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A former member of a famous folk band is holding a festival to celebrate 50 years of music . David Littler was one of the founding members in 1975 of the Houghton Weavers, one of the most well-known folk bands of the last five decades. David recently formed a new band, Legends of Lancashire Folk , alongside other local stalwarts of the genre.
The band features Paul Johnston, formerly of Fivepenny Piece, Dave Mather of the Mather Robinson band and flautist extraordinaire Anthony Quinn. Now, to celebrate 50 years of dedication to music, David is joining with other folk legends for 'Celebrating 50 Years of Fun and Folk' on June 15. The festival will be held at Preston Grasshoppers Rugby Club in Fulwood, Preston.
Legends of Lancashire Folk (Image: Legends of Lancashire Folk) David said: "It was always my ambition to reach the milestone of 50 years in the job that I have loved, it is a privilege to achieve this alongside my talented musical friends whom I have had the honour of working with over the years. "We are all coming together to enjoy an afternoon and evening of music and friendship and hope to see as many fans as possible who I have met over the years and thank them individually for their support." Read more: Founding member of famous folk band forms new group and back performing again Read more: Three founding members of famous folk band given freedom of town The festival will feature Legends of Lancashire Folk, Buzz Hawkins, former Houghton Weaver Denis Littler, and former Steeleye Span and Albion Band guitarist Ken Nicol alongside classical violinist Wendy Ross, as well as other performers.
Tickets are £25 each and can be found here: https://queenesque.bigcartel.com/product/legends-of-lancashire-folk-festival-2025 Poster for 'Celebrating 50 Years of Fun and Folk' (Image: Legends of Lancashire Folk) There will also be a bar and hot food available, as well as free parking.
This comes after three founding members of the Houghton Weavers were given the Freedom of Westhoughton - David, his brother Denis and Norman Prince. The band put the town on the map in the folk world, securing fame and releasing dozens of albums in a career spanning five decades. The Weavers even had their own BBC television show, Sit Thi Deawn, in the 1970s.
Being Lancashire dialect for have a seat, Sit Thi Deawn ran for seven years and was a mixture of easy listening music and comedy for a local audience..
