By Alex Appleby
Nantwich’s popular Words & Music Festival has been hailed as a major success by audience members and visiting artists, say the event’s organisers.
Now in its 17th year, the October event brought its customary mix of internationally known acts and emerging talent to town.
Organisers have lined up a variety of top acts to perform at the 3rd Nantwich Roots Festival next month.
Famous bands and musicians will be in town between May 13-19 to perform folk, indie, blues and pop gigs at different venues.
The organisers of Nantwich’s Words and Music festival have launched a new “open mic” regular event in the town.
Called “Tuesdays”, the event will be held at the Red Cow pub on Beam Street every two weeks.
The Beautiful South’s co-founder Dave Hemingway’s is bringing his new band “Sunbirds” to play at the Nantwich Words & Music Festival.
The group will be performing at Nantwich Town Football Club on Monday October 9 as part of the week-long programme of events during the festival.
By Jonathan White
A South Cheshire singer has teamed up with a Ukrainian choir to release a new fundraising “A Million Flags” single.
Local jazz singer Megan Lee and acclaimed Ukrainian ladies choir Czervoni Maky came together inspired by the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Nantwich’s Words & Music Festival makes a return next month with legendary ‘Whispering’ Bob Harris, Danny Baker and John Cooper Clarke leading the line-up.
Now in its 14th year, the popular festival took an enforced break last year like many events due to the pandemic.
The organisers of Words and Music Festival in Nantwich are urging more people to sign up to special creative arts and music workshops.
The community sessions are being run on Saturday June 26 to give youngsters a chance to experience dance, writing, singing, beatboxing, carton drawing, and poetry.
Organisers of Nantwich’s annual Words and Music Festival have vowed to stage something a little differently this year.
The coronavirus pandemic means the usual week-long festival of packed live performances across dozens of venues in October cannot go ahead.
The first ever Nantwich Arts Day takes place on Saturday June 29.
The event initiated by members of the towns Words And Music Festival team.
South Cheshire singer Megan Lee will be wowing the crowds when she performs at Oddfellows Arms in Nantwich during this week’s Words and Music Festival.
Megan, who recently released an album with words and music festival director Nigel Stonier, is an acclaimed singer known throughout Cheshire and the North West.
The 11th Nantwich Words and Music Festival was launched to a packed room of performers, volunteers and guests at Nantwich Civic Hall last night.
Guests were treated to singing by the talented Weaver Primary youngsters with organiser Nigel Stonier on the guitar.
Cheshire singer, songwriter and musician Tom Seals is among the headlining acts for this year’s Words & Music Festival with his band CC Smugglers.
Tom, from Shavington, who attended Ruskin High School in Crewe, made his name as a musician with The Tom Seals Band, where he supported the Bedfordshire band CC Smugglers and later joined them.
The organisers of Nantwich Words & Music Festival believe there is something for everyone in this year’s amazing line-up.
The event, which runs from October 8 to 14, is now in its 11th year.
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