Farmer Phil’s Festival is delighted to confirm that THE SKA45’S will be joining us to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Two-Tone in Ratlinghope this summer. The Ska45’s is a Birmingham based ska, reggae & rock steady band, covering songs from Bad Manners, The Selecter, The Specials, The Beat, Madness, The Bodysnatchers among others. Their live […]
Farmer Phil’s Festival is pleased to announce THE MIGHTY VIPERS will be joining us in August for our 21st birthday shenanigans! An upbeat indie party band with a love for world rhythms and ska-tinged arrangements that bring to mind names like The Cat Empire, Ozomatli and the Hackney Colliery band, The Mighty Vipers formed in […]
Farmer Phil’s Festival is very pleased to announce that SOUND OF THE SIRENS will joining us this summer in the Shropshire Hills. Exeter-based duo Abbe Martin and Hannah Wood dovetail beautifully on their beguiling approach to acoustic pop collection replete with lyrical sensibility throughout. Already championed by Chris Evans – who declared himself “blown away” […]
Farmer Phil’s Festival is extremely excited to announce that hotly-tipped riffmasters PISTON are ready to rock Ratlinghope this summer! Singled out by Planet Rock Radio as ones to watch as recently as March this year, Piston is a five-strong rock n’ roll juggernaut made up of four members from the Midlands with a vocal roar […]
Farmer Phil’s Festival is pleased to announce the addition of SASHA & THE SHADES to the line-up for this year’s event. Sasha & The Shades is a six-piece band fronted by Sasha Adamczewski on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, backed by Tom Julian Jones on lead guitar and harmonica, Sam Rutand on bass, and Paul […]
Farmer Phil and the team are delighted to announce THE SPITFIRES are winging their way into Ratlinghope for this year’s Farmer Phil’s Festival! Watford-based quartet The Spitfires are songwriter Billy Sullivan on lead vocals and guitar, Sam Long on bass/backing vocals, Matt Johnson on drums and George Moorhouse on keyboards. The Spitfires take in a […]
Farmer Phil’s Festival is delighted to announce that EMILY CAPELL will be joining us for this year’s event. Emily Capell is a singer/songwriter from North West London with a story or ten to share. Raised on a diet of Johnny Cash, The Clash, The Smiths, Mod culture and the top 40, Emily’s approach to songwriting […]
Farmer Phil’s Festival is rejoicing at the news that OH MY GOD! IT’S THE CHURCH will be delivering communion to our faithful disciples this August! The Lord works in mysterious ways. Or so the saying goes, but there is nothing mysterious about the incredible buzz which surrounds one of the most acclaimed acts around, Oh […]
Farmer Phil’s Festival is pleased to announce PRETTY BABS will join us in Ratlinghope this summer! Pretty Babs is a four-strong rock band from the small villages of North Nottinghamshire, combining elements of Indie, Punk and ‘Hairy Rock’. Praised for their catchy melodies, big choruses and in-yer-face approach, the band has received overwhelming feedback for […]
Farmer Phil’s Festival is pleased to announce the addition of London-Irish Psycho-Ceilídh rockers NECK to the line-up for 2019’s live music extravaganza! With their heady blend of authentic uplifting Irish swirl and electric ballsy Punk swagger Neck are the cutting-edge that scythes incisively through the contemporary Celtic scene, as befits a band known as ‘The […]