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Beautiful Days (disambiguation)

Beautiful Days is a drama series.Beautiful Days may also refer to:* Beautiful Days by Japanese boy-band Arashi* Beautiful Days , music festival in Devon, England* Beautiful Days , 2006 Kyla album...

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The Beautiful Days is a music festival

Music festival

A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...

that takes place in August at Escot Park, Ottery St Mary

Ottery St Mary

Ottery St Mary, known as "Ottery" , is a town in the East Devon district of Devon, England, on the River Otter, about ten miles east of Exeter on the B3174. It is part of a large civil parish of the same name, which also covers the villages of West Hill, Metcombe, Fairmile, Alfington, Tipton St...

, Devon

Devon

Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...

. The festival is organised by The Levellers

The Levellers (band)

The Levellers are an English rock band, founded in 1988 and based in Brighton, England. Their musical style is said to be influenced by punk and traditional English music.-1988-1990:...

and was first held in 2003.

Main Stage

The Levellers,
Carter USM

Carter USM

Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine is a British indie rock band formed in 1988 by singer Jim "Jim Bob" Morrison and guitarist Les "Fruitbat" Carter. They made their name with a distinctive style of power pop, fusing samples, sequenced basses and drum machines with rock 'n' roll guitars and...

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Big Audio Dynamite

Big Audio Dynamite

Big Audio Dynamite are a British musical group formed in 1984 by the ex-guitarist and singer of the Clash, Mick Jones. The group are noted for their effective mixture of varied musical styles, incorporating elements of punk rock, dance music, hip hop, reggae, and funk...

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Gogol Bordello

Gogol Bordello

Gogol Bordello is a Gypsy punk band from the Lower East Side of Manhattan, formed in 1999 and known for theatrical stage shows and persistent touring.Much of the band's sound is inspired by Gypsy music...

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Flogging Molly

Flogging Molly

Flogging Molly is a seven-piece Irish-descendant band from Los Angeles, California, that is currently signed to their own record label, Borstal Beat Records.-Early years:...

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I Am Kloot

I Am Kloot

I Am Kloot are an English band formed in Manchester, in 1999 by John Bramwell , Peter Jobson and Andy Hargreaves .-History:...

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Pop Will Eat Itself

Pop Will Eat Itself

Pop Will Eat Itself are an English alternative rock band, originally formed in Stourbridge in 1986, with members from Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country. Initially known as a Grebo act, their style changed to incorporate sample driven indie and industrial rock...

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Stereo MCs

Stereo MCs

Stereo MCs are an English electronic dance group, which formed in Clapham, London in 1985. They are best known worldwide for their 1992 transatlantic Top 20 hit single, "Connected"...

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The Jim Jones Revue

The Jim Jones Revue

The Jim Jones Revue is an English garage rock band comprising Jim Jones , Rupert Orton, Gavin Jay, Nick Jones and Henri Herbert...

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Paul Heaton

Paul Heaton

Paul David Heaton is an English singer-songwriter. He was a member of The Housemartins, who disbanded in 1988, and a member of The Beautiful South, who disbanded in 2007. He is currently pursuing a solo career....

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The Blockheads

The Blockheads

The Blockheads are an English rock and roll band. Originally fronted by vocalist Ian Dury as Ian Dury and the Blockheads, the band has continued to perform since Dury's death in 2000. Current members include Chaz Jankel , Norman Watt-Roy , Mick Gallagher , John Turnbull and Davey Payne...

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Divokej Bill

Divokej Bill

Divokej Bill is a Czech folk-rock band from Úvaly near Prague. The band take their name from Wild Bill Hickok and blend some country music influences with their punk rock, folk and alternative rock sounds....

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The Beat

The Beat (band)

The Beat are a 2 Tone ska revival band founded in England in 1978. Their songs fuse ska, pop, soul, reggae and punk rock, and their lyrics deal with themes of love, unity and sociopolitical topics....

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Afro Celt Sound System

Afro Celt Sound System

The Afro Celt Sound System is a musical group which fuses modern electronic dance rhythms with traditional Irish and West African music...

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Hugh Cornwell

Hugh Cornwell

Hugh Alan Cornwell is an English musician and songwriter, best known for being the vocalist and guitarist for the punk/new wave group, The Stranglers, from 1974 to 1990.-Career:...

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Gentleman's Dub Club

Gentleman's Dub Club

Gentleman's Dub Club are a British Dub band, originating from Leeds, UK.-Live:Gentleman's Dub Club have toured extensively, supporting a number of established artists such as Roots Manuva, The Streets, The Wailers and Finlay Quaye...

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Skinny Lister

Skinny Lister

Skinny Lister is a five piece folk act based in London, UK. Started in 2009, the band have released three singles to date 'Plough & Orion', 'December' and 'Kite Song' along with two EP's 'Grand Union EP' which was recorded on a canal boat as they toured down the Grand Union Canal network and the...

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Ben Howard

Ben Howard (musician)

Ben Howard is an English singer-songwriter, born in Devon and currently signed to Island Records. and Communion RecordsHoward was raised by musical parents who exposed him to lots of their favourite records from singer-songwriter artists from the 1960s and 1970s, such as Joni Mitchell and Bob...

