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Sunshine Festival: Music, tribute acts and comedy 150 150 mhamer

Sunshine Festival: Music, tribute acts and comedy

Jimmy Cricket with Sunshine Festival organisers Spencer & Phil

Famous funnyman Jimmy Cricket  appeared at this year’s Sunshine Music Festival in Worcestershire over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

The Sunshine Festival programme

Set amid the idyllic scenery of Upton-upon-Severn, the festival has been growing over the past couple of years.

The 2016 sellout event featured a host of iconic music performers on the main stage such as Midge Ure, Leo Sayer, the Bay City Rollers, Sister Sledge and T’Pau.

It also featured a Variety Stage and a second smaller musical platform presenting tribute performers.

Jimmy, 70, featured on day two of the festival and his slot was on the Variety Stage, alongside the likes of Bobby Davro, Mick Miller and Kiki Dee.

The 2016 Sunshine Festival schedule

He said: “I enjoyed my visit to the festival and appreciated the help of event organisers Spencer & Phil (pictured top with Jimmy) and the Variety Stage’s sound engineer, Phil (bottom).

“I even bumped into my cousin’s daughter, Moria, who was at the event with her family. Moira’s mother originally came from Tangradee in Country Armagh before she decided to move over to England.”

Already scheduled to appear at the 2017 edition of the festival are The Three Degrees and Elkie Brooks.

Jimmy Cricket with the festival's Variety Stage sound engineer, Phil

Midge Ure & Bay City Rollers among Sunshine Music Festival acts 150 150 mhamer

Midge Ure & Bay City Rollers among Sunshine Music Festival acts

The Sunshine Festival takes place at Fish Meadow, Upton upon Severn in Worcestershire over the August bank holiday weekend

Jimmy Cricket will appear at a sellout summer festival at the end of this month, which will also feature the likes of Midge Ure, the Bay City Rollers, Sister Sledge and Beverley Craven.

Now in its seventh year, the Sunshine Music Festival at Fish Meadow, Upton upon Severn, Worcestershire has sold out all its weekend passes for the 2016 edition over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

As well as the main stage featuring a host of very well-known musical bands and performers, the festival will also present a Variety Stage.

Scheduled to perform within this arena are Bobby Davro, Mick Miller, Kiki Dee and famous funnyman Jimmy, who will be on stage during the evening of the middle day of the festival.

The event starts on Friday 26 August and all stages will continue to present entertainment through to the Sunday.

There are still a limited number of day passes available for each individual session of the festival. For more details please visit the website at http://www.uptonfestival.co.uk/

Memorial concert to Frank Carson 150 150 mhamer

Memorial concert to Frank Carson

Jimmy Cricket is to feature in a memorial concert to the late, great Northern Ireland comedy legend Frank Carson.

Frank sadly passed away at the start of 2012 and the fitting tribute will be held at the Grand Opera House in Belfast on Thursday 28 February, just over a year after his death. Frank Carson

The hosts for the charity gala will be James Nesbitt, Patrick Kielty, Lenny Henry and Gloria Hunniford.

Entertainer Jimmy, who was also born in Northern Ireland, will pay his own personal tribute alongside a cast which includes Roy Walker, Dana, Dennis Taylor, Barry McGuigan, Kiki Dee, Pat Jennings and Dame Mary Peters to name just a few of the celebrated personalities who will take part in this gala evening.

Frank Carson’s family had always planned to hold a concert to commemorate Frank’s life and have asked producer Ian Dougan to put this event together.

Proceeds from the show will benefit two of Frank’s favourite charities – the Integrated Education Fund and CLIC Sargent’s Northern Ireland Homes from Home Appeal.

Jimmy says: “I am honoured to have been asked to participate in this show. I expect the event to be a tremendous celebration of Frank’s life, remembering his outstanding contribution to the world of entertainment.”