CUMBRIA'S open air musical festival Folk Fell have announced their line up for 2022.

Folk Fell, the one-day family focused Folk Festival brings a programme of internationally renowned folk musicians to the beautiful grounds of Holker Hall on 23 July 2022.

Folk Fell has been thoughtfully designed to be a friendly, safe event – in inspiring surroundings, showcasing the highest quality artists – with a warm atmosphere.

The line up includes the Leisure Society, the British folk-pop band was formed in Brighton in 2009 by Nick Hemming. They have since had over a decade of success including two consecutive Ivor Novello nominations for Best Song Musically and Lyrically and have enjoyed the endorsement of everyone from Guy Garvey to Brian Eno.

Bella Hardy, a BBC Folk Singer of the Year, found her first home in folk music through a childhood love for ballad books. A self-taught ‘fiddle singer’, she began performing at Cambridge and Sidmouth festivals from the age of 13. Since then, her mesmerising voice and ability to conjure and twist stories that call straight to the heart, Bella has beguiled audiences from Canada to Japan, from Spanish bars, to Castles, to Concert Halls.

Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman have long established themselves as one of the UK Folk Scenes most rewarding partnerships. Bonded by an unseen alchemy Dartmoor-based husband and wife have entwined their professional and personal relationship into and enviable class act of imaginative song writing and musicianship, twice winning the coveted 'best duo' title at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

Finally, Sam Kelly and The Lost Boys, who are gaining a reputation for being one of the most exciting bands to have entered the UK folk scene in the past twenty years.

The brainchild of BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winning singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Sam Kelly, the Lost Boys band has gained a reputation as one of the best live acts in the UK, packing out festival tents the world over since they started in 2016.

Sam will also be taking to the stage as part of Kates band as well, so it’s a busy day for him.

Claire Williams, Artistic Lead for Folk Fell said: “I can’t explain how excited the Team here at Folk Fell are to be launching this beautiful brand-new event in 2022.

"When we started thinking about Folk Fell, were very clear that we wanted to deliver real quality within the festivals line up but still create something which felt relaxed, calm and intimate for the audience.

"We started making plans for the engrail event early in 2021, and we thought it might take us a couple of years to find and build a relationship with the perfect location, so couldn’t believe it when Holker and its fantastic team jumped on board early in the planning stages.

"We’re a really small team and organisation, so being able to use a venue like Holker is a real dream come true for us.

"We hope that the combination of the incredible line-up and the stunning grounds will mix together beautifully to create the perfect, intimate, quality, family friendly festival day.

"Not to mention the fact that people will be able to enjoy the very best Food and Drink Cumbria has to offer,

"We really hope, and have our fingers crossed that Folk Fell will become part of peoples ongoing annual plans."