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The Mob,
Backbeat Sound System,
The Strange Death of Liberal England

The Strange Death of Liberal England

The Strange Death of Liberal England is a book written by George Dangerfield, first published in 1935, attempting to explain the decline of the British Liberal Party in the years 1910 to 1914.-Thesis:...

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Wolf People,
New Groove Formation,
Mojo Fury

Mojo Fury

Mojo Fury are a Northern Irish alternative rock band from Lisburn, Northern Ireland, formed in 2004. Their musical style has been described as "alternative rock" with "progressive" and "hardcore" influence, and have been compared to NIN, Queens of the Stone Age and Nirvana...

The Big Top

Oysterband
The Low Anthem
Salsa Celtica
Roddy Woomble
John Grant
4 Men And A Dog
Lau
Eddie Reader
The Bad Shepherds
Dizraeli and The Small Gods
Jackie Oates
Teddy Thompson
Alabama 3
Tim Minchin
James Yorkston
Rory McLeod
The Young Coppers
Dan Donnelly
Levellers Acoustic
Sheelanagig
Sean Lakeman & Kathryn Roberts
Caroline Herring
Dave McPherson
Dogan & The Deerhunters
Sean Taylor
Fabulous Good Time Party Boys

The Bimble Inn

JB and The Backline,
Melosa,
Jim Lockey,
Griffs Majic Theatre,
Joana & The Wolf,
Cained & Able,
Hawkwind DJ Set,
The Summertides,
Dog Daisy,
Rachel Sermanni,
Jess Hall Band,
Lasting Days,
The Maybirds,
Leatherat,
Mad Dog McRea,
Ferocious Dog,
The Big V,
Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs,
Ahab,
True Blue,
Winter Mountain,
King Charles,
Pike On A Bike.

Main Stage

The Wailers,
Newton Faulkner

Newton Faulkner

Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Reigate, Surrey. Known for his guitar playing, which involves rhythmically tapping and hitting his guitar's body, Faulkner came to prominence in 2007, with the release of his debut studio album, Hand Built by Robots...

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Easy Star All-Stars

Easy Star All-Stars

Originally formed as a studio band for the label's earliest recordings, Easy Star All-Stars is a reggae collective with a rotating roster of musicians and singers founded by the co-founders of New York City-based Easy Star Records in 1997...

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Hobo Jones and the Junkyard Dogs,
James

James (band)

James are a British rock band from Manchester, England. They formed in 1982 and were active throughout the 1980s, but most successful during the 1990s. Their hit singles include "Come Home", "Sit Down", and "She's a Star" as well as their American College Radio hit "Laid"...

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New Model Army

New Model Army (band)

New Model Army are an English rock band, who were formed in Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1980. They have been variously classified by Allmusic as post-punk and alternative rock.-Overview:...

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British Sea Power

British Sea Power

British Sea Power are an indie rock band based in Brighton, England, although three of the band members originally come from Kendal in Cumbria. Critics have likened their sound to a variety of groups, from The Cure and Joy Division to the Pixies and Arcade Fire. The band are famed for their live...

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Show of Hands

Show of Hands

Show of Hands is an English acoustic roots and folk duo comprising singer-songwriter Steve Knightley and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer. In recent years they have been accompanied on tour and in the studio by jazz double-bassist Miranda Sykes.-Origins:...

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The Alarm

The Alarm

The Alarm are an alternative rock band that emerged from North Wales in the late 1970s. They started as a mod band and stayed together for over ten years. As a rock band, they displayed marked influences from Welsh language and culture...

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The Wurzels

The Wurzels

The Wurzels are a British Scrumpy and Western band...

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Tankus The Henge

Tankus the Henge

Tankus the Henge are a "steam driven" London based British band. They find themselves as members of the steampunk sub-culture.They were nominated as a PRS for Music featured artist as well as one of 2011's "Top 10 Acts To See" at Glastonbury....

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The Last Republic,
63High,
Levellers

Levellers

The Levellers were a political movement during the English Civil Wars which emphasised popular sovereignty, extended suffrage, equality before the law, and religious tolerance, all of which were expressed in the manifesto "Agreement of the People". They came to prominence at the end of the First...

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Dreadzone

Dreadzone

Dreadzone are a British band whose music is an eclectic fusion of dub, reggae, techno, folk and rock. They have so far produced six studio albums and two live albums.-Career:...

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African Head Charge

African Head Charge

African Head Charge is a dub reggae, psychedelic dub ensemble active since the early 1980s. The group was formed by percussionist Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah, and featured a revolving cast of members, including, at times, Prisoner, Crocodile, Junior Moses, Sunny Akpan, Skip McDonald, and Jah Wobble. The...

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The Popes

Shane MacGowan and The Popes

Shane MacGowan and The Popes was a band formerly led by Shane MacGowan of the Pogues, who played a blend of rock, and Irish folk, sometimes referred to as Paddy Beat, borrowing from World Beat, a popular genre name in the 1980s. Shane MacGowan and the Popes released two studio and one live album in...

