Winters End Festival took place on Saturday 13 March in Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK. Dedicated to Progressive Rock, the festival bill also featured Magenta, Galahad, Touchstone as well as fellow Bristol-dwellers Crimson Sky (Bristol) and Andonova (based in Cheltenham). The festival website annouced:

"James Hollingsworth is a Bristol-based singer-songwriter with an exciting guitar style. He will be best known to prog audiences as the former lead singer of Jebo. We are thrilled that James has agreed to play a short afternoon acoustic set at the Festival."

James' set was very warmly received, here's a review from Get Ready To Rock:

"Yet another change of style next with James a solo singer/guitarist full of charisma and star quality singing his folky/rock numbers in for me the manner of Cat Stevens who I am sure would have been proud to have written some of the material on display. Really enjoyed the up-tempo Way Down South and the very atmospheric Still Lights Up the Rain complete with the story behind the song, both from his 2007 CD Coming Home to Stay. James combined rich vocals, excellent guitar and great humour between numbers, he played a strong set finishing with 2 real gems Faster Than Light and the epic Mothership."