Monday, December 27, 2010

Guilfest - (1995 - 1997)

In 1995 Guilfest became a two day event with onsite camping and was moved to nearby Loseley Park. GuilFest returned to Stoke Park in 1996 and became a three day festival in 1997 with headliners Jethro Tull.

The 1995 Guilfest performances includes famous artists as:

The Blues Band
Chumbawamba
Richard Thompson
Steeleye Span

In 1996 the headlining acts were:

Boo Hewerdine
Eddi Reader
Eliza Carthy
Shane McGowan
The Splinter Group (Peter Green, Cozy Powell, Neil Murray, Spike Edney)
The 1997 performers includes the following artists:

Jethro Tull
The Levellers
The Saw Doctors

Guilfest Tickets are available at Sold Out Ticket Market on nominal rates.

Guilfest - (1992 - 1994 )

Guilfest Featival was started in 1992 by Tony Scott, a Guildford businessman who is a keen festival-goer. From 1992 to 1994 it was a one day event.

The 1992 performances includes:

John Otway
Peter Sarstedt

In Guilfest 1993 the headlining acts were:

The Blues Band
Labbi Siffre
Sonja Kristina
Wilko Johnson

Guilfest 1994 performances includes:

Tom Robinson
Ralph McTell

Guilfest Tickets are available at Sold Out Ticket Market on nominal rates.

Guilfest - Introduction

GuilFest, formerly the Guildford Festival of Folk and Blues is a music festival held in Stoke Park, Guildford, England each July. The festival, like the larger Glastonbury Festival, features a range of genres including rock, folk, blues, and in recent years pop. In 2006 GuilFest was awarded the title of "Best Family Festival" in the UK Festival awards.

Guilfest Tickets are available at Sold Out Ticket Market on nominal rates.