Festival of music and dance

 An acoustic session by Farlington-based singer songwriter Alistair McIntosh, showcasing a selection of songs he has written and played both solo and with the band. The rest of his band, Box of Goats, are bound to be in on the act, and are performing later in the day.

Jim Bower is the singer/songwriter responsible for Leeds-based rock-pop veterans SHATNER, whose second album "Thirteen O''Clock" has recently been released to great critical acclaim. Sadly the rest of the band can't make it to the Galtres Festival but fortunately Jim's "always up for a few beers and a sing song" and will be along with his guitar to play a solo acoustic set comprising some originals, and some covers, but no swearing this time (he promises).

Back to Galtres Festival for the third year running by popular demand, Holly is a wonderful acoustic jazz singer. In the words of a recent reviewer: I've been impressed by Holly Taymar's strong voice and natural stage charm before, but tonight her music matches. She shifts breezily between straight ahead folk and jaunty jazz, she takes domestic vignettes like having sod all to do or a favourite pair of old shoes and makes them thoroughly engaging. 'Indian Sky's' Eastern-tinged picking is stunning.

Don''t miss their amazing juggling and unicycling show. And join them afterwards for a workshop - learn some circus skills for yourself!

A four-piece indie-rock band from Bridlington, with influences ranging from Gary Moore ... to Muse ... to Death Cab for Cuti . This is their Galtres Festival debut, and one we're very excited about.

JiggaWatt is an extraordinarily-talented four piece folk band with members aged just 15 and 16. They consist of Sarah on fiddle, Danny on guitar, Rob on djembe and Josh on bass. They play a lively mix of traditional music, ranging from Irish and English folk to Bluegrass. One of the Galtres Festival organisers came across them busking in York and immediately booked them for an event in Sutton - they went down a storm and we're all really looking forward to their Galtres debut in August.

The Wayfaring Strangers are two York Based singer songwriters who go by the names of Mark ‘Blind Dog’ Wynn and GT Turbo - influences range from Neil Young and Lightning Hopkins to Townes van Zandt. Spotted by the Galtres talent scouts at Little Num Num Club in York, we're expecting this to be a 2008 highlight.


 

 

Box Of Goats is a local five-piece band hailing from Sheriff Hutton, Farlington and Beverley. They have been together for two years playing a mixture of self-penned pop-country-soul-blues, as well as a selection of great songs by other artists. There have been recent sightings of Box Of Goats playing acoustically and electrically at Flaxton, Nunnington, Pocklington, Easingwold, and venues around York. The Goats recently completed a demo CD  which will be available at the festival.

Acoustic/folk/country from the former Lithium Joe front man, Joe Solo makes a very welcome debut at Galtres 2008. Says Joe: "My first loves these days are folk and country, but I''ve spent so long singing punk that the attitude kinda sticks. I love stories too. I''m in awe of the likes of Shane MacGowan, Tom Waits, Joni Mitchell, Joe Strummer, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Steve Earle and Bob Dylan; writers who take the idea of a song lyric into a whole new dimension."

 Formerly known as The Usual Suspects, the Dilfs made their debut at Galtres Festival 2006 and have since been touring pubs and clubs of Yorkshire, playing rock covers modern and classic - anything from the Who to the Arctic Monkeys. These local lads from Sutton and Stillington will be enjoying a warm welcome from the home crowd.

Rock/blues/funk from one of York's most exciting bands. "These guys not only know, but can work their instruments to create a sound not only mesmerising, entertaining, pleasing to the senses, but challenging."
The Talk Magazine