The Gate to Southwell is still one of the best value festivals on the scene with:   Over 180 musicians and performers in 40 hours of concerts. Fabulous Headline Acts including three 2014 BBC Folk Award Winners A beautiful greenfield festival site and camping,  interesting craft and trade stalls, a choice of 10 food outlets, an exciting array of real ales and ciders, amazing childrens' and family entertainers, morris dancers galore, ceilidhs every day, Silent Discos,  a Big Top with giant video screens,  3 Main Stages and another 12 venues for music and dancing.

Keep watching the festival website. There is full information here about all of the acts booked, a provisional programme and video clips of many of the artists, just to whet your appetites.   I don't want to keep going on about how amazing this festival is - why not just come along and see for yourselves?   The sun is shining, the evenings are getting longer and the days are getting warmer - proper festival weather!

Latest Additions to the Line Up

More award winners have been added - this time winners of the Danny Kyle stage at Celtic Connections - The Chaplins - playing a timeless country-tinged pop, the young trio should appeal to all ages.    Another exciting addition is Sera, a delightful young singer-songwriter from North Wales.

Focus on Guitarists   There is an impressive list of guitarists exhibiting a range of styles at the festival this year: Jazz and blues legend Woody Mann, Nancy Griffiths side-man, Pete Kennedy, West Midlands guitar maestro Madi Simpson and Dorset based lap-steel guitarist Alex Roberts, plus our own local hero Steve Hicks with Lynn Goulbourn.