Festivals 2009

This list appeared in English Dance and Song magazine, Winter 2008. Since then, several extra festivals have been added, and the date for Saltburn Festival in August has been corrected. Any further additions to the list can be sent to the Editor of English Dance and Song at Cecil Sharp House or by email to eds.editor@efdss.org

The 2010 list will be published in the Winter 2009 issue of English Dance and Song.. Please send information to the editor by mid-October 2009.

Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival, Whittlesey, Cambs. 9-11 January. 5 Hemerly Drive, Whittlesey, Cambs, PE7 1NE. www.strawbear.org.uk 01733 204348, info@strawbear.org.uk

Celtic Connections, Glasgow, Scotland. 14 January- 1 February. Box Office, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow, G2 3NY. www.celticconnections.com 0141 353 8000.

Vaughan Williams in the East, Walberswick, Suffolk. 8 February. EATMT, The Old Stables, Museum of East Anglian Life, Crowe St, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1DL. www.eatmt.org.uk 01449 771090, info@eatmt.fsnet.co.uk

Gainsborough Old Time Festival, Gainsborough, Lincs.
13-15 February. 23 Halifax Street, Sydenham, London, SE26 6JA.
www.foaotmad.org.uk 07939 275853, secretary@foaotmad.org.uk

Cheltenham Folk Festival, Cheltenham, Glos. 13-15 February. Cheltenham Town Hall, Imperial Square, Cheltenham, GL50 1QA. www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk 0844 576221, boxoffice@cheltenham.gov.uk

Folkport, Southport, Merseyside. 14 February. Southport Arts Centre, Lord Street, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 1DB. www.seftonarts.co.uk 01704 540011. marketing@seftonarts.co.uk

Intervarsity Folk Dance Festival (IVFDF), Exeter, Devon. 27 February – 1 March. www.events.ex.ac.uk/ivfdf2009/ 01392 411434, ivfdf2009@exeter.ac.uk

Alcester Winter Festival, Alcester, Warwicks. 27 February – 1 March. PO Box 12619, Redditch, B97 9AU. www.alcesterfolkfestival.org 07788 536605, information@alcesterfolkfestival.org

Chester February Folk Day, Hoole, Chester, Cheshire. 28 February. 21 Dee Fords Avenue, Chester, Cheshire, CH3 5UP. www.chesterfolk.org.uk 07005 977045, info@chesterfolk.org.uk

Piping Hot Bagpipe Weekend, Okehampton, Devon. 6-7 March. Wren Music, 1 St James St, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1DW. www.wrenmusic.co.uk 01837 53754, info@wrenmusic.co.uk

Manchester Irish Festival, Manchester. 6- 18 March. www.manchesteririshfestival.co.uk 0161 257 2484, info@manchesteririshfestival.co.uk

Doncaster Folk Festival, Doncaster, N.Yorks. 13-15 March. 126 Chequer Avenue, Doncaster, DN4 5BG. 01302 328756. jdsbuz@aol.com

Mellor Brook Fiddle Day, Mellor Brook, Lancs. 14 March. www.fiddlemusic.co.uk 01254 240074, soundpost@fiddlemusic.co.uk

Oxford Folk Festival, Oxford, Oxon. 20-22 March. PO Box 642, Oxford, OX1 9BE. www.oxfordfolkfestival.com info@oxfordfolkfestival.com

Melodeons and More, Stowmarket, Suffolk. 28 March. EATMT, The Old Stables, Museum of East Anglian Life, Crowe St, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1DL. www.eatmt.org.uk 01449 771090, info@eatmt.fsnet.co.uk

Frittenden Festival, Frittenden, Kent. 4 April. 4 Russetings Cottages, Albion Road, Marden, Kent, TN12 9ED. www.kentgathering.com 01622 832871, gmatkin@gmail.com

Gosport & Fareham Easter Festival, Fareham, Hants. 9-12 April. The Festival Office, 51 Russell Street, Gosport, Hants, PO12 3JD. www.eastfest.co.uk 02392 528017, eastfest@talk21.com

