AMBIENT PICNIC ~ Arts, Music & Environmental Festival
Shalford Park, Guildford
SUNDAY the 31st of JULY
12 noon until 9pm.

Admission is by ticket, available in advance for £5 each from the Electric Theatre in Guildford.


The Ambient Picnic is a one day family event built on a “green” ethos that features music, arts and a healing field.

This year's picnic will feature five stages of live music linked with a 'Carbon Footpath'. After the success of 2004’s made-on-the-day “palm trees” and “jigsaw puzzle” (photographs of these are available: both from the day and after the fire…), the Carbon Footpath’s elements will be augmented by new pieces of art that are to be made on the day by anyone who is interested in joining in.

The event seeks to educate and entertain without preaching or patronising. The Carbon Footpath is a way of linking together art and environmental issues. The proposal is to illustrate elements of the actual ‘carbon footprint’ which everybody produces in their day-to-day activities with sculptures and other pieces of art.

Five stages featuring live music: the Live Stage, the Dance Tent, the Acoustic Stage, the Itsy Bitsy Ambient Café Stage and the Live And Direct Stage: confirmed performers listed below. Metro Riots and Nicky Blackmarket come via the Love Music Hate Racism (LMHR) campaign.
Art exhibits and poetry will also be made and performed on the day.
Two bars run by the Hog’s Back Brewery (only one in 2004), a dozen Caterers offering cuisines from around the world and a wide variety of Traders selling everything from jewellery to clothing and CDs to incense. Lots of campaign stalls. Plenty of activities for children including Children’s Circus.

The Healing Field is a quiet area set aside for peaceful contemplation, massage and the many practitioners of alternative therapies who all contribute to the Ambient Picnic’s positive inclusive vibe.


Power to run the music stages is provided by a number of innovative alternative generators using solar, wind, and alternative brown fuels.
The event is a "Not for Profit" affordable family day out organised by volunteers. The format of the event ensures that we do not just attract people interested in green issues. The event aims to target families and young adults interested in a low cost day of entertainment with quality food and drink.
The Organisers are keen to hear from new volunteers, including local art college students, wanting to get involved – please see www.ambientpicnic.co.uk
Equipment and materials being sought to replace everything lost in the fire last Autumn: teddy bears and stuffed toys, non-toxic children friendly paints, red or yellow or orange plastic bags, old plastic tubing and cabling shields, chicken wire, large (catering size) baked bean cans and unusual tins, coppiced poles, PA equipment, staging and Stella Artois cans (empty OK, full preferred!)

The natural year on year word of mouth growth of this one day event over recent years led to approximately 10000 people attending the festival throughout the day in 2004.


LIVE STAGE: (3 more acts to be added)

METRO RIOTS
Snarling post-punk RAWK!

LOS ALBERTOS
Return after last year’s triumphant set to play more party ska pop

HORRAY FOR ME
Punk pop

WHEREWITHAL
Aldershot based folky indie pop

ELECTRICITY COMES FROM OTHER PLANETS
Anthemic frenetic pop punk from Essex, London and Woking

MARTIN HARLEY BAND
Local skiffle and blues outfit

ENCYCLOPEDIA
Electro power pop from Yeovil

LAZY HABITS
9-piece live funky hip-hop



In addition, the Live And Direct Stage will feature performances by bands made up of under 18 year olds while the adjacent Live Stage is in between acts.


DANCE STAGE


NICKY BLACKMARKET
Old skool / drum and bass

DJ HERB TREE
Reggae

STEP 13
Live drum and bass

YAM BOY AND THE LAST MANGO IN PARIS
Live hiphop

DJ DOOBIE J
Laptop based progressive house

KANE FM PRESENTS
Drum and bass and more

RIKKAZ
Trouser flapping techno

UNCLE JIMMY
‘Aving it rave anthems

FRESHOLD
Word to your mama dirty breaks

SLAVE2VINYL
Live psy-trance and breaks

PROJECT19
Live hard trance and breaks

NO VA CA IN
Live electropop

PHUTURESONIC
Live electrobeats



ITSY BITSY STAGE:


MISTRESS TYKE
An upbeat eclectic mixture: punk to hip hop and darkwave to techno

HYB
Darkcore electro and bootlegs

3 ANTENNAS
Ambient electronica

CHEEKY BOYS
Breaks ’n’ dub

UNCONTROLLED SUBSTANCE VS. RANDOM PANIK
Slightly chilled drum and bass with added Tony Hancock, Pam Ayres et al

CURFEW
Live chilled trip hop

DAN UNITY
Old school dub, reggae and ska

CASA ELECTRO NOVA
Live quirky electropop

LIQUOR STORE
Live techno

BARE LEE CLUB
Humorous zany electropop: imagine a techno Soft Cell rewritten by Viv Stanshall & The Macc Lads

SMOKING KILLS
Like Bjork wailing with the Aphex Twin



ACOUSTIC STAGE: (up to 6 more acts may be added)


THE DAVIDSONS
Stompin’ country blues

BLIMUS
Country

FAST LANE ROOGALATOR
Psychobilly

EX HOMESTEADS
Stompin’

NEWT BATTENBURG FALKNER
Noodly folk rock

J CARTER
Acoustic jazz

FLYING MARROWS
Acoustic ska-core

LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING
Folk rock

FLIPRON
Post-Brecht & Weill lyrical cabaret pop-rock


HOW TO GET THERE:

WALK from Guildford town in 15 minutes

There is a cycle lane and path through beautiful meadows out of Guildford town, linking with Godalming. There will be secure bicycle parking on site.
For cycle information or maps please contact Guildford Borough Council on 01483 505050 and ask for the Transportation Team.

Train schedule to Guildford or Shalford is available from www.nationalrail.co.uk

There will be a Bio-diesel and hydrogen fuelled PARK & RIDE bus service from ARTINGTON and CORNHILL in Ladymead. The service will link with Guildford Railway Station.

NO ONSITE CAR PARKING FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC – there will be a drop off point for pushchairs etc. On site parking available for bicycles and disabled badge holders ONLY.

Please do not try to park near to site!!! You won't succeed...

You will require a Vehicle Pass to get on to site. If you do not have one, you will not get in.

PLEASE REMEMBER - The Ambient Picnic is an environmental event. If you can, leave your car at home. Thanks!!!

www.ambientpicnic.co.uk