Acoustic Butterfly Allen JM Smith Brawth Carleko Cross The Border Damon Downs The Disclaimers Emmet The Fabulous Duffy Gibbons Jane Beacher Jay Cox The Darrell Mitchell Occasional Orchestra Maria Hall Matt Stevens Mirrored Shower Ock'n'Dough Philip Hartley P.P.S. The Rawmarsh Mashers Sammon Steph Macleod The Volume Brothers Fledderjohn/Zarbo	Spratton Folk Festival 2009 AFC Fringe Stage Click here for running order Click here to sample the Second Stage acts Acoustic Butterfly “Upbeat Celtic fusion with a hint of ska/reggae” Celtic folk Allen JM Smith “All songs guaranteed 100 years out of fashion” Americana/folk/traditional Brawth “Like a hot bowl of soup on a cold day” Dark alternative folk Carleko “You cant resist singing along to the Black Country Growl” Folk n Roll Cross The Border “This combination of emotive lyrics, a powerful voice and superb music is unique” Acoustic/folk/power pop Emmet “Lives for live music and performs fantastically” Traditional/political folk Jane Beacher “Powerful voice with a unique finger-picking style” Melodic folk/jazz/blues Jay Cox “This slide guitar expert will always get feet stomping” Blues/Country/Americana The Fabulous Duffy Gibbons "This duo from Scotland / Notts play Jazz/Gypsy/Folk and whose melodies in this gypsyesque swinging jazz duo are irresistable to all those with a soul" Jazz/Gypsy/Folk Maria Hall “This fusion of folk and blues is always a crowd pleaser” Folk/blues/alternative Matt Stevens “The one man wall of sound” Live looping acoustic guitar Mirrored Shower “A soulful voice combines with moving lyrics sends you on a rollercoaster emotional ride” Melodic pop/acoustic/folk Philip Hartley “A more relaxed view on life” Folk/alternative P.P.S. “Supergroup combining wit, fun and irresistible songs” Blues/folk/pop The Rawmarsh Mashers “Folk, but not as we know it” Comedy folk Sammon “Simple songs about complex things” Dark Acoustic folk Steph Macleod “I am not a prisoner of sound” Blues/Americana/folk Damon Downs “Infectious songs intertwined with soulful lyrics” Quirky/acoustic/pop The Volume Brothers “Keeping it real and sticking it to the man” Light-hearted power-pop/folk The Darrell Mitchell Occasional Orchestra "This recently formed local band's fantastic insightful lyrics and catchy rhythms are sure to put them on a fast track to success" Fledderjohn/Zarbo “The very best in avante garde experimental folk” Folk/acoustic/experimental The Disclaimers “Awesome local group doing covers and originals that will make sure you have a dance” Folk/rock/celtic Ock'n'Dough “Great barn dance style songs with a vital energy” Latvian/Lousiana/English Folk		"The Artistic Freedom Collective is delighted to sponsor and help run Spratton Folk Festival fringe stage 2009. The Afcollective is all about supporting and promoting music from the grass roots, we are delighted to be working in association with a festival which shares those values. Previously we provided a full days entertainment at the Kings Head as part of the festival fringe in 2008. This Sunday event proved to be hugely popular and has led to closer ties and cooperation with the main festival in 2009. The collective began its life in 2006 by a group of musicians who met through the myspace acoustic forum. Through many conversations the idea of a global music collective was born. This developed into the Artistic Freedom Collective which now has over 400 members globally. The services that we provide free of charge for our artists include: A dedicated social networking site - www.afcollective.com, a 24/7 radio station - AFCradio featuring many of our artists music, regular live gigs, festivals and promotion services." We look forward to meeting old and new friends so come and see us at the Fringe Stage where you will receive a warm welcome from the Artistic Freedom Collective."