OVER 20 different ales and ciders will be specially brought to The Bounty pub in the Fairfields area of Basingstoke for a forthcoming beer festival.

The event, which will take place over the Easter weekend April 19-20, will also include gourmet BBQ (slow cooked pulled pork and so on) and a full programme of live music.

DJ Bongo Pete will be in the pub from around 7pm on the Saturday and the Sunday playing a mix of ska, reggae and dub, plus there will be live music from 2pm each day.

Local promoter Loz Lozza urged: “Come and enjoy a great weekend.”

The line-up (all timings are approximate): 

Saturday

2pm: Tammi-Jo Williams. Has not played in the town for years. Wonderful voice - think Janice Joplin.

3pm: Scrambled Onions. Have not played in the town for years. Three part harmonies and splendid songs.

4pm: La Trappistine. Have never played in the town. Been saving these. Uptempo blues / rock n roll.

5pm: Black Dam. Ian Fuller and Simon Moran play their local with the drummer from Mansun. Swamp rock blues power trio.

Sunday

2pm: Daniel Leese. Mr Keys from The Marvels brings his own brand of boogie woogie to The Bounty.

3pm: Kokoro. Exquisite classical guitar meets rock guitar. First gig in well over a year.

4pm: Burnt Tomorrow. Folk rock from Reading. Ukelele, piano, accordion etc.  

5pm: Seventeen80. Jack Dady heads up an all star cast of regulars with some fine rock n roll.