MUSICPORT GOES ON TOUR

(to the moors & coast) Monday 24th & Tuesday 25th October

This year’s Musicport festival has been extended by 2 days in order to take some of the acts appearing at the main festival in Whitby out on tour to the surrounding villages.

Most of these events will be free of charge (with a bucket collection) and include:

• Award-winning folk band Kolonien from Sweden playing Ryedale Folk Museum (The Manor House)
• Triple Radio 2 Folk Award Nominees Lynched (Eire) playing a pub session with folk star Eliza Carthy at Robin Hoods Bay 
• 16-piece Varldens Band from Sweden playing Hinderwell Village Hall.
• Robert Maseko & Congobeat at Lythe Village Hall
• Moussu T from Marseilles at The Forge, Aislably.
• Maz O’Connor folk/crossover star playing in Glaisdale Church
• Sol Cinema the world smallest solar powered cinema will also go on tour to several of the villages in advance of the shows.

THE FULL SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:

MONDAY

24th Oct

SOL CINEMA

11.30-12.30

ROBIN HOODS BAY

LYNCHED (Eire) & ELIZA CARTHY

12.30-2.00

GROSVENOR RHB

ARSTIDIR (Iceland) & HOME

2.30-3.45

OLD ST STEPHENS RHB Church

KOLONIEN (Sweden) plus, several of Varldens

2.30-3.30pm

RYEDALE FOLK MUSEUM

Free entry from 2pm

SOL CINEMA 

3-4pm

GLAISDALE

MAZ O'CONNOR & DAVID NEIL

4pm-5.15pm

GLAISDALE CHURCH

MOUSSU T E LEI JOVENTS (France) & TUPPENNY BLUE

8.30-10.30pm

THE FORGE AISLABY

TUESDAY

25th OCT

SOL CINEMA

11-MIDDAY

LYTHE

ROBERT MASEKO & CONGOBEAT ACOUSTIC (DR Congo)

Midday-1pm

LYTHE VILLAGE HALL

SOL CINEMA

1-2pm

STAITHES

BLANTY & FRIENDS

3pm-4pm

STAITHES: CAPTAIN COOKS INN

SOL CINEMA

3-4pm

RUNSWICK BAY

VARLDENS BAND (Sweden) £5

7-9pm

HINDERWELL VILLAGE HALL

Organiser Jim McLaughlin said “It’s always been in my mind that the international performers we get should get the chance to see the beautiful countryside around Whitby and also that the villages should get to experience some of the festival. Being back in half-term this year seemed to be the perfect opportunity and we hope this will become a regular part of the festival from now on. It’s also really good to work with other venues and organisations to develop something that wouldn’t otherwise happen in these particular places”

https://www.facebook.com/MusicportOnTour

For more info please visit: www.musicportfestival.comTel: 01947 603475

Musicport is run by Jim & Sue McLaughlin and is a not for profit community business with funding from Arts Council England.

Notes to Editors

There’s not long to go until the fabulous Musicport Festival 2016 and here is some exciting news for you to share on the festival 2 day extension.
For the first time this year some of the acts appearing at the main festival in Whitby will be out on tour taking their shows to the surrounding villages.
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