Strawbs, and Megson for Village Pump Folk Festival

Village Pump Folk Festival 2015

Friday 24th to Sunday 26th July 2015
White Horse Country Park, Trowbridge Road, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 4LX, England MAP
tier 3 £120 for a weekend ticket

Daily capacity: 2,000

Last updated: Thu 9th Jul 2015

Strawbs, and Megson have been added to the line-up for Village Pump Folk Festival taking place from Friday 24th until Sunday 26th July 2015, at the White Horse Country Park, in Wiltshire, which has also announced day tickets will be available.

They join patrons Steve Knightley & Phil Beer and their band Show of Hands who will headline, alongside Treacherous Orchestra, Oysterband, and Edward II. The full guest list also includes Sam Green & The Midnight Heist, Calan, The Spooky Men's Chorale, The Roving Crows, Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick, Barbara Dickson and Nick Holland, The Broonzies, False Lights, Mad Dog Mcrea, CoCo and the Butterfields, Wille and The Bandits, Ruarri Joseph, Allan Yn Y Fan, Mick Ryan & Paul Downes, The Carrivick Sisters, Cardboard Fox, Keith Christmas, Striding Edge, Jenna, Rob Lear, Bill Smarme & The Bizness, Up The Creek, Worry Dolls, Striding Edge, Phat Phil Cooper, Kirsty Clinch, Leander Morales, Polly Barrett, Jackie and Felix Byrne, Gaz Brookfield, Foreign Affairs, and The Village Pump Choir.

Festival director John Alderslade said, "I am delighted to be able to announce today these additions to what has already been acclaimed as an excellent line-up. Dave Cousins, lead singer of the Strawbs, has promised our Pumpers a special show which will revel in the music of the band both acoustically and as they were in their full 70s prog folk-rockish, chart-topping, pomp!

"Megson meanwhile, will be bringing both their special show for families, aimed especially at the youngest children, as well as their normal show for adults. These additions underline how the Village Pump Folk Festival caters for the whole family in its core musical offerings."

For the line-up details and day splits see the Village Pump Folk Festival line-up page.

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Tickets are being sold on a tier system. Weekend tickets for the event are now available at Tier 3 prices of £120 adult. Tickets for 11-17 years olds are half price, child (aged 5-10 years) ticket is priced at £10, under 4s free of charge. This includes free camping.

The organisers, responding to demand for day tickets, are also pleased to announce that people only able to attend for one of the Festival days are able to purchase day tickets from Thursday 2nd April. These tickets are priced at £30/£15 for the Friday and at £65/£35 for the Saturday or Sunday of the event. Demand for tickets this year has been buoyant so those wishing to purchase Day Tickets are advised to do so as soon as possible.

Attendees can expect music over two main stages, plus smaller sessions, children's entertainment, comedy, workshops, beer, and trade stalls selling food.

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