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PLAYING OUT LOUD!
FESTIVAL FOCUS
Welcome to our guide to music festivals in the South of England
which will be a regular feature right up until October. This is just a skeleton
list, which will be added to on a weekly basis from now onwards, so keep coming
back for more info!
WICKHAM FESTIVAL - AUGUST 3 - 6
The first Wickham Festival, which is actually the Eastleigh Festival in a
different location for various reasons! Organiser Peter Chegwin has put together
a great lineup:
Thursday August 3: 6pm - 11pm
Daby Balde (Senegal);
Spiers & Boden; Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas;
Wickham Morris
Friday August 4: 6pm - 11pm
Richard Thompson; Los Pacaminos (Featuring Paul Young);
Shooglenifty; David Ferrard; Amy Briant
Friday August 4: 8pm (At Ferneham Hall, Fareham)
Sparks
(No support, Sparks onstage at 8pm)
Saturday August 5: 2pm - 11pm
Oysterband; Seth Lakeman; King Creosote; Fiddlers Bid;
Blue Horses; The Fold; Jo Mango; Chris & Thomas; Amalthea;
Sunday August 6: 2pm - 11pm
Steeleye Span; Osibisa; Flook; Colvin-Quarmby; Martha Tilston;
The Huckleberries; Chris Stout & Catriona McKay; Arlen
Kirsty McGee & Mat Martin; Murphy's Lore; The Dolmen
Special Guests: The Larry Love Showband
(Alabama 3 unplugged)
Other Attractions include:
Wickham Morris & Guests
Street Entertainment in Wickham Square
Simon Vogel (Performance Poet)
Ticklish Allsorts
Storytelling
Punch & Judy
Craftscene Marquee & Face-Painting
Tall Paul's Didgeridoo Workshop
Weekend Crafts Fayre
Traditional Music Sessions Bar
Real Ale Bars & Food Stalls
Sunday afternoon Family Ceilidh
Skateboard Ramps
Kiddies Playground
Camping
Free Car Parking
RHYTHM FESTIVAL, TWINWOOD ARENA,
CLAPHAM NR BEFORD AUGUST 4 6
Artists appearing include:
THE BLUES BAND
DONOVAN
FASTLANE ROOGALATOR
GENO WASHINGTON & THE RAM JAM BAND
HUGH CORNWELL (BAND)
IKE TURNER & HIS KINGS OF RHYTHM (USA)
JAH WOBBLE & THE ENGLISH ROOTS BAND
JERRY LEE LEWIS & THE KILLER BAND (USA)
JOHN COOPER CLARKE
LITTLE GEORGE SUEREF & THE BLUES STARS
JOHN OTWAY
NINE BELOW ZERO
PAMA INTERNATIONAL
PAUL THE GIRL
ROGER CHAPMAN & THE SHORTLIST
THE ROLLIN' STONED
ROLLO MARKEE & TAILSHAKERS
ROY HARPER performs Stormcock with FRIENDS
SETH LAKEMAN
SMASHING TIME
THE STORYS
THE TROJANS
WILKO JOHNSON
WRECKLESS ERIC
For full details see
www.rhythmfestival.net
SUMMER BLUES FESTIVAL, WARNERS
LAKESIDE, HAYLING ISLAND - AUGUST 4 - 7
On the bill are:
Connie Lush And Blues Shouter + The Nimmo Brothers + Hamilton Loomis +
Tommy Allen's Trafficker + Tim Aves + Jane English + Owen Barry + The
Rockin' Armadillos
For more information see
SIDMOUTH FOLK WEEK, DEVON - AUGUST 4 -
11
One of the longest running folk festivals in the beautiful Devon coastal town of
Sidmouth. Amongst the artists appearing this year are:
Blue Murder, John Spiers & Jon Boden, Waterson:Carthy, Warsaw Village Band
Martin Simpson & Martin Taylor,
Seth Lakeman,
Chumbawamba
Coope Boyes & Simpson
Flook
Mrs Ackroyd Band
Chris Wood
John Kirkpatrick
The Poozies
Boka Halat
Rachel Unthank & The Winterset
Van Eyken
Lulo Reinhardt
Duncan McFarlane Band
Craig Morgan Robson
Grace Notes
Julie Fowlis
Jon Swayne & Becky Price
Crucible
Dulaman
John Dipper Band
Faustus
Mary Humphreys & Anahata
Witches of Elswick
The Cole Porters
George Papavgeris
Sandra Kerr
Kandela
The Devil&rsquos Interval
Richard Durrant
Rocas
All Jigged Out
Blackthorn
ThingumaJig
Lee Westwood
Tickled Pink
Peeping Tom
Florida
Hekety
Jabadaw
Mr Gubbins&rsquo Bicycle
The Woodpecker Band
Dartmoor Pixie Band
Grand Union
Steamchicken
Spinach for Norman
For ticket details see
www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk
DARTMOOR FOLK FESTIVAL, SOUTH VEAL,
OKEHAMPTON AUGUST 5 7
Artistes invited include: Sid Kipper (Sunday only), Martyn Wyndham-Reed
& No Man's Band, The Devil's Interval, Grand Union, The John Dipper
Band, Tom Napper & Tom Bliss, Hearts of Oak, Cornwall Songwriters, Matt
Norman, Dr Sunshine, Chucklefoot, Dave Wills, Tony Beard (The Wag from
Widecombe) and The Dartmoor Pixie Band.
