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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
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 March; see the gig guide for the full listings

Friday 5th March - The Cornish Wurzells at First & Last, Sennen

Saturday 6th March - Acker Bilk & The New Paramount Jazz Band at Guildhall Arts Centre, Grantham

Sunday 7th March 2010 - Jethro at Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham

Friday 12th March - The Wurzels at Cadbury House Hotel, Congresbury

Saturday 13th March - The Mangledwurzels at Shepton Mallet Conservative Club

Tuesday 16th to Friday 19th March - Somerset Paddies at Cheltenham Gold Cup Week at The Plough Inn at Prestbury, Cheltenham

Wednesday 17th March - The Shenanigans Banned! at St. Patrick's Night gig at Sam Webb's, Douglas, Isle Of Man

Friday 19th March - The Yetties at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton, Dorset

Wednesday 24th March - Bonny Sartin of The Yetties at Smuggling in Dorset at The Town Hall, Bridport

Saturday 27th March - Juz Greg at St Issey Community Centre

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What's New

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

  • The Mangledwurzels4 Mar - news: Singer Fred Wedlock dies, aged 67.
  • 4 Mar - New Gig added for The Mangledwurzels (Gloucester)
  • 2 Mar - New Gig added for The Mangledwurzels (Trowbridge)
  • 22 Feb - New Gigs added for The Somerset Paddies (Iron Acton, Warmley)
  • The Mangledwurzels23 Feb - New Gigs added for The Mangledwurzels (Bath, Llantwit Fardre, Wedmore)
  • 22 Feb - Top Gigs for March added
  • 22 Feb - New Gig added for The Somerset Paddies (Cheltenham)
  • 19 Feb - New Gigs added for The Mangledwurzels (Wells, Bath)
  • The Mangledwurzels18 Feb - New Gigs added for The Somerset Paddies (Cheltenham, Portbury, Yate, Seend, Glastonbury)
  • 11 Feb - New Gigs added for The Mangledwurzels (Sturminster Newton, Wincanton)
  • 10 Feb - New Gig added for Somerset Paddies (Bristol)
  • The Cornish Wurzells9 Feb - New Gigs added for The Cornish Wurzells (Bodmin, Sennen, Wadebridge, Penzance, Penhallow, Camborne, Lands End, Kilkhampton, Liskeard, Falmouth)
  • 8 Feb - New Gig added for The Wurzels (Haselbury Plucknett) and Somerset Paddies (Bristol, Clapton-In-Gordano, Winscombe)
  • 1 Feb - New Gigs added for The Mangledwurzels (South Petherton, Shaftesbury)

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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
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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