FOLK AGAINST FASCISM – Come and support the cause.

St George's Day Celebration

Saturday 24th April 2010

The Sage Gateshead



Free afternoon programme on the Councourse

3pm Crossing    - Multi ethnic band based in Newcastle - blending several musical cultures in a big sound.

3.15-4.30pm - FREE RAPPER WORKSHOP by the award winning Newcastle Kingsmen

4.30- 7 – various performances from Folk Degree students

7.00 The young' Uns





Hall Two gig - 8pm

£10 full price £5 for students/most concessions



Hosted by Newcastle Kingsmen - possibly the current best rapper team in the world - and featuring the following incredible musicians and bands:



Three Sharp Knives (Matt Price and Stewart Hardy)

Paul Knox (Northumbrian Pipes)

Dogan Mehmet and the Deerhunters (Turkish/British fusions of folk)

The Young Uns (shanty vocal powerhouses from Hartlepool)



Tickets from our website www.thesagegateshead.org

Ticket Office phone 0191 443 4661

Or in person from The sage Gateshead Ticket office









For more information click the following links:

http://www.folkagainstfascism.com/

and

http://www.thesagegateshead.org/whats_on/event.aspx?e=&eid=634000200138722500_4&ts=634077360000000000&spid=16745&id=16746&df=634076640000000000&dt=634077503990000000&g=&p=&f=&ar=&keywords=&match=any



Apologies for any cross posting – trying to hit as many people as possible as its important to show the BNP they can't appropriate this type of music to promote their own ends.





Chris Pentney
Head of Folkworks Programme

The Sage Gateshead