BROADSTAIRS FOLK WEEK, KENT AUGUST
11- 18
Artists appearing are:
Seth Lakeman Band
Osibisa
Coope Boyes & Simpson
Last Night's Fun
Feast of Fiddles
Demon Barber Roadshow
Kirsty McGee & Matt Martin
Tim Edey
Quicksilver
Bruce Mathiske
Euphoreel
Michael Roach
SpikeDrivers
Kissmet
The Spooky Men's Chorale
Pete Smith & John Buckley
Michael Berk
Amrit Sond
Craig, Morgan, Robson
Aranmore
Crosscurrent
Mike West & Katie Euliss
Keith Christmas
Shona Kipling & Damien O'Kane
The Shanty Crew
Kwame D
Toreth
Magic Car
Whapweasel
Florida
Asha
T & La Touche
Elvis Fontanot & The Sugar Bees
The Zyderhythmics
The Hackney Ramblers
HottBoxx
Tam Lin
Byards Leap
Sheelanagig
Pigeon English
Rattle on a Stovepipe
ZootAlors
The Mad River Band
Black Rat
Kerry Fletcher
Panic Circus
Greg Hastings
Dave Arthur
Kay Anderson & Graham Anstee
Bagas Degol
Gren Bartley
Tom & Barbara Brown
Molly Brown
Roland Chadwick & Nigel Feist
Peter Collins
Drohne
Duke Street
Paul & Glen Elliott
Ember
Lowri Evans
The Great Escape
Happy Trails
Heelstone
Lynne Heraud & Pat Turner
The Hot Rats
Keith Kendrick
Kokopelli
Kundalini Drive
Fran McGillivray & Mike Burke
Nagus
Sylvia Needham
Mike Nicholson
Ben Paley & Tab Hunter
George Papavgeris
The Phatt B'Stards
Polkahuntas
Porchswing Blues
Lucy Randall
The Roosters
Salsa South Connection
Jamie Schofield & Nichola Lyons
RunDogRun
Paul Scourfield & Jon Loomes
Slattery
Andy Smythe
Tapatak
Triality
Simon Vogel
Waspjuice
Waterhorse
Zoox
Hurly Burly
The Old Trout Band
Ray Moore
CROPREDY CONVENTION, OXFORDSHIRE -
AUGUST 10 - 12
Fairport Conventions annual feast of folk, pop, rock and blues. The running
order for this years festival is as follows.
Thursday August 10
Your compere: Simon Care &ndash music starts at 4pm
wRants
PJ Wright
Feast of Fiddles
Chris Newman & Maire Ni Chathasaigh
Steeleye Span
Friday August 11
Your compere: Geoff Hughes &ndash music starts at 12 noon
Shameless Quo
Bodega (Radio 2 Young Folk Award winner)
Then Came The Wheel
Ashley Hutchings Rainbow Chasers
The Deborah Bonham Band
Flook
John Martyn Band
10cc featuring Graham Gouldman and friends
Saturday August 12
Your compere Danny Thompson &ndash music starts 12 noon
Richard Digance
Sam Holmes
Swarb's Lazarus
King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys
Dervish
Glen Tilbrook
Fairport Convention and friends
See
www.fairportconvention.com for full details.