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The Aggrolites

The Aggrolites

The Aggrolites are a reggae and ska band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2002.- Overview :The Aggrolites are an amalgamation of two previous Los Angeles reggae and ska bands, the Vessels and the Rhythm Doctors. They formed in 2002 as a live backing band for reggae icon Derrick Morgan, and...

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The Slackers

The Slackers

The Slackers are a New York City band, formed in Brooklyn in 1991. The band's sound is a mix of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, soul, garage rock, and jazz...

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Citizen Fish

Citizen Fish

Citizen Fish is a ska punk band that has been together since 1990. The band often makes strong social and political statements, dealing with themes such as anti-consumerism, vegetarianism, questioning the status quo, and encouraging people to get along with one another...

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Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends

Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends

Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends is the third album from the British 10-strong singing group Fisherman's Friends. It was released in the UK on 26 April 2010, on Universal Records. It peaked at number 9 on the UK Albums Chart...

Big Top

Fairport Acoustic Convention
Neds Atomic Dustbin
Duke Special
Thomas White
Nick Harper
Uiscedwr
Levellers Acoustic
Bellowhead
Arthur Brown
3 Daft Monkeys
Babylon Circus
Wilko Johnson
Seth Lakeman
Boppin B
Kathryn Williams
Lupen Crook
Gaz Brookfield
Shooglenifty
Billy Bragg
Stornoway
Dervish
John Otway's Big Band
The Destroyers
Kassidy
Ian King
The Fabulous Good Time Party Boys

Little Big Top

Krafty Kuts
Stereo MCs (DJ Set)
Foamo
Ben & Lex
DJ Andromeda
James Gill
DonJohnston
Subfocus & MC ID
Adam F
Mr Nice
Maxxi P
Warrior One
Lewah
Fred V & Grafix
Attila the Stockbroker
Doozer
Brian Damage & Krystal
Woody Lee
Hils Barker
Liam Mullone
Pierre Hollins
Paddy Lennox
Trash City Soundsystem
Howard Marks
Mitch Benn
Paul Pirie
Rich Allen
Gareth Berliner
Ian Cognito
Dan Cardwell
Debra Jane Appleby
Del Strain
Sully O'Sullivan
Don Letts (DJ Set)

Dirty Davie's Bandstand

British Sea Power 'Men of Arran'
Waiting for Bono
Jackie Juno
Hypnotique
Whitestar
Stars in the Making? Phoebe Peek & Oscar Hesmondhalgh
Red Dirt
Murray Lachlan Young
Don Letts (DJ Set)
The Agitator
Thomas Truax
John Callaghan
Olly B
Whitestar
Jail House Doors
Open Mic
Q&A John Robb & Mark Chadwick
Q&A John Robb & Penny Rimbauld
Q&A John Robb & Don Letts
Murray Lachlan Young
Theremin Workshop
DJ Herman Funkster
John Cooper Clarke
Laura Dockrill
Kagemusha Taiko
Fancy Dress Awards
Troubadour
Q&A John Robb & Kerry McCarthy
Q&A John Robb & Poly Styrene (Poly Styrene was unable to attend due to ill health and was replaced at the last minute by Howard Marks)
Q&A John Robb & Billy Bragg
Bike Shed Theatre Company

Main Stage

Headlining the main stage in 2009 were Hawkwind

Hawkwind

Hawkwind are an English rock band, one of the earliest space rock groups. Their lyrics favour urban and science fiction themes. They are also a noted precursor to punk rock and now are considered a link between the hippie and punk cultures....

, The Pogues

The Pogues

The Pogues are a Celtic punk band, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane MacGowan. The band reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. MacGowan left the band in 1991 due to drinking problems but the band continued first with Joe Strummer and then with Spider Stacy on vocals before...

, and The Levellers. Other acts included, on Friday: Dreadzone

Dreadzone

Dreadzone are a British band whose music is an eclectic fusion of dub, reggae, techno, folk and rock. They have so far produced six studio albums and two live albums.-Career:...

, The King Blues

The King Blues

The King Blues are a punk band from London, England, credited for fusing ska and folk together with influences from punk rock and hardcore punk. Tariq Ali described the band's sounds as 'rough, radical music that should unsettle the rulers of this country. A new generation of musicians are...

, and Sonic Boom Six

Sonic Boom Six

Sonic Boom Six are a five-piece rock band from Manchester, United Kingdom. Their eclectic sound combines different elements of several genres and has been described by Kerrang! as "taking ska, pop, grime, dubstep, punk and metal apart, then rebuilding them as a hyperactive hybrid"...

. On Saturday: The Saw Doctors

The Saw Doctors

The Saw Doctors are an Irish rock band. Formed in 1986 in Tuam, County Galway, they have achieved eighteen Top 30 singles in Ireland, including three number ones. Their first number one, "I Useta Lover," topped the Irish charts for nine consecutive weeks in 1990, and still holds the record for the...

, The Wonder Stuff

The Wonder Stuff

The Wonder Stuff are a British alternative rock band, originally based in Stourbridge, West Midlands, in the Black Country, England.-Origins:...

, Dub Pistols

Dub Pistols

Dub Pistols are a London based dub music and big beat band, founded by ex-club promoter, Barry Ashworth, in 1996. The other members of the band were record producer and bassist Jason O'Bryan, Brooklyn producer and lyricist, T. K. Lawrence on vocals, Jap Slut guitarist John King, and turntablist DJ...

