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Beans on Toast Brings the Folk for Nottingham’s Foolhardy Folk Festival

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Beans on Toast Brings the Folk for Nottingham's Foolhardy Folk Festival

Nottingham Arboretum

Bank Holiday Sunday 27 August 2023

 

The Foolhardy Folk Festival presented by DHP Family and Beans on Toast is back for the third year at Nottingham Arboretum for its all day affair on Bank Holiday Sunday 27 August 2023.

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Joining folk artist Beans on Toast on the bill he has curated are Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage, Skinny Lister, Ferris & Sylvester, Truckstop Honeymoon and Tensheds, with local act Vona Vella opening proceedings, and a very special guest still to be announced.

The native New Yorker comic book illustrator and cult sensation Jeffrey Lewis is arguably now at the peak of his 20 plus year career following the release of the critically acclaimed album Bad Wiring. Playing with his anti folk outfit The Voltage, this is set to be something special.

DHP Family promoter Ben Ryles said: "We're absolutely thrilled to be working with Jay again in helping to bring Foolhardy Folk Festival 2023 to life in its home at the beautiful, historical Nottingham Arboretum. For the third year running he's put an amazing line up together of international and domestic acts.

"Jeffrey Lewis in particular is one of my favourite songwriters of all time. Him being on the same line up as Jay feels like something that should definitely have happened before, but somehow hasn't. They're kindred sprints."

Folk-punk band Skinny Lister are a five-piece originating from London known for their raucous high-energy and infectious sets. Getting the whole crowd jumping, dancing and singing along to Skinny is to be fully expected. 

British folk duo's Ferris & Sylvester raw and honest song writing about their life together has earned them a place in Rolling Stone's ‘Top 10 Americana Acts You Need To Know'.  They bring a distinct combination of blues, Americana and rock'n' roll, sitting them somewhere between Alabama Shakes, Jack White and First Aid Kit.

With a story that begins in New Orleans, Truckstop Honeymoon are a husband and wife duo who tell stories about the strangeness of everyday life. Their music combines elements of bluegrass, music hall jazz and straight up rock'n'roll. With nine albums and numerous awards under their belt, they have toured three continents with four kids in tow and have plenty of stories to share through their music.

Tensheds deliver a brand of gritty, heavy, edgy blues/punk, with elements of the classical training background. Back with a new album, Tensheds will take no prisoners when he delivers his self-described "21st Century Blues". For the uninitiated think ‘The White Stripes meets Tom Waits via Jerry Lee Lewis'.

Local talent comes in the form of Vona Vella, a duo who offer sunny soundscapes with poetic lyricism. Last year, the pair joined The Libertines on tour and supported Morcheeba in France and are now putting the finishing touches to their debut album to be released early summer 2023.

About the event, Beans on Toast has said: "The whole place will be filled with wonderful people, in a beautiful place listening to brilliant music. I'm very proud of what we've built at The Foolhardy Folk Festival. Bring on 2023!"

Set in the beautiful greenery of the historic woodland around the Victorian bandstand, the festival will also have a range of street food, craft beers and more on offer.

Tickets are priced at £30 plus fees and go on sale Friday 31 March at 10am. The festival is family friendly, with free admission for under 11s. Go to alttickets.com

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Notes to Editors:

 

DHP Family

DHP Family successfully own and operate festivals and venues across the UK, while also promoting concerts & tours nationally and operating a leading ticketing platform.

 

Venues:DHP Family started with Rock City,whichmarkedits 40th anniversary in 2020 (winner of Best Club Teamwork 800+ at Live Music Business Awards 2019) and has since added Rescue Rooms, soon to celebrate its 20thanniversary (finalist in Music Week Awards 2019: Grassroots Venues - Spirit of the Scene and winner of Live Business Awards 2018 Best Venue Teamwork), leading dance music venue, Stealth and 200-capacityTheBodega in Nottingham; cargo-ship-turned-venue, Thekla moored in Bristol Harbour and London venues Oslo (Hackney) and The Garage and The Grace (Islington).

 

Festivals:DHP runs the 25,000 capacity Splendour in Nottingham, overall winner of ‘Best Festival' (15,000-39,000 cap) at the 2018 Live Music Business Award; Award-winning camping festival, Bearded Theory at Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent;. Dot To Dot, a multi-venue festival taking place in multiple cities and winner of ‘Best Festival for Emerging Talent' at the 2017 UK Festival Awards; MIRRORS, a metropolitan multi-venue eventinLondon; and charity festival Beat The Streets in Nottingham which has raised over £320,000 for the homeless since its inception in 2018.

 

Promoter:DHP currently puts onaround500 gigs per year and promotes tours& showsbyJames Blunt,Lewis Capaldi, Belinda Carlisle,Sam Fender,Rufus Wainwright, The Flaming Lips, Beth Hart,Sports Team,Richard Thompson, Enter Shikari, Electric Callboy, Tom Grennan, and many more. Finalist for Live Promoter of the Year for Music Week 2023 Awards (winner announced 24 May 2023); nominated for Live Music Promoter of the Year at the 2022 LIVE Awards; Live Music Promoter of the Year 2019 at Music Week Awards; National Promoter of the Year at 2019 & 2017 Live Music Business Awards, plus a previous winner of the title in 2012 & 2013

 

Ticketing:alt. tickets is one of the UK's leading independent ticketing platforms, recognised in the industry as a leading ticketing agent, personified by its constant strive to make it as easy as possible for customers to book tickets for their favourite events.

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