Thank you to Stephen Durrant for these excellent photos of Loose Juice, Mondatta Funk and Capricorn from FunkFests on October 6th 2007 and March 8th 2008.

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FUNKFEST ON 24TH AUGUST OFF - BUT SOUTH OF THE BORDER ARE STILL PLAYING!
Sadly, Zing Bar have announced that they are going to stop hosting live music during August and that means that the FunkFest scheduled for the 24th August is now cancelled. However, South of the Border, one of the two bands who were going to be playing at that gig, are now playing a full set at the Steamboat Tavern on the same night so all is not lost!

FUNKFEST IN SEPTEMBER?
I am hoping to hold a mini-FunkFest at the Steamboat in September. Keep checking back for details!

FUNKFEST ALL-DAYER - THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT
Thanks to everyone who came to the FunkFest all dayer on August 2nd. There were some fantastic funky performances throughout the event and everyone seemed to have a great time.

What Are FunkFests?
FunkFests are funky live music events organised by funk DJ and enthusiast, Daniel Harvey. Each FunkFest features two or more funk bands and funky DJing in between - basically a whole evening dedicated to the fabulous genre of funk music with the main focus on the live bands. Launched in July 2007, there have now been several FunkFests featuring a number of East Anglia's finest funk bands. Most of them have been held at Steamboat Tavern in Ipswich so far but one was also held at Zing Wine Bar on May 4th 2008 and will be back there again at the end of August. To truly find out what FunkFests are all about, check out dates below and come along to see for yourself!

FunkFests in 2008
Saturday 8th March at the Steamboat Tavern, Ipswich - A fantastic night of funk kicked off by FunkFest regulars Loose Juice (who stepped in quite late in the day to replace Soulberry Jam who dropped out) and rounded off by formidable 8-piece funksters Capricorn who really got the place bouncing!
Sunday 4th May at Zing Wine Bar, Ipswich. The first FunkFest held at what is fast becoming the home of live funk music in East Anglia, let alone Ipswich. Loose Juice and Groove Cartel were both making their Zing debuts and put in storming sets to entrall the enthusiastic packed crowd.
Saturday 2nd August at the Steamboat Tavern, Ipswich. FunkFest all dayer with five bands including Hoss, Mondatta Funk, Hot Sauce, Small Town Bullies and The Slick Notes. Entry £5, includes food served at 6pm and 8pm.
Sunday 24th August at Zing Wine Bar, Ipswich. With South of the Border and Capricorn. CANCELLED - BUT SOUTH OF THE BORDER ARE NOW PLAYING A GIG AT THE STEAMBOAT ON THE SAME NIGHT.

Funky bands who have appearned at FunkFest (FunkFest appearances in brackets!)
Capricorn (1)
Mondatta Funk (3)
Small Town Bullies (2)
South of the Border (1)
Funk It (2)
Loose Juice (5)
Groove Cartel (1)
Hot Sauce (1)
The Slick Notes (1)
Hoss (1)

Are you in a funk band and fancy playing at a FunkFest? If so, drop me a message.

Trying to Organise a Funky Function?
If you want help with getting the most appropriate funky band on board for a party, function or wedding, Daniel may well be able to help. He is also involved in booking bands for other events - such as StowFest and Stowmarket Carnival - and therefore has a knowledge of other types of bands round the area so please get in touch if you need any help or advice.

Mailing List
If you dig live funk music and you want to find out about future FunkFest gigs at the Steamboat Tavern PLEASE add your name to the FunkFest email list - just click mailing list and type in your address. It'll take you a matter of seconds and then I can keep you up to date with future FunkFest events.