The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club,  The Mouse Outfit and Dreadzone will be headlining this year's Solfest, which takes places during the August Bank Holiday (26th - 28th August) at Tarns, near Aspatria, Cumbria.

Also appearing are: Baka Beyond, Riot Jazz,  Zion Train, K.O.G & The Zongo Brigade, Inner Terrestrials, Sonny Wharton, King Bee, Resonators,  Buffalo Brothers, Irration Steppas, The After Hours Quintet, Radical Dance Faction and  Hallouminati.

Others added to the line up include: Lyons & La Zel, Jenna & The G’s, King Yoof, Firepit Collective, The Hey Down Treaders, Tanante West African Drummers , La La & The Boo Ya, Rory Connor Band, A Man About A Dog, Phil Saunders, DJM, Righteous Bees, China Shop Bull, Supa & Da Kryptonites, Kathrine Ashcroft, Silicone Soul, Graeme Readie, Hardwicke Circus , Bushrocker Hi Fi, Skayaman , Dolphin Boy, Bad Transmissions, Blast Furness Carnival Band, John Players Specials, The Most Ugly Child, Jambeater Soundsystem, Red Eye Hi Fi, Gemma Furbank, Kryso, Axis Soundsystem , 10 Foot Wizard and Blanty.

Solfest marketing officer Tom Kay explains: “Last year we made a conscious decision to distance our festival from more commercial events, moving away from big headline names in order to put our resources into giving people the best festival experience over a full weekend rather than just a couple of hours each evening. As always we aim to keep prices down, avoiding hidden extras like over the top booking fees, extra charges for vehicles and camping. We’ll still allow you to bring your own booze and still charge sensible prices at our bars, which means that you get a fantastic weekend without breaking the bank.”

“Solfest is a festival run by festival goers, between us, we’ve seen it all, from huge events with hundreds of thousands of people to tiny first time parties with just a few hundred revellers. We like to think this gives us a unique insight into what makes a great festival tick.”

Solfest is a family-friendly event is held on the edge of the Lake District and is one of the more wonderful British music festivals, tucked between the Solway coast and the Cumbrian fells.

It offers an open-minded and all-welcoming atmosphere for fans of music and the great outdoors, with a quality music programme incorporating classic guitar noise, pleasing new beats and eclectically satisfying melodies that Solfest hope will be accessible to their entire audience.

This beautiful setting has been the host for ten years to a mix of both well-established and emerging artists from all over the world, as well as an interesting array of walkabout acts and local talent.