The brain child of John Barton and created in 2016, WHAAM was created as a local night of music to fund raise for Appledore RNLI. It is a successful event but John was struggling with the size of it, we teamed up with John this year as didn't want to see it disappear. He has put so much into WHAAM and got it to this point on his own.
So what's new? We hope to add some more showmanship and give acts we have found during other village events, especially Westward Ho!'s Got Talent, and give them some live stage time, a time to shine. Polish the presentation of it using a 2nd stage, more lights and smoke. We want 3 1/2 hours of quality, different acts to leave you with a warm glow inside wanting more. We start with Charlotte Pirrone pictured above who won Westward Ho!'s Got Talent winning the poll and two judge votes too. How good is Charlotte? Come and find out.
You will still have the favorites of last year, big hits Les & Dave pictured above at the Sunset Festivals in the village, these recycled teenagers just don't care...They climb upon the stage and just have a laugh, enjoy being there and people love them. Cherry Circus will be there too, this is Char Juniper and Peter Wormington together, what a voice, what a team, worth £5 on their own!
We will be adding some short performances too, Libby Lamont will be there with her contortion act. She entered WH'sGT and blew us away with such a polished performance, graceful and mind blowing....That is all I am going to say on this as you will love it from one so young. Sarah Anne Westacott dance studios will also be returning this year to add some more grace and style to the night. As you can see it's a varied night of brilliant entertainment and one not too be missed.
Our headline acts this year are Rough Justice and The Wyldwoods. Rough Justice is a two piece of colour, fun and excitement. Noel on the piano and Greg of the guitar banging out well known 80's tunes with their own spin on them. The Wyldwoods were at the Sunset Festivals and one of my greatest memories of these. The sun was setting and these four musical genesis just got it right. Talk about playing to an audience? They also closed the Sunset Festivals this year. I for one can't wait to see them again and know you will love them too.
This whole cocktail of talent is going to be shaken, stirred and severed up by Merlin Cadogan and Westward Ho!'s own Peter Sawyer. They will be making sure the evening run's smoothly and adding their sparks into the mix.
All in all the building blocks of one very memorable night. Are you going to say "That was amazing, can't wait for next year" OR "I wish I had gone"? The choice is yours! Tickets are available from Co-Op in Westward Ho! or Market Kitchen in Appledore as well as easily buying online here-
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/75811081987
