Don't Wake The Fish Festival

11/05/2017

Don't Wake The Fish Festival's cover photo

04/04/2017

We’re letting Don’t Wake The Fish have a fallow year for 2017. For those who want something similar, our little sister festival at The Old Coastguard in Mousehole, Ale and Anchor, will be taking place from Friday 30th June to Sunday 2nd July. We’d love to see you there!

23/09/2016

Ale and Anchor

13/09/2016

Our younger cousin Ale & Anchor Festival was a great success, thank you to all involved!

Well, what a wonderful weekend that was! A BIG THANK YOU to all the bands Mousehole Male Voice Choir, Slapdash Trio, The Cold Six Hundred, ENNOR, three daft monkeys, The Walker Brothers Penzance, The Odd Folk, Biere De Luxe, the amazing Squashbox Theatre and Funny Faces. Also a big thank you to all our wonderful South West breweries, not to mention Jabula Stretch Tents and Pz Scaffolding LTD who made it all possible. Lastly, huge thanks to our wonderful staff who worked incredibly hard all weekend - THANK YOU!!

16/08/2016

Check this out, our little festival cousin, Ale & Anchor is happening 9th, 10th and 11th September at the Old Coastguard in Mousehole. Visit the Ale and Anchor page for more info

Less than a month to go until Ale & Anchor and the countdown is on. The sun keeps on shining AND we've confirmed 3 Daft Monkeys for our headliner on Saturday 10th Sept. FREE ENTRY all weekend, some of the best local musical talent, entertainment for all the family, The Old Coastguard BBQ and many many many excellent Ales.

01/08/2016

The Old Coastguard

Our friends at Seasalt Clothing are celebrating their 35th Birthday and to mark the occasion we’re giving the chance to win a two night break, including dinner and breakfast, at either The Old Coastguard or The Gurnard's Head.

To win enter you details here: www.seasaltcornwall.co.uk/fingerscrossed

13/07/2016

DWTF 2016

Here's a little reminder of what a great weekend we had back in May... Roll on DWTF 2017!

06/06/2016

Part 2

01/06/2016

Don't Wake The Fish Festival

01/06/2016

30/05/2016

Well, what a weekend that was. A huge thank you to everyone for making it so special, the sun gods were shining down on us all weekend and the fish was definitely woken!

27/05/2016

We're nearly ready to kick off another weekend of music, dance and merriness. Before we do there are just a few festival rules we'd like everyone to be aware of: Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult, no glass, contraband booze or illegal substances on site. Please remember to be respectful of the fields & surroundings and take all litter away with you.
And lastly, have fun and see you on the dance floor!

27/05/2016

Photos from Don't Wake The Fish Festival's post

26/05/2016

Blue sky in Zennor and the bar is taking shape!

24/05/2016

The Gurnard's Head

Check out this beauty! Only 3 more sleeps to go till the fun starts . . .

What a day for the Big Top er****on! Don't Wake the Fish main festival tent basking in the sunshine

24/05/2016

After much deliberation we've finally decided on the name of our festival beer... Well done to David Sheppard who came up with 'Cod Save the Queen' in honour of HM's 90th Birthday and Cornish Crown Brewery!

23/05/2016

. . . & here we have the full line up with stage times :-) Check out www.dontwakethefish.com for more info & ticket link

22/05/2016

Martha Tilston L.O.V.E.

Just found this beyond beautiful footage of Martha Tilston. We can't wait to see her on Saturday afternoon at Don't Wake the Fish.

Tickets & info available through www.dontwakethefish.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_APa4lIDGq8

A song motivated by the recent refugee crisis, and to raise money for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). You can download the song, and if you would like to, yo...

22/05/2016

As our last band of 2016 on SUNDAY night, Company B will be channeling the golden age of jump jive. Kitted out in all their military finery, these guys will be sure to get your hips swinging and your toes tapping. Grab a partner and dance like you have to ship out tomorrow...

20/05/2016

The bar is the beating heart of our little festival. We’ve sourced and tasted barrels from near and far to bring you this year’s stillage. It’s stocked with over 50 casks from the South West, and a few from our friends in South Wales.

19/05/2016

Pulling Power! Come along, join in the fun and screen-print. Pulling Power is a pop up workshop designed to give you a taste of screen-printing with Kiwi Printmaking Studio. You will get the chance to print a limited edition A4 print designed by Kiwi only available at the Don’t Wake The Fish. A percentage of each print sale will be donated to the Fishermen's Mission

The printmaking workshops will be taking place in the Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange Marquee, along with their Makers Market and pottery with Michel Francois of The Falmouth Pottery.

