With influences from the Beach Boys to Jules Verne and "just about everything we've seen, heard, touched and tasted", The Leisure Society's sound is as eclectic as the range of instruments they play, including ukulele, flute, glockenspiel and thumb piano. Their luscious melodies will be seeing out our lazy Sunday afternoon at Caught By The River this year.
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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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Salena Godden, lead singer and lyricist of underground eclectic ska-break band SaltPeter, doesn’t let her achievements rest there: she’s written a memoir, and now she produces and hosts The Book Club Boutique (BCB), Soho's hippest literary salon – and home of the BCB band. They’ll be bringing their special brand of books, booze, boogie-woogie and all-star musicians, authors and poets to Port Eliot.
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West Cornwall jazz funk quartet A Beach Supreme blend blues-soaked Hammond organ, funky sax, hard-driving bass lines, “in-the-pocket” drum grooves and a touch of Latin percussion to create “a spontaneous outburst of melodic jamming, underpinned by a love of ‘the Good Groove’.”
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After diverse, fascinating and highly accomplished individual careers working with the likes of Pink Floyd, Kirsty MacColl and Mike Oldfield, Cornish band, The Bucket Boys, formed to entertain audiences across the region with their very own brand of blues, R & Beebop and rural swing.
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“We're here to make you happy, we're here to make you jive. We're here to make you party like it's 1595!” Comprising the three core members of psych/medieval/prog band, Circulus, this ‘Tudor power trio’ regularly bring a rowdy peak to many a London bash, as well as being featured on The Mighty Boosh. They promise surprise performances across the Port Eliot grounds, from the maze to our hidden groves... Intrigued? You should be.
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Braga Tanga are a four-piece band that create an exotic mix of world folk music, Eastern European gypsy tunes and a host of other mesmerising melodies from near and distant lands. Their live performances are a true musical journey and include French waltzes, Tango, Finnish Polskas, and songs from Sicily, Turkey, Africa -– all delivered with passion and dexterity.
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Jim Bob is famed for being one half of the legendary late 1980s and 1990s punk-pop band Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine. He's also released eight albums as a solo artist. His music blends gentle and witty, yet tuneful storytelling with an occasional flashback to his previous sonic rabble-rousing days with Carter USM. His latest album, Goffam (2009) humorously immerses listeners into a world swamped with Marvel Comics but in desperate need of superheroes.
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We are delighted to welcome singer-songwriter Kathryn Williams back to Port Eliot for the second year. This Mercury Prize-nominated singer-songwriter – much loved for beautifully performed, passionate and melodic music – is just about to release her eighth album, The Quickening... and we can't wait to hear it down by the river again this summer.
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Described as 'A country-rock St Etienne (Guardian), The Loose Salute capture the essence of summertime with their folksy country rock. A big hit last year when they kick-started the festival on the Friday night, we're delighted to welcome them back to play from their latest album 'Getting Over Being Under'.
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