So the headliners have now been announced and they are some top line acts.

On the Thursday night they have legendary singer songwriter Billy Bragg with band The Hot Seats plus yet to be named support. Billy will be bringing his brand of no nonsense folk/punk protest songs to the Big Top stage.

  A great night is in store with Billy having a huge back catalogue of songs to choose from.

Friday night sees one of folk's superstar groups, Irish folk legends Clannad. This follows on from Moya Brennan's appearance at last years festival. Again, like Billy Bragg, Clannad have had a huge worldwide success and have a huge following. 

So it will be great to hear their brand of Celtic folk played under the Big Top, including the possibility of their hits "Harry's Game" & "Robin The Hooded Man". The latter must be a certainty being so close to Sherwood Forest.

 

Saturday night sees BOC headlining on the second stage. 

  That's the folk roots band from Mallorca not the reaper fearing band from the states! BOC was born in mid-2009 with an eclectic idea to mix up the folk sounds and traditional instruments of Mallorca with the wider influences of hardcore, new age, metal, ska, and so on. So we can expect a rip roaring set full of surprises.