Fiddles on Fire, Gateshead, Tyneside. 11-12 April. Folkworks, The Sage Gateshead, St Mary's Sq, Gateshead, NE8 2JR. www.thesagegateshead.org/folkworks 0191 443 4661, ticketoffice@thesagegateshead.org

Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering, Morpeth, Northumberland. 17-19 April. Westgate House, Dogger Bank, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 1RE. www.northumbriana.org.uk/gathering 01670 513308, enquiries@northumbriana.org.uk

Crediton Folk Weekend, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon. 24-26 April. 32 Mill Street, Crediton, Devon, EX17 1EZ. www.poppyrecords.co.uk/crediton/cred.htm 01363 775695, creditonfolkfestival@yahoo.co.uk

Moor & Coast Festival, Whitby, N.Yorks. 1-3 May. 9 Windsor Terrace, Whitby, N.Yorks, YO21 1ET. www.moorandcoast.co.uk 01947 820408, moorcoast@yahoo.com

Eastbourne International Folk Dance Festival, Eastbourne, Sussex. 1-4 May. 24 Inwood Road, Wembdon, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7PP. www.eiff.org.uk 01278 424332, eastfolk@hotmail.co.uk

Hastings Traditional Jack-in-the-Green, Hastings, Sussex. 1- 4 May. Roma, 62 Collier Road, Hastings, TN34 3JS. www.hastingsjack.co.uk 01424 716516, secretary@hastingsjack.co.uk

Upton Folk Festival, Upton, Worcs. 1-4 May. Tudor House, 9 Kinnersley, Severn Stoke, Worcester, Worcs, WR8 9JR. www.uptonfolk.org 01684 594200, boxoffice@uptonfolk.org

Rochester Sweeps Festival, Rochester, Kent. 2-5 May. 24 Kings Acre, Downswood, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 0JD. www.medway.gov.uk/sweepsfestival 01622 726633, cnewton25@aol.com

Holmfirth Festival of Folk, Holmfirth, W.Yorks. 8-10 May. Holmfirth Tourist Information Office, 49-51 Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth, W.Yorks, HD9 3JP. www.holmfirthfestivaloffolk.co.uk 01484 222444, holmfirthfolk@btinternet.com

Clennell Hall Folk Festival, Alwinton, Northumberland. 8-10 May. Clennell Hall Hotel, Clennell Hall, Alwinton, Northumberland, NE65 BG. www.clennellhallhotel.com 01669 650377, folk@clennellhallhotel.com

Folk on the Pier, Cromer, Norfolk. 8-10 May. Pavilion Theatre, Cromer Pier, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9HE. www.deckchairproductions.co.uk 01263 579715, info@deckchairproductions.co.uk

Keith Summers Festival, London. 8-10 May. 52 Cecil Park, London, N8 9AS. http://web.ukonline.co.uk/martin.nail/MusTrad/MTCintro.htm 020 8340 0530, petawebken@aol.com

Winchester MAYfest, Winchester, Hants. 15-16 May. The Old Bakery, 21a Broad St, Alresford, Hants, SO24 9AR. www.winmayfest.co.uk 01962 840440, clive.winmad@btinternet.com

Shepley Spring Festival, Shepley, W.Yorks. 15-17 May. PO Box 645, (Scissett), Huddersfield, HD8 8WR. www.shepleyspringfestival.com 01484 604704, info@shepleyspringfestival.com

Wheaton Aston Festival, Wheaton Aston, Staffs. 15-17 May. 10 Long Street, Wheaton Aston, Stafford, Staffs, ST19 9NF. www.wheatonastonfestival.supanet.com 01785 840010, wheatonastonfestival@supanet.com

Raunds Music Festival, Raunds, Northants. 15-17 May. 6 Bugby Way, Raunds, Northants, NN9 6SX. www.raundsfestival.com 07756 015615, info@raundsfestival.com

Moulton Village Festival, Moulton, Northants. 15-17 May. 8 Chater Street, Moulton, Northants, NN3 7UD. 01604 64818, tightsqueezemusic@hotmail.co.uk

Orkney Folk Festival, Orkney. 21-24 May. Folk Festival Office, Victoria St, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3AA. www.orkneyfolkfestival.com 01856 851331, info@orkneyfolkfestival.com

