THREADFEST is the title of an independent festival of music and art in Bradford.

The festival will run from Friday to Sunday, May 27 to 29, and boasts “cult legends, world music luminaries, artists and local talent”.

Polish-born, Glasgow-based ‘haunt pop’ singer and multi-instrumentalist Ela Orleans heads an international, all-female bill on Friday.

She’ll be joined by Negra Branca, aka Marlene Ribeiro of psychedelic warriors Gnod, whose ominous psych-pop inhabits a similar cavernous, cinematic universe.

Joanne Armitage’s ever-evolving sets are generated through live coding and algorithms, and Baltimore’s Marlo Eggplant conjures huge, dense landscapes from minimal means.

Other musical highlights at the festival include post-punk pioneers and John Peel favourites The Nightingales; legendary Kenyan folk artist Ogoya Nengo And The Dodo Women's Group; London new wave hip-funk trio Ravioli Me Away; the kaleidoscopic no wave of Bristol’s The Jelas; and ecstatic pop from singer songwriter Daniel Wakeford.

Following a riotous, hilarious day as part of Recon festival last October, the all-ages Out There Sounds For All The Family returns on Sunday afternoon for strange and wonderful music and participation.

The joyous “econo-weirdo” indie of BBC 6 Music darlings Cowtown, Heath Robinson charm from Japanese inventor/musician Ichi and the “peculiar, memorable, celebratory” Commoners Choir led by Chumbawamba’s Boff Whalley are among the delights on offer.

Organised by the University of Bradford, Threadfest has established itself as a firm fixture on the nation’s cultural calendar over the past five years.

Threadfest 2016 takes place at several central Bradford venues. Visit bradfordthreadfest.com for further information.