FESTIVAL LINEUP

Day One – Friday 28.07.23

Please note – all timings may be subject to small changes on the day.
Please listen out for annoucements.

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09:00 – Adventures @ the Edge with TYF
SAND QUAY, SOLVA HARBOUR

Rockpool Safari
A fully guided taster session for all ages that encourages natural curiosity supporting exploration along our seashore.

1 hour sessions from 09:00 – 11:00 @ £15 per person.

More info and How to book

14:30 – Adventures @ the Edge with TYF
SAND QUAY, SOLVA HARBOUR

SUP Taster Sessions & Hire
Come and try out Stand Up Paddleboarding.

1 hour taster sessions from 14:30 – 16:30 @ £25, and hourly rental @ £15.
More info and How to book

15:30 – Edge Festival Campsite Opens

Camping Tickets must be shown to access the camping field

17:00 – Festival Opens

The Edge’s Green Scar Bar and food stalls will be ready to get you fed and in the mood.

And much much more!!!

17:45 – Official Opening
MAIN STAGE
Welcome to the Solva Edge Festival 2023
Kay Reynolds, Festival Chair
18:00 – Neyland Ladies Choir
MAIN STAGE

The Neyland Ladies Choir was formed in 1977 and currently has 55 choristers from the Neyland, Milford Haven, Pembroke and Haverfordwest areas.

The choir is well known throughout Pembrokeshire. It has close links with other Ladies and Male Voice Choirs in Wales and England, including Wales’ premier choir, Cor Meibion de Cymru.

19:00 -R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Party Band
MAIN STAGE

R.E.S.P.E.C.T. are a four piece band from Swansea. Belting out classics from ABBA, Aretha Franklin, Bruno Mars, Backstreet Boys, Harry Styles and much much more… guaranteed to get us in the party mood….

21:00 – COLDPLACE
MAIN STAGE – HEADLINERS

COLDPLACE are the world’s leading tribute to Coldplay. All of your favourite Coldplay hits from the last 20+ years, from Yellow to Higher PowerThe Scientist to A Sky Full of StarsFix You, to their lastest smash hit, My Universe

23:00 – Silent Disco

Battle of the DJs at the Edge’s Silent Disco!!!

And the Edge’s Green Scar Bar will be open to keep you hydrated!

Midnight – Festival Closes for the Day

Day Two – Saturday 29.07.23

09:00 – TYF Adventures
SAND QUAY, SOLVA HARBOUR

Rockpool Safari

A fully guided taster session for all ages that encourages natural curiosity supporting exploration along our seashore.

1 hour sessions from 09:00 – 11:00 @ £15 per person.

More info and How to book

10:00 – Festival Opens

Purchase day passes for the Bouncy Castle.

Our delicious food stalls will be open. And you can browse our clothers, jewelry and other craft stalls and grab some awesome festival clothing or get your face painted!

Our ‘world famous’ Green Scar Bar will be open from midday. And much much more!!!

10:00 – Junior Ranger Bootcamp
PARC Y CAPEL, UPPER SOLVA

Join Ranger Meg Pratt, between 10:00 – 12:00 to test your skills and see if you have what it takes to be a Ranger for the National Park.

On the day challenges include map skills, nature ID, planning for an emergency, litter breakdown. Certificate for all those that complete the challenge.
More info and how to book

11:00 – Nathan Mundy, Author and Poet & Mared Emlyn , Harpist and Composer
LITERATURE & ACOUSTIC TENT

Nathan Munday is a Welsh writer from Carmarthenshire. Recently, he was the guardian of Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant in the heart of Snowdonia, the birthplace of Bible translator and language-saviour William Morgan (c. 1545-1604). More info

Nathan will be joined by award-winning harpist and composer Mared Emlyn.

12:00 – Rose Music / Little Trumpet
MAIN STAGE

With ragga-blues rhythms, smokey vocals and healing horn lines – Rose Music / Little Trumpet weaves worlds of alternatives with communion and song.

