Stendhal Festival has announced the second wave of musical acts (catch the first announcement here) that will be performing at the award-winning event this August 10 and 11 in Limavady, adding to an already stacked line-up which includes Embrace, And So I Watch You From Afar, The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show and loads more.
The new acts range from the legendary to the award winning and the up-and-coming, to some stalwarts of the Northern Irish music scene. Everyone at Stendhal will be Jammin’ on Friday, August 10 courtesy of Headline act, The Wailers.
Steered by famed bassist and founder Aston “Familyman” Barrett and joined in solidarity with original Wailers’ guitarists Julian Junior Marvin and Donald Kinsey, The Wailers continue to create musical history. From 1973 to 1980, Bob Marley & The Wailers recorded, toured and performed before millions of fans worldwide.
For over fifty years the Ulster Orchestra has been at the forefront of musical life in Northern Ireland. Founded in 1966, the Orchestra’s sixty three full-time musicians from the region’s only professional symphony orchestra and celebrated its 50th anniversary in the 2016/17 season.
Stendhal is proud to welcome a 20 player ensemble from the Ulster Orchestra to Ballymully Cottage Farm this year along with selected guests to perform something very special indeed.
We’ll be revealing the guest performers in the weeks leading up to the event. Also added to the bill are recent Radio 2 Folk award winners Lankum, who return to Ballymully Cottage farm having made their debut as lynched there in 2016.
Joining them will be the sensational Jealous of the Birds who recently signed to major label Atlantic records, Cormac Neeson, The Answer frontman who is currently focusing on Solo Material, the Energetic Brand New Friend, Limavady’s own Rachel O’Connor and Loco and Jam, and a multitude of acts covering a wide spectrum of musical genres, including;
David Keenan, Bobii Lewis, Folly Rae, Cooks but We’re Chefs, Dirty Faces, Dr. Mindflip, Glass Wings, Kitt Phillipa, Kunokini, Lore, Mmode, Sam Wickens, The Great Malarkey, Explosion Sound System, Nash and Casey, Rebekah Fitch, Owen Lamont, Lonesome George, Brooke Sharkey, DJ Koncept, Same D4ence, Vokxen, Chris Wilson, Cherym, Rachel Rane, Pearl Natasha and the boys, Lunch Machine, Wild Rocket, Tuath, Slow Place Like Home, Distorted Perspective DJ’s, F12, Tobias Schmidt, Sirius 23, Spree, Bedlam DJ’s, Reevah, Luke Burr, The Era, Gerard McCloskey, Sofia, Pale Laterns.
Festival director Ross Parkhill said that he was beyond happy with the line-up to date, adding that there are still a few more surprises to be announced.“We pride ourselves on being a value for money event,” said Ross, “and when you combine this second Line-up announcement with what we already have on the bill, I think it’s safe to say that you will be getting plenty of bang for your buck at Stendhal this year.
For tickets and more information on Stendhal Festival visit www.stendhalfestival.com
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