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Festival No. 0000711 · Est. 2006

Solfest 2012

Solfest 2012

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Tarnside Farm - Silloth, UK
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Tarnside Farm
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Tarns Nr. Aspatria CA7 4NQ
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Silloth, UK

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  • Aberfeldy
    Aberfeldy formed in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, in May 2002. Plays indie pop, indie rock.
  • Baghdaddies
  • Belleruche
    Belleruche formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2005, and split up in October 2013, after 8 years.
  • Big Country
    Big Country formed in Dunfermline, United Kingdom, in June 1981. Plays alternative rock, celtic rock, new romantic, new wave, pop rock, post-punk, rock.
  • Billy Bragg
    Billy Bragg was born in Barking, United Kingdom, on 20 December 1957. Plays alternative rock, anti-folk, folk, rock.
  • Bootleg Beatles
    Bootleg Beatles formed in London, United Kingdom, in March 1980. Plays rock.
  • Bridie Jackson & the Arbour
  • Davey Horne
  • Eat Static
    Eat Static formed in Frome, United Kingdom, in 1989. Plays trance.
  • Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo
    Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo formed in 2007. Plays folk.
  • Heidi Browne
    Heidi Browne was born on 26 October 1985.
  • In Dynamics
    In Dynamics formed in 2011.
  • KT Tunstall
    KT Tunstall was born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, on 23 June 1975. Plays alternative rock, folk, folk pop, folk rock, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
  • Larkin Poe
    Larkin Poe formed in Calhoun, United States, on 1 November 2009. Plays blues rock, folk rock, indie rock, rock.
  • Nina Nesbitt
    Nina Nesbitt was born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, on 11 July 1994. Plays pop, rock, singer-songwriter.
  • Random Hand
    Random Hand formed in Keighley, United Kingdom, in 2002. Plays punk, ska.
  • Riva Starr
    Riva Starr was born in Napoli, United Kingdom, on 18 February 1960. Plays avant-garde, club, dance, edm, electro, electronic, funky house, house.
  • Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra
    Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra formed on 1 January 2012. Plays blues, gypsy jazz, western swing.
  • Strangefruit
    Strangefruit formed in 1992, and split up in 1998, after 6 years. Plays jazz.
  • System 7
    System 7 formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1990. Plays ambient, ambient house, drum and bass, electronic, techno, trance.
  • The Duke Spirit
    The Duke Spirit formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays alternative rock, indie rock.
  • The Hut People
  • The Manhattan Project
    The Manhattan Project formed in 1989, and split up in 1989.
  • The South
    The South formed in January 2009. Plays alternative rock, britpop, indie pop, indie rock, pop, rock.
  • This Is the Kit
    This Is the Kit formed in Winchester, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays alternative rock, indie folk, indie rock.
  • Timo Maas
    Timo Maas was born in Bückeburg, Germany, on 27 July 1969. Plays electronic, progressive house, tech house, techno.
  • Transglobal Underground
    Transglobal Underground formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1992. Plays downtempo, dub, dub techno, electronic, techno, tribal house, world fusion.
  • Walsh & Pound