Leading Irish and international acts for Harvest Country Music Festival

Miranda Lambert, Nathan Carter, Charley Pride, Kip Moore and The Shires are among the international names taking part in the Harvest 2017 Country Music Festival, which will be held in Westport House on the weekend of August 26 and 27.

The Harvest Festival will also take place in Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, on the same weekend. All performers will take part in both locations, and will be in either Westport or Enniskillen on the Saturday or Sunday.

Irish artistes lining out for Harvest include Una Healy, Donna Taggart, Catherine McGrath, Lee Matthews, Cliona Hagan, Niamh Lynn, Hurricane Highway and Riah Butler.

Other major names from the international Country scene include Texas and Oklahoma duo Maddie & Tae, Nashville’s Dan & Shay (Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney), Logan Brill, Illinois singer Mo Pitney, Arizona singer-songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews, Texan Jarrod Dickenson, All Our Exes Live in Texas, English duo Ward Thomas; Frankie Davis, Jake Carter, and actor and singer Sam Palladio.

In all, more than 40 country acts will perform on four stages over the two days.

Audiences who love to dance, can enjoy dedicated dancing sessions at both locations, while there will also be food villages, market stalls, funfairs and full bar facilities. Fans will also have a chance to get up close and personal with songwriters at the Harvest Café.

For those who want to attend the two days, there will be Glamping, campervan facilities and family camping areas onsite.

The Harvest Country Music Festival is being run by Aiken Promotions and tickets are available now from all Ticketmaster outlets nationwide. For 24hr credit card bookings, contact 0818 719300 (ROI)

■ Book on line www.ticket master.ie.