Trowbridge Village Pump Festival

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51°19′04″N 2°16′23″W / 51.317796°N 2.272950°W / 51.317796; -2.272950

Trowbridge Village Pump Festival
Lindisfarne headlining in 1991
GenreFolk music, Blues, roots, Ceilidh
Datesthird weekend in July (4 days)
Location(s)Farleigh Hungerford, England
Years active1973 - present

Trowbridge Village Pump Festival is an annual music festival held at Stowford Manor Farm, Farleigh Hungerford, England. The music covers a variety of genres from folk and roots to blues, celtic and Ceilidh with a variety of other entertainment including a family field, with puppetry and story telling.

The event arose from the folk club of the same name founded in Trowbridge in 1970 and the annual festival held there until 1984, when it moved to its present location.

Prior to 2010, all events took place in marquees and the compact site includes camping, car parking, three separate stages plus children's tent, two beer tents and a myriad of trade stalls selling items from all over the world. 2010 saw the introduction of an outdoor main stage (the Moonshine Stage), with two marquees (the Horizon and Old Rosie Stages), and several additional small stages and undercover performance areas.

History

Original location of the Village Pump folk club at the rear of The Lamb pub

The folk club of the same name was founded by Pat Drinkwater in 1970 in an old store room at the rear of The Lamb pub in Mortimer Street, Trowbridge.[1] Early performers included Maddy Prior and Tim Hart, Keith Christmas, Dick Gaughan and Stéphane Grappelli.[1] Many others later played there.[2]

The first festival was held in 1974 before moving to its current venue at Stowford Farm, Wingfield in 1980, under the direction of Alan Briars and Dave Newman.[3] Newman died in 2005 and Briars in 2007.[3]

In 2006 a group of enthusiasts relaunched the Village Pump folk club at The Lamb.[4]

2010 line up

Thursday 22 July 2010

Moonshine Main Stage:

Horizon Stage:

Friday 23 July 2010

Moonshine Main Stage:

Old Rosie Stage:

Horizon Stage:

Saturday 24 July 2010

Moonshine Main Stage

Old Rosie Stage

Horizon Stage

Sunday 25 July 2010

Moonshine Main Stage

Old Rosie Stage

Horizon Stage

2009 line up

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2008 line up

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2007 line up

3

2006 line up

Dana Gillespie and her London Blues Band appearing at the 2006 Pump festival
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2005 line up

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2004 line up

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Images of the festival

  • Alan Briars (right) supervising the main stage in 1991
    Alan Briars (right) supervising the main stage in 1991
  • Site of the 1991 festival, with main tent to right and manor house to rear
    Site of the 1991 festival, with main tent to right and manor house to rear

References

  1. ^ a b "History". www.villagepump.org.uk. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
  2. ^ "Artists". www.villagepump.org.uk. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
  3. ^ a b "Tributes to pump festival founder (From Wiltshire Times)". www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
  4. ^ "Home". www.villagepump.org.uk. Retrieved 2010-09-09.

External links

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