Ashford Summer Sounds

Ashford Summer Sounds is now in its fifth successful year, supporting a month of community arts activity delivered mainly by local people – for local people!

Ashford Summer Sounds 2009 programme

1-4 July

Ashford Jazz Festival

Various Town Centre locations.

2 July, 7.00pm, £6/£4

Equator Choir Competition for Kent

St Mary’s Church, Ashford Town Centre.

4 July, 11.00am-4.00pm

Welcome to the Wildside Festival

Wye National Nature Reserve

Free of Charge

Highworth Gospel Concert

Stour Centre, Ashford. t: 01233 624 910

10 July, 8.00pm, £12/£10

Jez Lowe and The Bad Pennies

Norton Knatchbull School.

11 July, 10.00am-4.00pm

Ashford Folk Festival

Ashford Town Centre.

12 July, 1.00pm-5.30pm

‘Music and Mayhem’ followed byAshford Carnival

Various Ashford locations.

18 July, 3.00pm-5.30pm

Involve ‘09 Youth Festival

King’s Wood, Challock.

18-19 July, 2.00pm-late

Ashford Festival in the Park 

North Park, Tannery Lane, Ashford.

25 July, 10.00am-4.00pm

Summer Fun Day - Beach Party

Ashford Town Centre.

26 July, 12 noon-8.00pm

Create Music Festival

Victoria Park, Ashford.

1 August, 10.00am-4.00pm

90th anniversary of the tank

Ashford Town Centre.

Create Music Festival 2009

Create 09 – The Full Line Up Announced!

The 2009 Create Music Festival is nearly upon us and the full line up has been announced, along with more details about all of the other entertainment that is planned.

Returning for its 14^th year, the Create festival, plus a cast of thousands, is welcomed back to Victoria Park this Sunday 26^th July, from 12 noon until 8pm. 

Organisers have pulled together the strongest line up ever to come to Ashford and arguably the best free music festival in the South East with up and coming singer-songwriter Nick Harrison (recently signed to A&M records) and alternative rockers Hold Fire (soon to release their debut album after a tour of the UK and Japan) playing the main stage before the Counterfeit Quo (Status Quo tribute act) send the predicted 5,000 music lovers rocking all over the park. 

Such is the reputation of the festival; organisers received 140 applications from bands and artists from all over the UK.

The line up is completed by Black Market Karma, Kingskin, Robert Harris, The Flack, Phantom Lacuna, Modern Beach and Stone Thrower. 

In addition to all of the acts on the main stage, there is also the Right Track Music School Stage for top and up-and-coming Ashford bands to get a taste of performing at Create, and with the crowds this stage attracted last year, this year should be a great experience for them. 

Headlining is Tenterden based Carnelian, supported by Ashford’s indie rock brothers Joel and Jericho Tozer who front the band Flat Lung.

The DJ stage will be run by new underground label Sideways Recordings serving up quality tracks from both developing artists and established producers. Acts include Thom, Episodes and Keydin. 

On top of this feast of music there are lots of other reasons for going to Create this year, including Monty Hammond's Worldwide Funfair, various exhibition stalls, face painting, children's attractions, lots of food stalls, and much more.

Chris Dixon, Arts Development Officer for Ashford Borough Council, said: “The festival this year doesn’t need selling given the big names we have attracted to Ashford this year.  This is all credit to our dedicated team of volunteers and music providers who work so hard, year on year to make Ashford’s big a day a roaring success”. 

For more information on Create visit www.createfestival.co.uk or www.myspace.com/createfestival

Create Music Festival 2009 full Line Up

Create Main Stage
19.00-19.45 Counterfeit Quo
18.00-18.45 Nick Harrison
17.15-17.45 Hold Fire
16.30-17.00 Black Market Karma
15.45-16.15 Kingskin
15.00-15.30 Robert Harris
14.15-14.45 The Flack
13.30-14.00 Phantom Lacuna
12.45-13.15 Modern Beach
12.00-12.30 Stone Thrower

Right Track Music Stage

7pm     CARNELIAN

6pm     FLAT LUNG

5pm     CHARLOTTE ROSE

4.20     DISTURBING THE PEACE

3.40     ENDGAME

3pm     TGR

2.20     GLITCH ABUSE

2pm      DEBORAH MUMMERY

Sideways Recording Stage
(in no order)

Thom
Episodes
Keydin
Fraser Owen
Ayrts
Phono Suspects
Kaz
Alien FM
The Rumblist

New Spring Equator Series is here!

Spring is in the air which can only mean one thing - a hive of cultural activity in the town centre!  This years Equator Series includes some world music favourites so book early as these events are becoming more and more popular!

NEXT EVENT:

Thursday 2nd July, 7.00pm

Equator Choir Competition for Kent - St Mary's Church, Ashford

To book via the Tourist Information Office: 01233 629165

Ticket prices vary, Consessions, Advanced Purchases and Family deals available

Visit the Equator website.