Festival 2007

Karen Dalton Tribute

Karen Dalton’s starkly haunting voice was revered by all who heard it in New York's Greenwich Village burgeoning hip coffee house scene in the 1960s.  Dalton performed alongside legends-in-waiting like Bob Dylan, who described her as having “a voice like Billie Holliday” who “played guitar like Jimmy Reed and went all the way with it”.  Tonight, her music will be performed by The Karen Dalton Allstars featuring singer Petra Jean Phillipson, Tim Harries (Steeleye Span) and Simon Tong (Blur, The Verve).

“my favourite female blues singer” Nick Cave
 Click here to listen to Petra Jean Phillipson now

Plus music in the Vat's Bar with Tongue Tide, from 7.30pm.  Prepare to be provoked and twisted with Tongue Tide, a local female duo who enchant and engage audiences with their inimitable style of rich harmonies, captivating lyrics and emotive delivery. Their eclectic set is a mixture of stirring original material interwoven with obscure, tongue in cheek acappella songs from the likes of Tom Lehrer and Artisan.  Free entry.