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WESSEX FESTIVALS GUIDE 2017 • 5
WESSEX FESTIVALS 2017
UK INTERNATIONAL BOOGIE
WOOGIE FESTIVAL
7 - 9 July
Venues throughout STURMINSTER NEWTON,
Dorset. “A
must for any boogie woogie enthusiasts and
just plain fun for anyone who likes live music.”
WONDER FIELDS
7 - 9 July
Great Fulford, DUNSFORD, Exeter, Devon, EX6
7AJ. .
BUDLEIGH MUSIC FESTIVAL
7 - 15 July
BUDLEIGH SALTERTON, Devon.
“Welcome to
classical music on the Jurassic coast, evening
concerts performed by top international artists
and a series of free lunchtime concerts
featuring local or up and coming talent. Evening
concerts feature soloists, quartets and an
orchestra, plenty for all to enjoy.”
FROME FESTIVAL
7 - 16 July
Various venues throughout FROME, Somerset.
/ 01373 455420. “A
stellar cast heads up a huge range of activities
covering arts, crafts and lifestyle at this year’s
Frome Festival, now in its 17th year. Line-up
includes Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel, The
Wonderstuff, Bollywood Brass Band, Andy
Parsons, Jeremy Hardy, Gyles Brandreth, Dr.
David Starkey, Anne Widdecombe, Dame Felicity
Lott, Frome Symphony Orchestra.”
SUNSET RIDGE
9 July
Prince of Wales, HAM HILL, near Yeovil,
Somerset, TA14 6RW. 1 - 8pm. Free entry. “The
Electric Broom Cupboard’s annual festival of
original music. Line-up includes Palooka 5,
Karen, The Haywains, Design, Gris-de-Lin,
Psycodaisies, 13 Frightened Girls.”
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE
WEST
13 - 15 July
Deepest WILTSHIRE (near Trowbridge and
Westbury). .
SWANAGE JAZZ FESTIVAL
14 - 16 July
Various locations in SWANAGE, Dorset.
/ 01929 422215. “Forty
plus bands plus our beautiful town and scenery
attract a national audience and have made
Swanage Jazz Festival one of the leading
events in the UK jazz calendar for the past
twenty seven years. Line-up includes Jean
Toussaint, Alan Barnes, Amina Figarova Quintet,
Darius Brubeck Quartet, Greg Abate, Gilad
Atzmon’s Orient House Ensemble, Nigel Price
Trio, Zoe Rahman, Arun Ghosh Quintet, Matt
Ridley Quartet, Ivo Neame, Quartet, Laura Jurd
Dinosaur, Freddie Gavita Quartet, Keith Nichols
Blue Devils, Dixie Strollers, John Maddocks
Jazzmen, Sinead McCabe.”
TOLPUDDLE FESTIVAL
14 - 16 July
TOLPUDDLE, Dorset.
“A weekend of
family entertainment, stalls, political debate,
comedy, music and a grand procession through
the village.”
RIVER TOWN
14 - 17 July
Colston Hall, BRISTOL.
“For the third year running, Colston Hall will
team up with St George’s to bring together
some outstanding home-grown and US artists in
the spirit of collaboration. This four night
Americana festival will celebrate the remarkable
roots music that grows deep in American soil.
Barn-storming live music!”
THE GODNEY GATHERING
15 July
Garslade Farm, GODNEY, Glastonbury, BA5 1RX.
£25. “The
Godney Gathering has quickly established itself
as the UK’s number 1 single day micro festival,
achieving outstanding reviews both locally as
well as nationally. Attracting 4,999 people over
10.5 hours, being entertained by seven stages
and over 75 performances. 2017 genuinely
represents the biggest and best to date. Line-up
includes The Darkness, Dub Pistols, Ferocious
Dog, Nathan Grisdale, The Bar Steward Sons of
Val Doonican, Whitehall Parade, The Mini Band,
The Leylines, Shoot the Moon, Departed, The
Kaizens, Fingertrap, Filta, The Fens, Stone Cold
Fiction, Ant Noel & the Peabody Drakes, Kev and
the Destroyers, Missy Edwards Band.”