19/05/2016

William the Conqueror is what happens when Ruarri Joseph breaks free from the bounds of the traditional folk music scene. Join us on SUNDAY 29th where this talented gent will be on our stage early evening.
Visit www.dontwakethefish.com for tickets and info

18/05/2016

Kathryn Joseph - The Bird (BBC Radio Scotland Live Session)

As a little PS. Just come across this footage of Kathryn Joseph from BBC Radio Scotland live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggX8k9S8dh0

Filmed live on the Vic Galloway show. For more visit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/vicgalloway

17/05/2016

We're so very excited to welcome Kathryn Joseph, winner of Scottish Album of the Year 2015 and BBC Six Music regular, to our stage on the afternoon of SUNDAY 29th at Don't Wake the Fish. Kathryn’s music has an ethereal essence, that’s drawn comparisons to Joanna Newsome and Björk.

Tickets still available! Visit www.dontwakethefish.com for tickets and info

12/05/2016

And it wouldn't be Don't Wake the Fish without DJ Brother Noah. He'll be there all weekend to take you on a musical journey. You can sample his musical offerings on Noah’s Archive his Penwith Radio show airing at 8pm, each Wednesday on 96.5 & 97.2FM

12/05/2016

Did we mention that DJ King Louis is going to be kicking of the Friday night at Don't Wake the Fish? You don't want to miss this . . .

06/05/2016

Front Page - Don't Wake The Fish

We've had a late booking & it's a belter! None other than the Kernow King We didn't want to disappoint those of you who can only make it one day over the weekend, so he'll be on the stage on both Saturday AND Sunday late afternoon :-) check out the www.dontwakethefish.com for tickets & info

A weekend of mischief stirs at the Gurnard’s Head on the Atlantic coast near Zennor. A three-night, two-day bank holiday gathering of craft ale-swigging, knee-high jigging, and hands-on making. Where live music lifts spirits and glasses, and Cornish cliffs fall into Atlantic blue. Join revelers, fam...

04/05/2016

COMPETITION TO NAME OUR DON'T WAKE THE FISH BEER…

We’ve been up at Badgers Cross making our very own Don’t Wake The Fish brew with Crown Brewery

The team have mashed-in the grain adding their own special blend of hops and in a months time we'll have a beer that will be light and easy drinking 3.5% ABV. Perfect for festival sunshine. All we need now is a name. Louis has kicked off suggestions with Beery McBeerface . . .

THE PRIZE: Dinner, bed and breakfast for 2 at either the Gurnard's Head or The Old Coastguard in Cornwall, or The Felin Fach Griffin in Wales as well as 2 weekend tickets to Don't Wake the Fish. All suggestions in by midnight on Sunday 15th May. Good luck!

03/05/2016

Front Page - Don't Wake The Fish

Its live! Check out our new WEBSITE to get the lowdown on Don't Wake the Fish 2016 www.dontwakethefish.com
(music performance times for the whole weekend coming very soon. . . )

Big thanks to the teams at Venn Creative & Stranger Collective for their talents.

To buy tickets online, follow the links on www.dontwakethefish.com
or call in to pick up tickets in person at The Gurnards Head and The Old Coastguard

A weekend of mischief stirs at the Gurnard’s Head on the Atlantic coast near Zennor. A three-night, two-day bank holiday gathering of craft ale-swigging, knee-high jigging, and hands-on making. Where live music lifts spirits and glasses, and Cornish cliffs fall into Atlantic blue. Join revelers, fam…

02/05/2016

SUNDAY afternoon music sets sail at Don't Wake the Fish with the wonderful Foxes Fair. Mesmerising tunes flow from this female foursome, as they share their twisted tales of love, murder and sea-faring treachery.

Pick up individual day tickets, or Sat & Sunday tickets, or full weekend tickets here http://dontwakethefish.eventbrite.co.uk (or in person from the Gurnard’s Head and The Old Coastguard). Under 18's are free and 20% of each entrance ticket sale will be divided between Shelterbox and The Fishermen's Mission

29/04/2016

For an essential caffeine injection over the Don't Wake the Fish weekend, Yallah Coffee Roasters will be bringing their events bar along to serve up a selection of their single origin coffee. Based just outside of Falmouth, Yallah are dedicated to sourcing and roasting the very best sustainable, ethical and speciality grade coffee. They'll also be brewing single origin teas and a brand new in-house blended 'Hot Chocy'

27/04/2016

We’re really excited to announce that Mark Hellyar, famed Cornishman behind Chateau Civrac wines is teaming up with Clio's Van du Vin to bring a pop up wine bar to Don’t Wake The Fish for the first time. Clio’s Van du Vin will be stocked with red, white and rosé wine all made by Mark at his vineyard and winery on the picturesque right bank of Bordeaux.

26/04/2016

We've just released some more Camper Van tickets. Numbers are still limited so pick tickets up here http://dontwakethefish.eventbrite.co.uk or in person from The Gurnard's Head and The Old Coastguard.