A DAY-LONG festival of folk and blues music is heading to the Isle of Wight next month.
Wolverton Folk and Blues Fair is set to take place at Wolverton Manor, Shorwell, on Saturday, May 11, between 11.30am and 8pm.
Since its successful launch in 2011, the family-friendly festival has gone from strength to strength.
Special guests this year include rising British soul/blues artist Mississippi MacDonald, award-winning UK folk stars 3 Daft Monkeys, and British blues legends Ruthless Blues.
As well as a main stage, the popular Beer Tent Acoustic Stage will also be making a welcome return, boasting a full and varied programme packed with some of the best folk and blues musicians the Isle of Wight has to offer.
Other bands on the bill include The Raw Blues Project, featuring Dick Taylor of The Pretty Things, Sorrel Nation, Hashtag, The Bohemians, Damien Paul Band, Brighstone Barnacles, Wild Roses, Ben Jordan, Rose and Ed, Vulga, The Country Bumkins, and Moonshine Border Morris.
More acts are also set to be announced.
With an Isle of Wight real ale beer tent, tea tent, barbeque, children’s activities, craft stalls and Morris Dancing, the West Wight festival promises a wonderful afternoon of great food and entertainment.
The event is in aid of Leukaemia cancer research and Brighstone School.
Tickets are available from Waterstones Bookshop, Newport, The Village Shop, Brighstone, Briddlesford Lodge Farm Shop, Wootton Bridge, and Orchard Brothers, Freshwater Bay.
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