John has been a guiding light of the folk scene for
four decades, with the Albion Band, Home Service and
as a solo performer. Previously musical director at the
National Theatre and associate director at Sheffield’s
Crucible Theatre, he is a regular producer of dramas for
Radio 4, contributed to the 2006 series of Radio Ballads
on radio 2 and is also a skilled actor, taking a lead role
in the historical TV drama Sharpe, as well as
composing and performing the show's soundtrack.

Barry's CV is equally as impressive, being a member
of the country's leading a cappella trio Coope,
Boyes & Simpson.

Admission £13.00 on the day (£11.00 in advance)

All of you who remember Chumbawamba as the agit-
prop pop band of the 1980's and '90's will be in for a
surprise. Always admirers of traditional song (listen to
their albums Readymades and English Rebel Songs
1381-1984) they have "discovered" acoustic music and
become the unplugged Chumbawamba Acoustic. Their
latest release (on which they are joined by Coope,
Boyes & Simpson and Oysterband's John Jones), A
Singsong And A Scrap, is choc-a-bloc with thought-
provoking lyrics set to deceptively catchy tunes and
features glorious a cappella harmonies – and a trumpet!

The following reaction from a member of the audience
at their debut concert at Sidmouth Folk Week captures
their performance perfectly - "Sharing the bill were
Chumbawamba, who I've never seen before, but they
knocked me sideways with delight! They were excellent!
They played acoustic and their songs...well...talk about
getting straight to the point, seeing right through every-
thing and knowing what's important in life ... you
could see so many 'lights' going on in people's eyes!"

You'll leave the Theatre humming and thinking!

Admission £16.00 on the day (£14.00 in advance)

For many, Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without
"Maypoles To Mistletoe". It has been performed annually
in Sussex for nearly 40 years and this will be its ninth
consecutive year at The Electric Theatre.

Led by Martyn Wyndham-Read the cast of singers,
dancers, storytellers, musicians and mummers take you
though the traditional seasonal customs, songs, legends
and dances of England - from Candlemas to Hallowe'en
and Pace-Egging to Harvest Home - culminating in the
singing of carols and, of course, the distribution
of mistletoe.

Because of its popularity we are fitting in two shows
on Sunday 17th December, 7.30pm and a matinee
performance at 3.00pm.

Admission £10.00 (£8.00 children under 16)

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