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Scrumpy & Western

The definitive guide to the West Country music since 1999

Scrumpy & Western website front page
The all-new Scrumpy & Western blog
A list of Scrumpy & Western artists
What is Scrumpy & Western music? Your questions answered
A selection of songs from Scrumpy & Western bands
The Scrumpy & Western gig guide
The Scrumpy & Western discussion forum
Buy all the best Scrumpy & Western music online
Contact details, acknowledgments and copyright

Welcome to the Scrumpy & Western website

"The ultimate website if you've even the vaguest interest in the West Country's finest musical export. Incredibly detailed and written with unexpected panache" - PC Format magazine
"We've had loads of Myspace hits since being included on Scrumpy and Western! Great Stuff!" - Kev of Who's Afear'd

This website is dedicated to the memory of the forgotten pioneer of Scrumpy & Western music Bob Barratt (19??-2004) and to our founding webmaster Paul 'Zider Ed' Gunningham (1951-2007)

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Scrumpy & Western music is the music of the West Country of England. It is best known as being the music of Adge Cutler and the Wurzels, but to connoisseurs of the genre, there is much, much more to Scrumpy & Western music than just Drink Up Thy Cider or Combine Harvester. This website lists well over 30 artists and bands whose music falls into the genre, and there are undoubtedly many others not listed, and more yet who have Scrumpy & Western songs within their repertoire, but whose music fall mostly into other genres. read more...

This website was founded by Paul Gunningham, aka Zider Ed in 1999. Sadly Paul died in 2007 as a result of injuries sustained in a road traffic accident. Rather than let his legacy fade, Frank Blades of Somersetmade Ltd took over the running and continued development of this website in his memory.

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Scrumpy & Western Gigs

A selection of top Scrumpy & Western gigs for July; see the gig guide for the full listings

Wednesday 1st July 2009 - Acker Bilk & The New Paramount Jazz Band at Exmouth Pavilion, Esplanade, Devon

Friday 3rd July 2009 - Surfin' Turnips at The Reckless Engineer, Bristol

Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th July 2009 - The New Forest Plonkers at Queen Elizabeth Country Park Show, Petersfield, Hampshire

Saturday 11th July 2009 - The Yetties at Yetminster Fair Day at Yetminster, Dorset

Sunday 12th July 2009 - Somerset Paddies at 5th Annual Beer and Cider Festival at Nailsea and Backwell RFC, Nailsea

Monday 13th July 2009 - The Cornish Wurzells at The Stithians Show, Stithians, Cornwall

Friday 17th to Sunday 19th July 2009 - The Plonkers Agricultural Orchestra at Severn Park, Bridgnorth, Shrophire

Friday 17th July 2009 - The Wurzels at Music In The Park 2009 at Chard Rugby Club, Somerset

Saturday 18th July 2009 - The Cornish Wurzells at Camborne Show, Cornwall

Friday 24th to Sunday 26th July 2009 - Who's Afear'd and The Boot Hill All Stars at Farmfest 2009, Somerset

Friday 24th July 2009 - The Mangledwurzels at Bath Cricket Club Cider Festival

Saturday 25th July 2009 - The Wurzels at Plymouth CAMRA Beer Festival at Plymouth Pavilions

Saturday 25th July 2009 - The Cutlers of Cornwall at St Buryan Steam Rally, Cornwall

from Monday 27th July 2009 - Bill Bailey at Theatre Royal, Nottingham

Friday 31st July - Juz Greg (formerly Twurzel) at The Cornish Arms, Carbis Bay, Cornwal

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What's New

Here are the latest updates to the Scrumpy & Western website:

  • 30 June - New Gig added for The Mangledwurzels (Castle Cary, Almondsbury, Midsomer Norton) and The Plonkers Agricultural Orchestra (Hythe)
  • 29 June - Top Gigs updated for July
  • 28 June - New Gigs added for The Wurzels (Bristol), The Yetties (Sherborne),
  • 27 Jun - New Gigs added for Acker Bilk (London, Aberdeen, Buxton, Colchester, Winchester)
  • 26 Jun - New Gigs added for Fred Wedlock (Somerton, Wadebridge, Brighton, Trowbridge, Bristol)
  • 24 June - New Gig added for The Mangledwurzels (Nantwich)
  • 24 June - New Gigs added for The Mangledwurzels (Dyrham and Weston-super-Mare)
  • 23 Jun - New Gigs added for Somerset Paddies (Winford and Pill)
  • 16 Jun - Blogheadlines: Wyke Farms to Sponsor The Mangledwurzels!
  • 15 Jun - Blogheadlines: The Cutlers at The Wedding of Boris and Dazy!
    New Gig added for The Cutlers of Cornwall (Newquay)
  • 11 June - New Gigs added for The Mangledwurzels (Bristol), and Juz Greg (formerly Twurzel) (Newquay).
  • 9 June - New Gigs added for The Mangledwurzels (Bristol, Bath, Sherborne, Yeovil, Llangammarch Wells), Who's Afear'd (Wimborne, Glastonbury, Bridport), Boothill All Stars (Bridport), and Juz Greg (formerly Twurzel) (Newquay)
  • 8 June - Update to Juz Greg (formerly Twurzel) Artist Page
  • 7 June - New Gigs for The Wurzels (Yeovil, Chard)
  • 3 June - New Gig for The Wurzels and Who's Afear'd (Salisbury)
  • 29 May - New Gig added for The Mangledwurzels (Langport)
  • 27 May - New Gigs added for The Mangledwurzels (Frome and Shepton Mallet)

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Scrumpy & Western Bands and Songwriters

Adge Cutler & The Wurzels
Acker Bilk
Shag Connors & The Carrot Crunchers
Len 'Uke' Thomas
Trevor Crozier
Bob Barrett
The Yetties
The Yokels
Fred Wedlock
Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra
The Crofters
A.D. Rice & The Wazzuks
The Mangledwurzels
The Plonkers Agricultural Orchestra
New Forest Plonkers
The Cornish Wurzells
The Cutlers of Cornwall
Juz Greg (formerly Twurzel) The Twerzels
The West Country Wurzel
Who's Afear'd
The Somerset Paddies
Surfin' Turnips
'Ere Whacks
More Silage
Corky
Derek Wright (aka DJ Dub)
Fizzy Milk
The Shenanigans Banned
The Boothill All Stars
The Scrumpy Bashers
Swinging Udders
The Cowshed Cleaners
Somerset Barnstormers
Panda & Kenwyn

The Tinker Boys
Pete Atkin

Scrumpy & Western Comedians

Bill Bailey
Jethro
Justin Lee Collins
Greg Suggitt
Hedgerow

Jeddro
Judro
Benny Hill

 

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