Hexham Gathering, Hexham, Northumberland. 21-24 May. Folkworks, The Sage Gateshead, St Mary's Sq, Gateshead, NE8 2JR. www.thesagegateshead.org/folkworks 0191 443 4661, ticketoffice@thesagegateshead.org

Pickering Folk Festival, Pickering, N.Yorks. 22-24 May. The Events Office, PO Box 1, Pickering, N.Yorks, YO18 7YG. www.pickeringfolkfestival.theeventsoffice.co.uk, 01751 473780, info@theeventsoffice.co.uk

Chippenham Folk Festival, Chippenham, Wilts. 22-25 May. The Cause Music & Arts Centre, The Causeway, Chippenham, Wilts, SN15 3DD. www.chippfolk.co.uk, 01249 657190, info@chippfolk.co.uk

Chester Folk Festival, Kelsall, Cheshire. 22-25 May. 21 Dee Fords Avenue, Chester, Cheshire, CH3 5UP. www.chesterfolk.org.uk 07005 977045, info@chesterfolk.org.uk

Black Horse Music Festival, Telham, Battle, Sussex. 22-25 May. PO Box 126, Battle, East Sussex, TN33 3AQ. www.blackhorsefestival.org.uk 01424 429840, info@mrsyarringtons.com

Acoustic Festival of Britain, Catton Hall Park, Staffs. 22-25 May. A2E, Unit 11 Betws Business Park, Ammanford, Carms, Carmarthenshire, SA18 2ET. www.acousticfestival.co.uk 01269 597118, info@artists2events.co.uk

Ryedale Folk Weekend, Hutton le Hole, N.Yorks. 22-25 May. The Old Post Office, Commondale, Whitby, N.Yorks, YO21 2HG. www.festivalonthemoor.co.uk 01287 660200, info@festivalonthemoor.co.uk

Morland Scottish Country Dancing Week, Morland, Cumbria. 25-30 May. Newby End Farm, Newby, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 3EX. www.newbyendfarm.co.uk 01931 714338, davidjonesnewby@ukonline.co.uk

Thaxted Morris Ring Meeting, Thaxted, Essex. 29-31 May. 70 Greengate Lane, Birstall, Leicester, Leics, LE4 3DL. www.themorrisring.org 01702 466335, bagman@themorrisring.org

Wychwood Music Festival, Cheltenham, Glos. 29-31 May. PO Box 1000, Cheltenham, Glos, GL53 9WY. www.wychwoodfestival.com 01993 772580, info@wychwoodfestival.com

St Neots Folk Festival, St Neots, Cambs. 5-7 June. The Mill House, St Neots Road, Bolnhurst, Bedford, Beds, MK44 2ER. www.stneotsfolkclub.co.uk 01234 376278, stneotsfolkclub@aol.com

The Gate to Southwell Folk Festival, Southwell, Notts. 5- 7 June. PO Box 9149, Newark, Notts, NG24 9DZ. www.southwellfolkfestival.org.uk 01636 816678, info@southwellfolkfestival.org.uk

Wirral Folk on the Coast Festival, Bromborough, Cheshire. 5-7 June. www.wirralfolkonthecoast.com 0151 652 0734, info@wirralfolkonthecoast.com

Wessex Folk Festival, Weymouth, Dorset. 5-7 June. Festival Office, 32 Greenways, Portland, Dorset, DT5 2LE. www.wessexfolkfestival.co.uk 07801 097891, info@wessexfolkfestival.co.uk

Kirtlington Lamb Ale Morris Festival, Kirtlington, Oxon. 5-7 June. 3 Ash Drive, Brackley, Northants, NN13 6EU. www.kirtlington-morris.org.uk 01280 847130, steve_hanley@lineone.net

Wimborne Folk Festival, Wimborne, Dorset. 12-14 June. 32a Sea View Road, Upton, Poole, Dorset, BH16 5NG. www.wimbornefolkfestival.co.uk 01202 623740, linda.wild@wimbornefolkfestival.co.uk

Hartley Morris Ring Meeting, Wrotham, Kent. 12-14 June. 70 Greengate Lane, Birstall, Leicester, Leics, LE4 3DL. www.themorrisring.org 01162 675654, bagman@themorrisring.org

Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival, Falmouth, Cornwall. 12-14 June. www.falmouthshout.com 01326 372349, info@falmouthshout.com

Shanties Liverpool 09, Albert Dock, Liverpool. 12-14 June. 7 Thomas Lane, Liverpool L14 5NR. www.shantiesliverpool.com shantiesliverpool@live.com

Crich Tramway Village Folk Weekend, Crich, Derbyshire. 13-14 June. Crich Tramway Village, Near Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 5DP. www.tramway.co.uk 01773 854321, enquiries@tramway.co.uk

Middlewich Folk & Boat Festival, Middlewich, Cheshire. 19-21 June. 3 White Park Close, Middlewich, Cheshire, CW10 9GB. www.midfest.org.uk 0709 2390501, info@midfest.org.uk

Beverley Folk Festival, Beverley, E.Yorks. 19-21 June. The Stables, Westwood House, Main St, N.Dalton, Driffield, E.Yorks, YO25 9XA. www.beverleyfestival.com 01377 217569, info@beverleyfestival.com

Lichfield Folk Festival, Lichfield, Staffs. 19-21 June. 123 Greenheath Road, Hednesford, Staffs, WS12 4AU. www.lichfieldfolkfestival.co.uk

English Country Music Weekend, Ampthill, Beds. 19-21 June. www.mustrad.org.uk/ecmw.htm 07870 281945, taz@btinternet.com

Alcester Folk Festival, Alcester, Warwicks. 19-21 June. PO Box 12619, Redditch, B97 9AU. www.alcesterfolkfestival.org 07788 536605, information@alcesterfolkfestival.org

The Big Session Festival, Leicester, Leics. 19-21 June. De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester, Leics, LE1 7RU. www.demontforthall.co.uk 0116 2333111, dmh.tickets@leicester.gov.uk

Scarborough Fayre Morris Dance Festival, Scarborough, N.Yorks. 19-21 June. Northfield, Middle Lane, Hutton Buscel, Scarborough, N.Yorks, YO13 9LP. 01723 862842, sfmorris2009@yahoo.co.uk
Leigh Folk Festival, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. 24-28 June. 60 The Ridgeway, Westcliff on Sea, Essex, SS0 8NU. www.leighfolkfestival.co.uk 01702 715111, tony@priority.ms

Dent Folk Festival, Dent, Cumbria. 26-28 June. www.dentfolkfestival.co.uk 01524 582803, dentfolkfestival@talk21.com

Bradfield Traditional Music Weekend, Bradfield, S.Yorks. 26-28 June. Edgemount Farm, Lumb Lane, High Bradfield, Sheffield, S6 6LJ. 0114 2851479, edeophone@aol.com

Crawley Folk Festival, Crawley, W.Sussex. 26-28 June. The Hawth Theatre, Hawth Ave, Crawley, W.Sussex, RH10 6YZ. www.hawth.co.uk 01293 553636, box.office@hawth.co.uk

St Albans Folk at the Festival, St Albans, Herts. 26-28 June. 40 Warwick Road, St Albans, Herts, AL1 4DL. www.stalbansfolkmusic.org.uk 01727 852111, info@stalbansfolkmusic.org.uk

Traditions Festival, Lostock Hall, Preston, Lancs. 27-29 June. 36 The Oaks, Eaves Green, Chorley, Lancs, PR7 3QU. www.madontrad.org.uk 01257 263678, traditionsfestival@madontrad.org.uk

Cleckheaton Folk Festival, Cleckheaton, W.Yorks. 3-5 July. 84 Pyenot Hall Lane, Cleckheaton, W.Yorks, BD19 5BA. www.cleckheatonfolkfestival.org 01274 879761, info@cleckheatonfolkfestival.org

Two Rivers Folk Festival, Chepstow, Monmouth. 3-5 July. PO Box 108, Chepstow, NP16 5WR. www.tworiversfolkfestival.com 07870 611979, info@tworiversfolkfestival.com

Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, Llangollen, Denbighshire. 7-12 July. Royal International Pavilion, Abbey Road, Llangollen, Denbighshire, LL20 8SW. www.eisteddfod-ryngwladol.co.uk 01978 862001, tickets@international-eisteddfod.co.uk

