As often happens during the summer months, the greatest London Folk Events are not to be found in the capital at all, but in a tented muddy field somewhere.

Yes, festival season has arrived!

This year Wilderness Festival (6-9th August) seems to have pulled off a bit of a folk smasher by combining the remarkable promotional powers of four of our bests and putting them in the beautiful, oak beamed Travelling Barn....

The promoters are...

Two for Joy the outfit responsible for the outstanding Fire in the Mountain Festival, run by dad of the year Joe Buirski.

www.twoforjoy.co.uk

Woodburner, Dalstons coolest regular folk night run by the extremely talented Theo Bard whose new EP out in the Autmn (I´ve just had a sneak preview and it is predicitably brilliant. It evens includes some blistering harmonica!)

www.woodburnermusic.co.uk

Front Room. A relative new comer to the scene but set to make a mark; Katie Smith started putting on gigs in her Surrey front room and now has her own festivall - Front Room on the Farm.

www.songsfromasurreyfrontroom.wordpress.com

The Local/ EFDSS. The Local, run by Howard Monk, have been festival regulars for nearly 10 years running stages at Secret Garden Party, End of the Road, Camp Bestival to name a few.

www.thelocal.tv

The Local have teamed up through the London Folk Guild with the English Folk Dance and Song Society who stand proud as the guardians of English Folk Music operating out of Cecil Sharp House in Camden. If you like your folk pure then check them out...

www.efdss.org

 

So as well as Bjork and Nick Mulvey on the main stage here is who you have....

Thursday - Front Room

Felix Hagan

Mikey Kenney with Damon Kilcawley

Bouche

Screamin´ Miss Jackson and the Slap Ya Mama Big Band

Revere

Friday - Woodburner 

The Turbans

CC Smugglers

Theo Bard

Honeyfeet

Puma Rosa

Whiskey Moonface

Dila V and the Odd Beats

Lorna Rose

Oliver Hoar and the House

Saturday - Two for Joy 

The Nightjar

The Most Ugly Child

Jimmy Aldridge and Sid Goldsmith

1000 Mile Highway

The Buffalo Skinners

The Nightcaps

Hot Rock Pilgrims

Dr Bluegrass and the Illbilly 8

Cut A Shine

Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra

Monster Ceilidh Band

Stompin´ Dave and his Bluegrass Band

Sunday – The Local/EFDSS

Pip Mountjoy

De’borah

Aaron Fyfe

Stick in the Wheel

Hannah Sanders

Zachary Lucky

Paul Armfield

Laura Moody

Belinda O’Hooley & Heidi Tidow

Low Pines

Joe Innes & the Cavalcade

Meadowlark

Goodnight Lenin

 

Pretty impressive eh! Can´t wait to see you all by the campfire for a jam!

Cheers Paul x

http://www.wildernessfestival.com