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Joyof Map Fest
Mapfest remembers Colin Joy
T hi s ye a r w i l l m a r k h alf a decade o f Ma p fest ( M u si c A n d Pe o p le Fe st i v a l ), br i ng i ng D o n c aste r to l i fe wi t h t he s oun d s o f so m any ge nre s, i ncl udi ng met a l , i nd i e , b l u e s a nd re g g a e . Mo st venu e s a re f re e o f cha rge a cro ss t he two d ay s, Fr i d ay 5t h a nd S a t urday 6 t h Au g u st , wi t h a sp e c i a l l a unch eve nt on T hu rsd ay 4 t h ho s te d by C hri st i a n Ca r l i sle o f B B C I n t roduci ng . T h i s ye a r ’ s fe st i v al wi l l b e de di ca te d to t h e m e m o r y o f Co l i n J oy o f
Bas s Stage, Mas ons Arms
fo r Do nca s ter w i thi n the Doncas ter
All weekend
Co uncil Bu s i nes s and Tou r i s m
Roots, reggae an d ska will be o n o ffer
team af ter a long career wor ki ng
in th e form of Sh arpaton , Hi-Pow a
internat ionally for Vi s i t Br i tai n.”
feat Da Ch allen ge, an d Talawa Ro o ts ( Lon don ) .
The re a re many ven ues h ostin g ar tists fo r t he festival. Here’s a selection
Vintage
o f so m e of our favourites, sh owin g
All weekend
wha t a diverse offer D on caster h as
Metal takes to th e stage at Vin ta ge,
fo r o ri g i nal live music. Most even ts
with Create To In spire from Ess ex
a re fre e , but please ch eck with each
playin g melod ic post h ardcore o n
ve nue b ecause some are ticketed .
Frid ay 5th August ( TB C) an d Cat tle D ecapitation , a h uge n ame in the
Cast
metal world h ailin g from Califor n ia ,
Thursday 4th Au g u s t
on Saturd ay 6th August ( T B C) .
H o ste d by Ch ristian Carlisle of BBC I ntro duci ng
C as k Corner
Thi s l a un ch even t will celebrate some
All weekend
o f t he b iggest n ames comin g out of
A wide mix of blues ar tists will play a t
t he Do nc aster music scen e. B an g B an g
Cask Corn er D ive B ar across th e two
Ro m e o, Lugs, B lin ders, Sain ts an d
d ays of th e festival, in clud in g s o me o f
a n d e n j oy i n g i t eve r y ye a r.
Gi nge r Tom make up th is in cred ible
our favourite local legen d s, wit h J im
g i g , whi ch will be recorded an d
Taplin an d Mick Holmes h ead linin g
A s p o ke sp e rso n fo r Mapfest sa i d:
b ro a dca st live on Saturd ay as par t of
th e even in g of Sun d ay 7 th Augu s t.
D o n ca s te r To u r i s m . Co l i n, 52, di e d s u dde nl y i n Ju n e . W hi l st Mapfest wa s n ot hi s co nce p t i o n , he sup p o r te d th e fe st i v al who le he a r te dl y, he l p i ng pro m o te i t , a t te nd i ng a l l m e e t i ng s
“ [Co li n ] was re s p e c ted and loved by eve r y b o d y i nvo lved in Mapfest a nd t h i s i s o u r way o f say ing ‘t hank
BBC Int rod ucin g on B B C Ra di o Sh eff ield .
Mapfes t is a grassroots festival suppor tin g local musician s an d
Cabaret Stage, H allcros s Pub
ven ues. It h elps to put D on caster o n
p a s s i o n ate a b ou t D o ncaster.”
S at urday 6th Au g u s t
th e map as a destin ation for qu a lity
Do nca ster’s burlesque starlet Tawny
live music.
In a st a te m e nt , D o n ca ste r To uri sm
Kay p re sen ts an even in g of burlesque
yo u ’ to a t r u e ge n t leman who was
s a i d : “ We a re i n c re dibl y sad to a nn o u n ce t h a t D o n caster To urism Ma n age r, Coli n J oy has p assed away sudde n ly i n J u n e a t the age o f 52. Co l i n cam e to D o n caster in J ul y
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2009 to wor k as Tou r i s m Manager
a nd ca b aret. As ex pected , a quality
End
l i ne -up featurin g some of th e best na m e s i n B ritish burlesque.
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