HOUSEHOLDERS in the Malmesbury area missing the annual Womad music festival can attend an alternative event at the end of the month.

In 1982, the first Womad music festival was held in Shepton Mallet, UK. The organisation, which stands for World Of Music Arts And Dance, was set up in 1980 by English rock star Peter Gabriel ...

On July 31, the musical duo Comorian took the stage at Peter Gabriel's WOMAD Festival — for the past 40 years a showcase for "world music" stars as well as lesser known international musicians.

Womad festival sickness investigation inconclusive - UKHSA Image caption, A small number of cases of diarrhoea were reported after the festival Article Information Author, Dawn Limbu & Sammy Jenkins ...

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2022 marked the 40 th anniversary of the WOMAD Festival and so theartsdesk sent Peter Culshaw, a veteran writer about the scene and an attendee at the first WOMAD, and Guy Oddy, a regular festival ...

The WOMAD Festival is pretty much the last word in diverse programming, when it comes to large scale music events in the UK. However, it could be argued that this year, the festival even manages to ...

The 42nd WOMAD festival, which takes place at Charlton Park near Malmesbury, is running until Sunday. "When you get to WOMAD, you see the flags because they're high up in the sky, ...

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Mr Wood said the UKHSA, Wiltshire Council and the organisers of Womad festival were continuing to work together and will take forward feedback from this event into the planning of future festivals.

Womad organisers said their hand washing facilities and hand gel was the same as usual and the same as other festivals. In a statement, they said they were "greatly concerned" after hearing ...