Stand-out musicians Tim Edey and Brendan Power - who are among the headliners performing at Somerset’s first Frome Folk Festival next weekend – scored a sensational double win at Wednesday’s BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

They received their duo award at The Lowry from TV’s Corrie stars Kate Ford (Tracy Barlow) and Katy Cavanagh (Julie Carp) whilst Tim was presented with his award by Cathy Jordan of Irish band Dervish. The stunning performance was described by The Guardian’s Colin Irwin as "one of the most exciting live performances of the night."

“Two blokes at the top of their mark – one of the world’s best melodeon players and one of the world’s best mouth organ players. Brilliant!” – Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2

A potent partnership fizzing with alchemy, the Kent-based duo have delivered storming sets at festivals across Europe and over the Atlantic, their freewheeling feelgood sound captivating audiences from Estonia to Cape Breton and now they are heading to Frome among an incredible roster of many of the top names in British folk, including fellow BBC Folk Awards winner, Bella Hardy.

The popular young fiddle-singer from Derbyshire’s Peak District jointly won the Best Original Song category at the Folk Awards, for her song The Herring Girl, sharing the prize with Steve Tilston for his song “The Reckoning”.

Situated at the eastern end of the Mendip Hills, Frome boasts steep cobbled streets, old weavers’ cottages and historic Georgian buildings as well as the popular entertainment venue The Cheese and Grain which will be the main focus of the festival (Feb 18 and 19). 

Artists will include Show of Hands’s frontman Steve Knightley, Spiers and Boden, Chris Wood, Jim Moray, Jackie Oates, Jamie Smith’s Mabon, Miranda Sykes, Rex Preston and many more.