Harvest Country Music Festival

Harvest Country Music Festival
Genre	country music
Dates	26–27 August 2017
Location(s)	Westport House, Westport, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland. St. Angelo Airport, Trory, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Years active	2017
Website	http://www.harvestcountrymusicfestival.com/

Harvest Country Music Festival was a country music festival which took place for the first time on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27 August 2017, organised and promoted by Aiken Promotions.

The Main Stage at Westport House

Miranda Lambert headlining Sunday at Westport House

Nathan Carter headling at Westport House on the Saturday

Aiken Promotions announced the new festival in December 2016.[1] along with headline acts Miranda Lambert and Nathan Carter. Shortly after the announcement, additional camping facilities were added due to demand[2]

The event was held simultaneously at two locations, sharing the same line-up with artists performing at one location on Saturday and then swapping on Sunday. The locations were Westport House in Westport, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland, and St. Angelo Airport at Trory, just outside Enniskillen, in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.[3]

St. Angelo Airport predicted crowd numbers of 15,000 for the weekend and tickets were available on the day at both venues[4]

2017 Line up

Headliners

Miranda Lambert included Harvest Festival in the European leg of her Highway Vagabond Tour - the only dates in Ireland and Northern Ireland.[5]

Nathan Carter was the headliner for the other night of the festival.

Charlie Pride was added as a 'very special guest' in April 2017[6]

Other Acts

The festival featured a range of Country Music artists from Ireland, the UK and America.

The Shires had been due to play however were forced to cancel at short notice due to illness.[7][8] Logan Brill was moved up the running order to fill their time slot.

Full line up & stage times

	Westport House (Saturday) Enniskillen Airport (Sunday)	Westport House (Sunday) Enniskillen Airport (Saturday)
Main Stage	21:00 Nathan Carter 19:30 Kip Moore 18:00 Dan + Shay 16:30 ~~The Shires~~ (Cancelled[7][8]) 15:00 Donna Taggart 14:00 Logan Brill	21:00 Miranda Lambert 19:30 Charlie Pride 18:00 Maddie & Tae 16:30 Ward Thomas 15:00 Hurricane Highway 13:45 Cliona Hagan
Vicar Street Stage	20:00 Catherine McGrath 19:00 Courtney Marie Andrews 17:45 Jarrrod Dickenson 16:30 Megan O'Neill 15:15 The Grey Willows	20:00 Mo Pitney 19:00 Sam Palladio 18:00 Una Healy 16:45 All our Exes Live In Texas 15:30 Frankie Davies
Roadhouse Stage	20:00 Jake Carter 19:00 Dancing (DJ) 18:00 Niamh Lynn 17:00 Dancing (DJ) 16:00 Barry Kirwan 15:00 Dancing (DJ)	20:00 Cliona Hagan 19:00 Dancing (DJ) 18:00 Lee Mathews 17:00 Dancing (DJ) 16:00 Riah Butler 15:00 Dancing (DJ)
Harvest Cafe	Sessions at 14:00, 16:00 & 18:00 featuring: Don Mescall Victoria Shaw Megan O'Neill Stephanie Urbina Jones	Sessions at 14:00, 16:00 & 18:00 featuring: Earl Bud Lee Pete Kennedy Riah Butler Justin McGurk

Stage Times were publicised via the website and Twitter on 22 August[9]

References

McStravick, Sheena (2016-12-05). "Miranda Lambert and Nathan Carter to headline new country festival". belfastlive. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
"Promoter announces extra camping capacity for Harvest Country Music Festival". The Irish News. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
"Harvest Country Music Festival". www.harvestcountrymusicfestival.com. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
"15,000 country fans set for Enniskillen this weekend - The Fermanagh Herald". The Fermanagh Herald. 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
"Archive - Tour - Miranda Lambert". Miranda Lambert. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
"Charley Pride added to Harvest 2017 line-up - The Fermanagh Herald". The Fermanagh Herald. 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
Shires, The (2017-08-25). "pic.twitter.com/pz0gMVPgSl". @theshiresuk. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
"The Shires cancel Harvest Country Music Festival appearances in Enniskillen and Mayo". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
@HarvestCMF (22 Aug 2017). "It's almost time for @harvestCMF, Just 3 days to go - who's coming!? Check out our line-up & site maps below! See ya'll there #HarvestCMFpic.twitter.com/R9Wdo9JqWp". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.

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[1] McStravick, Sheena (2016-12-05). "Miranda Lambert and Nathan Carter to headline new country festival". belfastlive. Retrieved 2017-11-29.

[2] "Promoter announces extra camping capacity for Harvest Country Music Festival". The Irish News. Retrieved 2017-11-29.

[3] "Harvest Country Music Festival". www.harvestcountrymusicfestival.com. Retrieved 2017-09-29.

[4] "15,000 country fans set for Enniskillen this weekend - The Fermanagh Herald". The Fermanagh Herald. 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2017-11-29.

[5] "Archive - Tour - Miranda Lambert". Miranda Lambert. Retrieved 2017-11-29.

[6] "Charley Pride added to Harvest 2017 line-up - The Fermanagh Herald". The Fermanagh Herald. 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-11-29.

[:0-7] Shires, The (2017-08-25). "pic.twitter.com/pz0gMVPgSl". @theshiresuk. Retrieved 2017-09-29.

[:1-8] "The Shires cancel Harvest Country Music Festival appearances in Enniskillen and Mayo". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2017-11-29.

[9] @HarvestCMF (22 Aug 2017). "It's almost time for @harvestCMF, Just 3 days to go - who's coming!? Check out our line-up & site maps below! See ya'll there #HarvestCMFpic.twitter.com/R9Wdo9JqWp". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.