Ents24.com Festival Guide
12 May 2008
Saturday, 28 June 2008

Glastonbury Festival:
Acoustic Stage:
Gilbert O'Sullivan + The Swell Season feat. Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova + Glenn Tilbrook and The Fluffers + Seth Lakeman + Andy Fairweather-Low + Thea Gilmore + Sid Griffin + Emily Maguire + Acoustic Stage Blues Club + The Travelling Band

At Glastonbury Festival, Glastonbury

The biggest, best and most sought after festival in the UK, Glastonbury is the festival to go to. The biggest names in rock and pop literally fight to play the main stages, while the rest of the site is scattered with the best in smaller, unknown bands, poetry, comedy and theatre events, and all the weird and wonderful surprises that make Glastonbury so unique and so special. See www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/ for more info. Please note that only REGISTERED APPLICANTS are eligible to buy tickets. For UK phone sales of tickets, please call 0800 079 2008.

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Seth Lakeman -

2005 Mercury Music Prize nominee Seth Lakeman is a dynamic young Devon musician and one of the fastest-rising stars on the folk roots scene. His album 'Kitty Jay' was launched in front of an audience made up of inmates at Dartmoor Prison and was voted Time Out magazine's No 1 Folk / Roots album of 2004. Formerly with the wide touring and popular band Equation, Lakeman was nominated for two awards at the 2005 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards - Best Newcomer (Horizon Award) and Best Original Song (for the Kitty Jay title track). He fronts his own band, together with brother Sean Lakeman, one of the most accomplished six string guitarists in the UK and Ben Nicholls, the versatile acoustic double bassist.

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Andy Fairweather-Low -

Former Amen Corner vocalist belting out blues and gospel.

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Gilbert O'Sullivan -

A pianist and singer who started his career in the 70s, and who appeals to all ages with his middle of the road blend of ballads and pop, such as 'Clair', 'Alone Again' and 'Ooh-Wakka-Do-Wakka-Day'.

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Thea Gilmore -

Furiously individual singer/songwriter and Brit Award 2001 nominee. 'Britain has spawned very few world class female songwriters, but Gilmore is already in a league of her own' (Q Magazine).

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Emily Maguire -

An extremely talented singer-songwriter. 'Hard-hitting and socially aware... if she doesn't melt your stereo, she's sure to melt your heart'- Scene Magazine.

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Glenn Tilbrook and The Fluffers -

Former Squeeze frontman and his new band.

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Sid Griffin -

As well as fronting Western Electric and the Coal Porters, Kentucky born alt-country hero Sid also finds time to play the odd solo gig with a far more acoustic flavour.

The Travelling Band -

Folk and country band who won the 2008 Glastonbury New Talent contest.

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