Barenaked LadiesThese ever popular Canadian stalwarts, recently celebrated over 20 years together. Their shows are renowned, not only for their great songs, but because of the bands humorous banter and improvisation.
The BeatForerunners of the 2-Tone Ska movement and with numerous hits to their name, The Beat reformed in 2003, with vocal duties shared between the inimitable Ranking Roger and Murphy Ranking Jnr.
KT Tunstall Worldwide hit artist and Brit-Award winning singer-songwriter. Her latest album Tiger Suit is a collision of raw, upfront rootsiness and sleek electronic textures. Think Eddie Cochran meets Leftfield she suggests.
ChumbawambaAn infamous act with a knack of surviving the great and powerful leaders they rally and sing against. Now mixing traditional English folk, a-cappella song and skewed pop. From great tales of historical rebellion to cutting contemporary satire.
KatzenjammerThe four girls from Oslo, Norway deliver their very speckled brand of balkan cow-punk, vaudevillian rowdiness, swamp-soaked blues with unbridled fun and zany inventiveness, all while juggling some thirty-odd different instruments between them, singing spot-less harmonies and playing silly games with the crowd.
Mama RosinRagged punk Cajun sounds from this trio from Switzerland, fusing the French migrant music of Louisianna with garage rock n roll.
3 Daft MonkeysEver popular on the festival circuit, this Cornish trio weave world music influences around classic folk melodies.
Hobo Jones & The Junkyard DogsGodfathers of the musical genre Skunk, a mix or skiffle and punk. Avalon Stage regulars and one of the most unusual and energetic acts playing in the UK today.
Flogging MollyDrawing on the hardships and joys of their own lives and a musical history ranging from old world Celtic to modern day life in LA, punk rock meets traditional Irish music from the hugely popular live band.
Guillemots acoustic set Always ones to do things in their own fashion this Brit-Award and Mercury nominated band, fronted by Fyfe Dangefield, will be making a special acoustic appearance on the Avalon Stage.
Newton Faulkner He loved the Avalon Stage so much last year that the Brit nominated, million selling, virtuoso guitarist and singer-songwriter is back again this year.
C.W. Stoneking C.W. Stoneking, is an award winning artist from Australia who draws influence from pre-war blues, jazz, 1920's calypso, folklore, and personal experience to create his own highly original and quirky sound.
DeVotchKaFusing Balkan, Bolero and Mariachi music with punk and folk roots, this US band have toured extensively with Gogo Bordello. Best known for the Grammy-nominated soundtrack to Little Miss Sunshine.
LauWinners of Best Group in BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2008, 2009 & 2010, Lau are simply this generation's most inventive folk band.
Danny & the Champions of the World American roots rock styled music from the ex Grand Drive mainman Danny Wilson, venerated by The Times and Q Magazine.
Admiral Fallow Proud Scots led by Louis Abbott, this 6 piece indie-folk band are ones to watch in 2011.
Flipron With lyrical inventiveness & surreal imagination Flipron write songs that veer from Technicolor power-pop, to dark, sleazy confessionals, to dusty, moth-eaten folk ballads.
Shooglenifty The original and still the best. These groundbreaking Scottish mavericks push the word traditional to its limits with their unique blend of dance vibes and roots music, often referred to as acid croft.
City and ColourCity and Colour is the stripped back and acoustic solo project of Dallas Green, the dulcet voice of Alexisonfire. Hugely popular in North America, he recently sold out The Royal Albert Hall in almost no time at all.
The Low Anthem Intimate folkies from Newport, Rhode Island. Their previous album Oh My God, Charlie Darwin received widespread critical acclaimed and they have just released the follow up Smart Flesh.
Show of HandsTriple Albert Hall sell-out band and 2010 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards double winners, Show of Hands return to Glastonbury to show why they have been showered with accolades.
Ron SexsmithA singer-songwriter acclaimed by a galaxy of stars from Bob Dylan to Elton John, Chris Martin to Michael Bublé. His current album Long Player Late Bloomer is finally bringing him the commercial success he has so long deserved.
The PopesThe Popes, who blend Irish folk and punk, have seen active service both on their own account and with Shane MacGowan of the Pogues, who sang lead vocals on two Popes albums and features on The Popes new album Outlaw Heaven.
The WomblesThe original environmentalists are back and what better place for their return than the Green Fields of Glastonbury? The Wombles band was the brainchild of British music writer and composer, Mike Batt and their their numerous hit singles are ingrained in our memories…
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis Vintage stylings from these young siblings with their own take on R&B, swing, jump blues, country and Western, blues, Hawaiian and rock 'n' roll.
Louise & the Pins50's torch songs and beautiful harmonies who won their appearance after appearing in the Glastonbury Festival unsigned band competition.