First names announced for 2012 Festival

Today we reveal some of the first artists confirmed for this year’s Festival line-up!

Clannad (Sat)   Joan Armatrading (Sun)   The Proclaimers (Sat)
 
June Tabor & Oysterband (Fri)   Loreena McKennitt (Sun)    

Billy Bragg celebrates Woody Guthrie’s 100th Birthday (Thurs)

Nic Jones (Sun)

Performances include a rare Festival appearance by the original line-up of Clannad – leading singer-songwriter
Joan Armatrading – ever-popular Scottish icons The Proclaimers – June Tabor & Oysterband, following their acclaimed 2011 collaboration ‘Ragged Kingdom’ and recent multiple BBC Radio 2 Folk Award wins  – internationally acclaimed Canadian singer and composer Loreena McKennitt  – renowned singer-songwriter Billy Bragg celebrates Woody Guthrie’s 100th Birthday – and the first full public performance in 30 years by English folk legend Nic Jones.

More headline names including emerging and contemporary stars will be announced very soon.

Watch this space!