Ragged Bear Festival 2025: Live Review
Join us for the 9th edition of the small but perfectly formed folk-rock festival in the heart of Nuneaton. Ragged Bear.
Jen learnt her trade at college and university where she was awarded a Royal Television Society Award for her final year documentary. She then furthered her skills as part of the camera team at BBC Manchester, 360 Media and Granada studios.
In more recent years she has turned her attention to the vibrant music photography scene, with her images being published nationally and internationally, both online and in print.
She devotes some of her time to providing photographic services to The Old Courts in Wigan, as well as covering festivals and airshows throughout the UK.
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Join us for the 9th edition of the small but perfectly formed folk-rock festival in the heart of Nuneaton. Ragged Bear.
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The things we do for Folk as we valiantly battle the icy winds, an apparently never-ending winter and seek shelter and communal comfort within the hallowed walls of the Atkinson.
Its that time of year when we head down the M6 to Nuneaton, for the liveliest of indoor festivals – Ragged Bear 2024.
We join Seth Lakeman at the Minack Theatre for two sold-out shows, and pay tribute to the RNLI as it celebrates a 200 year anniversary.
Festival time again – this time we’re at Purbeck Valley Folk Festival ; not just for the music – there’s so much more.
Wigan’s large scale gig drought finally comes to an end – with a fantastic series of big names performing at the sports arena; including Noel Gallagher.
Beardy Folk Festival’s magnificent seventh – Shropshire festival goes from strength to strength, but things far from rosy on the independent festival scene
On a weekend of high emotions in Liverpool we settled in for a full day of musical entertainment in the Philharmonic Music Room courtesy of the Kettles.
We catch up with Grace as she reaches the midpoint of her UK and Ireland tour
The small, seaside festival that continually punches above it’s weight delivered another knockout weekend, but this year the heavyweights turned out to two northern girls who left even the most trad of folk fans in a state of amazement.
ATB go a-wassailing with Eliza Carthy and Jon Boden for a yuletide cracker at the Stoller Hall.
Ragged Bear – the little festival with a big heart returns for its ninth anniversary at the Queens Hall, Nuneaton.
We catch up with the rising star that is Jenny Colquitt – not far from her home, at The Brindley in Runcorn.