LEEK ARTS FESTIVAL
Leek Arts Festival has lift off....
he people of Leek are getting ready for some
late nights and some cracking live music as
plans for the 2014 Leek Arts Festival are fine
tuned ready for lift-off in May.
Twelve months in the making, this year’s
festival programme offers an eclectic mix of folk,
fine art, funk and photography with lashings of
music from just about every other genre including
opera, rock, punk and new wave.
Festival favourites Fairport Convention will be
making their annual pilgrimage to the Queen of the
Moorlands while the award-winning Roving Crows
will be bringing their own brand of fiery Celtic
folk/rock.
Bafta nominated comedy genius Richard
Digance – described as a ‘national treasure’ by
Whispering Bob Harris – will make his first
appearance at Leek Arts Festival this year, and
Glastonbury and Radio Two Folk Show presenter
Mark Radcliffe will take to the stage with his latest
band The Foes.
Speaking to Leek Life Festival spokesman Phil
Edmeades said: “As well as major artists the
programme also includes a huge range of events
featuring local performers including Leek Choral
Society, the Phoenix Singers, Funk Station and
Cuckoo’s Nest.
“Add in a big helping of fine art and
photography exhibitions, plenty of spoken word,
arts and crafts in Brough Park and even a bit of
controversial theatre and you end up with a
programme that has something for everyone.
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“We’ve done all the hard work and all everyone
else has to do is to get out there and enjoy it.”
Full details of all Leek Arts Festival events can
be found on the festival website at
www.leekartsfestival.org from where tickets for
events organised directly by the festival committee
are available. Tickets can also be purchased from
Leek TIC and from the Foxlowe Arts Centre.
Right: Birmingham Conservatoire Folk Ensemble
Below: Fairport Convention
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