Words & Music Festival

11/06/2026

We are genuinely thrilled to announce that a living legend of UK music is heading to St Mary's Church.

Ralph McTell - writer of the timeless classic "Streets Of London",and one of England’s most enduring songwriters, is playing a one off show in the beautiful environs of St Mary's Church on Wednesday October 14th.

En route to his final ever Irish tour, Ralph will stop off in Nantwich to perform songs from all stages of his career for us.

This event has now gone on sale and tickets are literally flying out of the door, so if you want to witness this national treasure perform gems from his rich 59 year catalogue in this most up close intimate setting we strongly urge you to buy tickets now or risk disappointment.

Wednesday 14th October
St Mary's Church
Ticket price - £35
Doors - 7.00pm


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11/06/2026

WHEN RIVERS MEET are a genre defying, record breaking act.

Their music raises roofs and crosses boundaries, and their grass roots approach has seen them tear up the music industry rule book.

They recently became the first completely independent act (they have neither a manager nor a record label!) to secure a top 5 chart slot with their acclaimed new album "Addicted To You" reaching number 4 in the UK albums chart last year.

WRM are fronted by Grace and Aaron Bond, with Grace's powerhouse vocals and multi instrumental skills complemented by Aaron's superb guitar playing and seamless harmony.

For Words And Music, they are resorting to their 4 piece line up: they will play Nantwich Civic Hall on Sunday Oct 18 and are set to deliver an intimate yet roof raising finale to this years event.

Sunday 18th October
Nantwich Civic Hall
Ticket price - £27.50
Doors - 7.00pm

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03/06/2026

Important information for anyone who bought tickets to see Toby Lee - Refund Update.

To everyone who had tickets for the cancelled Toby Lee show, we have now started processing refunds and some of you should have received yours today.

We hope to have them all issued by the end of this week, but we do ask you to bear with us, as you know, we are a small team

working through a significant number of buyers, with tickets sold through 5 different outlets.

Thank you for your patience, and also for supporting our event in the first place.

03/06/2026

Congratulations to Steve from Winterley, the winner of this year's Roots Festival Raffle.

As always, the guitar was signed by all of the performers, making it a truly unique prize.

Thank you to everyone who attended the festival and supported us by purchasing raffle tickets. Your generosity helps make events like this possible.

02/06/2026

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TOBY LEE -Update about the gig at Nantwich Roots

31/05/2026

We're excited to announce that the opening act on the Roger McGough show will be popular poet and longstanding friend of the Festival - Paul Cookson.

A widely travelled poet who has sold over a million books, he is described by Henry Normal as 'a poet for all seasons'.

Expect laughter, occasional audience participation and moments of quiet reflection.

21/05/2026

We are so excited to announce the first - Nantwich Words and Music Festival - Headliners - 12th - 18th October 2026

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Ward Thomas

Friday 16th October - Nantwich Civic Hall
Ticket price - £30.00
Doors - 7.30pm

Our first headliner announcement WARD THOMAS are the UKs most successful ever Americana / country based act! and they're headed to Nantwich!

Hampshire born sisters Catherine and Liz Ward Thomas were singing together from an early age, and after signing with Sony their album "Cartwheels" became the first country record to reach Number One in the UKs album chart.

Their exquisite harmonies and direct songwriting have made them a favourite both at radio and in live performance. We welcome them to Nantwich for the first time, they play Nantwich Civic Hall on Friday October 16th.

Get your tickets here: https://zurl.co/Nag8i

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Rumer - Special Acoustic Performance

Sunday 18th October - Nantwich Civic Hall
Ticket price - £35.00
Doors - 1.00pm - Matinee Performance

RUMER is a multi platinum artist with the one the most beautiful voices in contemporary music, often likened to Karen Carpenter but essentially with a quality all its own.

She had already been singled out by Burt Bacharach as an outstanding talent when her debut album "Seasons Of The Soul" took up residency at Number One in the UK album chart, with smash hit singles "Slow" and "Aretha" carving out a special place in the nations heads and hearts.

Rumer plays a special intimate matinee show on Sunday October 18th at Nantwich Civic Hall, sharing songs and stories from all stages of her illustrious career.

And we are pleased to announce that MEG LEE - nationally acclaimed jazz singer and Cheshire resident - is going to be her support act.

Get your tickets here: https://zurl.co/QNa5U

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Roger McGough

Saturday 17th October - Nantwich Civic Hall
Ticket price - £25.00
Doors - 1.00pm - Matinee Performance

ROGER McGOUGH is a legend of a poet, a national treasure....

A member of The Scaffold and The Liverpool Scene he rose to fame in the 60s, wrote the Number One hit single "Lily The Pink" and has since become probably England's most famous living poet. He is also a playwright, author and a presenter of BBC Radio 4's "Poetry Please".

We are beyond excited to welcome Roger to perform in Nantwich, he will read from his work at the Civic Hall on the afternoon of Saturday October 18th.

Get your tickets here: https://zurl.co/2bCMt

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Kezia Gill

Thursday 15th October - Nantwich Town Football Club
Ticket price - £27.50
Doors - 7.30pm

KEZIA GILL comes to us fresh from being Number One in the UK country chart with her album "All On Red"..

A flame haired, tattooed powerhouse who combines country, blues and rock, she has a soulful voice and electric onstage energy. An artist on the rise, we welcome Kezia for her first visit to town, she plays Nantwich Town FC on Thursday October 15th.

Get your tickets here: https://zurl.co/UZcMR