Fete de la Musique, now in its 26th year, originated in France and is celebrated annually in more than 110 countries worldwide.

Music for All is the theme adopted by the first Luddenden Music Festival, reflected by the diversity of entertainment lined up for tomorrow.

Visitors can get into the mood for the event at The Black Lion, Burnley Road, Luddenden foot tonight (7.30pm).

Festival headliners State of Undress, a sensational five-piece from Dorset, will be appearing together with other festival participants in an evening designed to offer a flavour of tomorrow's events.

The day-long festival offers a range of performances from classical recitals, folk music and schools' groups through to traditional and early music, folk, rock and jazz. They will be staged within 100 yards of each other at the Lord Nelson pub, St Mary's church, in the churchyard and on a stage at the cenotaph.

The festival is being staged by Luddenden Mayor's Fund with grant assistance from Calderdale Council and all events are free to attend.

The full line-up (details correct at time of going to press) is: 11am, opening; noon, Halifax Parish Church organist Alexander Binns; 12.45pm, Steve Wilkinson; 1pm, Luddenden Dene School; 1.30pm, Philharmonia Orchestra organist Lindsay Bridgwater; 2pm, Sowerby Bridge Uilleann pipe and traditional instrument musician Becky Taylor; 2.30pm and 3.45pm, Elizabethan and Renaissance period instrument and vocal ensemble Seeds of Time; 3.15pm, Nicola Naylor; 3.45pm, Is Shepherd; 4.15pm, three-piece band The Records, with Peter Stoodley, vicar of Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge; 5pm, St Mary's Church Choir; 5.45pm, Jonathan Taylor; 6.15pm, Georgia Prosser; 7pm, Brighouse singer– songwriter Roger Davies; 7.45pm, rootsy/folky five piece State of Undress; 9pm, international jazz supremos Bobby Wellins and Alan Barnes; 9pm, ceilidh in Lord Nelson.

Access to the village will be extremely limited – visitors are requested to arrive by public transport (bus 573/4/5 from Halifax) or park in Luddenden Lane public car park.