13/07/2010

Off The Tracks 2010

Off The Tracks takes place from September 3-5, at Park Farmhouse, Castle Donington.

Here are some of its headline acts:
 
MISTY IN ROOTS
With a career spanning four decades, Misty in Roots are one of England’s finest reggae groups. The band was one of the most powerful live reggae acts to emerge from 1970s London, and they were a major force in the Rock Against Racism movement. They are back in style.
www.mistyinroots.ws
 
ADRIAN EDMONDSON & THE BAD SHEPHERDS
A trio whose raison d’ętre has been to blend classic incendiary late ’70s punk and early ’80s new wave with traditional Celtic folk. Two very different styles of music but the Bad Shepherds, featuring TV legend Adrian Edmondson (The Young Ones, Bottom) have made it gel
www.thebadshepherds.com/
 
QUIREBOYS (full band acoustic)
Reinvigorated Eighties country-rock legends promoting their highly-acclaimed acoustic/folk/Americana album Halfpenny Dancer. Songs by the likes of Frankie Miller, Leo Sayer and UFO sit along side imaginative reworkings of their own back catalogue
www.quireboys.com
 
NO RIGHT TURN
Inspirational Derbyshire electric folk-rock band, reforming to play at Off The Tracks and a handful of other selected dates. Mixing guitar, mandolin and percussion with the haunting vocals of Jayne Cooper, NRT are back!
http://tinyurl.com/norightturn2010
 
KISSMET
Kissmet is the vision of two Indian Sikh brothers, born and bred in the UK. As children, their parents ran the local Indian cinema so in the evenings, they were learning all about Indian music but, by day, they were learning all about western Rock music at school with their friends.
http://www.kissmet.co.uk/
 
Plus: Chris Corney, Strange World, Claymore, The Misers + many more
http://tinyurl.com/OTTlineup2010
 
45 real ales - family-friendly camping - great food
 
www.offthetracks.co.uk                              

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