The sun is shining and the sky is blue (well it is here in Ventnor anyway) so what better weather to kick off the first Isle of Wight DidgHead Radio Festival.
Calbourne Water Mill is the venue for this great little festival starting today and offer fun for all the family.
Of course, the festival will feature the best contemporary didgeridoo and acoustic music from around the world, but as well as that, you can enjoy aboriginal dancer/singer Jermaine Herbohn from the Tjapukai Cultural Park Australia and Czech Republic techno didge band KusKusKlan.
If it’s the music you’re going for, rest assured there’ll be more than just didges being blown over the weekend.
Gerry tells us that the festival features a diverse range of virtuoso playing from such instruments as the Swiss Hang, Japanese Fujara, Thai Khene, North African Birembou, Russian balalaika, North American and Ukranian flutes, jaw harps and throat/overtone singers.
A sight to behold will be Island samba and djembe bands performing alongside the Kagamusha Taiko Festival troupe and Ryde Extreme.
To kick start the festival, which has a secure contract with Calbourne Mill for the next three years, camping is free with adult weekend festival tickets at a modest £45.
The confirmed lineup so far includes the likes of “¦.
DUBRAVKO LAPAINE (Croatia) Didgeridoo solo
Aleksander Kostyuchenko (Ukraine) Didgeridoo & percussion solo
Lukas Pilnaj (Czech Republic.) Didgeridoo & Fujara
KusKusKlan (Czech Republic) Didge and world instruments.
AIRtist (Hungary/Germany) Didgeridoo, jaw harp, human beat box.
DIDGES BREW (Germany) Band including didgeridoo
MARTIN OLOUGHLIN (Australia) Didgeridoo solo
Whiteants (Australia) Solo Didge and Djembe
Tristan O’Meara (Australia) Multi instruments, vocalist & Didge
ZALEM (France) Didgeridoo solo
Nostoc (France) Didgeridoo and sax
ALDA-MAN (Czech Republic) Solo Didge
Goayandi (France) Band including didgeridoo
Frank Heinkel (Germany) Didgeridoo solo and throat singing
Iboga (France) Band including didgeridoo
WaDohm (France) Trio including Didgeridoo and Hang
KANGAROO MOON (AUS/UK) Band including didgeridoo
Gavin Blench (UK) Solo didgeridoo
Kagemusha Festival Group (UK) Japanese Drum
STEVE FROST (UK) Native American flute
PINKYUMBRELLA (UK) Guitar and Accordion
DIDGEBEAT (UK) Didgeridoo and djembe
KEV HOWARD (UK) Didgeridoo solo
OUTWOOD (UK) Yidaki, bass and drumset.
ROB MANTZ (UK/NZ) Didgeridoo solo
STEVE HEATH (UK) Didgeridoo solo
Cephalapod (UK) Didgeridoo and djembe
John Thorpe (UK) Didgeridoo solo
Sandy (UK) Didgeridoo solo
Dave Chapman (UK) Didgeridoo solo
John Brice (UK) Didgeridoo solo
MATT SPLATT (UK) Fire show and hatchet throwing.
Greenheart (UK) Didge & guitar
Unidos (UK)Samba Band
FaT Samba (UK)Samba Band
Spirit of the Drum (UK) Djembe Circle
Colin & Rami (UK) Throat singing and didgeridoo
Visit the Festival Website for more information and ticket purchase.
