I’ve written a sort of press release thingy…..
LOAF 2012
Saturday July 14th 10.00am – 5.00pm
Sunday July 15th 11.00am – 4.00pm
LOAF – Life and Other Arts Festival – is an arts festival with a difference. For the last three years the weekend-long event has included the installation of a rather unusual shed. The Shed is covered in bright fabrics and plays host to a full programme of singer-songwriters playing acoustic sets in the courtyard of The Coach House Arts Centre, Oldswinford, Stourbridge. Lately it has been causing a bit of a stir and has been featured in Jane Field-Lewis’s book “My Cool Shed”.
In 2010 artist Elena Thomas and singer songwriter Dan Whitehouse had an idea to create a flat-pack shed that would work as a mobile performance space, based on the other sheds Elena had covered in fabric. Since then it has travelled across the Midlands and the idea of the mini-festival has grown and this year 11 acts will be performing in the shed over the LOAF weekend, including locals Kim Lowings and Andy Richards. From elsewhere around the Midlands are Stylusboy, Rob Ryan, Angela Armstrong, Ellis Stephenson, Sally Sunbeam, Lee Mitchell, poet Heather Wastie; and Anja McCloskey is coming all the way from Southampton with four other musicians… we wonder if they’ll all get into the shed?
This summer, Dan will be headlining the event again, playing on Sunday afternoon. He is a regular player at The Glee Club in Birmingham, and has had recent radio plays on BBC Radio 2 and 6music’s Introducing. He is in the middle of a nationwide tour promoting his debut album “Dan Whitehouse”
In addition to the music, visitors can take pleasure in the art produced by the Life Drawing group, and the Rebellious Quilters, who get together each summer to show work they have done throughout the year. Work includes all manner of drawing and painting, ceramics, and textiles, and of course, the quilts.
I think I’ve included everything I wanted to… no doubt someone will ask me something crucial that I’ve missed out, or will draw my attention to a spelling misteak.
