We’ve just added more artists to our line up section. On Friday 3rd August we’ll be welcoming Show of Hands and The Emily Askew Band. The ever-popular Show of Hands performed last year when they treated us to a slowed down version of the Don Henley classic “The Boys of Summer”.
Continue reading “Last chance to save £40 on Earlybird tickets!”
As planned we’ve updated all our line up pages before Xmas to show the current list of artists appearing at Wickham Festival 2018. We’ve many more to come including our Thursday and Friday headliners. Our Saturday headliner will be The Ivor Novello Award winning Squeeze…
Folk legend Richard Thompson has been announced as the first headline act for the 2018 Wickham Festival.
Continue reading “Richard Thompson to Close Wickham Festival 2018”
In the past couple of weeks we’ve announced a couple more names via our social channels. We’ll be welcoming The East Pointers from Prince Edward Island, Canada. Here they are at Shrewsbury Folk Festival earlier this year.
Continue reading “The East Pointers & Hattie Hatstar Join the Line Up”
Next August may seem a long way off but it’s been a busy time at Wickham HQ. We’ve just published our first batch of artists for 2018 on our home page. We normally wait until December but couldn’t wait to share the exciting news via our social channels.
Continue reading “The preparations begin, first artists announced for 2018”
Fans who attended this year’s festival have been given an extra week to claim a £60 saving for next year’s event. Continue reading “Renewal deadline extended for those who attended Wickham Festival”
This year’s Wickham Festival has been declared the biggest and best yet after breaking box office records. Continue reading “Wickham 2017 is “best yet””
Oysterband frontman John Jones believes the Wickham Festival is one of the best in the country. Continue reading “Oysterband praise for Wickham Festival”
A superb second day has vindicated the decision not to call off the Wickham Festival. Continue reading “Remarkable recovery for festival site”
Wickham Festival organiser Peter Chegwyn has paid a heartfelt tribute to the staff and the fans after somehow ensuring the show went ahead. Continue reading “The show must go on…”
The rain finally relented at around 3am and the forecast for today and the rest of the weekend is much improved. We should hit a dizzying height of 20°C. Today will be windy but we’re hoping that will help dry out the ground. The tented campsites are in good condition. We’re planning to open the mixed camping field at 10am which is also in good condition. The entrance for mixed camping is located at the Junction of Blind Lane, Frith Lane and Pricketts Hill.
Continue reading “The day the music starts – for those travelling in today…”
In exactly 7 days we’ll be looking forward to a full day of entertainment to bring Wickam Festival 2017 to a close. And what a line up! Festival favourites Winters Hill will be opening The All Time Grates Stage at midday whilst Ray Cooper will be opening The Hapi Festival Stage.
Continue reading “This time next week – Sunday 6th August 2017”
It’s incredible to think that this time next week we’ll be in full flow meeting familiar faces and spending time with like-minded folk. We also know this year there are many new visitors to Wickham. We’ve sold tickets in America, Argentina, Australia, Scandinavia and of course all corners of Britain. Wickham is a quaint English village set in the Hampshire’s Meon valley full of history, providing the perfect setting for a break to soak up some culture.
Continue reading “This time next week – Saturday 5th August 2017”
Next Friday Wickham Festival 2017 will be well underway with the first full day line up of music. As I write this post at 9.30pm, in precisely 7 days we would have just enjoyed Seth Lakeman. To celebrate our 10th festival at Wickham we wanted to return to our roots with a very strong folk line up, which had to include Seth…
Continue reading “This time next week – Friday 4th August 2017”
This time next week we would have just watched KT Tunstall take to the stage at 8pm. With five studio albums released internationally there is a lot to look forward to including tracks from her top 10 album released in 2016, KIN…
Continue reading “This time next week – Thursday 3rd August 2017”
Great new video from Graham Nash urging everyone to stay home and stay safe. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROCzHRzHYdM
This was a Highlight for me from Last Year's Festival, Could not belive the Sound it was Amazing 👌
That made me properly smile for the first time in days. Thank you Wickham and thank you Mr Nash .
For me too. The Graham Nash and Judy Collins double header made that first night really special
He was amazing last yr. Thank you for sharing. Paul Meredith listen to this and set what you missed. Xx
He was fantastic last year!
Yeah, he was brilliant
Liz Ferla xx
St Nicholas Church at Wickham looking lovely in Wednesday's sunshine. As Revd. Jane who took the photo said: 'I never thought I'd be able to take a photo standing in the middle of the usually busy A32'. Lockdown has some benefits!
I've rung there when visiting Wickham Folk Festival... lovely ring, church, and welcome x
...and what a lovely pollution free sky too x
It is a lovely church with a huge amount of history.
Everyday of Festival last year, had a Walk down and and sat with a Coffee looking across to Church, still 🙏 I can Again this Year 😎
Never thought I would see so many parking spaces in the square 😀
What a lovely looking church
Diocese of Portsmouth
Chelsea Grant ❤
Lovely video. Kinda appropriate right now. Great music brings people together, bridging what divides us and inspiring us through dark times. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xjPODksI08
Two artists we've tried to book over the years, so far without success, are Joan Baez & John Prine. John is critically ill on a ventilator thanks to Covid-19. Here's Joan signing his song Hello In There. Get well soon John. ❤️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJPvc5vvKY4&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0vK_mJ4-SX-gbE_Y7MkIE0cYlifh2kuJu...
Many years ago I gate crashed John Prine's 50th birthday party, I was hitch hiking down through the American south back in 1996... Got to Nashville, walked into a bar and there he was celebrating in the back room with a whole load of his musician friends, including Nanci Griffith if I remember rightly.. Good times... long ago... Get well soon buddy!
Oh nooooo, John! Bad news, that. He cancelled his gig at Bridgewater Hall about a month ago. Would have loved to see him. Thanks for sharing this Janey, will have a listen now xxx
Anne Stephenson, Sian Aubrey. 💜🙏
Shari Denson💗
Saturday night music - live broadcast 8pm tonight from The Bar Steward Sons of Val Doonican. Enjoy!
SCOTT DOONICAN'S BIRTHDAY BIG NEET IN
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Eyup folks, With our Spring tour now completely postponed during the current hoo-hah, here's a bit of much needed sunshine (well, hopefully!). This Saturday night at 8pm, I will be taking to the t'int...Me solo, followed by a quiz from Brian Blessed, a special guest and a final surprise
Just the tonic we need!
Fabulous!
Mike Coombes if you want a right laugh tonight tune in to this
Oh YES
Dean - local boy!
Damian Walsh
Bob Carter
Dave :D
Sue JD, Paul Day
Jennifer Stephenson 👍
Thistle Martin Peter Burns!
Shame we won’t see you crowd surfing a la Glastonbury last year. Happy Birthday Scott.
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