Antony Worrall Thompson
To celebrate 200 years of UK watercress farming, The Watercress Alliance has created a number of mouth-watering
recipes and an exclusive dish courtesy of Britain's favourite chef, Antony Worrall Thompson.
Antony will be demonstrating some of these recipes live at the festival throughout the day.
He will also be signing copies of a special anniversary book on The Watercress Alliance stand between
12-12.30pm and 2.15-3pm.
Asha
Formed in '99, Asha's extensive palette of timbres and styles provide imaginative traditional
folk music fused effortlessly with an eclectic mix of melodic arrangements and rootsy funk-fuelled
Celtic-jazz-fusion. Listen out for Melodeons, violins, whistles, flutes, guitars together with some
fantastic saxwork to name but a few. Catch them on the Main Stage at 10am, 12.45pm and 2.45pm.
BasingClog Morris
BasingClog Morris is a mixed team of dancers who perform North West Morris dancing.
The team was formed in 1985 and has danced all over England.
The group believe in dancing to entertain and are renowned for the energy and enthusiasm that they put into
their dances, having also appeared on radio and TV! Watch out for them throughout the day!
Hook Eagle Morris
Hook Eagle Morris is the oldest men's Border Morris side in Hampshire. Adorned with feathers, foxtails and
other magical tokens, they dance the ancient traditions of the Welsh-English border, wielding big sticks
and threatening the virtue of any member of the audience who strays too close! If you want your demons
driven out or your trees bringing into fruit, these are the chaps to ask. Look out for them throughout the day!
Pete Harris Band
Featuring Pete Harris (guitar/vocals), Hugh Budden (harmonica/ vocals) and Teej Osborne
(double bass), this dynamic trio perform a heady mix of good-time Blues, Rockabilly and Skiffle.
All highly regarded performers on the local and national Blues circuit, they have appeared many times on
national and regional TV and radio. Don't miss them on the Main Stage at 12pm and 2pm.
Sun Hill Infant and Junior School
Following the Infant School dance presentations of the last 2 years, the Watercress Soup Dance and
Creatures from the Riverbed, the Infant School children have based their dance this year on the theme of
trains. This is to emphasise the importance of the steam trains and the role they've played in shaping the
rapid growth of the watercress industry. The Junior School children will be following the theme of the
Tudors, with an enactment of 'Trouble at the Banquet' followed by a leap to more modern times with a song from
'High School Musical.' The schools will be performing between 11am and 11.30am.
