FOLK duo The Unthanks are among the first bands to be announced for next year’s Towersey Festival near Thame.

They will play alongside Rusty Shackle and Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys at Thame Showground, from Friday, August 23 to Monday, August 26, 2019.

Headline acts for the popular music festival have not yet been announced.

There will also be workshops, traditional dance shows, circus acts, street theatre and films.

The full line-up of more than 100 artists will be announced in 2019.