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| Trowbridge Village Pump Festival | |
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| Genre | Folk music, Blues, roots, Ceilidh |
| Dates | third weekend in July (4 days) |
| Location(s) | Farleigh Hungerford, England |
| Years active | 1973 - 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
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
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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
2008 line up
2007 line up
2006 line up
2005 line up
2004 line up
Images of the festival
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Alan Briars (right) supervising the main stage in 1991 -
Site of the 1991 festival, with main tent to right and manor house to rear
