Singer-songwriter Richard Hawley is to headline this year's Garforth Arts Festival which promises to be bigger and better than ever before.
The ex- Pulp & Longpigs troubadour, now plying his trade under his own name, provides a perfect finale to this most particular of festivals.
* Click here for latest Garforth and Swillington news.* Click here to enjoy a picture slideshow of highlights from last year's Garforth Arts Festival.In the wake of his Mercury nominated 'Coles Corner' & his recent critically acclaimed 'Lady's Bridge' the laconic Sheffield crooner affords just the right ingredients to soothe the Northern heart and brow after 12 days of cultural hedonism – a period encompassing music, theatre, comedy, literature and the peculiar.
The festival's conclusion sees an exceptional and eclectic sequence of acts & events including the award winning Jazz Jamaica, Middleman, 3 Daft Monkeys, The Real Macaws, Garforth Jazz Rock Band, The Shiny Band, Tin Pan Alley, lantern processions and much more.
He will appear on the main stage at the Party in the Playground at Garforth Community College on Saturday, July 5, at approx 10pm.
He is preceded on stage at the event, which runs from 1pm, by:
Jazz Jamaica
Middleman
3 Daft Monkeys
The Real Macaws
The Shiny Band
Garforth Jazz Rock Band
Tin Pan Alley
Ticket prices are yet to be confirmed.
They will be available via email at:
info@garforthartsfestival.co.uk as well as Garforth Bookshop, 15 Main St. Garforth (0113 286 3534) & Jumbo Records, St. Johns Centre, Leeds
* Check out the Garforth Arts Festival website at:
www.garforthartsfestival.co.uk or telephone (0113) 3368619.
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