JULY 17th, 18th & 19th
WENT'S MEADOW, PRESTEIGNE, POWYS

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FREE Sheep Music Electronic Warm Up @ BLUE NOTE

With Sheep Music less than a month away the last thing you want is to be blowing your hard earned pictures of the queen paying to hear some overrated 'name' DJ...... sympathetic to your needs the Electronic Sheep Music Crew will be presenting a free warm up party at the Blue Note in Leominster.

Showcasing the cream of over ten years of Sheep Music DJs, old & nu-skool.... playing everything from reggae, jazz & funk to dubstep, house, bass n breaks....

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Saturday 4th July 2009 - 8pm 'til late

Free Entry - The Blue Note Café Bar, 18 West Street, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 8ES

DJs to include:
Ross da Funkwit, Discoed, the Dangerous Brothers, Smiler, Guyboy, Jiver, Bex Dex and many many more...

1st July 2009

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Hot 8 Brass Band on BBC Glastonbury coverage

Hot 8 Brass Band played a couple of fantastic tunes last night on BBC2's coverage of Glastonbury.

A definate reasurance that they're going to kick this year's Sheep Music off in style. They will be playing the Big Top on Friday night.

Don't miss it.

27th June 2009

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Festival schedule announced

This year Sheep Music has more stages and a wider variety of acts than ever before.

Several acts will be performing more than once on different stages through-out the weekend.

24th June 2009

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Sick Note & Ash Grunwald added to the bill

Techno punks, Sick Note have been pulverising their way to the top of the festival scene with their chaotic live show and you can see it for yourself in the Sheep Music Big Top on Friday night.

Australian Bluesman, Ash Grunwald will be stopping off for a late night gig in Café Seren on Sunday night.

Also confirmed are Los Albertos, Stealing Sheep, Paul Middleton & The Angst Band,
Los Squideros and Luke, Mills & Jackson.

We have a few more stragglers to round up but the festival schedule will be published on the website in the next few days.

So watch this space.

20th June 2009

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Dub Pistols Live, headlining the Big Top

Big Beat behemoths Dub Pistols will be bringing their show stopping live set to Sheep Music this year. A spectacular sound carved out of a love of all styles from Techno & Hip-Hop to Punk & Ska.

Still more...

Royal Gala are also set to get everyone up and dancing with an abundance of bass and brass.

The Relics & DubHuggers are also booked in.

28th May 2009

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Maroon Town confirmed

Maroon Town played Sheep Music in 2005 to a heaving Saturday night Big Top and shook it to it's very tent pegs.

Here's their single, recorded under the pseudonym ‘MT Headz’, for anyone who needs reminding of what's in store.

Also added to the bill Laid Blak, Extra Curricular and Squib.

25th May 2009

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Dŵr Caru / Sweet Water

Landscape's new production Dŵr Caru / Sweet Water is supported by Sheep Music.

Dŵr Caru / Sweet Water, is a groundbreaking new musical play, made in the Marches, that unearths long-buried stories about our natural resources.

Written by Nick Walker,
Directed by Paul Warwick
Music by Mary Keith and John Hymas with The Mere Singers, Castle Voices & Whitton Voices.

A Picnic and a Play
Performances take place inside the Sheep Music Dome, set beside water in the beautiful grounds of three Welsh Border country houses offering a wonderful opportunity to bring your own picnic and enjoy it before the show.

Norton Manor - Friday 19th June & Saturday 20th June
nr. Presteigne, Powys LD8 2EG
Box Office: TIC, Broad Street, Presteigne 01544- 260650

Hampton Court - Friday 26th June & Saturday 27th June
nr. Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 0PN
Box Office: Hampton Court 01568 797777

Walcot Hall - Friday 3rd July & Saturday 4th July
Lydbury North, Shropshire SY7 8AZ
Box office: Ludlow Assembly Rooms 01584 878141

Tickets £8
Concessions £6

Get your tickets before they sell out!

To find out more, go to www.landscape.uk.net

23rd May 2009

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2009 line-up released!

Sheep Music is proud to present the first wave of confirmed acts for this year's festival.

Word is already out about 17 Hippies, The Destroyers and Matt Harvey, but now there is a whole lot more to get excited about.

Amongst others there's top notch Scottish instrumentalists Moishe's Bagel, genuine New Orleans street music superstars Hot 8 Brass Band, spellbinding adventures through mime with Theatre mimi and the extraordinary Sheep Music house band Black Sheep White Sheep led by John Hymas.

But that's just for starters, check out the WHAT'S ON page for the whole list

18th May 2009

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Sheep Music is bouncing back suitably rejuvenated after a year’s absence.

Why not join an intimate crowd of 2,500 people for three fantastic, funk filled days of world, groove and roots music. This year add to the mix some performance poetry, the odd piece of theatre, some great walkabout acts. So be safe in the knowledge that Sheep Music 2009 will have the best and most diverse line-up in its 17-year history!

Sheep Music festival is family-friendly.

Sheep Music is small enough to feel safe, and large enough to keep the little ones busy! We have a dedicated children’s area with a circus little top, story telling yurt and workshop tent, hand powered swing boats and merry go round, sand pit and more…with a diverse programme of activities.. These will include creative workshops, dance, circus fun, games, music, performance and a procession! Also introducing children’s films in the cinema tent first thing in the morning and in the early evening.

Tickets
Adult Weekend £65
Youth Weekend £45 (Age 13 – 17)
Single day tickets £25
Camping £15 per tent
Camper vans £30

Children under twelve will be admitted free, but must be accompanied by an adult.

To buy tickets:
For all telephone bookings by credit/debit card, cheque and cash please call Ludlow Assembly Rooms’ box office on 01584 878141.
Opening hours 10 – 7 all week, e-mail sheepmusic@ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk.

For sales by cash and cheque only please visit The Rowan Tree or Premier Mini-market on Presteigne High Street.

Terms & Conditions for ticket sales

Enquires: sheepmusic09@yahoo.co.uk

Sheep Music is a non-commercial, ethical and family-friendly festival run entirely by volunteers from the local community.

We look forward to seeing you there.

13th May 2009

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Sheep Music has got a new website!

Check back here for all the latest up-dates on the 2009 line-up and all other Sheep Music news.

In the mean time email us at sheepmusic09@yahoo.co.uk or join our facebook group to get involved with the festival.

23rd April 2009

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