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Live Review: Mid Sussex Music & Ale Festival, The Hassocks, Saturday 24th August 2024

September 10, 2024 Ken Beveridge 0

Brighthelmstone Promotions have been putting on this little festival since 2017. It takes place in the picturesque village of Hassocks, just north of Brighton. The venue is, strangely enough, a village pub, The Hassocks, handily situated […]

Live Review: Septembersong, Braziers Park, South Oxfordshire – 17th September 2023

September 22, 2023 Darren Lumbroso 0

lt’s mid September but the trees are yet to exhibit their autumnal hues as I pedal through the South Oxfordshire countryside to Braziers Park, for the final day of the Septembersong festival. It doesn’t feel like […]

Over the Hill Festival, Witney, Oxfordshire, 26th August, 2019

September 3, 2019 Mark Underwood 2

For Over The Hill’s inaugural festival you couldn’t hope for a more bucolic setting than Cogges Manor Farm. Set in the outskirts of Witney in Oxfordshire, its grounds comprise a beautiful manor house made of Cotswold […]

Interview: Jim Walker, Brighthelmstone Promotions

August 2, 2019 Mark Underwood 0

Jim Walker is managing director of Brighthelmstone Promotions. In 2017 he started a festival in his hometown of Hassocks, West Sussex featuring two of our greatest loves – Americana music and good beer. The Mid-Sussex Americana […]

Mid Sussex Americana & Ale Festival returns for third year

June 28, 2019 Mark Underwood 0

Back for a third time is one of Americana UK’s favourite summertime events – the Mid Sussex Americana and Ale festival. Hosted by James Walker (managing director of Brighthelmstone Promotions and At The Helm records), a […]