Dry the River, Raghu Dixit Project, Nick Harper, Cut-a-Shine and Kidnap Alice 

Plus new for 2012: BBC introducing stage & headliner news coming soon

Saturday 14th April, 12noon – 10pm, Secret location in Wiltshire, Ticket Price: £39 + booking fee (local tickets available from the Barge Inn, Honey Street, Wilts)

‘This charming ‘super-fete’ turns out to be an ideal gateway into the festival season’ - Clash Magazine

Following the success of last year’s inaugural sold-out Honeyfest and the airing of a prime-time BBC documentary on the making of the festival; the Honeyfest bees have been busy gathering the goods for 2012. The intimate Honeyfest will also be adding the all-new BBC introducing stage this year with more info coming soon; for now the first batch of artists set to grace the Honeyfest hive this April can now be revealed.

Welcomed back for the second year and hotly tipped for big things in 2012, Dry the River will be taking to the stage. Joining them will be Nick Harper, with his majestic guitar skills and endearingly satirical songs. Joining them on the bill will be crazy, cutting edge ceilidh troupe Cut-a-Shine and the genre blending Kidnap Alice who fuse bluegrass, blues and folk.  With the Battle of the Bands competition only a few weeks away and the first headliners news coming very soon, Honeyfest is sure to mark the Spring calendar with the sweetest music yet!

Meet the bands...

Dry the River - Honeyfest are delighted to welcome back the haunting vocals and beautiful melodies of Dry the River. As supporters of the first event, Dry the River have gone from strength to strength since, and are making waves in the music world including getting a mention on the BBC Sound of 2012 List.   

Raghu Dixit Project – One of India’s best selling artists, Raghu Dixit Project remarkable rise has been nothing short of spectacular. As part of India’s blossoming alternative music scene, they create rousing folk rock that is making waves internationally.

Nick Harper – known for his wild personal introspection and biting political satire via a charmingly caustic wit, Nick often seamlessly moves from his compositions to well-loved covers, effortlessly delivered in his style. Nick takes on Presley, Zappa, Jeff Buckley, Led Zeppelin, Monty Python and Public Enemy (yes, on an acoustic guitar!) Honeyfest is really excited and pleased to have Nick perform in 2012.

"If imagination, energy and bags of talent were the only factors in making a successful pop career, few would deny that Squeeze man Glenn Tilbrook has backed a winner in Nick Harper…Splendid stuff" - MOJO magazine

Cut A Shine
Cut A Shine are a London based troupe of traditional musicians, dynamic dancers and crazy callers determined to spread the word that the Hoe Down is a’happening! From Hoxton to Humberside, from Amnesty International to Bestival, Cut A Shine are putting the ceilidh back on the map with sell-out parties in London to top summer festivals. This “Anarchic Hillbilly Barn Dancing Squad” will bring a rip-roaring, thigh-slapping, pavement-stomping, exhilarating, heart thumping, blood pumping barn dance creation to the green pastures of Honeyfest!

Kidnap Alice
Kidnap Alice are a new band bursting on to the London scene with furore; set to spread across the UK with an upcoming tour and bookings at this Summers UK festivals – Honeyfest will be one of the first chances to see them this year! The band mix up classic Bluegrass and 'Old Time' tunes with a modern twist, and give their own original songs the Bluegrass treatment with fiery mandolin, blistering banjo and slapped bass. With soulful vocals and tight arrangements from a classic acoustic string band line up, the band bridge the gap between vintage Rhythm and Blues and Appalachian mountain music. The band's début festival performance took place at Glastonbury in 2010 and have since performed at Camp Bestival, The Big Chill, Green Man, Bestival, Secret Garden Party, The Alternative Village Fete at the National Theatre, and The Shakespeare's Globe amongst others.

This is the first wave of acts to be announced, the first headliners announcement is soon to follow, as well as the results from the Battle of the Bands which will take place on 3rd February, where competition winners will seize their chance on the big stage amongst some of the UK’s leading festival acts.

TICKETS INFO:
The tickets are available through Ticket Web 

local discounted tickets are available from the 2011 venue, The Barge Inn, Honey Street, Wilts. 

What the press said in 2011: ‘Plenty of pubs play host to live bands, but none can have boasted a better line-up than the Barge Inn during Honeyfest’ - The Sunday Times 

‘This charming ‘super-fete’ turns out to be an ideal gateway into the festival season proper’ - Clash Magazine 

‘There’s a new contender for the UK’s loveliest small festival’ - For Folks Sake  

‘A frankly fantastic festival’ - The Fly Magazine   

‘A very early start to the festival season. But when the surroundings, bands, weather and beer are this good... who would dare complain?’ - Musos Guide 

‘Life here is good’ - Green Wedge