Thu 3 July 2025 ➡ Sun 6 July 2025 4:00pm

Gate to Southwell Festival

£120.00

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18th year for this international roots and acoustic music festival. Over 60 acts on 4 stages over 4 days in a beautiful lakeside location near the stunning minster town of Southwell.

An awesome line-up of folk, Americana, world, ska, punk, jazz, blues & more. Described by our 2023 ticket-buyers as "quite possibly the best smalll folk and roots festival in the UK", and shortlisted for Best Small Festival in the UK Festival Awards 2024.

With on-site camping, Street theatre, spoken word, street food, cask ales, great traders, campfire sessions, kids’ events, ceilidhs, dogs welcome.

Please note that the artists appearing may be subject to change.

Appearing:

Richard Thompson

Former member of Fairport Convention and one of England's most respected singer/songwriters whose live performances are enjoyed across the world, and whose new material is on a par with the classics he wrote decades ago. Being described as 'the English Bob Dylan' is a fair comparison, only Richard is a good few years younger!

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Skinny Lister

Skinny Lister come from the same stable as Emmy The Great, RDA and Slow Club, sounding like The Pogues' rum fuelled English cousin. From day one, Skinny Lister set out to cause chaos and make friends, travelling to the four corners of the globe plying their unique rum-soaked blend of English folk and punk rock anarchy. Wherever they play, you'll hear their lusty shanties, punk folk roar-alongs and crazed whirls about love, fighting and hardcore drinking. You’ll find them out dancing with the crowd, passing around their flagon of rum or crowd-surfing to the bar to neck shots mid-song. Make no bones about it, Skinny Lister are the wildest party band you’ll ever get drunk with. And you will get drunk with them!

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Seckou Keita

A potent cocktail of spiritual Afro-Mandinka music with a twist of jazz composed by a Sekou Keita, a griot and international Kora player with a fantastic musical family pedigree. Respecting a musical tradition that stretches back to the 13th Century and the Mandinka Empire of West Africa, Seckou is an established contemporary master of the Kora, the 21-stringed African harp. With his feet firmly rooted in the 21st century and the identity of his heritage clear, Seckou is keen to experiment and develop fresh ideas. '... an inspired exponent of the Kora' (The Guardian).

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Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings

Jon is one of the most venerated of the younger Brit folk generation both for his work with Spiers and Boden and as a founder member of big band folk revolutionaries Bellowhead. He's performed on Later with Jools Holland and at countless prestigeous festivals throughout the UK.

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El Pony Pisador

El Pony Pisador is a musical group from Barcelona that mixes various styles of folk and traditional music from around the world, including Celtic music, sea songs, bluegrass, tarantella and yodel.

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