Nottinghamshire Day Festival
The Nottinghamshire Day Festival
THIS EVENT HAS NOW TAKEN PLACE.
Thank you to the performers, traders, stall-holders and the good folk of Nottinghamshire who joined us for a lovely sunny day in Sherwood Forest.
We were delighted to host the first-ever Nottinghamshire Day festival in 2022, working closely with Inspire Youth Arts team, RSPB and Notts Outdoors.
The festival showcased live music and family-friendly performances (listed below) hosted and headlined by Notts' very own Rob Green .
ROB GREEN is a vocalist/songwriter from Nottingham who draws from the R&B, soul, indie, rock and gospel music he was raised on to inspire the guitar led alt/soul music he makes.
ALT BLK ERA are the sister duo Nyrobi and Chaya, who break the rules by reaching outside of traditional expectations. They give a chilling circus-type vibe in many elements within their craft. Their alternative music is filled with harmonies, heavy basslines, dark strings, rock, and rap.
Ashley Westlake is an 18 year old singer/songwriter from Mansfield. Signed to IYA's eNGine Room Label this year with three songs featured on BBC Radio and BBC Introducing.
Betsey B has a voice described as "beyond her years". Betsey's big, powerhouse vocals leave everyone feeling emotionally moved. This shines through her great storytelling and raw, jazzy tone.
Builders of the boat are a duo based in Nottingham, made up of Samuel and Joe. Their lyrics are life inspired and sweet electric guitar riffs inspired by Joe's craziness. Builders of the Boat began in 2017, with the aim to create sweet melodies, tell beautiful stories, and most of all, get people dancing (or just quietly tapping their foot to to beat).
Catmilk are a four piece band, balancing brooding folk with a careful hit of nostalgic 90s grunge. Alex Milne’s lyrics are scattered with thoughtful story-telling, exploring surreal dreamscapes tainted with the sharp grit of a city backdrop. Weaving delicate vocals around stirring melodies and meditative, rolling riffs, Catmilk’s arrangements are reminiscent of bands like Smog, Mazzy Star and Big Thief.
Akash Parekar and Harkiran Sahota are a dynamic duo who will endeavour to take you on a journey to the heart of India through an enthralling improvised duet. Akash is the disciple of the renowned Sitarist and educator, Ustad Dharambir Singh (MBE). Harkiran started by learning the basics from his father, Surendar Singh Sahota, beginning his serious training in 2014 when he became the disciple of the world renowned tabla maestro Pandit Sanju Sahai.
Jack Chapman is an artist, born and raised in Nottingham. His track ‘Into The Middle’ was played by Gemma Bradley on her BBC Radio 1 show saying “I love this track”. With his eclectic range of musical influences including Sam Fender, Kings of Leon, Tame Impala and Bon Iver , it's easy to see where he gets his ear for a catchy tune.
JERUB has been finalist in 2021’s BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge Introducing talent search. The Nottingham singer-songwriter has shared his debut EP 'Feel It' featuring uplifting new single 'High'. Standing out as an artist whose music is filled with depth and raw emotion, JERUB released his debut single 'Paint Me in Gold' in 2019 and he’s gone on to build a beautifully pensive style that blends gospel, pop and indie influences.
Jess Fisher first made music back in 2014, when Inspire Youth arts came into her school and started a group called the Able Orchestra. Since then Jess went on to perform with the Able Orchestra at performances like the Hockley Hustle collaborations with Big Fish Little Fish, Next Door Dance and champion beatboxer THePETEBOX ,The BBC Ten Pieces Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in 2016. In January 2020 had a Manchester debut as part of the Association of British Orchestras (ABO) conference. Jess hopes to inspire other people to get involved with music while trying to remove and break down barriers in the music industry for disabled people.
Phil Ashmore and The Unit 5 are built and based on Americana roots, folk and blues. The introduction of The Unit 5 adds a twist of jazz rock and soul music. Ambient, anthemic and heart-warming, Phil Ashmore & The Unit 5 are not to be missed.
A Poetic Perception
Remy CB is a young singer songwriter who has been involved in IYA projects from 2017 and in 2019 he won the Future Sound of Nottingham, also opening the Splendour Festival of that year. He has now become an independent artist and continues to write, record and produce music with leading slots at the Bodega, Beat the Streets, Rescue Rooms and other festivals, along with our own BBC Intro show at Metronome in 2019.
Semper Dowland were formed in 2017. An ensemble which specialises in music from the renaissance and medieval periods. We are primarily a vocal ensemble which also uses period instruments in our performances. Period costumes feature in ours performances and aim to provide engaging and entertaining programmes to suit a wide range of audiences, which may or may not have had any previous experience of music from the medieval and renaissance periods.
A day in Sherwood Forest wouldn't be complete without a live Robin Hood re-enactment!
Robin Hood, Marian and their band of outlaws will do battle against the Sheriff and Prince John in an exhilarating two-part combat show ‘Lionheart’.
We have teamed up with Inspire Culture Learning and Libraries' Youth Arts team (IYA) to bring some of the county's most exciting young artists to the festival. IYA has worked with a number of the artists as part of their record label eNGine Room, and on other projects, mentoring with song writing, music production, recording, performance opportunities and promotional activities, to help develop as professional artists within the industry.
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