Geraldine Hill

07932 783768 / geri_at_flyingmonkey_dot_net

- also see www.wyefayre.co.uk / www.myspace.com/wyefayre

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The fab new festival with the ‘old school’ feel that’s just an hour by train from London:

- folk, rock, blues, roots, Americana, indie, electronica, psychedelia and raw grooves

- 100 acts, four stages + alternative entertainment, beers & wines, champagne & cocktails, great food, ices on trikes, an al fresco record shop, children’s play tent, alternative therapies tent, free camping & parking - all in a great and green country environment.

A week to go! Booked your ticket yet?

Festivals might seem a bit thick on the ground this summer, but Wye Fayre is a perfectly-formed answer to those huge commercialised affairs where you need a cinema screen to see the bands. A 5,000 audience and acres of green space to see 100 acts on four stages makes this the one to watch.

It’s the mouse that roared, the biggest little festival of musical magic you’re likely to see this summer. The acts themselves range from ‘name’ bands to ones that are bubbling under and about to break. Some are promoting new singles or albums to coincide with the event (Middleman, Eugene McGuinness, Ruarri Joseph), many are playing on the biggest stage of their careers to date, some are famous already (Joan as Police Woman, Adem, Chris T-T, John Smith, et al). All are well respected in their genre.

Music kicks off at 6pm on Friday 6 July and continues until midnight on Saturday – the site itself is open from noon on Friday and closes Sunday afternoon, after the Tour de France spins past.

In between and after hours, there’s stand-up comedy, poetry, alternative therapies, and lots to eat and drink – all of it way better than the usual festival fare… (champagne anyone?). There’s even a Play Tent where little kiddies can do exactly that while Mum & Dad do some well-earned Wye Fayre grooving, and an independent Café Muso for performers you’re simply unlikely to see at any other festival.

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Joan as Policewoman, Adem, Viarosa, Alberta Cross, Ralfe Band, Connan & The Mockasins, The Crimea, Luke Toms  +++

Nizlopi, Mistys Big Adventure, Middleman, Damien Dempsey, Tom McKean & The Emperors, Smoke Feathers, Thee Single Spy, Hexicon +++

John Smith, The Leisure Society, The Coal Porters, Smoke Fairies, The Burning Leaves, More Story Fours, Things in Herds, Blue Rose Code +++

Kate Walsh, Chris T-T, Polly Paulusma, Eugene McGuinness, Ruarri Joseph, Vijay Kishore, Lupen Crook, Pete Molinari, Kat Flint, Antony Elvin, Dan Mangan, +++

Weekend tickets £45 / Day tickets £25 / see website for concessions

Tickets include camping and parking on Friday and/or Saturday nights - site is open from noon on Friday to Sunday afternoon:

* via www.ticketweb.co.uk (£5 booking fee).

* via wegotickets (£3.15 booking fee).

* 15 minutes walk from Wye train station (the next stop down from Ashford International)

* one hour by train from London and Lille / under four from Bristol, Leeds and Liverpool / 30 minutes from Dover and Calais

* free camping and parking / rooms to rent if you’re not a happy camper!

6 & 7 July 2007

Withersdane Hall, Wye, nr Ashford, Kent TN25 5DA

www.wyefayre.co.uk

www.myspace.com/wyefayre

ends/ 29 June 2007