Festivals

Wychwood welcomes Mike Scott and his much loved band The Waterboys to headline the festival’s main stage on Friday. Also confirmed are Scottish rockers Idlewild, Thrill Collins, Folk On, Keston Cobblers Club, Get Inuit and family favourite Justin Fletcher, whilst over in the Big Top the Smashing Blouse team add yet more exciting up and… Read more »

2 – 4 September 2016, Hainault Forest Country Park, Fox Burrow Road, Chigwell, London IG7 4QN One Love Festival’s inception in 2008 marked the 30th anniversary of Reggae legend Bob Marley’s concert of the same name, and remains true to the ethos of peace, love, truth, human rights, equality and justice for all. The festival… Read more »

The magical-sounding ancient town of Lostwithiel in Cornwall will become home to a brand new three day music festival in mid September. Called ‘LostinFolk’, this year’s inaugural festival will take place on the weekend of 16, 17 and 18 September and promises a spell-binding mix of roots music from around the UK. The festival will… Read more »

The Nest Collectives 10 Year Anniversary Unamplifed Festival at Master Shipwrights Palace (Deptford), 23rd April: 4pm till 12am. The Nest Collective have always felt that the experience at their shows when there are no microphones have always been the most intimate and special so they have created an entire festival on those conditions. No sound checks, no waiting for bands… Read more »

Grammy Award-winning artist Mary Chapin Carpenter has chosen Whispering Bob Harris’ inaugural Under The Apple Tree Roots Festival to celebrate the release of her brand new album. She will fly in especially for this rare UK appearance to headline the Sunday night of the festival, and the set with her band will feature many new… Read more »

Headlining Beautiful Days 19 – 21 AUGUST 2016 on the Friday night are Leftfield – one of Britain’s most influential electronic dance acts. Their debut Leftism, remains one of the defining statements of 90s dance music. Headlining on Saturday night we welcome back Manchester legends James who release their fourteenth new studio album ‘Girl at the End of the… Read more »

Major changes in programming policy and ticket prices have been announced by Beverley Folk Festival aimed at giving festival-goers in 2016 more for their money than ever before. Many more acts representing the ever-widening range of traditional and contemporary folk music will be featured on more stages in more venues than ever before in the… Read more »

East Anglia’s fast-rising “new kid on the block” festival FolkEast is back for a fifth year this August, proving why it is nothing like other music festivals. The three day festival will return to the glorious 300-acre Suffolk estate of 16th century Glemham Hall, the home of Major Philip Hope-Cobbold, between August 19-21. And it… Read more »

The Sark Folk Festival committee are pleased to announce the full line‐up of visiting acts for the 2016 festival. These include Newcastle fusion outfit Monster Ceilidh Band, two‐time BBC 2 Folk Award winners Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar, English folk rock six‐piece Mad Dog Mcrea and festival favourites Hat Fitz and Cara Robinson making their… Read more »

The first names have been revealed for this year’s Cambridge Folk Festival, one of the longest established and most prestigious folk festivals in the world. Tickets are on sale. An eclectic range of performances will include: iconic Irish folk singer Christy Moore in an exclusive English Festival appearance, performing with Declan Sinnott and Jim Higgins;… Read more »