We hope you’ve all had a fanatics Christmas and enjoyed spending time with family and friends. We have just updated our website to include the listings for our 2020 line up so far. This is just the start as we have many more announcements to make in the coming months including our main headliners. Some notable acts include Leo Sayer, The South, and Jim Cregan.
Continue reading “Wickham Festival 2020 artists announced so far”
We’re delighted to say that the wonderful Johnny Kalsi of The Dhol Foundation and The Afro Celt Sound System has agreed to be our first-ever Festival Patron. Johnny has performed at Wickham in several guises over the years and says he loves our Festival.
Continue reading “Welcoming Johnny Kalsi as Wickham Festival Patron”
It’s that time of year again when you can try and can spot yourself in our new Wickham Festival 2019 Gallery. As the days are getting shorter it all seems a long while ago we were enjoying the summer so we hope they’ll stir some fond memories of this year’s event. Thanks again to Guy Reece of Striking Faces fame and all our team of photographers for snapping some brilliant pictures to help us reminisce. If you see Guy next year remember to give him a Wickham “W” pose…
Kiefer Sutherland has fallen in love with the Wickham Festival. Continue reading “Kiefer Sutherland wowed by Wickham”
Wickham Festival faces an almost impossible challenge – how to top our best ever event! Continue reading “Best ever Wickham Festival”
Book now for the 2020 Wickham Festival and you could win a very special signed t-shirt. Continue reading “Win a t-shirt signed by Kiefer Sutherland”
Enjoy a selection of pictures from our talented photographers. Thanks to all for their fine work. Continue reading “Wickham Festival in pictures”
Kiefer Sutherland stole the show as the Wickham Festival came to a fantastic finish. Continue reading “Day 4 – review”
Frank Turner received a homecoming hero’s welcome as he took Wickham Festival by storm. Continue reading “Day 3 – review”
The Wickham Festival went to a whole new level on Friday – Level 42 to be exact. Continue reading “Day 2 – review”
Wickham rolled out the red carpet for rock and roll royalty as the 2019 festival got off to a superb start Continue reading “Day 1 – review”
Renowned photographer Stuart Roy Clarke will be giving a very special talk at Wickham Festival. Continue reading “Football fun at the festival”
Campsites open from 12 noon Wednesday and from 10am Thursday. We have an extra 28 acres of wonderful grassed fields this year so all camping is on grass… none
on stubble. All campsites will be well signposted so please follow the signs on arrival.
Continue reading “Travel & Camping for Wickham Festival 2019”
Folk legend Judy Collins has – in the words of her biggest hit – looked at life from both sides now… and has somehow come through the triumphs and the tragedy. Continue reading “Judy Collins looks at life from both sides”
Ahoy there! Climb aboard for our Mini Sea Shanty festival on Saturday from noon. Continue reading “Sea Shanty Saturday”
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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