Burton Agnes Jazz & Blues Festival,

Burton Agnes Hall, East Yorkshire, YO25 4NB

July 5th, 6th and 7th 2013

www.burtonagnes.com

“Possibly the most enjoyable jazz concert I've ever attended.” The Independent

Discounted Early Bird Tickets for the 7th Burton Agnes Jazz and Blues Festival are selling faster than ever for what has been described as

“the musical equivalent of a Sunday stroll through the grounds of a stately home” .

Those wishing to attend this years event, and take advantage of these reduced tickets, are urged to hurry and take up this offer before they end on May 31st.

http://www.burtonagnes.com/Jazz_Festival/Tickets_and_Prices.html

2013 TICKET PRICES
(Discounted prices in brackets for purchases before 1st June)

Weekend Ticket

Adult £60 (£50)

Concessionary: OAPs, season ticket holders and students £58 (£48)

(Families need only buy 1 concessionary ticket for all children 12-15 years old - under 12’s FREE)

Friday Evening 6pm – Midnight

Adult £30 (£25) / Concessionary £28 (£23)

Saturday Day 11am – Midnight

Adult £45 (£40) / Concessionary £43 (£38)

Saturday Evening 6pm – Midnight

Adult £35 (£30) / Concessionary £33 (£28)

Sunday Day 11am – 6pm

Adult £35 (£30) / Concessionary £33 (£28)

Camping Voucher - One voucher required per tent, caravan or campervan.

Each camper must have a WEEKEND festival ticket.
Friday 3pm – Monday noon £40 (£35)

Tickets are available online from the festival website: http://www.burtonagnes.com/Jazz_Festival/Tickets_and_Prices.html ,

by phoning Burton Agnes Hall estate office weekdays 9am to midday on 01262 490 324, and also by visiting Burton Agnes Hall's courtyard shops at Burton Agnes, Driffield, East Yorkshire, YO25 4NB.

With classic swing from Octopus, Blues powerhouse meets hillbilly boogie with Cherry-Lee Mewis, Latin soul party band Cadenas Vivaz, infectious rhythms and lots of toe tapping plus some great Yorkshire humour from the Harri Watts Band, one of the most creative and striking performers currently working on the UK scene Gwyneth Herbert, a celebration of Kenny Ball, performed by his Jazzmen and son Keith Ball, Irelands former Young Guitarist of the Year Simon McBride (who is now ranked among the best blues-rock players anywhere in the world), accomplished piano player  Rob Law Quartet with guitarist Thom Whitworth, one of the country's most polished singers Trudy Kerr and her quartet, 'The UK's most exciting and original Blues band' 24 Pesos and finally closing the festival, Ben Beattie's Jazz Essentials with Hall owner and saxophonist Simon Cunliffe-Lister.

Fabulous family camping facilities are also available during the festival in the Hall’s Park Field on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. The camp-site is set against the backdrop of Burton Agnes Hall with panoramic views of the Yorkshire Wolds and will be open from 3pm on Friday until 12 noon on Monday. Although camping is limited, there is plenty of space and your camping experience should be a happy and relaxing one whilst at Burton Agnes Hall.
With panoramic views of the countryside and Hall and its gardens, with good toilets, free hot showers provided at no extra charge, clearly marked drinking water points, café and shops (in the Hall’s courtyard), we do advise buying vouchers in advance to ensure a pitch.
You are welcome to bring your own food and drink (including alcohol) into the camping areas too and dogs are also permitted in the campsite and the grounds, although they must be kept on a lead.

More information available here:
http://www.burtonagnes.com/Jazz_Festival/Camping.html

“Adenike’s voice is so smooth and lovely.” - BBC The Voice UK

“… Silky smooth vocals.” - The Mail Online

“… Brings great JOY to my heart.” - Anita Baker

With everybody from The Mail Online, Daily Telegraph and even Anita Baker herself heaping praises on British Nigerian R&B singer and songwriter ADENIKÈ for her rather excellent cover rendition of the 1986 classic, “Sweet Love” on the recent series of BBC’s The Voice UK, the London native debuts a beautiful original song of her own titled “I Stayed” - which is currently receiving support from the likes of MTV UK, SoulCulture, Digital Spy, Huffington Post, SBTV and several online tastemakers - for our listening pleasure.

To be released on June 10, “I Stayed” is a strong and emotive piano-led ballad, accompanied by rousing string arrangements and commanding drum patterns, which sees Adenikè in the form of her life with a pitch perfect vocal performance and songwriting dexterities that are well beyond her years, as she passionately pours out her heart about lost love and heartbreak on this Okiem Warmann-produced record, “I Stayed”. With visuals, beautifully shot and directed by Olan Collardy for Cardy Films, which bring “I Stayed” further to life, Adenikè surely has a future classic on her hands.

Following the disappointment of not progressing on The Voice UK and with the added impetus she gained from the overall experience, Adenikè is quickly picking herself up to begin work on her debut album. If Tom Jones and Jessie J thought they made a mistake by letting Adenikè slip out of their fingers on The Voice UK, imagine how much more regret they must feel about letting her go, with the release of this excellent new single from the London Soul singer.

As previously reported, the boyband confirmed yesterday (May 16) the first batch of dates for their Where We Are stadium tour after teasing a 'big announcement' for a week.

It will kick off in South America in spring before travelling to the UK and Ireland, with more concerts due to be released.

The group announced the news at a press conference at London's Wembley Stadium, before hitting the pitch to pose in football tops from the countries they will visit.

There were seen in tops from the likes of Paraguay and Brazil - although they ditched the traditionally underachieving Scottish football team by wearing the country's rugby strip instead.

The group also had a kickabout on the famous pitch.

The group are due to kick off their 'Where We Are' tour next year with a run of dates in South America, Ireland and the UK, and at the press conference member Liam Payne confessed that the venues are so big they're now concerned that the shows might not sell out:

"We're looking at the pitch out in Wembley and we've got no idea how we're going to sell the tickets."

Louis Tomlinson added that the news is so huge they're now working hard to keep their feet firmly on the ground: "We're just trying to keep our feet on the ground. But right now we just take each day as it comes and get ready for the stadiums. I can't believe I just said that!"

Singer Niall Horan joked that he's particularly looking forward to the South American dates as he loves to party: "We're big into partying and Brazil are big into carnivals so we're excited to get involved."

Watch a clip from one of the boys' recent concerts here:

Aiken appeared on the TV talent show in 2003 and has since launched a solo career.

Speaking on Watch What Happens, the singer was asked if there were any singers doing the rounds just now that would fail on American Idol.

However, Aiken said that there are too many - before nit-picking Rihanna's pitch. He said:

"Oh God, there are too many. Too many...Current pop singer? I've stopped listening to them because they can't sing. [I'll go with] Rihanna [because she] has some pitch problems for sure. She does...Now I'm gonna get in trouble, too."