Welcome to the 3rd Woodbridge Ambient Music Festival to be held on the banks of the beautiful River Deben in the beautiful town of Woodbridge, Suffolk on the Autumnal Equinox weekend 20th - 22nd September 2024. Follow us on socials and get involved with this celebration of all things ambient, in the place it all began ... TICKETS ON SALE NOW
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COUNTDOWN to JULY 28th and the Prima Donna Festival at the Food Museum in Stowmarket ...
BUT FIRST - We're taking over PRIMA DONNA! - A festival for people who love books; ideas; interesting conversations; music in the sunshine; good food in a field; comedy and cabaret and workshops for the mind, body and soul.
Jan Pulsford presents a Woodbridge Ambient Music Festival takeover In the Medieval Barn at 1PM on Sunday 28th July at the Prima Donna Festival at the Food Museum, Stowmarket. A one-hour mini ambient music festival!
Bloom - generative music for relaxation
Silent Dinners - ambient music for slow films
Mark C Sargeant film maker and musician from Lowestoft
The Drips - featuring words of Max Sebald - Rings of Saturn and the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayaam
Ipswich story teller Bards Aloud
Ambient Abyss - music from the river and Felixstowe with Phil Jackson Music
AUTUMN EQUINOX PROGRAMME
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FRIDAY 20th September 2024
5.30pm-9PM - in the historic TIDEMILL - ‘When the dog days were drawing to an end ’
Festival Reception - words, music and moving images celebrating WG Sebald’s book ‘Rings of Saturn’.
We welcome film maker and author John Rogers to talk about Sebald’s famous walk around Suffolk; Silent Dinners with ambient music and slow films; Will Ferguson plays piano: poetry and incidental music curated by Mothership.Voyage
A fascinating evening in store. The TideMill has been looking over the River Deben and milling grain for over 800 years!
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SATURDAY 21st September 2024
10.00am ‘Floating Equal’ on the RIVERBANKS
An informal walk celebrating the beautiful ambience of the area with words and music dotted along the river bank between Kyson Point and the Deben Cafe (HMS Vale)
Led by story teller Bards Aloud, this annual event highlights the 'Save the Deben' movement started by Caroline Page.
Meet in Whisstock’s Place 10am
11am-4pm - WHISSTOCK’S PLACE
Ambient DJs and lIve music including last year’s favourites Aartwork, Yoga, Wellness, Kids events and more in the vibrant square.
Food and drink from Woodyard Pizza, BoatHouse, Coffee Link.
Explore the Historic Riverside, Woodbridge Museum, The Saxon Ship and the Tapestries in the Longshed.
12-4pm - GI-MAC IN THE GRANARY
Live ambient music, art, words and moving images
including Virtual Worlds and more tech!
SATURDAY - 4-8 - ST MARY’S CHURCH
Pianist Tom Rogerson and Friends including Peter Chilvers for a talk and performance joined by guitarist Ted Morcald.
Peter is best known for creating the iOS applications Bloom, Trope, Scape and Reflection with Brian Eno.
7-10pm CANTEEN AFTER PARTY - Ambient DJ sets and guests with Sundowners at the Canteen on New Street.
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SUNDAY 22nd September 2024
A straight line from Market Hill down to the River - Enjoy walking through the beautiful town of Woodbridge and soaking up the ambience of this beautiful town
ALL DAY - Ambient Electronic Music Open Mic at the ANGEL. The tradition continues as some of East Anglian’s finest electronic musicians descend onto one of the oldest pubs in Woodbridge for all day live music - like they’ve done since 1153 ( pre-oscillators)
3-6pm - An afternoon in the historic SHIRE HALL - Originally built by Thomas Seckford in 1575 - Moving images and live ambient music bridge the gap from the Elizabethan period to 2024 .
ALL DAY - RIVERSIDE Theatre and Restaurant - Sundowners with VERY special guests, close to the station for the last trains back to London and Norwich via Ipswich and direct to Lowestoft.
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LISTEN to our “Ambient Music World” show on Felixstowe Radio every Monday 9PM BST streaming from Mothership.Voyage
107.5FM in Felixstowe and ask Alexa
#listenlocal #ListenGlobal #communityradio
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LIMITED WEEKEND TICKETS £25 - entry to ALL events - dip in and out! ON SALE NOW!
SAT/SUN TICKETS £20 - entry to ALL events on SATURDAY and SUNDAY ON SALE July 19th
DAY TICKETS £15 - for Saturday and Sunday only, including the Church Concert on Saturday ON SALE July 26th
ACCOMPANIED CHILDREN UNDER 16 FREE
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A community festival by the community for the community!
LINK TO TICKETS (a booking fee will be added by Eventbrtie)
TUNE IN 9PM BST every Monday to Ambient Music World on https://felixstoweradio.org.uk Felixstowe Radio
Mothership Mashups on https://mothership.voyage every Sunday 7PM BST. Music Makers send in your tracks!
KEEP IN TOUCH with all the links on the linktree app https://linktr.ee/woodbridgeambientmusicfestival
LATEST NEWS: Busy getting things together behind the scenes. Did you know that the NHS now recommends Ambient Music as part of relaxation techniques that can help relieve stress and gain a sense of well-being. At the festival we will be joined by Yoga and meditation showing ways to relax and unwind.
OPEN MIC: Join us every other Wednesday at the Angel in Woodbridge - all welcome, all styles including ambient electronica! See you there!
WEEKLY BROADCASTS: Every Monday we broadcast an 'ambient music world' on Felixstowe Radio at 9PM from the Mothership Voyage stream. We also have a chatroom which is a good way to catch up with the latest news as it happens - Such a lot going on behind the scenes! Do join us to chat and listen on https://minnit.chat/radiomothership
What is Ambient Music? Often described as ‘Music to quiet your thoughts’ and ‘Music that doesn’t get in the way’ it is mostly played on electronic devices and taps into the ambience and feeling of a place. We celebrate the Spirit of Place and the River which inspires so much beautiful art and music ... We invite you to be part of this special equinox weekend.
POSTER DESIGN: Joe Field Horner designed this poster for the 3rd Woodbridge Ambient Music Festival which opens on Friday 20th September - His designs have been a big part of the festivals and merchandise - yes there will be mugs and posters again! Thanks Joe.