It is with regret that the Village Pump Folk Festival announces that, owing to an accident to Dave Cousins, the Strawbs are unable to perform at the festival on Sunday 26th July.
The Village Pump Folk Festival team sends its sincere good wishes to Dave for his recovery.
However the team is delighted to announce that taking their place will be one of the hottest bands around on the current music scene; Keston Cobblers’ Club! They have just released an acclaimed new album ‘Wildfire’ and later this autumn will be supporting Bellowhead on part one of their farewell tour.
As the quotes below testify they have already impressed some of radio’s key tastemakers :-
“Every song is an absolute killer…They’re terrific” – (Dermot O’Leary, BBC Radio 2)
“One of the best new discoveries I’ve made” – (Steve Lamacq, BBC 6 Music). “What a fantastic discovery” – (Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2)
The Village Pump Folk Festival is also pleased to announce that hotly tipped singer-songwriter Kelly Oliver will also be joining the festival on the Sunday.
‘This Land’, released in October 2014 by Folkstock Records, features legendary fiddle player Dave Swarbrick, as well as BBC Folk Award nominees Sunjay and Luke Jackson.
Kelly has appeared live on BBC regional stations, including BBC London radio in an interview with Gaby Roslin. Her first single ‘Diamond Girl’ has enjoyed several regional BBC and local radio plays, including on BBC Radio 2’s Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe and Bob Harris’ BBC Radio 2 Sunday show.
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