Camper Van Live Lounge @ The Bedford Arms

Campervan Live Lounge at Bedford Arms - 5-6 June

The Campervan Live Lounge is rolling into the Bedford Arms Garden for a weekend of roots, folk, blues, and singer-songwriter performances with Tom Dibb and friends! 🎶🚐

Hitch a ride with Tom and his legendary 1989 VW campervan "Pickle", the travelling stage that has toured the UK and beyond. From storytelling acoustic sets to spontaneous collaborations, the Live Lounge brings a unique, intimate festival vibe wherever it goes. 🌟🎸

Friday kicks off at 5pm, easing into the evening with relaxed acoustic sets, and on Saturday the music runs all day, with a full lineup of talented artists sharing the stage.

🌳 Set in the beautiful garden of Bedford Arms - a cozy, close-up experience perfect for music lovers.
🚐 Campervans welcome (limited spots available!) - the perfect way to stay close to the action.
🍔 BBQ and fully stocked bar to keep you fueled.

Come enjoy two days of live music, great company, and that signature Campervan Live Lounge magic.

MUSICIANS - THE LINE UP

Joseph Lofthouse

Whether backed by band or alone on stage, Joseph Lofthouse has the ability to calm a room and draw an audience into his world. With technical prowess and evocative lyrics, Joseph weaves personal experiences and stories into life with the gift of a classic songsmith. So wherever he travels, acoustic guitar in hand, his music is met with the same rapt attention.

This attention has drawn support slots and accolades with the likes of Elbow and The Boxer Rebellion as well as performances numerous festivals and gigs around the UK and Europe:

Kavalla

Kavalla is a fresh and exciting new Alt-Pop artist with gutsy vocals, a big message and a dark mood. Originally from Darlington, many years living in Hertfordshire and now currently residing in South East London, Kavalla has spent the majority of her life on the stage performing at festivals, venues and theatres all over the world.

Kavalla is not afraid to write about some difficult topics and draws inspiration from some of her personal experiences. A captivating and incredibly emotive performer, this artist is definitely 'one to watch.'

Hannigan

Hannigan is a travelling singer-songwriter. True to his English-Irish roots, he has created a unique sound only identifiable as his own - acoustic soul folk with the distinct influences of indie surf rock. His honest and anecdotal writing brings you on a vagabond adventure; a journey of heartache, hope and healing. Eyes will well, feet will tap, and heads will bop.

After years in the making, Hannigan released his debut album "I'll Be Home Soon" in 2023. He advocates a grass roots live approach to music, spending the past couple of years touring the UK and Australia to meet face to face with fans getting his songs heard. Since 2023 Hannigan has taken time to recalibrate his musical direction. Stripped bare and returning to his lyrical folk and traditional instrumentations, in 2025 he released his second EP "Golden".

Laura Reznek

"I cut my teeth in those dark alleyways/Oh how could I have been so easily swayed?" she sings on her latest full-length album The Sewing Room. Raw and honest, with an elevated DIY-aesthetic, Laura draws on contemporaries such as Nick Drake and folk legend Judee Sill to stare grief back in the face. With tender curiosity and the clarity afforded by retrospect, Laura makes sense of the familial characters in her life while reconstructing her own sense of agency. Appropriately, she created much of the album completely solo, rotating between acoustic instruments, vocals, analog synths, and the piano she inherited from her patrilineal grandmother, Zelda, to create an organic, lo-fi sound that is completely her own.

Samuel Ashton

Samuel Ashton's music has been described as "Deliciously Soulful" by the BBC's Leo Ulph and his latest EP carries a message to "Breathe Easy" with "Stillness in the face of adversity".

Samuel's soul voice and classic RnB sound have seen him sell out shows across the UK and make waves with over 320k streams on Spotify and radio play on the BBC, throughout Europe, the United States and Australia.

His latest record sees him work with a talented team of musicians including Teskey Brothers' collaborator trombonist Ernest Stuart.

Troi Parker Roth

Playing live for over 12 years around Hertfordshire, London and the West Midlands, TROI's musicianship has been born and bred into her from a very young age. Attending folk festivals with her family her whole life, acting on theatre stages, learning the violin and piano in her early years of school before teaching herself the acoustic guitar at age 11, this girl was born a performer and a deep-rooted songwriter.

Sand & Stone

Sand and Stone are a sibling duo from Folkestone in Kent, writing original acoustic/ folk rock music accompanied by their dynamic and soulful harmonies.

Abi and Tom have performed together across the UK since 2010, playing at a variety of venues and festivals. They have showcased their original material at the Songwriters Masterclass event held at the Apple store in Covent Garden, and in 2018 made it through to the live stages of The Voice UK.

In 2023 recorded their first album From Trees to Seas which, whilst on tour, was performed live at a variety of venues along the South Coast of England in preparation for their SOLD OUT album release show.

Dave Manning

He's played Folsom Prison. He's held up traffic all over the west. Dave is living his life in the old tradition of the traveling-storytellers and songwriters.

Dave tours in "Vincent" his '65 Microbus in the states and during his time in the UK he hits the road in "BB" his brown type 2.

In a time when the wandering minstrels have long been replaced by television and Karaoke, Dave is still out there with the last of them. Cruising at a lazy 50mph and playing in a different town every few days, Dave isn't afraid of "paying his dues." His bus is full of stories of the road from AK to the high deserts of Arizona and everywhere between.

Dave's voice is most often compared to Tom Waits, and his style on the piano varies widely from soulful ballads to blues, country to boogie-woogie.

Event Details
📅 5-6 June
📍 Bedford Arms - Garden
🕔 Friday: Music from 5pm
🌞 Saturday: Live music all day

🎟 Tickets
• Friday Night Ticket
• Saturday All Day Ticket
• Weekend Ticket
• Weekend + Campervan Spot Ticket

More artist announcements coming soon! 👀🎶