Thanks to Ceri for reminding us about this upcoming event. Ed
On Sunday 23rd February from 2pm until late, Quay Arts is delighted to announce Kashmir Fringe Music Festival, a free event of live performances from Kashmir favourites and the best new acts the Isle of Wight music scene has to offer in association with the Isle of Wight Festival. All the fun of summer in a field but without the mud and portaloos!
Musicians will be performing all day and utilising all areas of the Quay Arts unique building. Along with the fantastic music, there will be a real ale bar and a festival food menu.
Café Bar Acoustic Stage
14:00 Medina Ukulele Orchestra
14:45 Annie Winter
15:15 Claydon Connor
15:45 Grant Sharkey
16:30 Andrew Foster
17:15 Charming
17:45 Floella Grace
18:15 Sam Sheasby
18:45 Leonie May
19:30 Paul Armfield
20:30 Doug Alldred
21:30 Laurie McVay and the High Rollers
Kashmir Theatre Stage
14:30 Duveaux
15:15 Signals
16:00 Fine Lines
16:45 Weatherkings
18:00 Willie and the Bandits
19:15 Sam Green and the Midnight Heist
20:15 Laika
21:00 The Ohmz
22:00 Tankus The Henge
Unplugged Stage Rope Store Gallery
18:15 Damien Paul
19:00 Camera on Kashmir Exhibition Opening – Meet the artist Lucy Boynton
20:00 Cephalodidge and Special Guest and a performance by Mike Jolliffe
Background – Kashmir Café
Quay Arts works with local musicians throughout the year and relishes the opportunity to showcase their talent on a professionally run stage at such a major festival. Kashmir Cafe presents a distinctive offer of excellent local music and Isle of Wight brewed real ale housed in a beautiful, traditional marquee.
Rachel Day, Quay Arts’ Project Manager for Live Events said,
“We really celebrate the best of the Isle of Wight. The vast majority of Kashmir Cafe performers have worked with us throughout the year as part of Quay Arts’ regular showcase nights, Acoustic Originals, many of who attend Platform One Music College.
“We also bring more established acts from further afield and I think because of Kashmir’s great atmosphere performers have such a good time they nearly always want to come back. We’re supported by so many competent and professional local organisations and individuals whose involvement really makes Kashmir the amazing, energetic environment it has become.”
She continued,
“By developing Kashmir Fringe we’re planning to inject the winter with a little bit of that magical festival vibe, with all the energy and dedication that goes into delivering Kashmir Cafe at the Isle of Wight Festival. Quay Arts has some amazing spaces in which to house the Fringe and to showcase and develop all that incredible musical talent that we bring to the stage at Kashmir Café in the summer.”
Kashmir on Camera
Previewing on Sunday 23rd February in the Rope Store Gallery is Lucy Boynton’s ‘Camera on Kashmir’ exhibition featuring carefully selected photographs from the Isle of Wight Festival and Kashmir Café.
Boynton captures powerful and enigmatic images that show great promise to stand the test of time. Quay Arts is proud to support Lucy, an Island photographer, in her first exhibition through the Open Up Scheme.
‘Camera on Kashmir’ preview is Sunday 23rd February 7-11pm and the exhibition opens on Monday 24th February and runs for 6 weeks until Saturday 12th April 2014.
Image: © Used with the kind permission of Lucy Boynton
