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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 January and February; see the gig guide for the full listings

Thursday 4th February - Acker Bilk & The New Paramount Jazz Band at Millfield Theatre, London

Saturday 6th February - Who's Afear'd at Dorchester Beerex at Corn Exchange, Dorchester

Wednesday 10th February - Acker Bilk & The New Paramount Jazz Band at Solihull Arts Complex, Birmingham

Thursday 11th February - The Wurzels at The Palace Theatre, Bridgwater, Somerset

Friday 12th & Saturday 13th February - The Mangledwurzels at 4th Bath Cider Festival at Bath Pavilion

Friday 12th February - The Wurzels and Who's Afear'd at Cheese & Grain, Frome, Somerset

Friday 12th February - The Cutlers Of Cornwall at The Post Gala at Penstowe Manor, Bude, Devon

Friday 19th February - The Wurzels at Twerton Park, Bath

Friday 19th February - The Mangledwurzels at The Grain Barge, Bristol

Saturday 20th February - The Cornish Wurzells at Townshend Village Hall, Cornwall

Wednesday 24th February - Jethro at Ferneham Hall, Fareham, Hampshire

Sunday 28th February - Fred Wedlock at Peewee's Real Ale Pub, Trowbridge

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What's New

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

  • 1 Feb - New Gigs added for The Mangledwurzels (South Petherton, Shaftesbury)
  • 21 Jan - New Gigs added for The Mangledwurzels (Stoke St Gregory, Minehead, Lyme Regis)
  • 20 Jan - New Gigs added for The Yetties (Weymouth, Bristol, Dorchester, Milborne St. Andrew, Taunton, Guildford, Sturminster Newton, Bridport, Swanage, Farnham, Fordingbridge, Basingstoke, Trowbridge, Priddy)
  • 20 Jan - New Gigs added for The Plonkers Agricultural Orchestra (Milford, Christchurch and Fordingbridge) and The New Forest Plonkers (Beaulieu, Sherborne, Dorchester, Brockenhurst, Ringwood, Rudgwick, Blandford Forum, Christchurch)
  • 19 Jan - New Gigs added for The Mangledwurzels (Shepton Mallet, Bristol, Frome), 'Ere Whacks (Bath) and The Shenanigans Banned! (Laxey, Douglas)
  • 18 Jan - New Gigs added for Juz Greg (Camborne, St Day, Newlyn, Hayle, St Ives, Praze an Beeble, Park Bottom, St Newlyn East, Falmouth) and The Cutlers Of Cornwall (Camborne, Bude)
  • 17 Jan - New Gigs added for The Wurzels (Holsworthy, Weymouth, Congresbury, Shepton Mallet, Milborne St Andrew, Portishead, Newton Abbot, Bath, Ilfracombe, Blandford Forum, Exmouth and Barnstable)
  • 16 Jan - Top gigs added for February
  • 15 Jan - New Gigs added for Acker Bilk & The New Paramount Jazz Band (Birmingham, Grantham, Liverpool, Yeovil, Grassington, Morecambe, Runcorn, Exmouth, Harrogate, Hay-on-Wye and Fareham)
  • 14 Jan - New Gigs added for Who's Afear'd (Bristol, Dorcester) and Surfin' Turnips (Watchet)
  • 13 Jan - New Gigs added for The Cornish Wurzells (Townshend, Camelford, Camborne, Redruth)
  • 12 Jan - New Gig added for The Mangledwurzels (Radstock)

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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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