Show of Hands, & Lau, for Rhythm Festivals

Show of Hands, and Lau lead the latest line-up additions for the Folk Festival of the three linked Rhythm Festivals held over the August bank holiday weekend at Mansion House, Old Warden Park, near Biggleswade, in Bedfordshire which has been 3 Festivals in 1.

The latest acts to be confirmed also include Faeries Wear Boots, The Ian McMillan Orchestra, David Knopfler, The Travelling Band, Richard Digance, Lucy Ward, Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts, Jamie Smith's Mabon, and The Moulettes.

That makes the line-up almost complete for the Rhythm Folk Festival, which mixes emerging New Folk talent with the best of classic British Folk and Roots.

Rhythm Festival is to have 2 stages: Big Rhythms and Happy Rhythms whilst the two new events, Rhythm Folk and Rhythm & Blues will each have their own areas, dominated by huge big-top stages. Camping and lots of other attractions will be shared.

The emphasis in 2012 is on bringing gifted young performers into Rhythm Festivals, joining the veteran acts who have always been its main-stay.

Available to ticket-holders for all three Rhythm Festivals are Fringe Theatre performances in the The Old Dick Theatre and a huge programme of Literary & Poetry Events. Comedy (again programmed by Jesterlarf Comedy Club of Cambridge) will also return in 2012 as will other old Rhythm avourites, including the Groovy Movie Picture House (free sola-powered cinema), DJ Wheelie Bag in the Tavern Bar and even more children's entertainment, including Panic Circus and the Junior (London) Olympics. Many more new attractions, and acts for the festivals will be added in the coming weeks.

Rhythm Festivals offers three days of three festivals in one plus a host of 'fringe events', will return for its seventh year over August bank holiday, from Friday 24th until Sunday 26th August 2012 at Mansion House, Old Warden Park, near Biggleswade, in Bedfordshire.

All three festivals will operate simultaneously over the August Bank Holiday Weekend in different parts of the same 500 acre site, with some shared facilities (children's entertainment; camping, toilets and showers; certain bars and entertainment) plus unique, specialist stuff in the Folk and Blues Fields. A "Land Train" is being booked to ferry people around.

An early bird adult all events weekend ticket is priced at £99 (includes free youth/ child when bought together) with additional youth/child (aged 5-17 years) tickets priced at £60. Infants (under 5 years) are free when accompanied by adult ticket-holders. Camping and accommodation extra.

A Rhythm Folk Festival or Blues Festival Pass only pass (bought before 31/05/12) is priced at £70, with youth/child (aged 5-17 years) tickets priced at £35.

Camping is priced at £36 per tent, a caravan/campervan ticket is priced at £50, and a single room with 3 nights basic student accommodation with bed & breakfast (one person only) is priced at £75.

Tickets will soon be on sale for individual events (probably priced at £60-£75 for the weekend) and there will be a combined pass for all three events costing around the price of two.

Early Bird All Festival weekend tickets will stay at £99 until 1,000 has been sold (only 216 left as of 8am 27/01/2012) and then the price will rise to £119. Day tickets are not yet on sale.

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