The Electric Palace

Saturday 28th July

​We are extremely excited to announce our Headline acts for the Saturday night at The Electric Palace as being the recently Nominated for BBC R2 Folk Awards and guests at this years Proms - ALAW. ALAW is three leading musicians who bring a wealth of experience to a shared passion - the traditional music of Wales.

Whether unearthing rare gems or re-imagining a well loved melody they treat their music with a deftness and sensitivity that is thoroughly absorbing. Combined with powerful song writing and
original tunes, this makes for a musical experience that will stay with the listener long after the concert has ended.The support act is Oka Vanga, Angela Meyer & William Cox, an award winning UK Folk & Roots duo. Whether singing, playing guitar, ukulele or mandolin, this husband and wife duo have a strong set of original songs and well known tunes “guaranteed to win the hearts and minds of any audience.” (FATEA).

£16.50 in advance,includes 50p booking fee
 £18.00 on the door

Tickets from electricpalace.org.uk
or Bridport Tourist Information
01308 424901

Doors open 7pm for 8pm start

For more information please see here... bridportfolkfestival.com/alaw
and here... bridportfolkfestival.com/oka-vanga

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Friday 27th July

Richard Digance is a BAFTA Nominated TV Entertainer Of The Year and Gold Award recipient from The British Academy of Composers. He turned his back on show biz for his first loves of music and art. 4,200 live shows, 62 British tours, 17 books, 3 stage plays, 32 albums and nearly 4 million YouTube visits says it all. He composed the audio book music for Bill Bryson’s best-seller ‘The Road To Little Dribbling,’ His Animal Alphabet poems are used as English Teaching Aids in 14 countries from The USA to Swaziland,his guitar instrumentals are used on numerous TV productions. He supported Robin Williams at The London Palladium, and supported Steve Martin in the USA. He is one of a just a handful of folk-singers listed in The Virgin Anthology of Songwriters.​

Eric Sedge is a distinctive voice in the world of Folk and Roots music. With stories and song from his native East Anglia, he embraces both traditional and contemporary styles playing Festivals and Concert Halls thoughout the country, along with appearances on Radio and TV.
Raised in a family of classical musicians, to a household with neither TV or car, it was perhaps inevitable that the boy would be shaped by the twin forces of melody and word. Books and music, forest and fields were his playground and now his inspiration.

Richard Digance with Special Guest Eric Sedge

The Electric Palace

Friday 27th July

Tickets £15.50 in advance (includes 50p booking fee)  £17.00 on the door
From Bridport TIC or Bridport Music

Doors open 7.00 pm for 8.00 pm start

For more information please see here... www.bridportfolkfestival.com/richard-digance

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​The Electric Palace can be found halfway down the main drag of South Street, on the right if you are coming from the South. The address for Sat Nav is 35a, DT6 3NY.
https://www.electricpalace.org.uk/