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our once annual FREE all day music festival goes bi-annual this year!

You'll be glad to hear however with the increase of quantity we're not skimping on the quality with the following awesome bands playing, and it's still all FREE!ME & MY FRIENDS- Kicking things off will be this beautiful, charming and delicate group bringing you their own unique style of folk, reggae, bossa nova and much more.

www.meandmyfriends.co.uk

HAYLEY GAFTARNICK- Hayley will be playing some of her soulful, jazzy solo acoustic music to get afternoon going.

https://www.facebook.com/hayleygaftarnickmusic?sk=info

SPEED DINOSAURS- Upping the tempo somewhat will be this rambunctious trio playing a mixture of classic punk and original material boasting a weird array of instruments, these are hands down the most fun band we've ever seen!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Speed-Dinosaurs/178446698835382?sk=wall[POP]ULATION- Banging choons from this aggresive Low-Fi Electro Punk act, featuring members of Freaks Union, Dead Pets and Kill Youth Culture.

https://www.facebook.com/Populationuk?sk=infoTHE CANOLA'S- beckoning in the evening with some out and out rock sprinkled with a healthy measure of blues will be this 3-piece sounding like the long lost British brethren of the Black Keys.

https://www.facebook.com/canolawonders

THE NICE SHARP PENCILS- boasting the best sound:member ratio in terms of size this 2-piece deliver "2 minute pop bombs" that will blow you away!

http://www.myspace.com/thenicesharppencilsSILVERLODE- Dangerous and studio accomplished Prog-Skiffle-Pop explosion, The 'Lode will be showcasing some of the tracks off of their 10, yes 10 releases to date, where's me washboard?

http://www.silverlodeonline.co.uk/REVENGE OF THE PSYCHOTRONIC MAN- Keystone band of Manchester's hard working TNS records, Revenge of... return to the HJAD with their break-neck, partridge inspired, human pyramid constructing speed punk, bring the knee pads this could get rough!

http://www.revengeofthepsychotronicman.com/revenge/Home.html

http://www.tnsrecords.co.uk/BRITISH RACING GREEN- Making their shamefully late Hempen Jig debut is this incredible garage rock band encompassing all the best bits of their many predecessors.

https://www.facebook.com/brgbandofficialTHE REEDS- Young blues band playing all your favourites from the Beatles to Howlin' wolf and everything in between!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Reeds/176311509086300MELODICA'S NEW REED- It's a punky reggae party with this soulful and musically brilliant reggae band playing a broad spectrum of original and classic reggae tunes for your delectation, anyone not dancing to this band better have a damn fine excuse!

https://www.facebook.com/themelodicasnewreedTHE REVELATOR BAND- Rounding off the days live music will be this gruffalo fronted blues- rock explosion with a timeless sound that puts the cherry on the huge musical cake that is HJAD3.

http://www.revelatorband.com/In addition to the live music we will have DJ's before, after and during the bands to keep you dancing and in case you hadn't got this IT'S FREE!!!

Music begins at 2pm and will be going on late into the night with DJ's and a late bar.

We hope to see you there!

Hempen Jig Promotions