MARLBOROUGH FESTIVAL, NR KINGSBRIDGE,
DEVON AUGUST 10 14
Details to follow
BLOOM FESTIVAL, LARMER TREE GARDENS,
WILTSHIRE AUGUST 11 - 13
Artists include The Bays, CagedBaby, Hexstatic, The Nextmen, Grandad Bob,
Secretsundae, Chew The Fat! And Stompa Phunk.
See www.bloomfestival.com
for full details
SOUTHAMPTON MELA FESTIVAL, HOGLANDS
PARK, SOUTHAMPTON AUGUST 12
Free event featuring Asian Fusion, Bhangra, Bollywood, Qawwali, Indian Classical
and many more music acts. An Activities Marquee will feature demonstrations and
hands-on workshops in Tabla Drumming, Classical Dance and many more subjects.
There is also a family play area, a funfair, face painting, craft stalls, a food
court and a licensed bar.
Organised by Art Asia whose website is
www.artasia.org.uk
EASTLEIGH MINI MELA FESTIVAL - AUGUST
13
Free Entrance for all, Mela opens at 1pm - 7pm.
To be held at Hampshire Fire and Rescue Headquarters, Eastleigh on
SundayAugust 13.
The Eastleigh Mini Mela will be held in association with Eastleigh Carnival
Week, Asian Welfare and Cultural Association and Pukaar Project, Southampton.
The Mela will commence at 1pm finishing at 7pm, the Eastleigh Mini Mela will
host a fun day open for all. The event will bring with it a host of
multi-cultural music and live performances. The Pukaar team will again provide
plenty of goings-on, including workshops in Bollywood dancing, DJing and an
Asian instrumental workshop.
The Mela is support by local musicians and artists including African Caribbean
Steel Band, Lighthouse (Indian Gospel choir), Polish Dancing, Kala Arts will be
providing (Indian Classical Dancing), in addition to Chinese Music and Dance,
Disco Music, Young Morris Dancers, along with Multi-Cultural story telling.
Stalls will include support from local businesses, food from all over the world,
Jewellery and henna stalls, a fashion show and demonstrations by Hampshire Fire
& Rescue and Hampshire Constabulary Police.
Eastleigh Mini Mela is sponsored by Hampshire Fire & Rescue service, Hampshire
Constabulary, , Eastleigh Borough Council, Hampshire County Council, 'AND'
Magazine and Pukaar Project Southampton.
The Eastleigh Mini Mela will be expecting to serve 1000 people, from a broad of
communities and age groups. If you like to book a stall or Sponsors the Mela,
please contact for further information on 01489 690 139 or the Pukaar
Southampton on 0238022 4710 or visit the website
www.pukaar.org.uk
for full details.
BLOOM FESTIVAL, LARMER TREE GARDENS,
WILTSHIRE AUGUST 11 - 13
BIDEFORD FOLK FESTIVAL, DEVON AUGUST
15 21
A week long festival in a beautiful riverside town in North Devon with plenty of
song and music sessions where musicians and singers are welcomed and made to
feel at home. Line-up of artists this year includes Dave Webber and Anni
Fentiman, Seize the Day, Nancy Kerr and James Fagan, Dangerous Curves, The
Amazing Mr Smith, Emma & the Professor, Nick Wyke and Becki Driscoll Devils
Interval and Dambuskers a local band who are starting to deservedly get on the
Festival circuit. Nick and Becki also lead FolkSprings! Workshops for young folk
musicians and singers who also get a festival showcase concert. A great week,
ends with a free concert in the beautiful Victoria Park, and a Weekend of Dance
THE GREEN MAN FESTIVAL, GLANUSK PARK
NEAR CRICKHOWELL, BRECON BEACONS AUGUST 18 20
A splendid lineup for this festival in a beautiful setting Jose Gonzalez.
