Kentucky to Kent UK
Appalachian Music in the Garden of England

a day festival on August Bank Holiday each year at St Julians Club, Sevenoaks, Kent - Monday 31st August 2009

Programme starts 11am – open for continuous picking (no charge for entry to site)

5 pm – Barn-dance on the lawn (weather permitting) - no charge

8 pm – Concert featuring LILLY DRUMEVA, Ben Tippen, Chris Comac, Richard Lee, High Weald Ridge, Rick Townend

Lilly Drumeva is a long-time friend, who lived and performed in the UK for some years - including appearances at St Julians Club. As well as being one of Europe's principal performing stars she does much for the bluegrass scene, in particular liaising with the International Bluegrass Music Association's board in America. She has recorded many albums: solo and with her band 'Lilly of the West' who, in 1998, won the European World of Bluegrass' best bluegrass band award, going on to showcase in the USA. She has worked with many of the world's top bluegrass artistes, including Marshall Wilborn and Jesse Brock of the Lynn Morris Band, who invited her to sing with them at a time when Lynn herself was unable to perform.As well as concert appearances, she is a music show presenter on TV and radio in Bulgaria. At 'Kentucky to Kent UK' Lilly's band will include Ben Tippen, Chris Comac, Richard Lee and Rick Townend

Ben Tippen is a talented guitarist with a neat and impressive flat-pick style, who plays with the band 'Silver Moon Pickle'		High Weald Ridge are a new combination playing bluegrass and a little bit extra (come and see them to find out!) - Peter Jennings (guitar/vocals), Gill Sands (banjo/vocals), Ian Cording (mandolin/vocals) and Nick Sands (bass)

	Chris Comac plays wonderfully free and inventive music on banjo, mandolin and guitar, incorporating Irish ideas together with bluegrass and his own ori-ginal licks. He has recorded with Charlie Boston.		Richard Lee is the banjo powerhouse behind the well-known UK band 'Wet Paint' . He has been playing banjo since the age of six; his talents include playing many other instruments and also Appalachian clogging. European tours include the Czech Republic, Germany and Holland.

Ticket Prices: Entry to site/Picking/barn-dance - FREE; Workshops £6(£4 conc); Concert - £12 (conc.£8)
concessions - over 60 / under 16 / unwaged - Tickets from St Julians Club (make cheques to 'St Julians Club'), Sevenoaks, TN15 0RX

How to get to St Julians:
by train - from London Charing Cross (4 per hour) and most Kent stations (1 or 2 per hour). Sevenoaks is 30 minutes from London. Taxi journey to St Julians about 10 mins. There is also bus 401 2-hourly from Tonbridge or Sevenoaks stations to Morleys Roundabout - 25 minute walk to St Julians (see Ord.Surv.map). Please check time of last train back to your home station, and also if there are delays because of railway maintenance - http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/planmyjourney
by car - Sevenoaks is near Junc.5 on the M25 [if coming from the east turn off the M26 at Wrotham Heath - you cannot leave the M26 for Sevenoaks at M25-J5]. Follow signs to Sevenoaks and go through town heading south. About a mile out of town pass the White Hart pub on R, take next L - St Julian Road. 3/4 mile along this turn R into St Julians Club drive, then after 3/4 mile park above or below tennis courts. House entrance is a little further, by weeping willow tree. There is a map at www.stjulians.co.uk

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