Deckchair Productions - Folk on the Pier and other folk, rock and roots gigs in East Anglia

Scott Butler created Deckchair Productions in the early 'noughties' initially as an agency for a number of English folk rock bands which included Little Johnny England and Tickled Pink. However during that time as originator and producer of the ‘Folk on the Pier’ festival in Cromer, Norfolk , Scott branched out to produce a number of offshoot concerts under the banner ‘Folk Beyond the Pier’. Since then he has gone on to produce numerous concerts and events mainly in the East Anglia area including promoting many years of the Fairport Convention annual Winter Tour dates in Norfolk and an extensive run of 'Live at the House' concerts at Norwich's historic Assembly House. He has also produced some significant rock & blues shows including ‘Heads Down No Nonsense Boogie’ which featured the Hamsters and Wilko Johnson and two ‘Rock & Blues on the Pier’ with Dr Feelgood, Nine Below Zero and many others. Scott still produces a number of concerts but ‘Folk on the Pier’ remains the flagship production and more information on the festival can be found on the Folk on the Pier website.

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Feast of Fiddles return to Cromer!

Press and Media Release - 17th March 2024

‘Festival Warms Up With Return of Folk-Rock’s Finest Fiddle Band’

A feast indeed! Not just folk or folk-rock, not just lots of fiddlers but a musical extravaganza covering almost every genre. Feast of Fiddles offer a musical journey full of joy, passion and lots of fun.

Born at Nettlebed Folk Club in Oxfordshire on Valentine’s Day 1994 as a one-off special concert, this folk-rock big band now brings its 30th Anniversary Spring Tour to Cromer. Their achievements over the years include completing twenty-eight spring tours, twenty-six festival appearances including Cromer, and seven albums, which is not bad for a band that was only doing one concert! Folk on the Pier producer, Scott Butler is delighted to bring them back to Cromer Pier on 25th April as a warm concert up before the main festival in May, itself in its twenty-sixth year.

Recently described by the Nottingham Post as “a musical journey with a breath taking wall of sound” and “Absolutely awesome!” by Sue Marchant formerly of BBC East, they are a musical super group offering some of the best fiddle players of a generation. Featuring Gary Blakeley ( Band of Two, the Tabs), Ian Cutler (Bully Wee Band), Marion Fleetwood (Trad Arrr, Sandy Denny Project), Simon Swarbrick (Merry Hell), Tom Leary (Joe Brown) and Brian McNeill (Battlefield Band), held together by legendary Fairport Convention drummer Dave Mattacks with Hugh Crabtree ‘the boss’ and driving force behind the band on melodeon and vocals.

Booking Details:

‘An Evening with Feast of Fiddles’

Pavilion Theatre – Cromer Pier

Thursday 25th April 2024

Doors 7.30pm – Concert 8.00pm

All seats £27.00

Box Office 01263 512495

www.cromerpier.co.uk/whats-on/

FESTIVAL NEWS - 30th NOVEMBER 2023

Well the 2024 ticket countdown begins!

Individual concerts will go on sale from 1st December

Full weekend season tickets will continue to be on offer

while stocks last at a discounted price of £140

The dates for 2024 are 10th to 12th may

HERE IS THE LINK TO THE PIER

www.cromerpier.co.uk/whats-on/

THE FULL LINE-UP IS NOW ON THE 'WHO'S PLAYING' PAGE AND INCLUDES SHOW OF HANDS - SANDY DENNY PROJECT - GRYPHON - JOE BROUGHTON'S CONSERVATOIRE FOLK ORCHESTRA -

WHILE AND MATTHEWS - GERRY COLVIN BAND - BLAIR DUNLOP BAND AND MANY MORE!

PLEASE NOTE DUE TO THE PRICING STRUCTURE, SEASON TICKETS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE DIRECTLY FROMTHE CROMER PIER BOX OFFICE BY CALLING 01263 512495 OR EMAILING BOXOFFICE@CROMERPIER.CO.UK

Promoters for Folk on the Pier

…and other fine folk, rock and roots events