The Gentleman Magazine Issue 14 | April 2019 | Page 68

Afrosamba are a Brazilian band covering styles such as Afro
Brazilian Jazz, Samba and Bossa Nova. Based in the UK, the
group is fronted by Brazilian born Pilo Adami and comprises
of seasoned musicians from Mozambique and the UK. Hailed
as “the voice of Cajun” by Rolling Stone, French accordionist
icon in the making Sarah Savoy will bring her thrilling live set
to Henley. King Cassady are a gypsy jazz trio with flamenco
tendencies whose high energy will undoubtedly make the
festival goers look for their dancing shoes. Legendary UK
heavyweight DJ Chris Tofu will also be playing an electrifying
closing set on Saturday night.
FOLK MUSIC IN THE BEDOUIN TENT
Henley will be presenting up and coming folk music names
in the Bedouin Tent including the alt-folk duo Stables whose
heartfelt songs give a subtle nod towards the likes of Bon Iver
and The Lumineers. UK’s leading ceilidh band Bowreed mix
traditional ceilidh with contemporary touches and will be
taking the stage on Friday evening. Johnny Cash Converters
describes themselves as a band who play “country music for
people who hate country music” and cover dance anthems
from the 70s to the present day in the style of Johnny Cash,
with a heavy weighting of rave classics from Dangerous Dave
Pearce’s ‘Dance Anthems’ 90s heyday. Hailed as the “the most
original folk duo on the British folk scene” by The Guardian,
husband and wife folk-duo Megson take the stage on Sunday
evening. They will also be performing a special family folk set
as a part of the Family Day ahead of their headline slot in the
Bedouin Tent.
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FOODIE FESTIVAL
Michelin starred chef Angela Hartnett MBE will be returning
to Henley Festival 2019 to run Europe’s biggest field restaurant,
creating a bespoke menu exclusively for Henley, at the Riverside
Restaurant. Angela Hartnett’s astonishingly creative, flawlessly
executed dishes focus on purity of flavour and reverence for
ingredients.
Angela said “I’m delighted to be working closely with Henley
Festival again this year, creating menus from the food that I
love for such a great and iconic event.”
A festival for food lovers, Henley caters for all tastes offering
a huge number of restaurants and pop ups from street food to
fine dining. Restaurant’s popping up at the festival will include
Garden Bistro by Jimmy Garcia, Game Keeper, Halloumi
Guys, BBQ Club and Snob Lobster, Hotel Chocolat, Jessecco
Prosecco, Tonbo Japanese Kitchen and many more.
VISUAL ARTS
Henley Festival is one of the very few festivals to showcase art
work from some of Britain’s most talented artists photographers
and galleries. Henley is hugely excited to announce Artist duo
Mike Blow and Alison Ballard will bring their unique British
Arts Council backed audio visual installation Colony to the
festival. Consisting of seven large spherical, sonic sculptures,
the installation allow the audience to experience the physicality
of sound through listening, touching, and hugging.
, Security in Motion”