest guitar kicks are your thing you can’t get much better than Corinthian Casuals. You could pay £150 to see the real Rolling Stones and have much less fun, long live the rock covers band, and long live Corinthian Casuals” Blues Rock From North Wiltshire