Wolverton Folk & Blues Festival
- Price
- £15.00
- iwfoodnfolk@gmail.com
Please note: Info provided by the Event Organiser
A day long Festival of Folk & Blues set in the stunning grounds of Wolverton Manor, Shorwell, Isle of Wight
Special guest artists at Wolverton Folk & Blues this year include....
Europe’s number one Blues Harp and front man STEVE ‘WEST’ WESTON and his band THE BLUESONICS.
Cornish & Welsh rising Folk stars PISKEY LED.
UK Blues award nominated STOMPIN’ DAVE Blues Trio.
Other Bands/Artists confirmed for Wolverton 2025 include: The Hanging Baskets, Damien Paul Band, Something About Mondays, The Bohemians, Chasing Scarlett, The Ohmz,
East Cowes Shanty, Lee Signey-AKA-The Infamous Rooster Fish, RazorJake, The RUG Band, Hugh Wright sings BOB DYLAN, Ruby, Moonshine Border Morris
In aid of Teenage & Young Adult Cancer Care and Brighstone School.
Supported by Red Funnel Ferries.
Ticket Information: £12.00, (£15.00 on day). Children 12 & under, Free!
Advance tickets available from:
Waterstones Bookshop, Newport.
The Village Shop, Brighstone.
Briddlesford Lodge Farm Shop, Wootton Bridge.
Brighstone School.
Orchard Brothers, Freshwater Bay.
For more information or enquiries:
email: iwfoodnfolk@gmail.com
web: www.facebook.com/WolvertonFolkandBlues
A hard & tight authentic Chicago style blues band fronted by one of Europe's top blues harmonica players, West Weston, who for many years has been at the forefront of the European Blues scene. The band deliver a combination of dynamic vocals, swinging harmonica, boogie-woogie piano, guitar shuffles, jump-jive and slow blues.
See West Weston's Bluesonics tour dates
You might not have had the chance to see Dave in action, but many consider him one of the most exciting, energetic, and entertaining musicians on the current live music scene. In 2024 Dave was nominated for a UK Blues Award. A prolific artist in the studio, Dave is a former member of former UK Blues Band of the Year The Producers. Dave has consistently given over one hundred performances per year across the UK and beyond, including many major festivals such as Glastonbury, Camp Bestival, and Bestival. “Let’s face it, in adding the quality of his original material the man is a downright genius” Blues In Britain. Almost always joining Dave in this lineup is Lucy Piper on drums "one of the UK's leading blues drummers" The Guardian. In 2019 and 2020 Lucy worked with double Grammy Award winning Ruf Records on their annual ‘Blues Caravan’. As well as appearing on USA based Ryan Perry's album High Risk, Low Reward which was nominated for a Blues Music Award 2020.
See Stompin' Dave Electric Duo tour dates
Piskey Led are four young musicians who formed in Cardiff in late 2021; they showcase a highly entertaining and absorbing mixture of original and traditional music, influenced by the folk traditions of Cornwall, Northern England and Ireland.
See Piskey Led tour dates
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on Sat 10 May 2025