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Win tickets to see folk-rock pioneers Fairport Convention at Medina Theatre (opens the original)
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Renowned folk-rock band Fairport Convention is set to perform at Medina Theatre on the Isle of Wight and you could win tickets to go and see them. The County Press has teamed up with the band to offer a pair of tickets to the show. The group, known for hits like Meet on the Ledge and Who Knows Where The Time Goes, will be playing on Saturday, October 24, as they approach their 60th anniversary. Fairport Convention formed in 1967 and are recognised as pioneers in the folk music genre. They famous
Corrie legend chats to the County Press ahead of Island visit (opens the original)
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“I’ve been around a long time, I’ve turned sepia like my photographs,” joked Coronation Street legend and bona fide national treasure Amanda Barrie, 91, who will headline the Isle of Wight Literary Festival next month. Appearing at Northwood House in Cowes on Saturday, October 10, Amanda will be in conversation about her autobiography, I’m Still Here: My 90 Years, which was released in paperback form earlier this year. Speaking exclusively to the County Press ahead of her visit, Amanda revealed
Tributes paid to beloved Island born singer Craig Douglas (opens the original)
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Tributes are being paid to Isle of Wight born singer Craig Douglas, who has died at the age of 85. Considered by many to be one of the most successful pop stars in Britain, Craig's cover of Sam Cooke's song Only Sixteen topped the UK charts in 1959, where it stayed for more than a month. Born in Newport as Terence Perkins, Craig left the Island in the late 1950s and went on to have a string of hits, including A Teenager in Love, Pretty Blue Eyes and When My Little Girl Is Smiling. At the height
Hundreds cross the Solent and Island favourites play at Victorious Festival 2026 (opens the original)
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Isle of Wight music fans crossed the Solent over the Bank Holiday weekend as Victorious Festival returned to Southsea Common for 2026. Headlined by Richard Ashcroft, The Black Keys and Kasabian, over 150 thousand attendees braved the weather to watch three days of live music. Among the acts performing over the weekend were Price Tag hitmaker Jessie J, American pop rock group Scissor Sisters and Isle of Wight favourites, CHIC and Nile Rodgers, who raised spirits with the best of disco and funk wh
Vote Pedro hails ‘amazing’ crowd after lively Victorious Festival set (opens the original)
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Isle of Wight mariachi band Vote Pedro drew a large crowd to their performance at this weekend’s Victorious Festival, as punters sheltered from the rain. Offering covers of popular songs, from Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes, to Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley, the Island musicians took to the Under The Trees stage on Saturday. Speaking to the County Press after their set, Señors Darren, Alphonso and Gilbert called the crowd ‘amazing.’ Alphonso, Gilbert and Darren (Image: IWCP/Jake Curr
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