, Les Truttes, Edward II

Edward II (band)

Edward II is an English band named for King Edward II, which play a fusion of world music, English folk and reggae. Active from 1985, the band broke up after losing several key members in 1999, relaunching as "e2K" in 2000...

, Pronghorn

Pronghorn

The pronghorn is a species of artiodactyl mammal endemic to interior western and central North America. Though not an antelope, it is often known colloquially in North America as the prong buck, pronghorn antelope, or simply antelope, as it closely resembles the true antelopes of the Old World and...

, Will and the People, Mozzy Green (Winner of the Unsigned Band Review competition). On Sunday: Lamb

Lamb (band)

Lamb is an electronic music duo from Manchester, England, whose music is influenced by trip hop and drum and bass. The duo consists of producer Andy Barlow, who also produces under the pseudonym Hipoptimist, and singer-songwriter Lou Rhodes...

, Gong

Gong (band)

Gong is a Franco-British progressive/psychedelic rock band formed by Australian musician Daevid Allen. Their music has also been described as space rock. Other notable band members include Allan Holdsworth, Tim Blake, Didier Malherbe, Pip Pyle, Gilli Smyth, Steve Hillage, Francis Moze, Mike Howlett...

, The Living End

The Living End

The Living End are an Australian rock band from Melbourne, Victoria, formed in 1994. The current lineup consists of Chris Cheney , Scott Owen and Andy Strachan...

, Frank Turner

Frank Turner

Frank Turner is an English folk/punk singer-songwriter from Meonstoke, Winchester. Initially the vocalist of post-hardcore band Million Dead, Turner embarked upon a primarily acoustic-based solo career following the band's split in 2005. To date, Turner has released four solo albums, two rarities...

, Subhumans, Hatcham Social

Hatcham Social

Hatcham Social are an English indie pop band who first met and formed in New Cross, London, and who have released a string of singles on indie labels since 2006, a debut album in 2009 and are currently active in a Pledge Campaign for the release of their second LP...

, and Greg McDonald

Greg McDonald

Greg McDonald is a British singer-songwriter who announced the forthcoming release of his debut solo album in 2008. He was the frontman of The Dawn Parade, a Bury St Edmunds based British indie band....

The Big Top

Headlining the big top were Seth Lakeman

Seth Lakeman

Seth Bernard Lakeman is an English folk singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, who is most often associated with the fiddle and tenor guitar, but has also mastered the viola and banjo...

, The Imagined Village

The Imagined Village

The Imagined Village is a folk musical project founded by Simon Emmerson of the Afro Celt Sound System. It is intended to produce modern folk music that represents modern multiculturalism in the United Kingdom and as such, features musicians from a wide variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds...

, and The Blockheads. Other acts included, on Friday: The Broken Family Band

The Broken Family Band

The Broken Family Band were a British rock band from Cambridge and London.The band was formed in Cambridge, England by Steven Adams, Jay Williams, Micky Roman and Gavin Johnson in 2001, following the break-up of Adams and Williams’ indie rock band Hofman. Their musical style has variously been...

, Imelda May

Imelda May

Imelda Mary Higham, Clabby , known as Imelda May, is an Irish vocalist and musician. She began her career in music at 15 and released her debut album in 2005. She also plays the bodhrán and guitar...

, Chris While

Chris While

Chris While is an award-winning songwriter, singer and musician, known particularly for her powerful and moving vocals and the quality of her compositions and live performances. She has enjoyed success both as a solo artist, a songwriter and as a member of a number of notable and influential...

& Julie Matthews

Julie Matthews

Julie Matthews is an award-winning singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. She has been a member of some of the most influential British folk duos and groups and is acknowledged internationally as a major songwriter, with her work being covered by a wide range of artists and...

, and Jim Moray

Jim Moray

Jim Moray is an English folk singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer.-Recording artist:While studying classical composition at the Birmingham Conservatoire, Moray released the home-recorded I Am Jim Moray EP. During 2002 he appeared at the Glastonbury festival and the Cambridge Folk...

with the Levellers

Levellers

opening the festival with an acoustic set.
On Saturday: Swans in Flight, The Peatbog Faeries, The Kris Drever

Kris Drever

Kris Drever is a Scottish contemporary folk musician and songwriter, who came to prominence in 2006 with the release of his debut solo album, Black Water...

, John McCusker

John McCusker

John McCusker is a Scottish folk musician, record producer and composer. An accomplished fiddle player, he had a long association as a member of the Battlefield Band beginning in the 1990s and was later a band member and producer for folk singer Kate Rusby...

& Roddy Woomble

Roddy Woomble

Roderick "Roddy" Woomble is the lead singer of Scottish rock band, Idlewild and a solo contemporary folk musician. To date, Woomble has released six full-length studio albums with Idlewild, and two solo albums, My Secret is My Silence and The Impossible Song & Other Songs...

trio, Lau

Lau (band)

Lau is a contemporary folk three-piece from Scotland, named after an Orcadian word meaning "natural light." The band is composed of Kris Drever , Martin Green and Aidan O’Rourke . To date, the band has released two studio albums and a live album.Their debut album, Lightweights and Gentlemen, was...

