Kendal Calling Confirms Final Acts FOR 2009

With 17-days to go Kendal Calling festival has confirmed the last of the acts to be added to this year's bill. Tunng, Casiokids, Black Diamond Bay, Kate Rogers, Sam Quill, Jelly's Last Jam, The Blims, and Arockalypse Now will all be joining in the revelry at Lowther Deer Park, 31st July - 2nd August.

 

The bulk of the final additions come from the ever growing Folk scene. Experimental folk group Tunng, who use percussion instruments ranging from a mechanical bird to a hammered dulcimer via seashells, have been labelled with the title Folktronica. This will be Tunng's only northern Festival gig, following last year's critically acclaimed album Good Arrows. Leeds based Black Diamond bay have also been labelled with the term Folktronica and may be recognised from their appearance on Hollyoaks earlier in the year. With a brooding touching on bluesy voice Sam Quill covers the more traditional end of folk but also ventures into punk, whilst Canadian Kate Rogers crosses folk with rock and indie. 

They will all be performing on the Kaylied Stage, adding to Kendal Calling's already fine array of Folk talent, including The Travelling Band, Emmy the Great, Mumford & Sons, Frank Turner and Tarras. Tarras, one of the biggest bands to come out of Cumbria, reformed last year. They split in 2002 shortly after a Mercury Music Award nomination and successful american tour and are rumoured to be working on a new album. Also on the Kaylied stage will be the highly regarded Norwegian electro-pop outfit Casiokids, making their Cumbria debut.

At the other end of the musical spectrum rock outfit and Kiss tribute band Arockalypse Now will also be performing,  as will Preston based Jelly's Last Jam and The Blims. 

Ben Robinson: “There's some quality folk acts coming out of the UK at the moment and it's more popular than ever. Dent Folk Festival was a great success in Cumbria last week and we've  no doubt our folk acts will be attracting the crowds at this year's Kendal Calling.”