Friday 27th August – £4 Entry

Gideon Conn is a singer-songwriter. He is based in Manchester, but tours extensively around the UK, and has played at UK festivals, including Glastonbury Festival.

He has self-released a number of EPs, and released his first single I Want You Around on Mannequin Republic on 10″ Vinyl. He was included on the recent ‘A-Z Bestival’ Compilation as the letter ‘G’.

He has been played on XFM Radio and on BBC Radio 1 by Huw Stephens. He also supported popular American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz on his 2008 UK Tour.

Gideon sells his artwork through his myspace page.He also has a range of self-designed clothing, created in collaboration with Yes No Maybe Clothing.

A documentary about Gideon called “Hitting Home: Good Luck Gideon” was broadcast on Channel M on Tues 28 July and Thurs 30 July.

Gideon has recently signed a record deal with Mancunian imprint label Skinny Dog Records which is owned and run by members of I am Kloot and Elbow. Skinny Dog will be releasing Gideon’s debut album entitled ‘New Bop Sounds’ in July 2010.

Free Entry

Compulsive scribbler David Setter transforms the walls of Telford’s into giant canvases with the emphasis on freehand doodling all to the sublime sounds of DJ Matty Setter – expect Latin Beats, Freestyle Funk and Saucy Soul tracks.

Everyone is welcome to come on down and scribble to your hearts content…

Friday August 20th – £4 Admission

Fat Digester are an award-winning musical collective that fuse fun and social comment in a blend of Jazz, Funk, and Hip Hop. An incredible live band, they have proved their worth on both the alternative festival circuit and at venues across the UK and abroad. From reggae sound-system toasters to avant-garde percussionists, this collective is made up of musicians that hail from many diverse musical fields. The act is dynamic, energetic and engaging, definitely not for the faint hearted!

In the press, Fat Digester have been described as:

‘A strangely pacifist dancing utopia’ (City Lights), ‘The best thing to come out of Nottingham since Paper Lace’ (Nottingham Evening Post), ‘Pure Excitement’ (Tony Dudley-Evans: Birmingham Jazz and Cheltenham Festivals), ‘Impressively tight’ (Craig Charles, BBC 6 Music) and ‘Too funky for words’ (Timeout).