Eastside Roots Community Harvest Fayre

bristol | community | event notice Sunday August 31, 2008 13:25 by friendlyperson

This is a free event and all are welcome!

Stapleton Road Train Station
This is a free event and all are welcome!
August 31, 2008
12:00 pm to 8:30 pm

We have live music, featuring an Afro-Celtic Ceilidh, workshops, kids
zone, plant sale, arts & craft market, bicycle powered smoothie maker,
sunflower growing awards, the famous Bristol Man-Can, massage, folk
tales, Vid Warren - the Beethoven of Beat Boxing, live Tango dance
display, live Arab-Egyptian display, yummie food & drink & much more!
Bring friends & family.

Live music from:
Le Baobab; with Bido Irie -master drummer from The Ivory Coast-dance to
stirring Afro-celtic drum & dance traditions.
Master Chaynjis - B-movies re-imagined as music!
Rachel Dadd / Whalebone Polly - beautifully crafted folk songs from this
festival favourite.
Eirlys Rhiannon - Easton’s very own highly gifted singer/songwriter.
Laienda - traditional folk & roots.
Pink Froot - Evocative & haunting folk songs.
Family Johnson - Original & classic country music from the centre of
town.
Suzy Condrad - the next Beth Rowley?
Doc Satori - acoustic indie with strong REM influences.

Workshops:
Indian Head massage, Rainwater Harvesting, Green Wood Working, Yoga,
Lantern making, Introduction to Permaculture by Mike Feingold, Orchard
Management by Kebele Permaculture Crew, The Good, the Bad and the Unpalatable: busting the food crisis myths by Claire Milne (Bristol Food Hub), Willow sculpture weaving.

Kids Zone:
Bicycled Powered Art Project (A.P.E.), Eco-games - dance & voice, make
your own seed sprouter, willow weaving - create a dream catcher or
dragonfly, claytile footprints, giant twister, plant pot decorating.