A HUGE thank you to everyone who made Jam ‘24 such fun – to key duo Sid and Steve, our volunteers, performers, and everyone who came along. A special thanks to those who bought evening tickets in advance – your early support makes a huge difference! As ever, profits go to The Village Hall, Green, and other local charities, and we’re already looking forward to doing it again in ’25 – hope to jam with you next year! Saturday 7 June 2025 from 2pm, Village Green Shapwick Jam The mini-festival featured a double helping of live music, starting in the afternoon with terrific performances by seasoned pros and emerging talent as part of the Open Mic session. Then something completely different; a medley of toe-tapping tunes by the extraordinary Somerton Ukulele Band - with 20 or so members strumming away, we’re going to need a bigger stage next year! Many thanks to Jon Wood for organising the afternoon acts, plus his and Jake Dawes’ sound engineering skills throughout – also the WI crew for providing scrummy refreshments, and to all behind the scenes who kept beers flowin’ and Jam Burgers flippin’ well into the night. As the sun set, we gathered around the big top arena (AKA Ashcott Beer Fest marquee – thanks guys!) for the evening show, opened by the wonderfully lyrical Flo + The Escape Lane. The charismatic Seb Longhorn then won over the crowd with a rousing solo performance, after which Spitfire Tides’ barnstorming set gave the tent poles a proper testing. As the night went on, indie rockers Last One Home (featuring local lad Fin Dawes) took over with a fantastic performance, before The Man From Funkle’s epic groovefest finale. 4 SUMMER I S SUE | J ULY 2 0 2 4 Live Music, Sun, Friends, and Fun – All the Ingredients for a Perfect Jam! THE JAM TEAM . On 8 June, there were stirrings of an unusually loud and lively musical nature in the unlikely rock ‘n roll venue of Shapwick – although what better location for a grass roots music festival than the Village Green! The Pilton-style makeover came together surprisingly quickly with the help of enthusiastic residents, and after nervy weather forecast checks it was a joy to wake up to a sunny morning, with just enough breeze to flutter our lovely new flags. (Thanks to R A Stacey Plant Hire for the generous loan of these, plus the rest!) S SS Save the dates!!! Saturday 12 October 7.30 pm, Village Hall Harvest Supper Saturday 7 December 2pm-4pm, Village Hall Shapwick Starlets WI Christmas Fayre .....
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