The Laugharne Weekend

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What's it all about? A weekend music and literary gathering in the small West Wales town of Laugharne, one that has welsh_irvineproved popular with both performers and crowds.

A cool mix of edgy musicians, supporting a caste of excellent authors , make this one one the quirkier festivals on the circuit.

When? Weekend April 13-15 , 2012

Who? 2012

  • Simon Armitage
  • Mark Billingham
  • John Cooper Clarke
  • Simon Day
  • James Fearnley (The Pogues)
  • Graeme Garden & Barry Cryer
  • A.L. Kennedy
  • Lydia Lunch
  • Stuart Maconie
  • Howard Marks & Leaf Fielding
  • Cerys Matthews
  • Val McDermid
  • Julie Murphy
  • Robin Ince
  • Allison Pearson
  • Robin Williamson (Incredible String Band)

Where? Laugharne, Carmarthen, Dyfed, Wales | AA Route Planner | multimap

How much? £65 and are exclusively available on line from Ticketweb.  Click here to buy.

Festival Website: Laugharne Festival

Previous festivals: AL Kennedy, Patrick McCabe, Nam le,Rachel Trezise, Irvine Welsh (right), Louis De Bernières, DBC Pierre, Peter Finch, Simon Armitage, Geoff Dyer, Willy Vlautin, Robert Lewis, Gordon Burn, Luke Haines, Mark Steel, Howard Marks, Jon Ronson, Bruce Reynolds, Alexi Sayle. Robert Wyatt, Michael Sheen, Carol Ann Duffy,John Cooper Clarke. Molly Parkin, Daniel Woodrell, Mark Billingham, Howard Marks, Jon Ronson, Rachel Cusk, Simone Felice, Russell Celyn Jones, Dom Joly, Stuart Maconie, a Joy Division event with Stephen Morris and Kevin ummins, and Under Milk Wood by The Laugharne Players.  Line Up

Musos? Patti Smith - - Alasdair Roberts - Ray Davies (The Kinks)- Stuart Moxham- -Richard James - Sweet Baboo - Cate Le Bon - Sweet Baboo - Radio Luxemberg

- 2009 Programme

 

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