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Selection of Regular Performers & Crew on BearCat Stages & Events

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Sam with Debbie Wakefield, Kara Richards & Iain Sprog
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Ed Sedgley & John Moore [Willowsound] - Sound Mixing, Video Recording, Radio & Internet Broadcast
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Paul Openshaw - Singer/Songwriter
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Iain & Martine - Gertrude's Golden Gaelic Gherkins.
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Mike Rawlinson - aka Professor Paradox
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Caroline David
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Magdalena Atkinson
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Leon Edwards - Performer & Playworker
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Mike Shaw
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Laz Clements
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Keith Ovenden - Performance & Sound Engineering
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Mitch Norman & The Barn Street Band
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y'Strel's Band - John Bullock & Helen Coombs
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Behind the Scenes - Tess Edwards and Sam Brightwell
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Chris Burr - The Singing Postman
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Stef Mizrany
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Kimberley Smith & Al Cajon Phillips
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Alan Twelftree
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The Halsey Community Choir
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Bob Kirkpatrick - Sunray Folk Club

~ Founder Musicians ~


Samantha Jane on the fiddle

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Samantha Jane, Plays with Ceilidhs Comet Barn Dance Band.

She teaches violin from her home in Somerset. Currently guest performing with Ollie Back, occasional gigs with Keith Ovenden and Mustang Sally also singing with The Halsey Community Choir. She toured for four years with UK FolkRockRoots band State of Undress and has performed gigs with The Desi Friel Band (incl Stu Pickering & Maartin Allcock - Fairport/Tull/Bad Shepherds); also Findhorn's very magical songwriter & harpist Iona Leigh; as part of a horse-drawn traveling stage with Showman Dave Sanger and Morag of the Marsh ~ folk singer & storyteller extraordinaire. First playing country style with Somerset's Gareth Austin; and touring a summer of cowgirl jazz with The Senile Delinquents. Touring and recording original songs with Wayne Whitedog. Sam has also appeared on stage with The Magic Brothers (Daevid Allen -Gong, Mark Robson -Kangaroo Moon, Graham Clark -Gong) and Boo Hewerdine.


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SamiJay with Desi Friel, Stu Pickering & Maartin Allcock @ VictoriaTheatre Halifax
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Sam & Gareth Austin @ Glastonbury Assembly Rooms
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Sam with The Magic Brothers
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Sam with Perico @ MrKyps Bournemouth
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Sam with Iona Leigh, John Sharp & Kimwei in Westmister
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SamiJay with State of Undress @ The Cavern Liverpool
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Sam with State of Undress @ The Regent Centre Theatre
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Sam with Morag & Dave Sanger @ Sunrise Celebration
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Sam with Morag & Dave Sanger

Sylvia Barry

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Sylvia studied Music at Liverpool University. She was principal violinist for several orchestras in the North West, including Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Orchestra, Port Sunlight Orchestra, and Warrington Music Society Orchestra. As well as performing concertos by Bach, Beethoven, Bruch, Mozart, Vaughan Williams, Vivaldi, Sylvia has given many solo and chamber music recitals.

Sylvia has been living in the south since 2010, in this time she has been leader of the Wessex String Orchestra, performed with Shaftesbury Orchestra, as part of string duos and trios at many events and occasions, and solo recitals.

Sylvia also performs with a pianist for weddings and private functions.
To find out more about this email sylbar@hotmail.co.uk

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Sylvia in rehearsal with Liverpool Met. Cathedral Orchestra
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Sylvia leading Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Orchestra during a choral concert
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Sylvia performing a recital in an evening shared with Casterbridge Choir

Glenn 'Skipper'

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Skipper, secretly a natural scientist & mycorrhizal fungus nerd,
is rarely seen in public performance,
unless you've caught him dressed as a bear! 

Skipper's songwriting has come to national attention with
BBC Wales, independent radio & regional BBC airplay and Christmas chart success with Celtic Music Radio.

"the Anglo-Americana of 'Country Girl'
suggests a most positive future"

R2 Rock n Reel Magazine

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Glenn in the control room BBC Wales during interview & live broadcast of Plenty More Fish in the Sea
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SoU at BBC Wales
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Glenn @ Sunrise OffGrid
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Glenn @ XmasLights SwitchOn with Ivel FM
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