13:00 – Solva Singing Group
ACOUSTIC & LITERATURE TENT

Join Solva Singing Group for a folky accoustic set!

13:30 – The Flyrites
MAIN STAGE

Playing rockabillyrock n’ roll and rhythmn ‘n blues, the Flyrites promise no fuss, no frills but stacks of great tunes to bop to for all ages.

14:00 – Nature Walk
PARC Y CAPEL, UPPER SOLVA

A 3 mile circular walk from Upper Solva to Nine Wells with National Park Ranger Meg Pratt, exploring the local flora and fauna, wildlife and history.
More info and how to book

14:30 – Adventures @ the Edge with TYF
SAND QUAY, SOLVA HARBOUR

SUP Taster Sessions & Hire
Come and try out Stand Up Paddleboarding.

1 hour taster sessions from 14:30 – 16:30 @ £25, and hourly rental @ £15.
More info and How to book

14:30 – Will Livermore
ACOUSTIC TENT

Will (he/him) is a singer, guitarist and songwriter who’s music is heavily influenced by the likes of John MartynLaura Marling and Rona Mac

15:00 – Tongue ‘n’ Groove
MAIN STAGE

Tongue ‘n’ Groove are a five piece funkdance and Hip-Hop band from North Pembrokeshire. With funk as their home base, their playlist includes modern classics sprinkled with some well-known phat hip-hop beats to get down to too!

16:00 – Milly Mason
ACOUSTIC & LITERATURE TENT

Milly Mason is a 15-year-old singersongwriter from Cardiff, who has been playing various stages at live music festivals this summer. Her songwriting skills display a level of maturity beyond her years, with her upbeat, acoustic, and catchy style.

16:30 – Joe Kelly
ACOUSTIC & LITERATURE TENT

Joe Kelly is always a captivating and engaging performer full of gusto, energy and passion.

17:00 – Nardia Darbi
MAIN STAGE

Nardia Darbi is a sound/RnB singer – songwriter from Cardiff who has played alongside Beverley Knight and Damage. Think Alicia Keys, Amy Winehouse, Aaliyah….

18:30 – Bonnie Medecin
ACOUSTIC & LITERATURE TENT

Bonnie Medicine is a singer, songweaver and medicine musician from Scotland, who’s unique song and sound is inspired by both her own celtic lands and with those of the jungle, the east, and the americas.

She sings of freedomunity and the journey of the Heart

19:00 – 4th Street
MAIN STAGE

4th Street are one of South Wales’ premier rock bands, and have supported The StranglersStereophonicsMcFlyThe Charlatans and Mike & the Mechanics
amongst many others.

20:30 – Bryony Sier
ACOUSTIC & LITERATURE TENT

Bryony Sier is a singer-songwriter from Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales. Bryony grew up surrounded by music. 

21:00 – Wild Boys 80s Band
MAIN STAGE – HEADLINERS

Headline act Wild Boys 80s Band return to the Edge Festival to play the great songs of the 80’s. Spandau Ballet, Erasure, Duran Duran, Frankie goes to Hollywood and much more.

23:00 – Silent Disco

Battle of the DJs at the Edge’s Silent Disco!!!

And the Edge’s Green Scar Bar will be open to keep you hydrated!

Midnight – Festival Closes for the Day

Day Three – Sunday 30.07.23


09:00 – TYF Adventures
SAND QUAY, SOLVA HARBOUR

Rockpool Safari

A fully guided taster session for all ages that encourages natural curiosity supporting exploration along our seashore.

1 hour sessions from 09:00 – 11:00 @ £15 per person.

More info and How to book

10:00- Festival Opens

Purchase day passes for the Bouncy Castle.

Our delicious food stalls will be open. And you can browse our clothers, jewelry and other craft stalls and grab some awesome festival clothing or get your face painted!

Our ‘world famous’ Green Scar Bar will be open from midday.

And much much more!!!

10:30 – Smugglers & Pirates Walk
PARC Y CAPEL, UPPER SOLVA

A 2 hour walk with Gordon Lewis, long time National Park volunteer. 