Calexico, Donovan, John Renbourn, Bert Jansch, Martha Wainwright and Teddy
Thompson are just a few of the names appearing. For more information go to
www.thegreenmanfestival.co.uk
WHITE HORSE FOLK FESTIVAL, WANTAGE,
OXFORDSHIRE - AUGUST 18 - 20
Watch this space for artists as they are confimed
BEAUTIFUL DAYS - ESCOT PARK, DEVON -
AUGUST 18 - 20
Tickets are now on sale via
www.levellers.co.uk ,
www.seetickets.com and from Solo Records in Exeter, Tel: 01392 425309.
The lineup includes 3 Daft Monkeys, Benji Kirkpatrick, Bleeding Hearts,
Buzzcocks, Cara Dillon, Chumbawamba Acoustic, Damien Dempsey, Dan Donnelly,
Divokej, Bill Dhol Foundation, Drunk In Public, Dylan Moran, Echo and the
Bunnymen, Eighteenth Day of May, Gomez, Hayseed Dixie, Hugh Cornwell, Julie
Fowlis, Karine Polwart, Killing Joke, King Creosote, Larry Love Showband,
Levellers, Lunasa, Mark Saul, Martha Wainwright, Neck, Nick Harper, Ox, The
Fabulous Good Time Party Boys Medicine Show, Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting
Revue, Seth Lakeman, Steel Pulse, Subgiant, The Coal Porters, The Crimea, The
Demon Barber Roadshow, The Proclaimers, The Selecter, The Toretz, and Tin Tin
Lady
DAMERHAM & FORDINGBRIDGE MUSIC FESTIVAL
- AUGUST 19
A one-day (Saturday) festival which is part of Ringwood Festival. A very 70s
lineup includes: Alvin Stardust + Mud + The Glitter Band + Bloozer + Basketcase
+ Foregone Conclusion + Phat Medallion
It runs from 1:00pm until 11:30pm and tickets are £15
BOURNEMOUTH FOLK FESTIVAL, THE OPERA
HOUSE, BOSCOMBE - AUGUST 24
MAINSTAGE
TUMBAO - From Columbia...brilliant dance music)
THE SEX SLAVES FROM HELL - from Cornwall...thrashfolk)
SEIZE THE DAY -Amazing eight part harmonies)
THE SMOKE FAIRIES - Folk duo
THE DIDGERIDU ORCHESTRA OF BOURNEMOUTH
CELTISH - Fresh from playing the Albert Hall)
SANDY THE MOST AMAZING BLOKE ON THE PLANET
See
www.bournemouthfolkfestival.co.uk
TOWERSEY VILLAGE FESTIVAL, OXFORDSHIRE
AUGUST 24 28
Artists appearing include Martin Simpson, Blue Murder featuring Waterson:Carthy,
Shooglenifty, Bellowhead, Roy Bailey , Jaipur Kawa Brass Band, Julie Fowlies,
Genticorum Mnawkin and many more.
See
www.towerseyfestival.com for full details.
READING FESTIVAL - AUGUST 25 - 27
Amongst the acts appearing this year are Franz Ferdinand + Kaiser Chiefs +
Audioslave + Feeder + Belle & Sebastian + The Subways + Panic! At The Disco +
Yeah Yeah Yeahs + Fall Out Boy + Primal Scream + Dizzee Rascal + Secret Machines
+ Mystery Jets + Peaches + Gogol Bordello + guiLLeMoTs + The Long Blondes + Muse
+ The Streets + Feeder + Dirty Pretty Things + Futureheads + The Cribs +
Wolfmother + Flogging Molly + Arctic Monkeys + The Raconteurs + Coheed And
Cambria + Jet + Clap Your Hands SayYeah + The Fall + The Shins + Be Your Own Pet
+ Milburn + Plan B + Giant Drag + Pearl Jam + Placebo + My Chemical Romance +
Slayer + Less Than Jake + Dashboard Confessional + Taking Back Sunday + Mastodon
+ Maximo Park + The Rakes + The Kooks + Boy Kill Boy + Broken Social Scene +
Goldie Lookin' Chain (GLC) + Hope Of The States + Dresden Dolls + The
Automatic + !Forward Russia!
