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Friday Evening 7 March 2008
VENUE	ARTIST
White Horse 11 High St BH19 2LP (01929 422469) 10.00pm	The Mustangs
Purbeck Hotel 19 High St BH19 2LP (01929 425160) 9.45pm	John Crampton
Ship Inn 23 High St, BH19 2LR (01929 423855) 9.00pm	Motel 6
White Swan The Square/High Street BH19 2LJ (01929 423804) 9.00pm	Robert Hokum Blues Band
Anchor Inn 30 High St BH19 2NU (01929 423020) 9.45pm	Kellys Tattoo
Red Lion 63 High St BH19 2LY 01929 423533 9.00pm	Ragtime Jug Band
Moonlight Bistro 67 High St BH19 2LY 7.30pm (01929 475615) Book now to avoid disappointment!	Sonny Black
Black Swan 159 High St BH19 2NE (01929 423846) 9.00pm	Will Killeen
Royal Oak 417 High St BH19 2NR 9.00pm	Coast
Swanage Bay View Panorama Road, BH19 2QS (01929 427111) 9.00pm	Storm Warning
Barking Frog 37 Station Road, BH19 1AD (01929 423439) 9.00pm Entry £10 includes Main Meal and Drink	Robin Bibi
Grand Hotel Burlington Rd BH19 1LU (01929 423353) 8.30pm	Ernie's Rhythm Section
Bankes Arms Hotel East Street, Corfe Castle BH20 5ED (01929 480206) 9.00pm	Harris, Budden & Osborne

ARTISTS APPEARING details here

Saturday Afternoon 8 March 2008
VENUE	ARTIST
Near the Ship Inn 23 High St, BH19 2LR (01929 423855) 2.00pm	Fabulous Fezheads
Anchor Inn 30 High St, Swanage BH19 2NU (01929 423020) 3.00 - 6.00pm	Harris, Budden & Osborne
Red Lion 63 High St BH19 2LY 01929 423533 2.00 - 5.00pm	Open Mic
Bankes Arms Hotel East Street, Corfe Castle BH20 5ED (01929 480206) 1.00 - 4.00pm	Ernie's Rhythm Section

Friends of the Festival write:

This festival is organised by Steve Darrington, a touring musician all his life until ill health took him off the road.

He organises the festival at his own expense. Please help him to keep it going with donations and advertising, see here.

Saturday Evening 8 March 2008
VENUE	ARTIST
White Horse 11 High St BH19 2LP (01929 422469) 10pm	The Guv'nors
Purbeck Hotel 19 High St BH19 2LP (01929 425160) 9.45pm	John Crampton
Ship Inn 23 High St, BH19 2LR (01929 423855) 9.00pm	Jon Walsh Blues Band
White Swan The Square/High Street BH19 2LJ (01929 423804) 9.00pm	Coalhouse Walker
Anchor Inn 30 High St BH19 2NU (01929 423020) 9.45pm	C Sharp Blues
Red Lion 63 High St BH19 2LY 01929 423533 9.00pm	Harris, Budden & Osborne
Moonlight Bistro 67 High St BH19 2LY 7.30pm (01929 475615) Fully Booked	Sonny Black
Barking Frog 37 Station Road, BH19 1AD (01929 423439) 9.00pm Entry £10 includes Main Meal and Drink	Ragtime Jug Orchestra
Crows Nest 11 Ulwell Rd, BH19 1LE (01929 422651) 9.00pm	Ernie's Rhythm Section
Grand Hotel Burlington Rd BH19 1LU (01929 423353) 8.30pm	Debbie Giles Band

ARTISTS APPEARING details here

Sunday Afternoon and Evening 9 March 2008
VENUE	ARTIST
Anchor Inn 30 High St, Swanage BH19 2NU (01929 423020) 3.00 - 6.00pm	JC & Angelina Grimshaw
Red Lion 63 High St BH19 2LY 01929 423533 2.00 - 5.00pm	Open Mic
Shell Bay Seafood Restaurant & Bar Ferry Road, Studland BH19 3BA (01929 450363) 5.00 - 7.30pm Please note, the restaurant will be open from the beginning of March. To purchase tickets beforehand please ring Kate at Shell Bay Marine (01929 450340) in the mornings (£7 in advance and £9 on the door to include a choice of buffet meal). Don’t forget to book ASAP as this event sold out last October.	Chris Collins and Blues Etc featuring Hugh Budden
Grand Hotel Burlington Rd, Swanage BH19 1LU (01929 423353) 8.30 - 10.30pm	Robert Hokum Blues Band
Anchor Inn 30 High St BH19 2NU (01929 423020) 9.45pm	Hightown Crows

THE VENUES

The Location of the venues can be seen at http://www.virtualswanage.co.uk/maps/map.htm courtesy of Virtual Swanage.

Starting from the pier, walk along the High Street. The first venue is the White Horse (11 High St), then the Purbeck Hotel (19), Ship Inn (23a), White Swan (The Square), Anchor (30), Red Lion (63), Moonlight Bistro (67), and Black Swan (159).

The Barking Frog is 37 Station Road, about halfway between Swanage railway station and the Mowlem Theatre.

Swanage Bay View is a mile from the town centre and a taxi costs around £3 total for four people from town centre. Up the High St, past the Black Swan, turn left along Priests Rd, left again up Panorama Rd and it’s on your right. The Crow’s Nest is a mile from the town centre and a taxi costs around £3 total for four people from town centre. Along the bay, bear left up the short hill and it’s number 11 Ulwell Road. Turn right off Ulwell Road into Burlington Road and the Grand Hotel is on the right.

The Bankes Arms Hotel, East Street, Corfe Castle is in the village of Corfe Castle, just under five miles from Swanage and about the same distance from Wareham. The Swanage Railway runs there from Swanage.

Shell Bay Seafood Restaurant & Bar, Ferry Road, Studland is by the Swanage-Sandbanks ferry, six miles from Swanage.

ADMISSION POLICY

Admission is free to customers at all venues, except restaurants where conditions apply.

OFFICIAL COLLECTIONS

The festival is organised by Steve Darrington, a disabled musician who gave up touring due to an accident.

He organises the festival at his own expense.

So please give as much as possible when the Official Collectors come round, so he can afford to do it again!