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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="06078783.gif"> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="about.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About"><U>About</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gigs and News"><U>Gigs and news</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shows, Workshops Event Planning "><U>Shows, Workshops & Event</U></A><A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shows, Workshops Event Planning "><U> Planning</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Instruments and Costume Gallery"><U>Instruments and Costume Gallery</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Influences"><U>Influences</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gig Gallery and Music"><U>Gig </U></A><A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gig Gallery and Music"><U>Gallery & Music</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Green Men Orchards"><U>Green Men & Orchards</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Online Tuition"><U>Online Tuition</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Instruments for Sale"><U>Instruments for Sale</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CDs for Sale"><U>CDs for Sale</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>Links</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1b265780.jpg" border=0 width="101" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Contact wynndebagge</B></div> <div> <B>Tel: +44 01952 728283</B></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:info@wynndebagge.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@wynndebagge.co.uk"><U><B>email</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Copyright: wynndebagge</B></div> <div> <B>Last updayed: 8 May 2009</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#006633" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="1a678783.gif"> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="064f8480.gif" border=0 width="504" height="72" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="23ebedc0.jpg" border=0 width="190" height="476" ALT="wynndebagge's instruments" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="6" VSPACE="0"></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I>"</I></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I>When it comes to  entertainers of people, wynndebagge is the best I've seen.  The atmosphere he creates is demotic ...  it is entertainment of the people by the people"  </I></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>John Sessions</B></I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>wynndebagge </B>(O.E. wind'- bag)  <I>defn</I>. multi-talented costumed musician, stand-up comedian, raconteur, dancing master, Master of Ceremonies & all-round entertainer;  performs in almost any situations ~ medieval to modern, from stages to streets and schools, forests to festivals, parks to palaces, comedy clubs to concert halls.  All celebrations catered for; family, community, seasonal and social.  Specialist in themed musical stand-up comedy, dance and diverse delights, medieval, Elizabethan & period weddings, banquets, fayres, corporate events and after-dinner entertainment with music on hurdy-gurdy, English bagpipes, gittern (medieval lute), crumhorn & more.</div> <bR> <div> Recently described by John Sessions on BBC Radio 4's series <I>Let Me Entertain You</I> as “the best people's entertainer I have seen", wynndebagge was chosen by Fairport Convention's fellow Brummie Dave Pegg as the compere and opening act for his 60<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >th </FONT>Birthday Bash at Birmingham Town Hall in November 2007.  Firmly rooted in English variety-style entertainment, wynndebagge is also a popular MC as well with his striking costumes, unusual instruments and off-beat introductions.  As well as his one-man show, wynndebagge also leads The New St George Waits, a medieval rock'n'roll dance band that's celebrating 10 years together in 2009 and is perfect for getting an audience on its feet.</div> <bR> <div> "Very funny .. and the hurdy gurdy rocks" <I><B>Dave Pegg</B></I><I>, Fairport Convention  Cropredy Festival</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>"</I>Impressive...  <a href="HTMLobj-842/03_Victorian_vocal.mp3"><u>Let Me Entertain You "Music Hall - syle"</u> </a>  is a hit in the making<I>"   </I></div> <div> <B>Paul Kobrak,</B> Radio 4, BBC Documentaries, Audio & Music</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="about.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About"><U>Who is wynndebagge</U></A><A HREF="about.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About"><U> and what can he do?</U></A>  <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Instruments and Costume Gallery"><U>See wynndebagge in costume</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> On the basis that a website should be about more than shameless self-publicity I have included some information that the casual visitor will find of interest, whilst those who share my interests will hopefully find them at least partially catered for and those who are searching to find out what a wynndebagge actually does will go away not necessarily wiser but at least better informed.  If you want to offer comments on the website or get in touch, send an <A HREF="mailto:info@wynndebagge.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@wynndebagge.co.uk"><U>email</U></A>.  The pages on orchards, wildlife gardening, orchards, influences and online tuition are ongoing projects so there should be new stuff regularly.  The last sale of CDs with the proceeds going to Water Aid proved successful so a new list is currently being compiled and should be posted shortly.  So bookmark the site and come back soon. </div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width=165 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000"> <div>  </div> <div> " A people's entertainer...  the best I've seen."</div> <div> <I>John Sessions</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>"</I>Very funny...and the hurdy gurdy rocks"</div> <div> <I>Dave Pegg,</I></div> <div> <I>Fairport Convention</I></div> <bR> <div> "Impressive"</div> <div> <I>BBC Radio 4</I></div> <bR> <div> "Wonderful music, spell-binding humour... the most talented medieval perfomer in the country"</div> <div> <I>Don Holton, Heuristics</I></div> <bR> <div> "What a great night ... we were still aching from laughing the following day."</div> <div> <I>AONB National Conference</I></div> <bR> <div> website by wynndebagge</div> <div> updated</div> <div> 1 November 2008 </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>