THEY WOULD walk 500 miles. . .well, technically 481- yes, the Proclaimers are heading to Dorset.

The iconic Scottish twins will be taking to the stage at this year’s Purbeck Valley Folk Festival.

Hugely popular with crowds across the world, Craig and Charlie Reid, will be headlining the Saturday night of the family friendly festival that runs from August 25-28.

The news is bound to delight the twins’ loyal fan base, as the duo will be performing all their hits including Letter From America, Let’s Get Married, I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) and I’m On My Way.

Festival organiser Catherine Burke says: “We are absolutely delighted to announce that The Proclaimers have agreed to come and play at our little festival.

“And it turns out that if they decide to walk, they'll only have to walk 481 miles, not the full 500, according to Google Maps.”

Last month The Proclaimers were lauded by music guides as the sixth biggest live music act in the UK in 2015.

The last year has also seen the release of their acclaimed tenth studio album, Let’s Hear It For The Dogs, which continued their trend for fusing pop, folk, new wave and punk.

Mrs Burke added: “I saw them play a couple of years ago and with lots of bands with a few big hits, I thought they'd be the only songs that I wanted to hear, but they were absolutely brilliant from start to finish.

“Their new songs are just as good and catchy.”

Other acts revealed so far include Eliza Carthy, Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman. Also recently added to the festival line-up are folk talents The Hot Seats and Cardboard Fox.

Mrs Burke said: “The Hot Seats are another band that I'm really excited about. I saw them play at Celtic Connections in Glasgow a few years ago and they were very good. “They're brilliant musicians, but they're also really good fun with humour in their playing and songs. They play a mix of bluegrass, old time, ragtime, honky-tonk - it's just general good fun music. Just wait - you're going to love them!”

For further information visit purbeckvalleyfolkfestival.co.uk

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