24, 25, 26 August 2012 Tarns, near Aspatria, Cumbria 

Spout, handle, lid of metal, we’ve just booked THE SINGING KETTLE!

As a clear demonstration of their continued commitment to providing the very best in festival provision for children and families, Solfest are delighted to be able to announce that for an hour this year the Award Winning Kids arena will be decamping from its usual location and, in the full spirit of the global ‘occupy’ movement, will descend en-masse to the Drystone Arena to be entertained by legendary Scottish Children’s entertainers, THE SINGING KETTLE.

For more than twenty years, Cilla Fisher, Artie Trezise and Kevin MacLeod with Gary Coupland have turned children’s theatre into an art form and their unique performances have become the bench mark for fellow professionals everywhere.

They have performed in hundreds of venues from the Palladium in London to the Town Hall in Campbeltown, from the Palace Theatre in Kilmarnock to the Royal Palace in Jordan, BAFTA award winning and decorated with MBEs for services to children’s entertainment, audiences worldwide are hooked on their madcap musical adventures flavoured with cheeky Scottish humour. Adults and children alike find themselves singing the songs together long after the show is over.

For their performance at Solfest, THE SINGING KETTLE will bring some animal antics with their fantastic new show Farmyard Party. A special 1-hour fun filled singalong. Cilla, Artie, Gary and Kevin will guarantee to have the whole family dancing, laughing and singing with loads of audience participation in this action packed festival of animal fun and frolics.

Fantastic Singing Kettle favourite songs like ‘Old MacDonald Had A Farm’, ‘Do Your Ears Hang Low’, ‘One Man Went To Mow’. There’s also the brand new ‘Three Pigs And The Wolf’ and the chance for some lucky children to join in the fun on stage for the Sheep Dip Derby!

Solfest spokesman Simon Kay is absolutely delighted with the booking “We always pride ourselves on providing the very best at Solfest and THE SINGING KETTLE really are just that. I have seen them play to a handful of kids in a school hall in West Cumbria, and also to 3000 children and their families in the SEC in Glasgow. In both cases they had the audience utterly engrossed from beginning to end. Expect this to be one of the most talked-about sets at Solfest 2012. Regardless of whether you have kids or not, miss it and miss out!”

For girls and boys of all ages. Remember - Come dressed as your favourite farmyard animal. For more information visit www.singingkettle.com

As in previous years Solfest has endeavoured to compile a richly varied and top class line-up that includes both the contemporary and the classic of the music world and ranges from rock to roots and folk to dance.

2012 promises to deliver the best festival experience in Solfest’s nine-year history. Whatever your particular musical taste Solfest 2012 has something guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

Our other mainstage acts are: Adam Ant & The Good, The Waterboys,  The Mad And The Lovely Posse, KT Tunstall, Big Country, The South, Billy Bragg, Seth Lakeman, The Bootleg Beatles, Transglobal Underground, Larkin Poe, Duke Spirit, Saint Jude, Nina Nesbitt and Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo.

 2012 Ticket Prices

Adult tickets: Standard (17+) £95

Young People Tickets (12-16) £65

Child Tickets Standard (6-11) £25

Babies and Toddlers (0-5) £0 – you still need a ticket though.

Thursday camping £10 – per vehicle

Please note that Young People tickets can only be purchased with at least one Adult ticket!

Tickets are available to purchase via our online box office:

Or by phone or in person from:

Carnegie Theatre, Finkle Street, Workington, Cumbria CA14 2BD

01900 602 122,

Or in person from:

Times & Star – 21-27 Oxford Street, Workington, CA14 2AN

Cumberland News – Newspaper House, Dalston Road, Carlisle, CA2 5UA

Whitehaven News – 148 Queen Street, Whitehaven, CA28 7AZ

Mad Monks Music 20 Kirkland, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5AD.

01539 732747