BROADCIDER CIDER & MUSIC
FESTIVAL
15 July
Broadway & Horton Cricket Club, Pound Road,
BROADWAY, near Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 9JX.
. “Brand new one day
cider and music festival in the heart of
Somerset. Line-up includes Skimmity Hitchers,
Palooka 5, Design, King Tut’s Revenge, The
Surfin’ Birds.”
GROOVES ON THE GREEN
15 and 16 July
Ashley Cross Green, POOLE. £5 / £3.
“Two days of
family friendly frolics on Poole’s coolest urban
village green.”
SCRUMPY & WESTERN
EXTRAVAGANZA
21 and 22 July
Fernhill Farm, Cheddar Road, COMPTON
MARTIN, Somerset, BS40 6LD.
. “It's 50 years since
Adge Cutler & The Wurzels coined a phrase and
invented a music genre. To celebrate, here's a
weekend of cider-fulled music from The Wurzels
and the bands they have inspired. Line-up
includes Skimmity Hitchers, The Inbredz, Corky,
The Surfin' Turnips, Dorset Phil, The Scrumpy
Swillers, Bill Smarme & The Bizness.”
GUMBEERFEST
21 and 22 July
Stogumber Cricket Club, STOGUMBER, Taunton,
Somerset, TA4 3TQ. . “A
small festival offering a wide range of ales and
ciders to accompany our line-up of live music.”
CHAGSTOCK FESTIVAL
21 and 22 July
Whiddon Down, near CHAGFORD, Devon.
. “Set in 70 acres of
farmland on the edge of Dartmoor, Chagstock is
renowned for its stunning location, diverse line-
up of artists and non-corporate, family friendly
atmosphere. Line-up includes The Shires, Soul II
Soul, Dub Pistols, Raghu Dixit, Skinny Lister.”
BEER AND BLUEGRASS
FESTIVAL
21 and 22 July
Victoria School and Gardens, Branksome,
POOLE, BH13 6AS. 0844 576 3000 /
. “A musical
celebration of bluegrass and Americana,
featuring some of world’s finest musicians with
a beer and cider festival complete with
excellent home cooked food.”
BRISTOL HARBOUR FESTIVAL
21 - 23 July
Harbourside, BRISTOL. Free entry.
. “Two miles of
entertainment along Bristol’s iconic harbour,
including a dance village, three music stages,
boating entertainment on the water, unusual
vessels, a children’s and circus mecca created
by Cirque Bijou and regional food markets.”
YEOVIL TOWN CENTRE 23 SEPTEMBER 9.30am - 4pm
BUSKFEST
CELEBRATING GARDENING
VINTAGE MARKET
BUGFEST
CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES
AND MUCH MORE!
SIDMOUTH FOLKWEEK
4 - 11 August
Venues throughout SIDMOUTH, East Devon. / 01395
577952. “Sidmouth FolkWeek is an unmissable week-long seaside celebration of folk
music, dance and song in a beautiful East Devon coastal location. The longstanding
event attracts tens of thousands of visitors to over 700 diverse events with broad
‘something for everyone’ appeal. Expect major concerts, lively roots parties, small
intimate sessions, ceilidhs and folk dancing, storytelling, fun family entertainment and
youth-centred sessions, hands-on workshops and spectacular dance displays, the best
in South West crafts and the tastiest of local food and drink. The venues, streets and
seafront spill over with spectacular music, dance and song, vibrant colour and
welcoming atmosphere! Line-up includes Show of Hands with Miranda Sykes, Seth
Lakeman, Lau, Oysterband, Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker (above), Catrin Finch &
Seckou Keita, Ralph McTell & Wizz Jones, Dervish, Duncan Chisholm, George Monbiot &
Ewan McLennan, Chris Wood, Leveret, Martin Carthy & Sam Sweeney, JIm Causley Trio,
Rura, Batch Gueye, Alden Patterson & Dashwood.”