Larmer Tree festival adds Black Joe Lewis, and Spiro

Texans Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears will be appearing at this year's Larmer Tree Festival.

The energetic act will headline Friday night of the festival held at Larmer Tree Gardens, on the Wilts./Dorset border. Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears will be showcasing their debut album Tell 'Em What Your Name Is'.

In addition, contemporary 4-piece Spiro have also been added to the bill, with two performances on both Thursday and Friday.

The acts confirmed for 2009 include: Jools Holland and the Rhythm & Blues Orchestra with Dave Edmunds playing on the Wednesday, and Richard Thompson headlining on the Thursday. Other artists include Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar (headlining the Friday), The Imaged Village (headlining Sunday) Dreadzone, Transglobal Underground, Pama International, Tinderbox, The Travelling Band, The Hats, Moon Music Orchestra, David Celia, Mawkin:Causley, The Shee, Megson, Hobo Jones & the Junkyard Dogs, Edward II, The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain, Hot Club of Cowtown, The Teak Project, and more. For the line-up details as available please click here.

The festival also has over 150 workshops for all ages from Thursday at 2pm onwards. Children can learn new crafts in the festival's Hands On! workshops making everything from Fabulous Fish textiles to Bouncy Jellyfish that glow in the dark. Hands On! sessions are available for adults too. There's circus skills with MushyPea from Thursday to Sunday, and 11 acres of gardens for children to explore with a huge adventure playground!

Adults workshops include a Barn Dance with Cut A Shine and other dance workshops including Bellydancing, and Can Can. The festival also provides opportunities for festival-goers including Singing with the London Bulgarian Choir.

YouthZone is the perfect place for young people (11-17) to make new friends, catch up with old ones, learn something new or just chill out in their own space.

The magical Lostwood area returns for its second year. Celebrating the art of storytelling, poetry, spoken and written word this area is home to 60 free sessions for all ages. Based in Lostwood is Jackie Leven – the festival poet for 2009 who'll be capturing the atmosphere of Larmer Tree through his daily poems created at the festival. Amongst many other favourites the Late Night Storytelling sessions will be returning for all to enjoy and an exciting addition for 2009 is the Bookshed, it appears to be an ordinary wooden shed, but what's inside?

Last few all-inclusive multiple and day tickets are still available including free camping with stunning panoramic views, no extra charge for campervans or caravans, free parking and free hot showers! Ticket prices range from £29-£177. Youth and child concessions are available. Day tickets for Friday and Saturday are now sold out.

To buy online, click here.

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