SHREWSBURY FOLK FESTIVAL AUGUST 25
28
Amongs the artists appearing are:
LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III, ELIZA CARTHY & THE RAT CATCHERS
OYSTERBAND, SHOOGLENIFTY, VIN GARBUTT, NEW ROPE STRING BAND
THE DOONAN FAMILY BAND, JAIPUR KAWA BAND, THE WOODPECKER BAND, JOHN WRIGHT BAND,
MRS ACKROYD BAND, GRAND UNION, KEITH DONNELLY, CHRIS WHILE & JULIE MATTHEWS and
The SETH LAKEMAN BAND. See www. For full lineup and booking details.
SOUTHSEA FOLK & ROOTS FESTIVAL AUGUST
25 28
The 6th annual festival compered by George Wilson includes Mike West, Ric
Sanders Trio, Ashley Hutchings Rainbow Chasers, Larry Miller, PJ Wright, Keiran
Halpin and many other acts. Main events take place at South Parade Pier.
See
www.barkingspider.abelgratis.com/festival for full details
WALLINGFORD BUNKFEST, OXFORDSHIRE
SEPTEMBER 1 3
Music, dance, steam and beer, they say. Topping the bill is Cara Dillon; more
top acts includng Seth Lakeman, Kila, Baka Beyond, Pressgang, The Bismarcks,
Four Hand Reel and many more. See
www.bunkest.co.uk
for more info.
BURNHAM-ON-SEA FOLK FEST - SEPTEMBER 2
- 3
Saturday: free gigs, jams and open mike sessions in various pubs throughout
the town, plus dance and music workshops, arts and crafts, farmers' market,
kids' ceilidh, family entertainment and adult ceilidh (ticket only).
Sunday: Mini-festival in Manor Gardens. For full details visit:
www.folkfest.co.uk
SWANAGE FOLK FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 8
10
The festival kicks off this year with a Friday night concert featuring Vin
Garbutt, aided and abetted by Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies and all held together
by MC Bram Taylor. On Saturday evening Tanglefoot from Canada will be supported
at the Middle School by Colvin Quarmby and Quicksilver. The MC for the evening
will be Ben Campbell.
For those who enjoy a little more active music we there are two dance bands, The
Woodpecker Band and Mawkin. The common thread on Saturday night in the marquee
will be Gordon Potts, the caller who will get everybody dancing in his own
unique style.
Once again there will be two concerts in the more refined atmosphere of St
Marys Parish Church. On Saturday afternoon the entertainment will be provided
by Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies and to round off the festival the Sunday evening
concert features music by Craig, Robinson and Morgan and the ever popular Tom
McConville and Pauline Cato.
BESTIVAL, ROBIN HILL COUNTRY PARK,
NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT SEPTEMBER 8 10
8 stages of live music, cabaret & DJs inc:
Pet Shop Boys, Scissor Sisters, Mystery Jets, King Creosote, John Martyn, The
Fall, The Stranglers, Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Scritti Polliti, The Bees and
many more acts.
See www.bestival.net
for full lineup.
WEYFEST, THE EXCHANGE HOTEL, STATION
HILL, FARNHAM, SURREY SEPTEMBER 9
Artists appearing include The Dayglo Pirates, Jackie Lynton Band, UK Blues
Project, Ciao Buddha, True Deceivers and Flying Tigers.
Advance tickets £5 through 01252 821603 or via
www.anewdayrecords.co.uk
SALISBURY FOLK FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 15
17
All events take place at Salisbury City Hall. Appearing are:
Dave Swarbrick & Martin Carthy, Ashley Hutchings/ Morris On Band, Jacqui
McShees Pentangle, Last Nights Fun, Little Johnny England, Magna Carta, Johnny
Coppin & Mike Silver, Chris & Kellie While, Meet On The Ledge, Wild Willy
Barretts Sleeping Dogz, Johnny Dickinson, Ben & Joe Broughton, Fred Wedlock,
Derek Brimstone, Rob Johnston, Heelstone, Arlen, Four Hand Reel, Megson, One
String Loose and Isambarde. See
www.salisburyfolk.co.uk
for booking details
BLUES AT THE FORT - SEPTEMBER 22 & 23
Booked so far:
Dr Feelgood, Ben Waters Band
Blue Bishops, Do$ch
Riotous Brothers, Built For Comfort
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