ROCKHAMPTON FOLK FESTIVAL

WHEN & WHERE?

The Rockhampton Folk & World Music Festival is taking place on 17 June at Rockhampton, Gloucestershire GL13 9DX.

HEADLINERS:

Expect top-quality Gaelic folk from two of the best young musicians of their generation. Plus, music from the Balkans, traditional African harpist Bach and Bubbles and loads more. Free participation workshops for all ages.

VIBE:

The festival all happens in a small field by the church in Rockhampton and is simply about quality music and having fun in a safe, relaxed, friendly atmosphere.

TICKETS:

Early bird tickets (until 4 June): Adult, £16; Child (3–18yrs), £5; Family (up to 2 adults and 4 children), £40. From 5 June: Adult, £21; Child, £6; Family, £50. Book your tickets at: rockhamptonfolkfest.org.uk

WHEN & WHERE?

The Dig for Victory Show is taking place at The North Somerset Showground, Wraxall, near Bristol, BS48 1NA from 10 –11 June.

HEADLINERS:

This year’s headliners include Luna Nightingale singing jazz and 1940s songs; The Goodnight Sweethearts, whose 1940s vintage cabaret will be performed as a live BBC broadcast and packed with toe-tapping vintage tunes; and The Big R Big Band – a dashing, debonair, dandy and dapper 16-piece Big Band playing the classic swing tunes of the 30s and 40s at the Victory Dance on the Saturday night.

VIBE:

Enjoy classic cars, military vehicles, re-enactors, live music, dancing, history talks, vintage stalls, delicious local food, a 1940s farm, children’s games and much more. This year’s event will be supporting The Great Western Air Ambulance and The British Red Cross.

TICKETS:

Adult: £15; child: £7.50; family (2 adults, 2 children): £37; Victory Dance: £15. Book your tickets at: digforvictoryshow.com