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The Travelling Band performed at LodeStar 2011 and look set to be one of the bands to watch for 2012!

The Travelling Band’s shimmering blend of cosmic-country-pop, understated psychedelia, vocal harmonies and nu-folk has made them one of the most talked about artists to emerge from the Manchester music scene If you consider the term Mancunian Americana to be an oxymoron try listening to The Travelling Band. Brilliant. Marc Riley BBC 6 Music.

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WITH SOME THEATRE-BASED DATES FOR YOUR DIARY…

4th November: New Material Night @ CB2, Cambridge (trying out some new plays, and there will also be stand-up comedy from Andy Higson, and live music from Rohan Leach)

13th November: ‘To The Brink’ (my very latest play) will be performed by WriteOn @ Naked Stage, The ADC Bar, Cambridge

22nd – 23rd December: Christmas production @ CB2, Cambridge

Plus

29th October: playing percussion for Flaming June @ Oxjam All-Day Charity Gig, All Saints Hall, Bury St. Edmunds

Cambridge and Royston Power Kiters along with a special mention of Andy Preston for arranging the Kite donation, Shaun Higlett, Mark Coningsby, Mark Crisp and Tim Allan for their time and taster sessions that accumulated in a grand total of £123.

This amount has been donated to East Anglian Air Ambulance and LodeStar would like to congratulate all for such a great effort.

East Anglian Air Ambulance

For more info and to buy tickets, please click the link below!

Fantastic reviews coming in and it’s really great to have such feedback from all!

Everyone that worked on LodeStar is very grateful and appreciative of all the festival-goers and the fun we shared.

A big thanks as well to Archant media and AmeyCespa for handling recycling and all the businesses listed on the sponsors links!

A fantastic backline was supplied by Millers Music of Cambridge and Marshall’s Amps -rock on!

Special thanks also goes out to LodeStar’s Theatre Director Mr Paul Richards – a multi-talented guy who pulled together a weekend of entertainment on the Arts Stage of the highest level. Thanks to all who performed and gave their time.

I have many more people to thank but for now:

A “delicious” thank you to Jordans (a local company) who supplied all at LodeStar with the new Creations Oat Granola in two flavours: Juicy Cranberry & Honey and Baked Apple with a Hint of Cinnamon, yum!

The Jordan family has been in the milling business for over 150 years & we’ve been making wholegrain cereals since the 1970s. We have a long, rich heritage of using traditional methods in cereal craft, and we pride ourselves on being one of the first companies to have made delicious wholegrain breakfast cereals.  We use the entire grain so that the fibre and nutritious goodness goes straight into our cereals and into your bowl.

Jordans cereals are also grown under Conservation Grade™ standards which means they come from British farmers who manage 10% of their land for wildlife, so that birds, bees & butterflies can thrive & our British countryside is kept buzzing & beautiful.

Don’t be “Left Behind”

…….an “Ibiza Classic’s” set, with 3 of the UK’s most experienced Balearic DJ’s!

They have been playing and held residencies at such clubs in Ibiza as Space, DC 10, Bora Bora, Pacha, Amnesia and have played the white isle since the mid 1990’s.

One of our very own Lodestar festival organiser’s Marcus Wallis, will be joined by Ministry Of Sound resident Graeme Lloyd and Grant Dee for the 3 hour Saturday night set on the main stage.

Grant Dee quote “Can’t wait until 3rd September for this gig, it’s going to be huge. We have been playing together in Ibiza for years and it will be fantastic to play alongside each other in sunny Cambridgeshire. I went to the festival last year and I have to say it was such a stand out event for the amazing atmosphere”.

Expect to be taken on a jouney from the mid 90’s to 2011 with some of the coolest and biggest Ibiza anthems from the likes of Oakenfold, Sasha, Carl Cox, Morillo, Basement Jaxx, Groove Armada to Laurent Garnier………………

Archant is the UK’s largest independently-owned regional media business. It is a community media company active in the fields of regional newspaper and magazine publishing, contract printing and internet communications. Local titles include Cambridge First, The Hunts Post, The Ely Standard and Explorer magazine.

The LodeStar Media Player (top right on the home page) has now been updated for 2011.

More music to be added as Artists are announced.

Now’s the time to save and grab those Early Bird tickets,
-don’t leave it too late……!

Thanks, Doug