Programme - Deepdale Festival

Thursday 26th to Sunday 29th September 2024

Kathryn Williams & Withered Hand

Friday 5:30pm - Orchard

'As befits her multi-arts background, Williams' songs scan like short stories' - MOJO

'Kathryn Williams has never made a bad record' - Clash Magazine

'Thank heavens for Withered Hand, who plies us with gorgeous pop solace and punchlines' - The Quietus

'He's up there with fellow Scots Belle and Sebastian; his tunes full of warm, woozy singsong charm' - Rolling Stone

Prolific singer-songwriter Kathryn Williams and recently reinvigorated troubadour Dan Willson (aka Withered Hand) have announced a collaboration album, 'Willson Williams', out April 26th via One Little Independent Records.

'Willson Williams' witnesses the meeting of two likeminded musicians who've built their successful, independent careers on inventive folk instrumentation, reflective and sincere lyricism, and not a small amount of self-deprecation. Their modest confessionals, written poetically and over nostalgic and atmospheric melodies, are as relatable as ever, and together they find new ways to unpack their feelings.

One overarching theme on the album is that of grief, when the writing process saw them both, tragically, in mourning for separate loved ones; Dan for his brother Karl and his friend Scott Hutchinson of Frightened Rabbit, and Kathryn for her friend, comedian and BBC Radio 4 presenter Jeremy Hardy. They explain that 'the initial premise and starting point for us was discussions and open conversations on bereavement. We'd both recently lost friends who were also in the public eye, and we talked about the strange place between personal loss and the communal grieving of a public figure'. Contrastingly, the music on 'Willson Williams' is warm, heartfelt and even cheerful, an opposing nature that is completely in keeping with both their humour and candidness.

Kathryn and Dan met in 2019 in a Spiegeltent at Edinburgh International Book Festival curated by Hollie McNish and Michael Pedersen. They began making music together, travelling for writing sessions at each other's homes, and became fast friends. 'We talk and spend time together' says Dan, 'and then it's almost like the next time we sit down to write, a synthesis of late-night kitchen conversations become distilled into the songs. It's hard to separate who's done what and where the songs sprang from. The writing and the friendship with Kath rejuvenated my own songwriting process enough to be able to do this'.

The record was made with the help of Creative Scotland who funded the recording, enabling the duo to enlist some of the finest talent the Scottish music scene has to offer; artists such as Louis Abbott (Admiral Fallow), Graeme Smillie (Arab Strap/The Delgados), Kris Drever (Lau), Chris 'Beans' Geddes (Belle & Sebastian), Pete Harvey (Modern Studies) and Kenny Anderson (King Creosote). Producer Rod Jones (Idlewild) recorded, engineered, and mixed the record at Post Electric Studio in Leith.

This is the programme announced so far, which we will continue to add to right up until the festival itself. Deepdale Festival 2023 is our 6th annual festival. We are looking forward to a fabulous weekend, with an amazing range of musical talent including national and local bands.

To see photos of Deepdale Festival 2023, please see our Facebook photo album: www.facebook.com/media/

Thursday

Our opening evening of Deepdale Festival and an evening of live music you really don't want to miss.

There will be Live Music on the Brick Barn Stage & Courtyard Stage from about 5pm till about 11pm

5:00pm - The Browns

6:30pm - The Tin Heart Troubadours

7:30pm - Evangeline Gentle

9:00pm - Man The Lifeboats

Please note that times & programme are approximate, as this is a festival so unexpected changes can happen.

There will be a bar in the Courtyard serving local beers & ciders, wine and more run by Moon Gazer Ale. There will be tasty food and drink from The Wood Fired Food Co, Crafty Burger Co and The Nest until late evening, and Deepdale Cafe during the day. The pop up shops, shops & supermarket of Dalegate market will be open during the day.

Spotify Playlist

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Friday 27th September

So much music on Friday, starting late morning - Prepare yourself for the weekend of music ahead.

There will be Live Music on the Brick Barn Stage, Orchard Stage and in the Courtyard till about 11pm

Brick Barn

9:00am - Laughter Workshop

4:30pm - Hemingway

6:30pm - Wendsum

9:15pm - Bonfire Radicals

Orchard

9:00am - Yoga

10:15am - Singing Bowls Meditation

11:00am - Massage & Reflexology

11:30am - Sakaash

1:00pm - Free Poems from Toast

1:15pm - The Larks

2:30pm - Elizabeth & Jameson

3:45pm - Christina Alden & Alex Patterson

5:30pm - Kathryn Williams & Withered Hand

7:45pm - Track Dogs

Courtyard

12:30pm - Ross Stewart

2:00pm - Thea FitzGerald

3:15pm - Aaron Horlock & Nick Goode

5:30pm - Toast Poetry

Farm Yard

7:00pm - Star Gazing

Please note that times & programme are approximate, as this is a festival so unexpected changes can happen.

There will be a bar in the Courtyard and Orchard serving local beers & ciders, wine and more run by Moon Gazer Ale. There will be tasty food and drink from The Wood Fired Food Co, Crafty Burger Co, Currylicious, The Tapas Shack and The Nest until late evening, and Deepdale Cafe during the day. The pop up shops, shops & supermarket of Dalegate market will be open, and there's massage & merchandise available in the Orchard.