Winchester (incidentally For Folk’s Sake’s hometown) is to play host to a plethora of folk favourites at the inaugural week-long Winchester Live festival.
Taking place across three venues in the city centre, the festival will comprise 11 gigs over the week beginning Monday 13th October.
The line-up includes Emmy the Great, Peggy Sue and the Pictures, Jay Jay Pistolet, Mumford and Sons and alt-folk’s best-kept secret Gideon Conn.
The gigs will take place at The Railway, Winchester University’s Vault and The Tower.
Wristbands for the whole week are priced £25 and are available through the event’s myspace.
The line-up so far:
Tuesday 14th October:
The Tower: Emmy The Great, Peggy Sue, The Wellbeing + Phil King.
Wednesday 15th October:
The Tower: Imperial Leisure, Django, Mavid Grind
The Railway: When The Lights Go Out present: Fox Cubs, Moneytree + The Scarlet Union
Thursday 16th October:
The Railway: Gideon Conn, Barefoot Confessor, The Gladrags + Blisskrieg
Friday 17th October:
The Tower: SixNationState, The Foxes, Shit! Hot Llamas + Alex & The Ligers
Saturday 18th October:
The Vault: Art Brut, Thomas Tantrum, Subliminal Girls, Soma High, Hijera + Fresh Legs
The Tower: Mumford & Sons, Jay Jay Pistolet, Ryan O’Reilly, Derek Meins, Beans on Toast, Cherbourg (formally Davie Fiddle), Thos Henley + Handshake
The Railway: Shaped By Fate, Eta Carinae + Incarna
Sunday 19th October:
The Tower: The Click Click, Rosie Oddie & The Odd Squad
The Railway: Die! Die! Die!, Run Walk!, Bright White Light
Words: Lynn Roberts