8th UK Taiko Festival – 2012
Friday 29th June, Exeter Northcott:
A Feast of Taiko, featuring: Kagemusha Junior Taiko, Sakura Taiko, Ma Daiko, Gyoko Taiko, Heiwa Tribe, Tanoshii Taiko, Oku Nojo Daiko, Stanford Taiko
Saturday 30th June, Piazza Terracina, Exeter Quay:
Taiko in the Park, featuring: Oedo Sukeroku-ryu Wadaiko MAKOTO, Taiko Evolution, Yu Kan Daiko, Gyoko Taiko, Tano Taiko, Odaiko Sonora, Ma Daiko, Oku Nojo Daiko, Taiko Mynydd Du, Kaminari Taiko, Stanford Taiko
Saturday 30th June, Exeter Northcott
Kagemusha Taiko, with Taiko Meantime
Sunday 1st July, Exeter Quay:
Taiko on the Quay, featuring: CCS Taiko, Gyoko Taiko, Tano Taiko, Falmouth Taiko Ensemble, Kaminari Taiko, Ma Daiko, Sun Lotus Taiko, Kagemusha Taiko & Odaiko Sonora
Sunday 1st July, Exeter Phoenix:
Daytime: 2 x 2 hour workshops with Taiko Meantime
Sunday 1st July, Timepiece:
Evening: Taikofest8, After Show Party, with Kagemusha Taiko and Worldbeat DJs.
Taiko in the Park
This concert featured Oedo Sukeroku-ryu Wadaiko MAKOTO, Taiko Evolution, Yu Kan Daiko, Gyoko Taiko, Tano Taiko, Odaiko Sonora, Ma Daiko, Oku Nojo Daiko, Taiko Mynydd Du, Kaminari Taiko, and Stanford Taiko. We called it “Taiko in the Park” for want of a better name, given that “Taiko on the Quay” happened on the Sunday. For the 6th and 7th UK Taiko Festivals, we had indeed been in a park – Northernhay Gardens. This year, we were in the quayside Piazza Terracina. In future years, this adult community group concert would be called “Taiko Beats”.
Kagemusha Taiko perform “Beowulf”
Headliners for the Saturday night concert were Kagemusha Taiko. The group were joined by shakuhachi player Adrian Freedman, and also by Dave Bessell, who played guitar on “Beowulf”.
See also: 1st UKTF; 2nd UKTF; 3rd UKTF; 4th UKTF; 5th UKTF; 6th UKTF; 7th UKTF; 9th UKTF; 10th UKTF; 11th UKTF; 12th UKTF; 13th UKTF.