More info and how to book

11:00 – Mab Jones, Poet, Writer and Radio Presenter
LITERATURE & ACOUSTIC TENT

Mab Jones – a Poet, Writer & Radio Presenter – is “a unique talent” (The Times) and winner of the Wolverhampton Literature Competition, the Aurora Poetry Prize, the Geoff Stevens Prize, a Royal Society of Literature Award, the Neil Gaiman / Word Factory Short Story Competition, and more.

She’s presented on Radio 4, written for the NY Times, and is Resident Writer in Cardiff Wetlands.

To learn more about Mab, please click here

13:00 – Kiah
ACOUSTIC & LITERATURE TENT

Welsh singer-songwriter Kiah is an upcoming folk artist with a unique and warm sound. With influences such as Lizzy McAlpineJohn Mayer and Ben Howard, Kiah’s talent and storytelling through music makes her listenable
and watchable. .

13:30 – Daisy B
MAIN STAGE

Daisy B is a foot stomping, soulful band made up of an ever changing line up of musicians, led by Daisy with her husky soulful vocals, drawing influence from old school blues and soul.

14:30 – Adventures @ the Edge with TYF
SAND QUAY, SOLVA HARBOUR

SUP Taster Sessions & Hire
Come and try out Stand Up Paddleboarding.

1 hour taster sessions from 14:30 – 16:30 @ £25, and hourly rental @ £15.
More info and How to book

14:30 – Alex John-Duarte
ACOUSTIC & LITERATURE TENT

Alex is a Welsh singer songwriter born and brought up on the
Pembrokeshire coast. Having experimented with a range of genres, he has incorporated his own original sound, with melodic lyrics and catchy verses, heavily taking inspiration from artists such as Ben HowardSam Fender and John Mayer.

15:00 – Sound & Vision – a tribute to David Bowie
MAIN STAGE

Sound & Vision – a tribute to David Bowie, the UK’s best sound-alike Bowie show. They are a 7-piece band perfectly recreating the sounds of the legend himself and the iconic musicians he loved to work with.

All Bowie’s hits….Ziggy StardustLife on MarsStarmanAll the Young DudesRebel-RebelChina Girl.…and loads more!!!!

16:00 – Matt Baker
ACOUSTIC & LITERATURE TENT

Join Pembrokeshire legend, Matt Baker, for a fun upbeat sing-a-long session with popular songs from great artists such as Johnny CashGeorge EzraTom JonesElvis and many, many more

16:30 – Nerina Pallot
MAIN STAGE

Regardless of favourable comparisons earned over her career, Nerina remains brilliantly and defiantly unique.
Her set will be filled with unique songs and a folk leaning sound.

18:00 – Abbie Jebbers
ACOUSTIC & LITERATURE TENT

Making her mark on on the contemporary folk scene of South Wales, Abbie writes organically, from the heart about life experience and the natural world. Her songs are heavily influenced by the likes of Joni Mitchell and Norah Jones elements of which can be heard in her melodies.

18:30 My Tin Monkey
MAIN STAGE

Possibly, one of the most enthusiastic bands to be found loitering around the south east corner of Wales, My Tin Monkey bring foot tapping energy, playing folk with a twist and, honestly, some of the cheesiest covers you’re likely to hear.

19:30 – Josie Daniels
ACOUSTIC & LITERATURE TENT

Josie Daniels is a Pembrokeshire indie folk musician who takes huge influence from Adrienne LenkerAlice Phoebe Lou and Elliot Smith.

20:00 – Slipped Disco
MAIN STAGE – HEADLINERS

Returning to close #Edge7 a 9-piece beast of a band that will have you dancing to all the disco classics, from Abba to Chic.

Expect flares, glitter, bongos, saxophones, and a great time!

22:00 – Silent Disco

Battle of the DJs at the Edge’s Silent Disco!!!

And the Edge’s Green Scar Bar will be open to keep you hydrated!

23:00 – End of the Solva Edge Festival 2023 – See you next year!!!!
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