Festivals

Weekend tickets sold out for Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2012

Despite the recession Shrewsbury Folk Festival has sold all its adult weekend tickets with more than four months to go until the August Bank Holiday event.

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Trelawnyd Folk at The Hall – Saturday 9th June

by Alex 21 April 2012 Festivals

A great one day fest! Trelawnyd, N. Wales: Folk at The Hall, 9th June feat: Dougie MacLean, Jim Moray, Kris Drever, Fay Hield, The Old Dance School & more!

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Cambridge Folk Festival Stellar Line-up

by Alex 20 April 2012 Festivals

The line-up for Cambridge Folk Festival is looking very promising: Lau, Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party, Roy Harper, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, The Staves and more.

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Last Call for Sidmouth FolkWeek Early Bird tickets

by Alex 31 March 2012 Festivals

Sidmouth FolkWeek (3rd – 10th August) is looking to be a promising week with a great line-up, location and musical adventures for all the family, this is the last chance to get your hands on best value Early Bird tickets for your seaside festival holiday if you book before the midnight Saturday 31st March deadline. [...]

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Fire in the Mountain Festival: June 1st – 5th 2012

by Alex 29 March 2012 Festivals

A meeting of hearts and minds: from London The Magpie’s Nest, Cut A Shine and the Midnight Specials: This year the Fire in the Mountain Festival will be held 1st – 5th June 2012, Cwmnewidion Isaf, nr Aberystwyth, Mid Wales and will welcome a host of bands from Bristol, Liverpool and London. Each day is [...]

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Exciting Newcomers Announced for Cambridge Folk Festival

by Alex 14 March 2012 Festivals

Exciting newcomers to Cambridge Folk Festival line-up have been annouced including Benjamin Francis Leftwich, The Staves & Dry the River.

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Bristol Folk Festival - Ghosts from the Basement are Back

Bristol’s Basement Ghosts are Back

by Alex 15 February 2012 Festivals

The 2012 Bristol Folk Festival will conjure up “ghosts” from the city’s Seventies cult music scene when it returns next May Bank Holiday.

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The Big Session Festival - 15-17 June 2012

The Big Session Festival is back!

by Alex 1 February 2012 Festivals

In 2012 The Big Session is back on the festival scene after a year’s hiatus. Bigger (but still beautifully intimate) with an incredible line up to whet the appetite of any music lover!

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Chris Wood to join headliners at first ever Frome Folk Festival

by Alex 6 December 2011 Festivals

Multi award winning Chris Wood has been confirmed for England’s newest folk festival to be held at Frome in Somerset next February.

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Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2012 – Line up Revealed

by Alex 1 December 2011 Festivals

Shrewsbury Folk Festival has unveiled its line-up for next year’s event with Richard Thompson and Kate Rusby topping the bill.

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Sound Tracks Festival Tonight

by Alex 17 September 2011 Festivals

Sound Tracks is a new multi-venue festival at three venue sites at New Cross, Shoreditch and Dalston, all connected by the East London Line across the Thames. Meanwhile, the East London Line will host a special ‘Travelling Stage’ of its own. Join them on Saturday 17 Sept from 7.00pm

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TUSK Festival, Newcastle upon Tyne, 7th – 9th October

by Alex 6 September 2011 Festivals

TUSK Festival takes place in Newcastle upon Tyne from 7th – 9th October and boasts an unrivalled line-up of unclassifiable international music. Watch Uncle Jim’s Video promotion!

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Smugglers Festival: 2nd – 4th September 2011

by Alex 22 August 2011 Festivals

Smugglers Festival will capture the hearts of those looking for the unspoilt festival of yester-year. An incredible line-up and a heap of features that will make it the most memorable event of the year!

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Tramlines Free Festival – The Folk Forest

by Alex 18 July 2011 Festivals

The Big Eyes Family Players’ bandleader James Green has a busy weekend ahead of him this July 23-24. As part of this year’s Tramlines Festival in Sheffield, Green has co-curated The Folk Forest in Endcliffe Park, a two-day stage featuring Nancy Elizabeth, Rozi Plain, Martin Simpson, Nancy Kerr and James Fagan, Tyde, Phantom Dog Beneath the Moon and many more.

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Port Eliot Festival – 21st – 24th July

by Alex 13 July 2011 Festivals

Port Eliot Festival is held on 21st – 24th July and is set in the beautiful grounds of the ancient Port Eliot estate. A 5000 capacity festival that is a magical combination of books, food, music, art, comedy, fashion, films, flowers, photography, wildlife and water.

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