Live Music 2011


For those who wanted to kick-back and listen to some great music there was the main Park Stage on the front lawn, the smaller Garden Stage below the Pergola and the Late Night Café Bar. There were a variety of singers and players performing every style from pop to folk, rock’n’roll to soul, classical to blues. The mix of established and up-and-coming performers were programmed by Music Directors Marlon Richards and Chris Sullivan.

Adam Ant & The Good The Mad & The Lovely Posse

James Hunter- soul and R n B

The Third Degree – sixties inspired big band soul rhythm and blues

The Max Pashm Band – electro beats meets Balkan/kletzma refrain

Katy Prado and the Mamboleros - rockabilly meets mambo

The Polecats – Rockabilly

Tom O'Dell- 70s inspired singer song writer

The Royal Organ Duo – funky organists

Natty Bo and The Top Cats - ska and rock steady and studio one style

Robin Jones and King Salsa- 12 piece salsa/mambo outfit

Ray Burley – classical guitar

Michael Campari – singer in the Sinatra, Bennett style

Bess Cavendish - acoustic folk/soul

Francis & Boyd - indie/folk/rock

Slim Lightfoot - blues guitarist

Nick Jonah Davis – acoustic guitar

Dulwich Ukulele Club – ukulele rock ‘n’ roll, ska and country

The Aros Quartet – classical string quartet

Cellophany – classical cellists

The Cuckoo Clocks – surreal symphonic melodies

Under the Laurels – young female singer/songwriter

Six Day Riot - alternative pop

Mano de Dios- Modern Flamenco, ragtime, gypsy music and rhumbas

The DBs - eclectic folk-punk-pop-latin-trance rock

Young Band Showcase

The West Dean Festival will celebrate all aspects of the arts. It's a festival where people can come together to share their love of making music, ideas, performance, dance, film, storytelling, cooking and eating. All taking place in a breathtaking setting in the rolling South Downs near Chichester.