Totally OTT
Totally OTT : Track List Sean Taylor – London Stuart Forester – Bramble Foot Hot Feet – Wood House MuHa – Let’s Talk About The Weather Strangeworld – Green Loch-Bouree De Aurora Sands Wizardmarra – Song Of The Ganges 5 Days Of November – Breaking In The Middle The Fallows – Cast The First Stone Two Man Ting – African Gospel The Po Boys – (couldn’t quite catch the title) Wizardmarra – Sailing In The Mellow Fruitfulness Of Autumn Some festivals need to keep a constant process of re invention on a yearly basis, most need to have regular change to keep things Continue reading Totally OTT→
NOT The Drystone Stage 2013
NOT The Drystone Stage 2013 : Life has just been so bloody complicated recently. this has resulted in my having to put what should ideally be at least two blog posts into one. Hopefully the skill and quality of the writing will easily brush over any cracks that the hastiness of this verbal cobbling caused. First of all the podcast and it’s all important track listing. Derek Ashong and Soulfege – Another Day Stuart Forrester – Gitonyosse Biggles Wartime Band – And Then She Kicked Me Your Average Savages – Feeling Bad Blue Wallpaper Inc – Funky Patch Kelly – St James Infirmary Calum Read – Continue reading NOT The Drystone Stage 2013→
The Pint In The Sky, Stainsby Festival Taster
The Pint In The Sky, Stainsby Festival Taster : A taster of what’s to come at Stainsby Festival 2013 Jack Payne and Leslie Sarony – Mucking About In The Garden FOS Brothers – Tipping It Up To Nancy Merry Hell – Crooked Man Jack Hodges – Everything Is Fresh Today Wizardmarra – Periwig The Hut People Jiggery Pipery Elbow Jane – The Devils Hand Tim O’Connor – Following Swans Chas Ambler – My City Home First off apologies for the quality on one or two tracks they are YouTube conversions and not studio quality, though the music is good. I’ll not say much about the acts that will be Continue reading The Pint In The Sky, Stainsby Festival Taster→
Who Needs A Pyramid!!? (when you have a Melodrome or a Barn)
Who Needs A Pyramid!!? (when you have a Melodrome or a Barn) : Here we are just a little later than intended, but I held fire on so I could combine acts from Off The Tracks with those from The Dock of the Bay minifest (the second smallest festival in the world, I have no idea which one is the smallest) and that Laurence my esteemed webmaster and I have been uploading all my podcast from past years since I started putting them together in 2008 (I’ve also enjoyed listening to them again myself, there is a hell of a lot of good stuff on there) you can find them all here. On Continue reading Who Needs A Pyramid!!? (when you have a Melodrome or a Barn)→
Where it all began for me
Where it all began for me : WIZARDMARRAS WIRELESS SHOW KING REAL AND THE HOODLUMS 30TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL Intro – Marcel Steiner King Real Chant – Pete Moser & Cast Orchestre DC Dansette – Dancing Royal Property – Julie Clark & Marcel Steiner Blind As A Blizzard – Julie Lloyd Kafusalem/Smiffys Glass Eye – WSI/Dan Fox Dos Bauls – Aramenco Maximum Security Girls – Julie Lloyd/David Marcus/Alan Whittaker & Tom Lawrence Gaz Bridgens – The Bones Of Lady Thatcher Nothing – Tom Lawrence Camel March – WSI Bedlam Boys – Julie Clark & Cast Vision 2 – Kevin Wilkins Fire Music – Pez? Winster Gallop – WSI Continue reading Where it all began for me→

Alan Whittaker is The Wizardmarra

The Wizardmarra and bluesmonkeyAlan Whittaker provides a wide range of expertly crafted chaos, sure to enthral all audiences.

A storyteller like no other weaving traditional storytelling with madcap posing and stand up comedy riffing taking the listener from here to there and back again at break neck speed with panache and a fine sense of the ridiculous.

Drawing on traditional subjects and stories from all over the world and his native Cumbria his tales are peopled with fools and heroes, King Arthur, Odysseus, Beowulf, and Borrowdale Gowks. Reworkings of classic fairytales and completely new wild imaginings such as the charming “Cottage At The Beginning And End Of Time”.

Alan Whittaker is The WizardmarraGiven a space to perform, out of doors with a warm sun and dry grass for audience to sit down relax and just be taken on an incredible and hilariously funny magic filled journey by Wizardmarra, often with members of the audience being called upon to perform in the piece, or to somehow be involved by him as he interacts with the crowd in a delightful way.

As someone once said “It’s like radio with pictures and all the lights on!”

Then there’s his popular and free podcast series, The Wizardmarra’s Wireless Show, where he showcases best and newest musical talent, a passion which has credited him with more than a few ‘before they were famous‘ bradding rights, many of whom have appeared on the stages he programmes. You can also discover and explore more from The Wizardmarra’s wonderful world, through his writings, videos and photographs.

Alan is currently curator of the Jack in the Green Stage at Nuts in May Festival and resident compère on the Black Barn Stage at Off the Tracks Festival. He will also be appearing at The Old Laundry Theatre’s Folk & Roots weekend.