, Kissmet, The Martin Harley Band, Ruarri Joseph

Ruarri Joseph

Ruarri Joseph is a singer-songwriter based in Newquay, Cornwall. He was signed to Atlantic Records, and released his debut album, Tales of Grime and Grit, in mid 2007 on that label. Joseph is currently continuing his musical career on his own label, Pip Productions, after deciding to leave...

, Jay Jay Pistolet, and Dirty Scavenger (Winner of the Acoustic Magazine competition).

On Sunday, Cara Dillon

Cara Dillon

Cara Dillon is an Irish folk singer. In 2001, she launched her career as a solo artist in the UK with the eponymous Cara Dillon album...

, Eliza Carthy

Eliza Carthy

Eliza Carthy is an English folk musician known for both singing and playing fiddle. She is the daughter of English folk musicians singer/guitarist Martin Carthy and singer Norma Waterson.-Life and career:...

, Babar Luck

Babar Luck

Babar Luck is a songwriter and musician based in the UK. Born in Pakistan in 1970 & moving to London at the age of 8 years, Babar Luck found solace in the world & sounds of music....

, Chris TT, Melo Park, Ashley Hicklin

Ashley Hicklin

Ashley Hicklin is an English singer, songwriter, classical composer and producer. He is best known as an acoustic pop singer-songwriter with a distinctive voice...

, and The Fabulous Good Time Party Boys.

The Main Stage

Headlining the main stage at the festival in 2008 were Squeeze, Supergrass

Supergrass

Supergrass was an English alternative rock band from Oxford. The band consisted of brothers Gaz and Rob Coombes , Mick Quinn and Danny Goffey ....

and The Levellers

The Levellers (band)

The Levellers are an English rock band, founded in 1988 and based in Brighton, England. Their musical style is said to be influenced by punk and traditional English music.-1988-1990:...

. Other live acts playing included Alabama 3

Alabama 3

Alabama 3 are a British band mixing rock, dance, blues, country, and gospel styles, founded in Brixton, London, in 1995. In the United States, they are known as A3, allegedly to avoid any possible legal conflict with the country music band Alabama...

, Nouvelle Vague

Nouvelle Vague (band)

Nouvelle Vague is a French musical collective led by musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux. Their name is a play on words, meaning "new wave" in French, and "bossa nova" in Portuguese...

, comedian Ross Noble

Ross Noble

Ross Markham Noble is an English stand-up comedian, brought up in Cramlington, Northumberland, England.Noble rose to mainstream popularity through making appearances on British television, particularly interviews and on celebrity quiz shows such as Have I Got News for You...

, Turin Brakes

Turin Brakes

Turin Brakes are a modern folk duo, comprising Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian, hailing from Balham, London. They had a UK top 5 hit with their song "Painkiller ".-1999–2003:...

, Stiff Little Fingers

Stiff Little Fingers

Stiff Little Fingers are a punk rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. They formed in 1977, at the height of the Troubles. They started out as a schoolboy band called Highway Star , doing rock covers, until they discovered punk. They split up after six years and four albums, although they...

, Gabriella Cilmi

Gabriella Cilmi

Gabriella Lucia Cilmi is an Australian singer-songwriter. In 2008, Cilmi was awarded six ARIA awards including Single of the Year and Best Female Artist....

, Oysterband

Oysterband

Oysterband is a British electric folk or folk rock band formed in Canterbury in or around 1976.-Early history:...

, Zion Train

Zion Train

Zion Train are a British dub reggae ensemble . Initially formed in Oxford as a sound system in 1988 by Neil Perch and Ben Hamilton, Colin Cod and Dave Tench joined in 1990 upon relocation to London. The line-up was added to with vocalist Molara in 1992...

, Seth Lakeman

Seth Lakeman

Seth Bernard Lakeman is an English folk singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, who is most often associated with the fiddle and tenor guitar, but has also mastered the viola and banjo...

, Eat Static

Eat Static

Eat Static is an electronic music project from Frome, Somerset, England formed in 1989 by Merv Pepler and Joie Hinton. Hinton left the group in February 2008 after 18 years to spend more time with his family.-History:...

, Fishbone

Fishbone

Fishbone is a U.S. alternative rock band formed in 1979 in Los Angeles, California, which plays a fusion of ska, punk rock, funk, hard rock and soul. Critics have noted of the band: "Fishbone was one of the most distinctive and eclectic alternative rock bands of the late '80s...

, Justin Sullivan

Justin Sullivan

Justin Sullivan is an English singer and songwriter. He is also the frontman and lyricist of the British rock band New Model Army, which he formed in 1980 together with drummer Robert Heaton and bassist Stuart Morrow in their hometown of Bradford, Yorkshire...

, Frank Turner

Frank Turner

, Balkan Beat Box

Balkan Beat Box

Balkan Beat Box is an Israeli musical group founded by Tamir Muskat, Ori Kaplan of Firewater and Big Lazy, and Tomer Yosef . As a musical project they often cooperate with a host of other musicians both in the studio as well as live...

