Line Up 2024

The Coleford Music Festival returns and promises to be a fabulous event. A small team work all year round to organise this annual event, and the weekends programme hopes to bring entertainment and enjoyment to Coleford, the surrounding areas and beyond.

Without the support from your donations, Coleford Town Council, Forest of Dean Rotary Club, and local businesses in the form of sponsorship, materials, time and effort in kind this festival would not be possible.

In the current economic climate it has been increasingly difficult to raise enough funds to support this event.

To make sure that it continues please support local shops, on-site traders and above all, give generously to the bucket collections or online here https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-coleford-music-festival

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Saturday

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1pm The Forest of Dean Wellness Choir

The Choir is for everyone, no matter your experience level or whether you think you can sing – because everyone can learn to sing!

2pm Aziza!

Aziza! of Cheltenham are a semi pro troupe formed over 15yrs ago. They have performed at various events delighting audiences with their professional presentation and attention to detail. They dance a variety of styles from flamenco fusion to traditional Egyptian cabaret as well as folk and belly rock!

2.30pm Community Band

3.15pm The Earl Band

THE EARL BAND are the outstanding bunch of musicians that perform with Americana singer/songwriter STUART EARL

4.30pm The Music Works Presents….

GS Collective develops new musical collaborations between Jazz, UK Rap and R&B Musicians, fusing the genres to reach new audiences and diversify the Gloucestershire scene. As Alumni of Tomorrow’s Warriors alongside the likes of Jazz Drummer, Moses Boyd and Ezra Collective, GS Collective have forged their own unique sound within the Jazz scene.

5.30pm The Kewpies

A group of teenage music nerds that just so happen to have made a band. With influences from icons such as Led Zeppelin to lesser known revolutionaries such as Crass, Bis and The Birthday Party.

6pm LILA

A three piece best known for a flair in extreme dynamics and a raw, uncompromising sound. Refused to be defined by the boundaries of genre and freely borrow from many musical styles.

6.45pm Vendetta Deluxe

Formed in 2022 and hailing from the Forest of Dean and Ross-on-Wye, Vendetta Deluxe are an alt-rock 3 piece with a sprinkling of punk and a nod to grunge.

8pm Damaged Goods

These guys have been packing out Venues around the Forest of Dean for the last few years, curating a loyal local following and a reputation of one of the top party bands in the area!! You can expect of Setlist of Covers and Brand New Original Music, Laced with Booze, Blues, Pop, Rock N’ Roll!!
We’ll See Ya By The Bar!

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9.30pm Year of the Dog

Having built a reputation as one of the most unforgettable dance inducing live bands on the underground scene, the BBC Introducing group have blasted the biggest stages at festivals including Noz Stock, Kendal Calling, Cheltenham Jazz, Cardiff LGBTQ+ Pride and many more.

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2.30pm The Ghost Writers

A Forest of Dean based duo consisting of vocalist and guitarist Julie Dunkley and vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Alex Davies.

3.15pm Silurian

An established and popular part of the Monmouthshire/ South Wales Borders Music Scene, with an impressive list of gigs and festival performances now under their belt.

4.15pm Ships & Giggles

Join Ships and Giggles for a rabble rousing, rum punching, bough rocking rendition of modern and classic sea shanties. Singalong encouraged, actual sailing experience not required.

5.15pm Big Joe Bone

“Big Joe Bone” plays a mix of fast, furious Delta Blues, Bluegrass, Oldtime, Gospel and Hillbilly music with raspy vocals, hard driving harmonica rhythms, bottleneck slideguitar on steel bodied guitars and 5 string banjo…..all held together by a very heavy stomping boot!

6.30pm Courting Ghosts

A band known for its unique blend of acoustic and folk music with occasional forays into rock and jazz, placing melody at the heart of everything they do. Their music ranges from expansive acoustic ballads to lively, tempo-driven songs, showcasing their versatility and commitment to crafting evocative music.

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2pm Ernie Emmanuel

Ernie has recorded three original songs, which have been played on Newport City Radio, and his song ‘To The Sea’ has been nominated for the ‘Love Live Music Awards’, for Best Song of 2024, as well as Best Pop / R & B Artist. @ernieemmanuel_music

3pm Alex Ishmael

Alex Ishmael is a seasoned musician who has been entertaining audiences in the Chepstow area for nearly 12 years.

4pm The Scowles

An acoustic duo from Coleford, covering anything from Johnny Cash, Jamie T, Bob Dylan, Radiohead, The Strokes, Joy Division, Bruce Springsteen, David Gray, Jimmy Hendrix, The Kooks, Kings of Leon.

5pm Fire Sprung

Bring you their own original blend of Indie/Alt Rock from the core of the Forest of Dean.

6.15pm Spectrum 4

A 4 piece Gloucestershire band.

They play their own original material that is infused 80’s and 90’s indie rock music. They will be performing their latest songs due to be recorded for their debut album.

7.30pm Oxblood Moon

Bexley Terrell, Ricky Delaney, Mike Walker and Sam Quinby, all from The Forest of Dean. Expect filthy guitar riffs, big choruses and an energetic performance. For fans of Royal Blood, Highly Suspect, Cleoptrick and The Cruel Knives.

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Mr Heat and Danger

Abi and the Johnsons

Undecided

T Santana

Urban Echoes

Cubs

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SUNDAY

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1pm Djabot

A community band based in the beautiful Forest of Dean, now taught and led by the fantastic Oumar Sagna who originates from Senegal, West Africa. They have a passion for sharing their love of African drumming and song with exciting traditional rhythms.

2pm Coleford Community Choir

Under the direction of Musical Director Sam Davis it’s an exciting and thriving choir. It is non-auditioning and rehearses on a Wednesday evening at Coleford Baptist Church.

3.15pm Blue 2 the Bone

Blue 2 the Bone, once described by American blues hall of fame inductee Monica Dupont ‘As one of my favourite British blues bands’, are currently one of the emerging acts in a burgeoning renewal of the British blues scene. Playing a mix of carefully recrafted American roots numbers with their blend of verve.

4.30pm The Music Works Presents….

Giant Hogweed are an exuberant trumpet-led 5 piece experimenting with jazz harmony, thorny composition and visceral, driving, psychedelic blues. Their sound emerges from the tensions amongst their varied musical backgrounds resulting in something unique.

5.30pm The Rosellys

Based in Herefordshire, a five piece band whose music can be best described as: “Capturing the essence of country, with folk ingredients baked into a transatlantic roots fusion” (R2 Magazine).

6.45pm Dub Catalyst

Dub Catalyst are a ten-piece dub reggae band from the south west who have been making significant strides within the UK’s music scene. This talented ensemble has been gaining recognition for their live performances and unique sound.

8pm Skankt

SKANKt play an infectious blend of upbeat post-ska grooves and have played alongside bands such as: The Selector, Bad Manners, Suzi Quatro, Capdown and King Prawn, and at major UK festivals; Isle of White, Wychwood and 2000 Trees.

9.30pm Dave Finnegan’s Commitments

The Original Man From The Film ‘The Commitments’. Over twenty years on, neither time, age, nor music has managed to tame one of the soul survivors of the Commitments. Mickah Wallace is brasher and louder than ever, and continuing to spread the gospel of soul to the undisputed masses.

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