The colourful Urban Gypsies as seen on semi-finals of “Britain’s Got Talent” will be walkabout and dancing at the festival year with their crazy mix of world and Tribal Belly Dance moves.
Have fun and join these Limetree regulars on a funky world dance workshop sometime over the weekend.
Mik Artistik’s Ego Trip are Northern cowboys who are forever making cups of tea and
leaving early. They ran rampant around England doing eighteen festivals including Glastonbury, Leeds Fest,
and Latitude. A beautiful bunch of men( Mik particularly) who play an astonishing blend of rock and roll stand up.
Mik rambles around the stage like a rambler, singing, spouting and sprayin straws everywhere.
Johnny Flockton studiously bashes away on guitar , and Benson Walker grins expansively on bass and gets to do a bit of backing singing.
Faust love ‘em,so do Mick Jones, Zodiac Mindwarp….and John Cooper Clark.
There’s a radio 4 show called “Mik Artistik won’t play ball!” due out soon and Mik is playing a gravedigger in a feature film being made this summer…
Limetree look out..we’re back again!
Leonard’s Revenge have been wowing audiences with their incredibly catchy blend of acoustic, indie and rock, in 2008 recording their first demo with Leeds-based producer Jam Sponge. They formed just months before performing at the 2008 Limetree Festival, returned for the 2009 festival and this five piece indie rock band from Leeds are back again in 2010; an act definitely not to be missed! On the 6th of June 2009 Leonard’s Revenge were ecstacic due to being crowned winners of Selby Town Hall’s Battle of the Bands.
Rodina’s self-released debut album “Over the Sun” is a cool blend of chill-out and pop. Originally from Co. Laois in Ireland she moved to the UK as a youngster and grew up within the diverse Leeds music scene. Rodina has a unique style of her own but has been compared to Morcheeba, Goldfrapp and legendary singer, Astrud Gilberto. With ethereal vocals and a great depth in production, her self-penned songs are catchy and embracing. On the album, Rodina features the Haggis Horns (Mark Ronson’s live band – and the horn section for Corinne Bailey Rae & Amy Winehouse) and Joe Tatton (Corinne Bailey Rae & The New Mastersounds) who also produced the album. Rodina has played gigs in Spain and Istanbul, done festivals and performed a special gig supporting Corinne Bailey Rae. With the release of her double A-side single and with more gigs in the pipeline, 2010 should be a great year for Rodina.
Electronic Dance music sample pioneers, started underground then accidentally became overground for a while, producing writing and mixing over 20 international “hits” for themselves and other artists. Temporarily stopped releasing music in 2003 to concentrate on making music for their legendary DJ sets , and promoting and developing their own club brand SugarBeatClub.com.
What a great year it’s been for the Geordie duo Smoove and Turrell, having released their first album “Antique soul” on Jalapeno Records in April 2009.
The lads have gone from strength to strength both on the UK scene and across Europe. Previous to there album being snapped up by Jalapeno they have released a limited 7” single “I can’t give you up” on German label “Club Tikka”. The single soon found itself in a bidding frenzy on Ebay with copies reaching a startling £166, surely not for a new 7” I hear you cry!
Belinda O’Hooley is best known as the former songwriter and pianist with Rachel Unthank & the Winterset (now The Unthanks). Since leaving the band, the stark, haunting piano arrangements she brought to the Mercury nominated album The Bairns have evolved and migrated to her new duo with Yorkshire songwriter Heidi Tidow. These dapper-suited gentlewomen have an unconventional, wryly observant, melancholic and sometimes uncomfortable take on life; creating their very own brand of contemporary folk song together with a stage manner likened to Jo Brand meets Laurel & Hardy. 2009 saw them touring with Jackie Oates and Chumbawamba, plus some cool summer festivals including Larmer Tree, Beverley and Shepley. With their debut album Silent June released early 2010, these two are sure to break the hardest of hearts with music that lurches out of the abyss to steel you, embrace you, and yet leave your emotions raw.
Natural Rhythm were formed in 1990 by Tony Boyce. They played many a gig all over britain and abroad before family commitments forced the band to fold in 1995 but not before they recorded their album “Bluebeat And Ska” on Skank records. This time round the band still have that hard, raw ska sound with 2 or three reggae tunes thrown infor good measure. They describe themselves as ska warriors who in Tony Boyce’s, words ” We dont take no prisoners man”. The four core members of the band are Tony, Gary, Ian, and Yogi who have been with the band from day one. The others have recently joined and are soon to be joined on saxaphone by Dave who briefly played in the band in the early 90s and in fact played sax on their album” Bluebeat And Ska” . Natural Rhythm have revamped their old songs and have new songs in their setlist as well. “This Is Ska – Love The Ska” is one of them. The band hope to play north , south, east and west in their quest to awaken the nation’s ears to ska, they’re gunna keep it raw keep it SKA.
Roll up our pretties!
All the fun of the freaks is to be laid before you. Munchkins with white fluffy hair, songs that make you strip and dance in a public place at a public time, tangos of uncontrollably erotic beasts, songs of flatulence and songs people sing when people die. Burlesque meets bar mitzvah as the four freakish strangers entertain with dark comedy and bizarreness to transport you to a different land. Don’t look into our eyes; No name loves fresh meat while listening to the intoxicating sounds of Trumpet and Glockenspiel by Sparrow and haunting jaunty music from Frans and Madam to transport you away from anything you have seen before. Come see the obscure, freakish musical, hairy armed octopi, fork teethed men and talking vegetables all lead by an amazing singing bear.
Los Guajiros ,Leeds based 6 piece band deliver a message of Unity, sensuality and fiesta.
The band formed by Mila Dores on vocals, Al McSween on keys and backing vocals, Joost Hendrickx on drums, Alex Davis on electric and Double Bass, Tom Lumley on flutes, saxophones and backing vocals and Aisha Lourenço on percussion, play a latin repertoire from samba to salsa, and many traditional Cuban, Brazilian and Afro-Cuban rhythms.
