So, 28 UK festivals have gone under so far this year. This piece below makes very sad reading ..

Please give the remaining UK festivals (which, yes, includes us) all the support you can.
It's use 'em or lose 'em time I'm afraid.

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Thanks for shouting out on our behalf June!
We can't wait to welcome you to the stage for the Eddi Reader show tomorrow night ❤️
Ticket details below, folks 👇

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A great night tonight.
The songs of ⁦Ian McNabb. Cultural attaché: Kensington, L,pool.⁩ sure stand the test of time. Cheers ⁦The Icicle Works⁩ for a mighty gig 💪

So The Icicle Works are delivering a storming set Nantwich Town FC ..
now following 'Understanding Jane' with a cover of 'Goin' Back' ..
barely a dry eye in the house

Ian McNabb. Cultural attaché: Kensington, L,pool. at the top of his game and seriously inspiring ❤️

Some brilliant performances ⁦Nantwich Town FC⁩ tonight!
⁦June Holland⁩ #BrookeWelsh
⁦Egan Stonier⁩ ⁦Nastee Chapel⁩
& so many more. Inspiring night ❤️

This is the festival where great musicians go to hang! .. Here's one of last night's heroes ⁦Egan Stonier⁩ with tonight's amazing opening act @DemiMarriner
Great night tonight - ⁦Nantwich Town FC⁩ is rocking 🤘🤘

DAY 2 - and we're in a state of heightened excitement because the great Elles Bailey is in town!!

We're back at Nantwich Town FC - and we can't wait 😊

Fab night from start to finish ⭐️

What a 1st night!

Nigel Stonier played a rapturously received opening set joined by Egan Stonier on violin

Merry Hell - Folking Award Best Live Act 2022 were on top form delivering roof raising choruses & sending everyone home singing

Thank you Nantwich Town FC & Jon Gold
Mondays don't come any better!

Catch festival director Nigel Stonier live on BBC Radio Stoke in a few mins, talking about tonight's launch of Nantwich Roots!

We are in #Nantwich Town Square today with tickets for all this weeks shows - come and say hi!

Here's the great Ed Douglas describing the amount of excitement in the air for the festival 😀😀

Excited to announce that fast emerging young songwriter Rowan kettle will be opening for The Icicle Works Ian McNabb. Cultural attaché: Kensington, L,pool. acoustic gig at Nantwich Town FC Nantwich Town FC
next Thursday!

A great night just got even better!!
Got tickets yet? 👇

brownpapertickets.com/event/6240158

Listen to what the man said👇

The great The Icicle Works play an acoustic gig for us next Thursday!!
We can't wait.
Tickets via this link
brownpapertickets.com/event/6240158

Had a great time just now on The Cat chatting to David Foulkes on air
about next weeks shows.

Tickets for all events are all
on sale now at wordsandmusicfestival.com

As our great friend - and last years headliner - Mike Scott rightly says,
Steve Wickham is on tour - and he's heading our way next week!
Tickets available here 👇
brownpapertickets.com/event/6224935

Festival director Nigel Stonier will be live on air The Cat shortly to talk about the festival!

Tune in to hear all about it #Nantwich

This time next week (or indeed next Monday) you could be watching Merry Hell at Nantwich Roots in Nantwich, having been entertained by an opening set from Nigel Stonier - it’s a stadium gig you know at Nantwich Town FC- no VAR, so join us in person! Tix at m.bpt.me/event/6224863?

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