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Gretton Music Festival - taking place over
the August Bank Holiday weekend, from
Friday 26th to Monday 29th August - is
Northamptonshire’s biggest community-based
music festival.
Now in its seventh year, and sponsored
by Seaton’s Solicitors, the organizers are
delighted to announce that this year’s headline
act is The Top Banana Band. Last year they
wowed the crowd at the Open Mic session at
The Hatton Arms, and this year they are back
to play their mix of funk, soul and blues covers,
guaranteed to get you on your feet and shaking
your tail feathers! Performing at Gretton
Village Hall on Sunday 28th August, tickets
cost just £10 per person and are available
from Gretton Post Office and Stores. Please
bring your own drinks, glasses and nibbles. All
proceeds from this event will go to The Travers
Foundation, a local charity supporting 13-30
year olds improve their skills in sports, the
creative arts and the performing arts.
The following fabulous acts have also been
confirmed to appear at this year’s Gretton
Music Festival:
Nice N Easy - Friday 26th August, 8pm
The Bluebell Inn, High Street - FREE admission
Opening the festival as always, The Bluebell
are hosting this trio of vocalists who are
definitely not a tribute act. There will be three
45-minute sets featuring songs made famous
by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis
Jnr, Bobby Darin, etc. If you like the Rat Pack,
make sure you’re in this audience!
Swedish Delight - Friday 26th August, 9pm
The Talbot, High Street - FREE admission.
This delightful Scandi-style trio play country,
folk, pop and chilled acoustic tunes with a
twist, mixing guitar, dobro and ukulele with a
sweet pinch of vocal harmonies. Relax and
enjoy.
Market Harborough Ukulele Group (MHUG)
Saturday 27th August, 11am
Lydia’s Coffee Shop, High Street -
FREE admission
The spirit of George Formby lives on with this
fun group, playing a mixture of favourites old
and new. Formed by a small group of friends
in 2011 who’d been given the instruments but
never learned how to play them, they now
boast a membership of 90, although not all of
them will be playing on the day as the coffee
shop isn’t the same size as the Royal Albert
Hall!
Music in the Park - Saturday 27th August
Afternoon event at Gretton Sports and Social
Club, off Kirby Road - FREE admission
This will feature local bands and young
musical talent performing in a marquee in the
recreation ground. A bit like Glastonbury, but
without the mud and with better loos.
The Andy Warrington Experience
Saturday 27th August, 7.30pm
Gretton Village Hall
This Peterborough-based band perform an
eclectic mix of avant-garde pop and rock
classics with an edge. Tickets cost £10 per
person and are available from Gretton Post
Office and Stores, with profits donated to the
Gretton Pensioners’ Christmas Party.
Viva Verdi & Viva Vino!
Sunday 28th August, 2pm to 4pm
The Yews
Hosted by impresario Martin McEvoy there will
be the chance to hear and see some of the
greatest scenes from Verdi with excerpts from
La Traviata, Rigoletto, Aida and Don Carlos,
performed at the world’s greatest opera
houses including The Royal Opera House
Covent Garden, The Metropolitan in New York
and La Scala, Milan. Ticket price £10 includes
wine and Italian bites. Space is limited, so
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to book a place.
Tom Hall, plus the great sausage
and cider fest - Sunday 28th August
The Talbot, High Street - FREE admission.
Tom will be performing between 1pm and 3pm,
and 8pm to 10pm. The sausages and cider
will be available until they’re sold out. Don’t
miss out on any of this!
Open Mic Session
Monday 29th August, from 2pm
The Hatton Arms - FREE admission.
Grab a mic and showcase your talent - all ages,
abilities, groups or solo artistes welcome.
For further details, please visit
www.grettonmusicfestival.com
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