Kernowfornia Festival 2026
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Imagine three days where the sea meets song, waves meet voices and people come together purely for the love of live music. This is no commercially orientated festival: it's curated by Cornwall-based musicians and creatives who are committed to genuine, emotive music in a beachside setting.
Appearing:
- James Morrison
- Starsailor
- Seth Lakeman
- Kalandra
- This Is The Kit
- Haunt The Woods
- Ye Vagabonds
- True Foxes
- The Velvet Hands
- Joshua Burnside
- The Barefoot Bandit
- 3 Daft Monkeys
- Morganway
- Rue
- Haytor
- Kate Hall
- Black Friday
- Smokey's King Shufflers
- Ezmay Grace
James Morrison
When James Morrison broke onto the scene as a soulful singer-songwriter in 2006 even he couldn’t have predicted that he would become the template that allowed a wave of likeminded musicians to enter the field. Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, George Ezra and James Bay followed the same format; one guy with a great, soulful voice and a guitar whilst all citing him as an influence. Despite his self-deprecation and humble nature, he really was the first to take that format and not only make it work but also became an overnight success story. Pop gems like ‘You Give Me Something’ from his first record ‘Undiscovered’, made him anything but and he won the 2007 BRIT Award for Best Male when he was still just 21 years old. He was also told by the veteran soul producer Jerry Wexler that his raspy, gravelly voice, the product of a childhood illness, had its "own thumbprint" and was so distinctive that “once heard, never forgotten”. As of early 2019 James had sold 4.5 million copies of his three albums, performed four world tours including sold-out shows to thousands at London’s Hyde Park, supporting both Bruce Springsteen and Stevie Wonder and appeared on Herbie Hancock’s Grammy-winning album ‘The Imagination Project’. But in spite of his phenomenal success, the singer-songwriter from Rugby, Warwickshire has never really been able to appreciate how well he’s done. The songs on the new album (due to be released later this year) create a subtle balance between revealing Morrison’s pain and difficulties in his personal life and that soundtrack to those lazy Sunday mornings that, despite the tendency towards dark subject matter, will make you dance, smile and reflect.
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Starsailor
Chorley Indie troubadours, fronted by James Walsh. Starsailor continue to craft intensely beautiful songs full of raw emotion and atmosphere reminiscent of Richard Ashcroft and Neil Young. Their music, a tapestry of moving, communal songs, weaves a spell of wonder and beauty, ensuring that their journey continues for decades to come.
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Seth Lakeman
'The musical equivalent of the bodice-ripping blockbuster' - The Guardian. Seth's live show, as with everything else he does, takes the established folk orthodoxy and turns it on its head. The spirit of the rock band meets the timeless and heartfelt subject matter of the folk tale in a blur of fiddle, acoustic guitar and foot-stomping rhythms, with Seth's unmistakable vocals riding the wave.
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East Looe Beach
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Looe
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on Fri 4 September 2026