As festival season fast approaches the big names are on the tips of everyone's tongues: Glastonbury, Benicassim, Latitude, Bestival, Reading, Leeds, Secret Garden Party, Green Man etc. But there is a small family festival which has caught my eye and got my fingers tips itching to put in my deets and purchase a ticket. It's name? The deer shed festival.
Along with a crafts market, cabaret evening, birds of prey display and a crackin' line-up, this has weekend of fun written all over it and will only get bigger as the years go by. You can purchase a £59 weekend ticket, a Saturday and Sunday £45 or volunteer for two 3 hours shifts in exchange for your ticket. So who have they got playing then?
Matthew and The Atlas - one of the great bands of the folk scene, yet to have their serious breakthrough but are currently supporting Mumford and Sons and are a band whose small gigs will soon be behind them.
I am Kloot - as headliners. I hadn't hear this trio before checking out DSF but they have quickly grown on me. Plus I love the video for this little number...
Caitlin Rose - Nashville babe Caitlin is already one of my firm favourite acoustic ladies and is on my list. Of people to see live. Not hit list. That would be morbid. Check out the video below AND definitely check out this amazing video Gorilla Man
The Go! Team - What's this? Something that isn't folk? Mental. The Go! Team are back (don't forget that exclamation mark) and will be an energetic and refreshing blast to the festival. Here they teach us how to spell Tornado.
Still need more convincing? Take a wee look at this lovely film someone made about the first Deer Shed Festival (July 2010) or check it out here for some more happy festival information.
