The Swansea Fringe Festival

The alphabetical listing below gives a brief introduction to the performers appearing at this years Fringe festival.  For detailed information on each act, click on their name and it will take you to a biog page with all their details and how to get further information on them.

You can also shortcut to performers using the alphabetical links to the first letter of their name below.

Performers (listed alphabetically):

A

• Aeronaut - With their tremendous take on American, Rock and Psychedelia.
• Aggi Thomas - Talented young local singer-songwriter.
• The Amazing Mr Smith - Whacky comic.
• Andy Morse - frontman of Break Super 8 and Swansea singer-songwriter.
• Anne-Marie Helder - Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist; 'little red rock chick'!
• Antic Theatre Company presents St Abdul's Picturedrome - Antic Corporation's new play commissioned by Swansea Fringe Festival asks us to take a look back at where we have been and wonder exactly how we got this far.
• Ardal O'Hanlon - One of the festival's headline events, the Fringe is proud to present the comedy giant that is Ardal O'Hanlon.

B

Black Custard Theatre - Chris Hood returns from exile in Barcelona with a stupendous radio play for the stage.

• Bruce Risdon - In 2004, Bruce Risdon embarked on a heroic quest to create 'The Epic' in which he aimed to create a work that featured everyone listed in his mobile phone.  The work, commissioned by the Fringe, began in the Taste of the Fringe event in 2004 and will be completed for its first ever display at the 2005 Fringe.
• Boudoir - From stripper to table dancer, pole dancer to lap dancer Boudior is a celebration of the dancing female form.

C

Cal Newman - Country-blues, rag time and slide guitarist and blues singer from Cardiff.

Comfortism - Comfortism is…murder by chocolate roll, feeding your friends to the fish, a Chinese Elvis, and having violent sex on top of a TV showing Ready Steady Cook. Comfortism is also a night of funny film, amusing music, pithy poetry and titillating theatre. "A twisted cabaret, a voluptuous vaudeville."

• Count Arthur Strong - An Absolute Must See Event. The Count is the creation of Steve Delaney and has been for a number of years one of the most admired acts featured at the Edinburgh Fringe.

D

• David Hughes - Acoustic singer-songwriter-guitarist; one of Q magazines albums of the year in 1997.  He has a rich folk pedigree combined with a sharp, sardonic vocal delivery and rhythmically-percussive fingerstyle guitar.
• Dead Horse Group - The Dead Horse Group consists of Jonathan Powell, Patricia Nicholls, Richard Monahan, Nicola Kelly and Felicity Crump.

E

• Exposure - Swansea Guild of Artists Exposure Gallery has been one of the most interesting art galleries in the City since opening; its edgy and sometimes controversial choices reflect the dynamism of its managing group; all recent graduates of Swansea Institute's Arts School.

Elysian - This female singer-songwriter has been winning much industry recognition for her energetic Kickass Garage Rock stylings, bringing a new edge to the contemporary indie scene.

F

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G

• G&E - Jazz duo Elissa and Giles.

H

• Harry Hill - ward-winning comic Harry Hill launches another side-splitting in his newest creation, "Hooves".
• Harpers Ferry - Formerly known as the Stonewall Confederacy. Heavy Metal songs played in the bluegrass styley, giving Hayseed Dixie a run for their money.

I

• Ian James Experience - The seminal human Juke Box that is Ian James leads his Merry band of Legends down another Cajun fuelled avenue of southern vibes.
• Independent Film-making in the UK - An opportunity to see excerpts from the soon to be released feature fim 'January 2nd'. Follwed by a discussion with both the Producer and Director about Independent Filmaking and a Question and Answer session.
• Ivor Dembina - Cutting up a storm on the comedy circuit, absolutely must see Jewish humour. The only Jew to believe they should give back the occupied terrortories, but hang on to New York.

J

• James Taylor Quartet - Distorted Hammond freak-outs from the band for whom the term "acid jazz" was coined.
• Jonathan Powell - Astounding Abstract painter, working on an epic scale.

K

• King of Despair - The Chattery hosts another absolute stunning night of finely crafted melodies in partnership with the Fringe.

L

• Leaving the World - Exciting Art exhibition from Sian Lille and Paul Batts.
• Lear - Mixture of full ahead, modern rock songs and memorable, melodic tunes from one of the bands to watch in Wales at present.
• Lloyd Robson - Performance Poet Lloyd Robeson.
• Lost Boys - It's been 21 years since the Lost Boys last played in Swansea. A band that had a considerable cult following in the heady post punk days of new wave.

M

Maria Owen - Singer-songwriter performing a range of her material as part of the Fringe 'Storytellers' activities

N

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O

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P

• Paul Emmanuel - 'Psycho' is a live video work using simultaneous video projection, paint and a psychiatrist!
• Phil Jacobs - Exciting Vibrant Canvases from local emerging artist
• Private Peaceful - Private Peaceful relives the life of Private Tommo Peaceful, a young First World War soldier awaiting the firing squad at dawn.

Q

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R

• Rory Motion - Comedian Andy Evans brings his hilarious character Rory Motion to Swansea for the first time.

S

• Spectrum Street Theatre - A visual Journey, a vibrant festival of colour and comedy. Ancient Greeks, Poets, Secret Agents, Painters and Paint.

• Stiliana - Exciting new visual Artist from Bulgaria.
• String Whistle - Relaxed acoustic music duo.
• Stonewall Confederacy - Now renamed Harpers Ferry. Heavy Metal songs played in the bluegrass styley, giving Hayseed Dixie a run for their money.

T

• Theatre Slam Finals - The Theatre Slam Heats have been running since June, with some wickedly good works in attendance.

• Tony Webb - Swansea singer-songwriter Tony Webb performs his self-penned works in the first of the Tee Total Cafe 'storytellers' sessions.

U

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V

• Volcano Theatre Company presents 'Hitting Funny' - Hitting Funny is a provocatively filthy one-man show about a stand-up comic on the ropes.

W

• Women in Jazz - Swansea's Women's Jazz Archive has a performing group, which is not only an excellent jazz outfit, but also delivers a range of talks and presentations on the organisations extensive archive and knowledge of women in jazz; see them as part of the Fringe Storytellers series.

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Y

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Z

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