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We've been quietly announcing our 2020 line-up every Friday for weeks now... it's a big 'un tomorrow, but as a member of our mailing list we are letting you in on the secret 12 hours early...

Fronted by Gary Stringer, REEF are absolute masters of the Festival scene. Probably best known for their 1996 smash hit "Place Your Hands", the band formed in 1993, with their debut album ‘Replenish’ hitting gold status soon after.

1997 saw the band release "Glow", spawning a brace of hit singles with the album itself hitting Number One in UK Album charts within a week of its release. The rest as they say, was simply history.

The band, now featuring Jesse Wood (son of Ronnie) on guitar, recently released their first album in 18 years, "Revelation" to rave reviews. With REEF undoubtedly back on top of their game, we are thrilled to welcome them to Cottingham for an intimate show as part of Cottingham Folk Festival on Thursday August 27th...

Published on 23 November 2019 by UKFG

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