Music & Cabaret 2011

Back in the mid-1970s, mere months before punk rock changed the game, Deaf School were a cheerful gang of rockcabaret chancers, mixing cheap glamour and showbiz pastiche.
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Described as sounding “like a gangfight set to 12-bar blues” (the Guardian), Jim Jones Revue is rock n’ roll in its most visceral form. Drawing comparisons to MC5, The Stooges and Little Richard, the band was formed in 2008
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Award-winning contemporary folk and shanty singing band Bellowhead are sure to fire up the revelry at Port Eliot this year. Voted Best Live Act at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards an unparalleled four times
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French singer songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and voice of post-rock band Stereolab, Laetitia Sadier will be showcasing songs from her first solo album, The Trip
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The Langley sisters are a three piece harmony sister group whose close three-part harmonies herald from the golden Hollywood age
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Mercury nominated Ed Harcourt is one of Britain’s most celebrated singer-songwriters. His critically acclaimed fifth and latest album, Lustre (2010) reflects his multi-instrumental and eclectic indie sound
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Legendary punk poet and performer John Cooper Clarke’s brand of social commentary is still as sharp and witty as ever, and is sure to tear up the stage this year.
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Comedy writer and experimental stand-up Simon Munnery – aka Alan Parker: Urban Warrior and The League Against Tedium – pauses in his Self Employed national tour to bring his own brand of political satire to Port Eliot.
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Performance poet, comedian, songwriter and musician John Hegley is a comedy festival regular around the world, and noted for his exploration of such diverse topics as dog hair, potatoes, handkerchiefs and the misery of human existence.
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With the crackle of fireworks and the thrill of the fairground, former frontman of Kinky Machine and Rialto, Louis Eliot returns to Port Eliot, with his brilliant band The Embers – glowing red hot and threatening to burn the barn roof off
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