, Xavier Rudd

Xavier Rudd

Xavier Rudd is an Australian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in 1978 and grew up in Torquay, Victoria. He attended St. Joseph's College, Geelong....

, Salsa Celtica

Salsa Celtica

Salsa Celtica are a Scottish musical group famed for playing a form of music that is a fusion of salsa music with traditional Scottish instruments, including elements of folk and jazz.-History:...

, Damien Dempsey

Damien Dempsey

Damien Dempsey is an Irish singer and songwriter who mixes traditional Irish folk with contemporary lyrics to deliver social comment on the positive and negative aspects arising from Ireland's Celtic Tiger society.-Early life:...

, The Rhythmites, Sheelanagig, Nick Harper

Nick Harper

Nick Harper is an English singer-songwriter/guitarist. He is the son of English folk musician Roy Harper.-Early life:Nick Harper was born in London in 1965 to the famous folk singer-songwriter Roy Harper...

, Divokej Bill

Divokej Bill

and Dennis Hopper Choppers.

Added to the bill (2 May emailshot) are Cage the Elephant

Cage the Elephant

Cage the Elephant is an American rock band from Bowling Green, Kentucky, that formed in mid-2006. Since their formation, the band has gained a large following in the US as well as the UK and Canada for their sound and their high-energy live performances. The band released their self-titled debut...

(no-show), Flogging Molly

Flogging Molly

Flogging Molly is a seven-piece Irish-descendant band from Los Angeles, California, that is currently signed to their own record label, Borstal Beat Records.-Early years:...

, Idlewild

Idlewild (band)

Idlewild are a Scottish rock band, formed in Edinburgh, in 1995, comprising Roddy Woomble , Rod Jones , Colin Newton , Allan Stewart and Gareth Russell...

, Pama International

Pama International

Pama International is an eight-piece reggae band from the United Kingdom. They describe themselves as 'Dub Fuelled Ska Rocksteady & Reggae'. They often play with other ska, dub and reggae artists...

, Kathryn Williams

Kathryn Williams

Kathryn Williams is an English singer-songwriter.-Background:Williams was born in Liverpool, and now lives in Newcastle upon Tyne after earning an art degree in the city. Williams released her first album, Dog Leap Stairs on her own Caw Records label in 1999 with a budget of £80...

& Neil Maccoll, 12 Stone Toddler, Transglobal Underground

Transglobal underground

Transglobal Underground is a London-based music collective who specialise in a fusion of western, oriental and African music styles...

, HYBRID, Dengue Fever, Sancho Panza Soundsystem, Megson

Megson (band)

Megson are an English folk duo composed of husband and wife Stu Hanna and Debbie Hanna. The duo have released four albums and one EP under their own label, edj...

, Tofu Love Frogs, New York Alcoholic Anxiety Attack, Enter the Haggis

Enter the Haggis

Enter the Haggis is a Canadian Indie/Celtic/Folk Rock world-fusion band based in Toronto, Canada. Commonly called ETH, the band has been playing and recording since 1996. Their latest studio album, "Whitelake" is the band's ninth album....

and Blood or Whiskey

Blood or Whiskey

Blood or Whiskey is an Irish punk/folk band from Leixlip, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland.The band was formed in September 1993 taking strong influence from Shane MacGowan, as well as The Pogues and The Clash...

The Bimble Inn

The Bimble Inn hosted performances by amongst others The Beetroot Kings and Nuala & The Alchemy Quartet.

Dance Tent

Spoken word performances from Arthur Smith

Arthur Smith (comedian)

Brian Arthur John Smith is an English alternative comedian and writer. He was born in Bermondsey, South London, brother to Richard Smith...

, John Cooper Clarke

John Cooper Clarke

John Cooper Clarke is an English performance poet who first became famous during the punk rock era of the late 1970s when he became known as a "punk poet"...

(no-show), Richard Digance

Richard Digance

Richard Digance is a comedian and folk singer.- Biography :He studied Mechanical Engineering at Reid Kerr College Paisley, during which time he was inspired by Billy Connolly....

, Attila The Stockbroker

Attila the Stockbroker

Attila the Stockbroker is a punk poet, and a folk punk musician and songwriter. He performs solo and as the leader of the band Barnstormer...

, Mark Dolan

Mark Dolan

Mark Dolan is an English comedian, writer and TV presenter. Dolan was born in Camden, North London, where he eventually returned and now lives with his wife and son.-Television:...

(compere Scarey Dave), Joolz Denby

Joolz Denby

Joolz Denby is a poet, novelist and artist based in Bradford, UK.-Biography:...

, Charlie Ottley and Dr Dawson's Boogie Band. JCC's no-show was saved by regular Beautiful Days characters Hobo Jones and the Junkyard Dogs' amazing performance, amongst their several other roaming and highly popular sets.

2007 lineup

KT Tunstall

Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist from St Andrews, Scotland. She broke into the public eye with a 2004 live solo performance of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on Later... with Jools Holland...

headlined Friday night, Gogol Bordello

Gogol Bordello

on Saturday, and as traditionally, festival organisers The Levellers

The Levellers (band)

The Levellers are an English rock band, founded in 1988 and based in Brighton, England. Their musical style is said to be influenced by punk and traditional English music.-1988-1990:...

