AFRO CELT SOUND SYSTEM ADDED TO BRISTOL FOLK FESTIVAL LINE-UP
Bristol Folk Festival has scored a coup, securing the supergroup Afro Celt Sound System as its May Bank Holiday Monday headliner in what is likely to be the band’s only UK summer festival appearance this year.
Towering and tribal, Simon Emmerson’s stellar, twice-Grammy nominated Afro Celt Sound System fuses traditional Celtic tunes with driving African rhythms and hypnotic, cutting edge dance grooves. One of the most inspirational and innovative collectives ever, eight of the best musicians on the planet promise to bring the 2nd Bristol Folk Festival at Colston Hall to an unforgettable close on Monday, May 7.
Says co-organiser Paul Preager of Bristol Music Trust: “With their excellent reputation as one of the world’s most exciting live acts, we’re thrilled to announce Afro Celts will star in our festival finale. Alongside two award-winning West Country names for our Saturday and Sunday headline acts- – Show of Hands and Cara Dillon – we believe we have an enviable line-up for the second Bristol Folk Festival.”
The much anticipated 2nd festival will be buzzing in Bristol over the early May Bank Holiday (May 5-7)-a guaranteed “rain free” event as it returns to one of the city’s flagship venues, the revamped Colston Hall. Headliners already confirmed include Show of Hands and Cara Dillon, who are joined by Karine Polwart and Rua Macmillan Trio along with Cornwall’s effervescent 3 Daft Monkeys and BBC Radio 2 Folk award nominees Lady Maisery and Walsh and Pound.
Top value 3-day weekend tickets are now available price £80 (concessions £70) from Book via Colston Hall box office on 0117 922 3686 or online at www.colstonhall.org More info at www.bristolfolkfestival.com
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