Guilfest

GuilFest, formerly the Guildford Festival of Folk and Blues, was a music festival held in Stoke Park, Guildford, England, each July. The festival, like the larger Glastonbury Festival, featured a range of genres including rock, folk, blues, and in recent years pop. In 2006 GuilFest was awarded the title of "Best Family Festival" in the UK Festival awards. GuilFests 1992-2012The event was started in 1992 by Tony Scott a Guildford businessman who is a keen festival-goer. From 1992 to 1994 it was a one-day event. In 1995 it became a two-day event with onsite camping and was moved to nearby Loseley Park. GuilFest returned to Stoke Park in 1996 and became a three-day festival in 1997 with headliners Jethro Tull. 1998 acts included Space, Shed Seven and The Lightning Seeds, The Levellers. 1999 acts included James, The Saw Doctors and Jools Holland & His Rhythm and Blues Orchestra.

GuilFest, formerly the Guildford Festival of Folk and Blues, was a music festival held in Stoke Park, Guildford, England, each July. The festival, like the larger Glastonbury Festival, featured a range of genres including rock, folk, blues, and in recent years pop. In 2006 GuilFest was awarded the title of "Best Family Festival" in the UK Festival awards. GuilFests 1992-2012The event was started in 1992 by Tony Scott a Guildford businessman who is a keen festival-goer. From 1992 to 1994 it was a one-day event. In 1995 it became a two-day event with onsite camping and was moved to nearby Loseley Park. GuilFest returned to Stoke Park in 1996 and became a three-day festival in 1997 with headliners Jethro Tull. 1998 acts included Space, Shed Seven and The Lightning Seeds, The Levellers. 1999 acts included James, The Saw Doctors and Jools Holland & His Rhythm and Blues Orchestra.