GNCWFestival

y'all come on in now,  

kick your shoes off and set a spell 

Great North Country &   Western Festival  27th july to 1st  Aug 2010 Barnard Castle DL12 8UD

BRITAINS PREMIER COUNTRY MUSIC AND CAMPING HOLIDAY

Thank you to all who supported the festival in 2009

HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN IN 2010

      TUESDAY THE 27th TO SUNDAY THE 1st August2010

STILL AT 2009 PRICES

PLUS CONCESSIONS FOR 16/17 YEARS OF AGE 

BECAUSE WE REALISE MOST 16 AND 17 YEAR OLDS ARE

 STILL IN FULL TIME EDUCATION  

PLEASE NOTE PROOF OF AGE MAY BE REQUIRED 

 PERSONS UNDER 18 YEARS MUST BE ACCOMPANISD BY ADULTS

 For further information and booking forms please contact

     John/margie 01429 864900 or Paula/Andrew 0142280628         e-mail john.tallon1@ntlworld.com

Or post to

John Tallon, 174 king Oswy Drive, Hartlepool, TS24 9SQ

Tuesday evening

LITTLE ROCK   *    TBA

Wednesday afternoon

TEXACANA   *   THE HALEYS

Wednesday evening

RAILROAD HOBO'S  *   ATLANTA  *   CROSS COUNTRY

Thursday afternoon

SMOKEY MOUNTAIN BOYS    *    LITTLE ROCK

Thursday evening

     LOS YOBOS     *    WRANGLER       

JOHN McCANE AND LAST OF THE BREED

Friday afternoon

BLUE GRASS PLUS   *   BARBARY COAST

Friday evening

  NICKI GILLIS BAND   *   BUCHANAN  

HILLBILLY DELUXE

Saturday afternoon

DAVE CASH BAND   *   GREAT NORTH OPRY CO.

Saturday evening

TBA   *   ROGER HUMPHRIES & ALIVE'N'PICKIN

THE DANNY LANDON BAND  

Sunday afternoon

TBA   *   DOG GONE COUNTRY BAND 

Sunday evening

K.D AND REDNECK RODEO   *   TRAVIS COLLINS BAND

RAISING CAIN

 Compere - Johnny Ringo

DJ - Pete Buffalo

Dance Instruction - Brenda Scott  

Sound by Dreamhouse Audio

                         Stage lighting by Vortex Lighting      

 WESTERN DANCE INSTRUCTION EACH MORNING

    THURSDAY TO SUNDAY 11.AM

,For our twentieth anniversary  festival we have decided not to increase the prices  from 2009  as we hope that given the same level of support as we had last time hopefully  we can still break even .

We have also decided to add a concession for  teenagers 16 /17 as most  are still in full time education and this making it easier for  families  with older teenagers to pay for .    Note all 16/17  yearolds must be accompanied  [part of a family unit]

We are now pretty well settled in at the Barnard Castle site which we believe is an ideal venue , with everything contained in one large  field.                                                                                                 

 As usual   this years festival will consist of live music only [ no backing tracks or drum machines]  as we believe that is what a music festival should be about with as much variation of the different styles of country and roots music available ensuring a full bodied programme throughout the event.                                            

This year we will once again have some of the tried and tested British country music bands along with some exiting new bands who are sure to make a big impact on the country music scene.

The festival takes place in a giant  Marquee which also includes the bar and a large dance floor. There is a childrens play area provided in an ajacent small Marquee to keep the young ones occupied. Trade stands and food outlets are enclosed in a fenced arena around the main Marquee keeping everything together and also providing space for other activities to take place from time to time such as western re-enactments etc.

We have a seperate camping area for the Westeners  which has adopted the name of Dodge City. Also an area closest to the Marquee is designated for the Disabled .

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With the event as a whole we try to cater for listeners, dancers,  and westeners  alike.

We look forward to meeting old friends again this year and hopefully intruduce some new ones to the G.N.C.W.F. experience

  The Great North Country & Western festival was started in 1991 at Witton Castle Nr Bishop Auckland in County Durham 

After 15 years runing at Witton Castle we relocated to another venue and the event is now held at Barford Meadow near Barnard Castle

The G. N. F. is a not for profit organisation and is run by John & Margie Tallon & family along with a lot of friends who volunteer their services every year, without whom the festival would not run.

 In the photo gallery and video clips, some of which go back to the Witton years you will get an idea of the layout and the good times we have had at the festival over the years.

Our motto is frienship and unity in country music and we try to cater for all tastes in country music.

The one thing we do insist upon is that all performances are live without the use of backing tracks or drum machines.

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