A Fair Do: Usual Suspects, Clarence Cleanwater and Better Late Than Never – The Fermain Tavern – 17/06/06 A gig I had all but completely forgotten about – record of which has largely dropped off the BBC Guernsey website, where this review was originally published – so I thought, nearly 20 y…

Another serious throwback to 20 years ago when The Vale Earth Fair and Fairtrade Guernsey put on a show at The Fermain Tavern: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/02/15/a...

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Some of these have been posted in the past but many haven’t, so here’s something of a fresh look back at the 2012 Vale Earth Fair: www.flickr.com/photos/20312...

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Vale Earth Fair 2011 – Vale Castle, Guernsey – 28/08/25 Coming to the 2011 Vale Earth Fair now, nearly 15 years since it took place, and without a contemporary review (or seemingly any articles) to revive or lean on, my intent here is to try and provide…

ICYMI my look back at the 2011 Vale Earth Fair including a bunch of never before seen photos of the festival… tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/01/14/v...

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Vale Earth Fair 2011 – Vale Castle, Guernsey – 28/08/25 Coming to the 2011 Vale Earth Fair now, nearly 15 years since it took place, and without a contemporary review (or seemingly any articles) to revive or lean on, my intent here is to try and provide…

As we head into The Vale Earth Fair’s 50th year here’s a look-back at the 2011 festival which, I believe, means my coverage of all the Earth Fairs I have reported in are now up in some fashion on my site: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/01/14/v...

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My full gallery of photos from the 2007 Vale Earth Fair (the first I properly reviewed and photographed) is now up… www.flickr.com/photos/20312...

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Vale Earth Fair 2023 My photos from the day and earlier in the evening of the 2023 Vale Eath Fair with Apothis, The Bare Minimum, Perchard's Wall, Lula & Gene and many more. You can see my photos from the warm up s...

My gallery of previously unseen pics from the 2023 Vale Earth Fair is now up at www.flickr.com/photos/20312... along with the warm up and wind down shows

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I’m really starting to dig these little black and white preview things, here’s a couple from The Vale Earth Fair 2023, full gallery to follow…
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Another preview of some upcoming, previously unseen photos - this is Perchard’s Wall at the De La Rue for the Vale Earth Fair warm up show in August 2023…
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Vale Earth Fair 2009 – Vale Castle, Guernsey – 30/08/09 There’s no denying that for several reasons the 2009 Vale Earth Fair was something of a landmark edition of the Channel Islands’ longest running music festival as it not only saw one of the biggest…

ICYMI my flashback to the 2009 Vale Earth Fair with Skindred, Dub Pistols and lots more… tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/v...

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Vale Earth Fair 2009 – Vale Castle, Guernsey – 30/08/09 There’s no denying that for several reasons the 2009 Vale Earth Fair was something of a landmark edition of the Channel Islands’ longest running music festival as it not only saw one of the biggest…

A flashback, to the Vale Earth Fair 2009, including a full set of redone photos from the day: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/v...

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Ivy Earth Fair 2010 – Chateau De Marais, St. Peter Port, Guernsey – 7-8/08/10 As we are now in the wake of the 49th anniversary of the Vale Earth Fair and, while it hasn’t happened every year since it’s mid-1970s inception, when it has it’s been at the Vale Castle with…

ICYMI my flashback to the Vale Earth Fair’s 2010 Ivy Earth Fair music festival at the Chateau Du Marais in Guernsey… tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/09/14/i...

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Ivy Earth Fair 2010 – Chateau De Marais, St. Peter Port, Guernsey – 7-8/08/10 As we are now in the wake of the 49th anniversary of the Vale Earth Fair and, while it hasn’t happened every year since it’s mid-1970s inception, when it has it’s been at the Vale Castle with…

Another flashback going back 15 years to the Vale Earth Fair’s 2010 Ivy Earth Fair: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/09/14/i...

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Vale Earth Fair Weekend 2025 – Vale Castle/Thomas De La Rue – 23-25/08/25 Often described as ‘a local event with a global conscience’ there’s no denying that as we headed towards the 2025 Vale Earth Fair over the August bank holiday weekend this felt more important than …

ICYMI my review of the 2025 Vale Earth Fair weekend featuring more great music than you can shake a stick at (or I was able to include)… tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/v...

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Vale Earth Fair Weekend 2025 – Vale Castle/Thomas De La Rue – 23-25/08/25 Often described as ‘a local event with a global conscience’ there’s no denying that as we headed towards the 2025 Vale Earth Fair over the August bank holiday weekend this felt more important than …

My review of The @ValeEarthFair weekend 2025: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/v...

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My Vale Earth Fair review is complete, it should be posted on Monday so if you want to be sure to see it why not head over to my site and subscribe… tommygirard.wordpress.com

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Wrapping up the Vale Earth Fair weekend with the traditional ‘Wind Down’ show at the De La Rue - this year featuring @grantsharkey.bsky.social, The Shabs and special guest Meryl Streek!
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A few from yesterday’s Vale Earth Fair, there’s more on The ‘Gram, such a wonderful day of live music, one of my most enjoyable times at the Earth Fair yet…
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It might have been somewhat ramshackle but this evening at the De La Rue certainly warmed everyone up for tomorrow’s The Vale Earth Fair thanks to JARS band, Rosemary and Mountain Peaks!
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Vale Earth Fair at Rocquaine Regatta – The Field At Rocquaine – 26/06/25 The build up to the 2025 Vale Earth Fair music festival continued on Saturday 26th July as the festival collective headed ‘out west’ to provide the musical entertainment as the Rocquaine Regatta ba…

ICYMI my review of the Vale Earth Fair stage at the Rocquaine Regatta with Oh Crikey, The Basement Preachers, The Space Pirates Of Rocquaine and Amish Car Thieves… tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/08/03/v...

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After a week of evil sciatica I was (carefully) able to enjoy the solstice celebrations at L’ancresse Beach today courtesy of the wonderful folks at Vale Earth Fair. Rooftops are the best ☀️
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