The 16th Beggars Fair happened on Friday 11th & Saturday 12th July 2008. Click on the programme cover for a complete running order of the event.
Performers taking part included:
- Hayley Angel
- String Telephone
- Polly Wood & Steve Picken
- Miros
- Atlantico
- Amalthea
- The Life O’Riley
- The Minkees
- East of Ealing
- Spitdust
- Jo Long & The Pure Drop
- Red Stags Morris
- Ben Dalby
- Romsey Carnival Queen
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Tinderbox
- Southern Lights
- King John’s Morris Men
- Steve Picken
- Arts & Crafts
- Kitchen Sync
- Octavi+us
- Wombat Rock
- Saxofony
- Shebeen
- Nick Tann
- Hampshire Garland
- The Djembabes
- Retroswing
- Romsey Baptist Worship Group
- Frayed Knot
- Inside the Rain
- Samhain Morris
- Quattrio
- Flûtes Légères
- Chris Wynn
- Jero Férec
- The Real Raj
- Swing 39
- Gary Nunn Ticklish Allsorts Show
- Captain Driver’s Delight
- Mac III
- Jazmorillo
- State of Undress
- Lee Jongleurs
- Andover Museum Loft Singers
- Johnny Jet
- The Balloon Man
- Home Folk
- Della Perrett’s Sweetedge
- Louche Manouche
- Black Bart
- Contraband
- Four Chords Sake
- Wickham Morris
- Ken Wood and The Mixers
- Innominata
Click on any image for a larger version and slideshow.
Photographs from other years can be found on A Brief History of the Beggars Fair.