Last Saturday’s sold-out performance by guitar greats Gordon Giltrap & John Etheridge – 2 mates with a friendship going back decades - who finally made it to share the same stage after years of Gordon saying ‘he can’t play with anyone.’  Well that was fully disproved and thoroughly enjoyed by a capacity crowd !
Note that the show by the legendary John Fiddler at The Havana on 19 October is a matinee performance, starting at 2pm. What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon and get home while it's still light?

Fairport Convention on Friday 24 October is Sold-Out, and so is the show by the Catalunyan band El Pony Pisador on Monday 3 November – so we’ve added a second show in Chichester at Havana Bar on Tuesday 4 November and have physical and online tickets available with over half already gone.  This band astounded audiences at Return to Southwell, Cropredy, and Shrewsbury Festivals – they are quite simply ‘something else’ and I doubt we’ll be able to afford them if they return in 2026.
Here's the current ticket status:
Saturday 18 October The Creative Café  - we need to know if you’re attending by Tue 14 Oct
Sunday 19 October 2pm John Fiddler – we’ve still tickets for the former Medicine Head man
Thursday 23 October Asere – the chance to see and dance to an authentic Cuban band is as rare as Hen’s teeth and this is probably the only chance we’ll ever be able to afford to present a band like this – tickets available
Friday 24 October Fairport Convention – sold-out
Friday 31 October Frigg tickets remaining for this scintillating band from Finland
Tuesday 4 November El Pony Pisador - extra show at The Havana
Thursday 13 November Ashley Campbell – this show by Glen Campbell’s daughter is rapidly heading for a sell-out
Thursday 20 November Ranagri tickets selling rapidly
Sunday 23 November 2pm Wreckless Eric - very few tickets left
Wednesday 26 November Flook – still tickets available for this 30^th anniversary concert
Saturday 6 December The Jeremiahs still tickets available
Friday 12 December Maroon Town w. DJ Rob Moore – few tickets left for our 15^th anniversary party !
2026:
Tickets are now available for:
Friday 16 January 4^th Emsworth Blues Festival Lucca Mae Band, Michael & Sadie Roach
Saturday 17 January  4^th Emsworth Blues Festival The Errol Linton Band
Saturday 24 January Rum Ragged - from Newfoundland
Friday 27 February Feast of Fiddles with Phil Beer
As always we are extremely grateful to you for helping to support Live Music.
Tickets for all events can be purchased at Bookends or Harbour Records in Emsworth, or *NEW TICKET OUTLET*  from The Westbourne Cafe  Also, online (booking fee applies). 
Keep watching wemsfest.com or facebook or Instagram for details!

The WemsFest Team. 1113th September
Mark Ringwood-Millington (Artistic Director & Founder)