French Electro swing maestros Caravan Palace will be swapping the bustling streets of Paris for the gentle slopes of Raehills Meadows to headline the 2013 Eden Festival. Although not yet a household name in the UK, Caravan Palace have enjoyed huge support in their native France and on the European mainland. Forties inspired dance, imagery and instrumentation blended with subtle electronics ensures that Caravan Palace will be one of the more leftfield head liners on the British festival circuit this summer.

Sam and the Womp will bring a touch of instant recognition to the Eden billing. They enjoyed recent chart success with their début single “Bom Bom”. A genre defying fusion of traditional Balkan and modern dance music makes Sam and the Womp an almost ideal booking for Scotland's premier boutique festival.

National treasure Craig Charles will be spinning his Funk & Soul Club back into life to entertain the Eden masses. No stranger to the festival circuit and hugely respected for his cult status both as an actor and DJ, Craig Charles is an important ingredient in this home cooked line up.

Festival producer Meredith Langley Vine commented “We attract a very mixed audience to our event, but they seem to fly under a flag of convenience which is about having fun and enjoying less commercial forms of music. Our 2013 line up reflects this and we will once again be working flat out to provide a unique environment for people to enjoy and escape the daily grind of 21st century life.”

Back by popular demand 80’s exercise guru and cult figure Mr Motivator will be on hand to rev up partied out festival goers and inspire the crowd with his infectious enthusiasm. Figure hugging outfits and sweatbands will no doubt be the order of the day.

Slamboree, perhaps more than any other booking, sums up the ethos of the Eden Festival. Described as a smorgasbord of circus performers, daredevils and entertainers the collective are a riot of colour and confusion who take each show as it comes and ensure that every gig is different from the rest.

Eden Press Officer Sid Ambrose said “Eclectic, enthralling, bespoke, organic, homespun, handcrafted and unique are just some of the descriptions synonymous with this event. Around 300 volunteers are striving to create a festival which is a medley of art forms and envelope pushing music. Eden has once again produced a line up which avoids obvious choices going through the motions of past glories.”

Other line up confirmations include; Shy FX and MC Stamina, The Carny Villains, The Correspondents and the Electric Swing Circus.

Eden Festival will take place on the 7th, 8th and 9th of June at Raehills Meadows near Moffat in South West Scotland. Early bird tickets are still available at £69 per adult.

More details HERE.