, closed it on Sunday.

3 Daft Monkeys

3 Daft Monkeys

3 Daft Monkeys are a world music-influenced acoustic band from Cornwall, UK, consisting of Tim Ashton, Athene Roberts, and Lukas Drinkwater...

(late replacement for Fishbone) / Afro Celt Sound System

Afro Celt Sound System

The Afro Celt Sound System is a musical group which fuses modern electronic dance rhythms with traditional Irish and West African music...

/ Babyhead / Back To The Planet

Back To The Planet

Back To The Planet are an anarcho-punk band from London, England.-History:Back To The Planet formed while squatting together in Peckham, London in 1989, and attracted a following throughout the early 1990s. They played four consecutive Glastonbury Festivals and played many free festivals,...

/ Bellowhead

Bellowhead

Bellowhead are an English contemporary folk band originally brought together by John Spiers and Jon Boden. The eleven-piece band plays traditional dance tunes, folk songs and shanties, with arrangements drawing inspiration from a wide diversity of musical styles and influences...

/ Ben Taylor / Bill Bailey

Bill Bailey

Bill Bailey is an English comedian, musician and actor. As well as his extensive stand-up work, Bailey is well known for his appearances on Black Books, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Have I Got News for You, and QI.Bailey was listed by The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy in...

/ Carrie Tree / Daddy Ho! / Dreadzone

Dreadzone

Dreadzone are a British band whose music is an eclectic fusion of dub, reggae, techno, folk and rock. They have so far produced six studio albums and two live albums.-Career:...

/ Dub Pistols / Easy Star All Stars / Electric Soft Parade / Elite Force / The Fabulous Good Time Party Boys / Gogol Bordello

Gogol Bordello

/ Great Big Sea

Great Big Sea

Great Big Sea is a Canadian folk-rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year-old Irish, English, and French heritage...

/ Groove Diggerz / Hey Negrita

Hey Negrita

Hey Negrita is an English country blues band formed in London in 2002. They were named after the Rolling Stones song "Hey Negrita", from the band's 1976 album Black and Blue....

/ Hobo Jones & the Junkyard Dogs / Howard Marks

Howard Marks

Dennis Howard Marks is a Welsh author and former drug smuggler who achieved notoriety as an international cannabis smuggler through high-profile court cases, supposed connections with groups such as the CIA, the IRA, MI6, and the Mafia, and his eventual conviction at the hands of the American Drug...

/ Hybrid

Hybrid (producers)

Hybrid are a British electronic music group based in Swansea, comprising Mike Truman and Chris Healings, with the addition of Charlotte James completing their 2010 lineup. They are primarily known as a progressive breaks act, although they overlap considerably with progressive house and trance...

/ Jamie Catto / Kíla

Kíla

Kíla are an Irish folk music/World music group, originally formed in 1987 in the Irish Language secondary school, Coláiste Eoin in Co. Dublin. Kila's blend of Irish traditional music and World Music with a modern rock sensibility is generally credited with breathing new life into contemporary Irish...

/ Levellers

The Levellers (band)

The Levellers are an English rock band, founded in 1988 and based in Brighton, England. Their musical style is said to be influenced by punk and traditional English music.-1988-1990:...

/ McDermotts Two Hours / Misnoma / Mr Hudson & the Library / Nemo Jones / New Model Army

New Model Army (band)

New Model Army are an English rock band, who were formed in Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1980. They have been variously classified by Allmusic as post-punk and alternative rock.-Overview:...

/ Passenger / Radical Dance Faction (RDF)

Radical Dance Faction

Radical Dance Faction was a band from Berkshire, England.-History:Radical Dance Faction were founded by Chris Bowsher in Hungerford in 1986, and were originally known as 'Military Surplus'. The band experienced many line up changes, with at least eighteen different people having being part of the...

/ Rennie Pilgrem / Ruarri Joseph

Ruarri Joseph

/ Sean Rowley’s Guilty Pleasures / School of Trobar / Show of Hands / The Damned / The Men They Couldn't Hang

The Men They Couldn't Hang

The Men They Couldn't Hang are a British folk punk group. The original group consisted of Stefan Cush , Paul Simmonds , Philip "Swill" Odgers , Jon Odgers and Shanne Bradley .- Controversy and success:Their first single, "The Green Fields...

/ The Rumble Strips / Vincent Vincent and the Villains / War Machines of Love / Whirl-Y-Gig

Whirl-Y-Gig

Whirl-Y-Gig is one of the longest running world dance clubs in London. It was set up by Ros Madden as an experiment of the Association of Humanistic Psychology in 1981, who passed it on to the capable hands of DJ Monkey Pilot four years later. Ros Madden died on 20th October 2011 in Luton...

with Banco De Gaia

Banco de Gaia

Banco de Gaia is an electronic music band from England, formed in 1989 by Toby Marks .The music of Banco de Gaia is best categorized as ambient dub, but Marks works to cross genres, often using Arabic and Middle Eastern samples against a bass heavy reggae, rock, or trance rhythm to produce deeply...

and Gaudi / Willy Mason

Willy Mason

Willy Mason is an American singer-songwriter.- Early life :He was born in New York, the son of Jemima James and Michael Mason, both folk singers. When Mason was five, he and his family moved from New York to West Tisbury, Massachusetts on the island of Martha's Vineyard...

