We are delighted to finally announce the provisional programme for Voewood Festival 2012. We hope you’ll agree that the programme reflects our promise to offer a small, but perfectly formed selection of literary, musical and artistic events set in the enchanting gardens of Voewood House. Please visit the individual tabs to see what’s happening on particular days and we hope you decide to book your ticket join us for the Arts and Literary Garden Party of the Year. To see the weekend programme, please click on the … Continue reading
We found out this week that the amazing Beth Rowley will be performing on the Saturday night of this year’s Voewood Festival. Following the huge success of her UK top 10 album Little Dreamer in 2008, for which she was nominated for a Brit Award, she’s now back after working on her much anticipated second album – due out later this year. Playing only a handful of festival this summer, we are over the moon that Voewood will be one of them.
Billy Bragg will be performing at the Voewood 2012 and closing the Festival on Monday 27th August with a set to celebrate Woody Guthrie’s 100th Birthday. Tickets for Monday night are now on sale and can be purchased here. This year sees the 100th anniversary of the birth of Woody Guthrie, on 14th July 1912 in Okemah, Oklahoma. He was one of the most influential figures in popular music, inspiring Bob Dylan and a generation of topical singer-songwriters in the 1960s and even having an influence … Continue reading