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Wickham Festival (previously known as Eastleigh Music Festival,〔http://www.bbc.co.uk/hampshire/content/articles/2006/05/15/wickhamfestival_event_feature.shtml | BBC | Wickham Festival〕 sometimes referred to as Wickham Festival-Incorporating Stokes Bay Festival) is a 4-day music event, that takes place in the village of Wickham, Hampshire. Listed by The Guardian as a top 'Family Friendly Boutique Festival',〔http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jun/13/eight-family-friendly-boutique-summer-festivals | The Guardian | Eight Family Friendly Boutique Summer Festivals〕 Wickham hosts live music across three stages, as well as food stalls, craft stalls, real ale and cider bars and childen's entertainers.〔http://www.wickhamfestival.co.uk/information/other-attractions/ | Wickham Festival Official Site | Other Attractions〕 The 2015 Wickham Festival was named Best Festival (under cap. 15,000) at the Live UK Music Business Awards.〔http://www.livemusicawards.co.uk/categories/〕 Although the history of the festival can be traced to the 2003 Eastleigh Festival, The first Wickham Festival was held from 3–6 August 2006 in and around the village community centre, with a line-up rooted in folk and traditional music.〔http://ebooklibrary.org/article/WHEBN0000172624/Wickham | ebook Library | Wickham〕 Since then the festival has expanded (moving to its current site in 2013) to become a venue for both well established artists and those just breaking through, across many musical genres, and has previously hosted talks from the likes of Tony Benn.〔http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/news_villages/9162106.Wickham_Festival_still_going_ahead/ | Hampshire Chronicle | Wickham Festival Still Going Ahead〕 Recent years have seen high profile performances from rock and pop artists, including James Blunt,〔http://www.mintsouth.com/2012/2014/08/james-blunt-and-dreadzone-get-wickham-festival-underway/ | Mint South | James Blunt and Dreadzone Get Wickham Festival Underway〕〔http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/what-s-on/gigs-music/james-blunt-wickham-festival-is-quite-exciting-for-me-it-s-my-home-area-1-6228613 | Portsmouth News | Wickham Festival Is Quite Excting For Me〕 Wilko Johnson〔http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/10587543.Wilko_Johnson_at_the_Wickham_Festival/ | Daily Echo | Wilko Johnson At The Wickham Festival〕 and Lightning Seeds.〔http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/story/2014-08-07/oh-lucky-you-lightning-seeds-to-play-wickham-festival/ | ITV | Oh Lucky You - Lighting Seeds To Play Wickham Festival〕 The festival has not lost touch with its roots, continuing to promote folk music,〔http://www.louderthanwar.com/wickham-festival-6-9-august-2015-preview/ | Louder Than War | Wickham Festival 2015 Preview〕 world music〔http://issuu.com/57237/docs/issue_5./1 | Loop Magazine | Ukulele Orchestra and The Voice Finalist For Wickham Festival〕 and such festival stalwarts as Richard Thompson,〔http://nodepression.com/article/richard-thompson-wickham-festival-august-5-2011 | No Depression | Richard Thompson - Wickham Festival 2011〕 Bellowhead and Steve Earle.〔http://www.irishpost.co.uk/entertainment/steve-earle-the-dukes-join-a-host-of-acts-on-the-festival-circuit-this-august | Irish Post | Steve Earle On The Festival Circuit〕 Wickham Festival has also introduced British audiences to international musicians, including Carlos Núñez Muñoz,〔http://issuu.com/larevistauk/docs/la_revista__240_web | La Revista Uk | Galicia to Hampshire - page 37〕 The Spooky Men's Chorale〔http://www.skiddle.com/festivals/Wickham-Festival/lineup.html | Skiddle | Wickham Festival Lineup〕 and Le Vent du Nord.〔http://www.folkradio.co.uk/2013/09/le-vent-du-nord-interview/ | Folk Radio | Le Vent Du Nord Interview〕 ==History== The origins of Wickham Festival can be found in the original Gosport Festival of the early 1990s, and the Eastleigh Music Festival. Both these events were organised by Peter Chegwyn: ''The history of Eastleigh’s Music Festival can be traced back to 2002 with the involvement of Keith House, Eastleigh’s council leader with his fellow Liberal Democrat and county council colleague Peter Chegwyn who was also a music promoter. Mr Chegwyn had been organising a highly successful music festival in Gosport which had featured artistes like the international blues superstar and guitar legend B.B King. The intention was to try and replicate the success in Eastleigh.''.〔http://www.eastleighnews.co.uk/2010/07/thousands-flock-to-music-festival/ | Eastleigh News | Thousands Flock To Music Festival〕 Mr Chegwyn also organised the popular Gosport & Fareham Easter Folk Festival, which ran from 2001-2011,〔http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/gosport | efestivals | Gosport〕〔http://folking.com/tag/gosport-fareham-easter-festival/ | Folking | Gosport & Fareham Easter Festival〕 before it was incorporated into Wickham Festival in 2012.〔http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/gosport/2012 | efestivals | Gosport 2012〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wickham Festival」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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