/ Zombie Met Girl

Main Stage & Big Top

3 Daft Monkeys

3 Daft Monkeys are a world music-influenced acoustic band from Cornwall, UK, consisting of Tim Ashton, Athene Roberts, and Lukas Drinkwater...

, Benji Kirkpatrick, Bleeding Hearts, Buzzcocks

Buzzcocks

Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton in 1976, led by singer–songwriter–guitarist Pete Shelley.They are regarded as an important influence on the Manchester music scene, the independent record label movement, punk rock, power pop, pop punk and indie rock. They achieved commercial...

, Cara Dillon, Chumbawamba Acoustic

Chumbawamba

Chumbawamba is a British musical group who have, over a career spanning nearly three decades, played punk rock, pop-influenced music, world music, and folk music...

, Damien Dempsey

Damien Dempsey

, Dan Donnelly and Sonovagun, Divokej Bill, Dhol Foundation, Drunk In Public, Dylan Moran

Dylan Moran

Dylan Moran is an Irish stand-up comedian, writer, actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his sardonic observational comedy, the UK television sitcom Black Books , and his work with Simon Pegg in Shaun of the Dead and Run Fatboy Run...

, Echo & the Bunnymen

Echo & the Bunnymen

Echo & the Bunnymen are an English post-punk band, formed in Liverpool in 1978. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant and bass player Les Pattinson, supplemented by a drum machine. By 1980, Pete de Freitas had joined as the band's drummer, and their debut...

, Eighteenth Day of May, Gomez

Gomez (band)

Gomez are an English indie rock band from Southport, comprising Ian Ball , Paul "Blackie" Blackburn , Tom Gray , Ben Ottewell and Olly Peacock . The band is distinguished for having three singers and four songwriters, employing traditional and electronic instruments...

, Hayseed Dixie

Hayseed Dixie

Hayseed Dixie is an American band which began in the autumn of 2000 with the release of their first album, A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC. The band performs a mixture of cover versions of hard rock songs and original compositions in a style that is a unique fusion of bluegrass and rock music and are...

, Hugh Cornwell

Hugh Cornwell

Hugh Alan Cornwell is an English musician and songwriter, best known for being the vocalist and guitarist for the punk/new wave group, The Stranglers, from 1974 to 1990.-Career:...

, Julie Fowlis

Julie Fowlis

Julie Fowlis is a Scottish folk singer and multi-instrumentalist who sings primarily in Scottish Gaelic.-Musical career:Fowlis grew up in North Uist, an island in the Outer Hebrides, in a Gaelic-speaking community, and has been involved in singing, piping and dancing since she was a child.She is a...

, Karine Polwart

Karine Polwart

Karine Polwart is a Scottish singer-songwriter. She writes and performs music with a strong folk and roots feel, her songs dealing with a variety of issues from alcoholism to genocide...

, Killing Joke

Killing Joke

Killing Joke are an English post-punk band formed in October 1978 in Notting Hill, London, England; other sources report the band formed in early 1979.Related news articles: Founding members Jaz Coleman and Geordie Walker have been the only constant members.A key influence on industrial rock,...

, King Creosote, Larry Love, Showband, Levellers

The Levellers (band)

The Levellers are an English rock band, founded in 1988 and based in Brighton, England. Their musical style is said to be influenced by punk and traditional English music.-1988-1990:...

, Lunasa, Mark Saul, Neck, Nick Harper

Nick Harper

, Ox, The Fabulous Good Time Party Boys Medicine Show Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting Revue, Seth Lakeman

Seth Lakeman

Seth Bernard Lakeman is an English folk singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, who is most often associated with the fiddle and tenor guitar, but has also mastered the viola and banjo...

, Steel Pulse, Subgiant

Subgiant (band)

Subgiant are Olly Maw, Dan Hayes, and Tushar Joshi, a live dance music band from the UK, formed in 2000.-History:Olly Maw and Dan Hayes met as bassist and DJ in 2000, and formed what, in its early days, was a dub act with two further members, Steve Barnes and Bren O'Donnell...

, The Coal Porters, The Crimea, The Demon Barber Roadshow, The Proclaimers

The Proclaimers

The Proclaimers are a Scottish band composed of identical twin brothers, Charlie and Craig Reid . They are probably best known for the songs "Letter from America", "I'm On My Way" and "I'm Gonna Be ". The band tours extensively throughout Europe and other continents...

, The Selecter, The Toretz, Tiny Tin Lady

Little Big Top

Barry Scratchy Myers (Clash tour DJ), Beatz & Bobz, Ben & Lex, Dib Dub, DIY, Freq Nasty, Krafty Kuts

Krafty Kuts

Krafty Kuts is an English electronic music, dance music and breakbeat producer and DJ.His Debut album - Freakshow was released in 2006 on his Against The Grain label and contains guest artists Tim Deluxe and Ashley Slater from the UK band Freak Power...

, Nick Mannaseh, Pama International

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