Ely Folk Festival, Ely, Cambs. 10-12 July. 4 Willow Walk, Ely, Cambs, CB7 4AT. www.elyfolk.co.uk, 07500 527334, boxoffice@elyfolk.co.uk

Bromsgrove Folk Festival, Bromsgrove, Worcs. 10-12 July. 2 Malvern View Cottage, Whinfield Rd, Dodford, Bromsgrove, B61 9BG. www.bromsgrovefolkclub.co.uk 01527 831577, bromsgroveman@hotmail.com

Spratton Folk Festival, Spratton, Northants. 10-12 July. 25 Smith Street, Spratton, Northants, NN6 8HW. www.sprattonfestival.com 07504 920758, admin@sprattonfestival.com

Rothbury Traditional Music Festival, Rothbury, Northumberland. 10-12 July. National Park Information Centre, Church House, Rothbury, Northumberland, NE65 7SG. www.rothbury-traditional-music.co.uk 01669 620887, enquiries@rothbury-traditional-music.co.uk

International Pipe and Tabor Festival, Lichfield, Staffs. 10-12 July. Tanronen, Lurks Lane, Pitchcombe, Stroud, Glos, GL6 6LL. www.pipeandtabor.org 01453 763181, steve@artension.com

Priddy Folk Festival, Priddy, Somerset. 10-12 July. Eastwater Cottage, Wells Road, Priddy, Somerset, BA5 3AZ. www.priddyfolk.org 01746 674080, tickets@priddyfolk.org

Larmer Tree Festival, Salisbury, Wilts. 15-19 July. PO Box 1790, Salisbury, Wilts, SP5 5WA. www.larmertreefestival.co.uk 01725 552300, info@larmertreefestival.co.uk

Saddleworth Folk Festival, Saddleworth, Lancs. 17-19 July. 15 Betjeman Place, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8NF. www.safra.org.uk 01706 844657, info@safra.org.uk

Festival at the Edge, Much Wenlock, Shropshire. 17-19 July. The Morgan Library, Aston St, Wem, Shropshire, SY4 5AU. www.festivalattheedge.org 01939 236626, info@festivalattheedge.org

Brampton Live, Carlisle, Cumbria. 17-19 July. Tullie House Museum, Castle St, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8TP. www.bramptonlive.net 01228 534664, ken@emerging.demon.co.uk

Stainsby Folk Festival, Stainsby, Derbyshire. 17-19 July. 69 Strettea Lane, Higham, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 6EJ. www.stainsbyfestival.org.uk 01246 559036, info@stainsbyfestival.org.uk

Trowbridge Village Pump Festival, Trowbridge, Wilts. 23-26 July. PO Box 984, Bath, BA1 6YH. www.trowbridgefestival.co.uk 01225 769132, enquiries@trowbridgefestival.co.uk

Warwick Folk Festival, Warwick, Warwicks. 24-26 July. PO Box 1533, Harbury, CV33 9ZU. www.warwickfolkfestival.co.uk 01926 776438, info@warwickfolkfestival.co.uk

WOMAD, Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wilts. 24-26 July. Mill Lane, Box, Corsham, Wilts, SN13 8PN. http://womad.org 0845 146 1735, info@womad.org

Exeter Morris Ring Meeting, Exeter, Devon. 24-26 July. 70 Greengate Lane, Birstall, Leicester, Leics, LE4 3DL. www.themorrisring.org 01162 675654, bagman@themorrisring.org

Cullerlie Traditional Singing Weekend, Cullerlie, Aberdeen. 24-26 July. Cullerlie Farm Park, Echt, Skene, Aberdeenshire, AB32 6XL. www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone 01224 645486, elphinstone@abdn.ac.uk

Cambridge Folk Festival, Cambridge, Cambs. 30 July - 2 August. Folk Festival Office, The Guildhall, Cambridge, CB2 3QJ. www.cambridgefolkfestival.co.uk 01223 357851, folkfest@cambridge.gov.uk

Sidmouth FolkWeek, Sidmouth, Devon. 31 July - 7 August. Sidmouth TIC, Ham Lane, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 8XR. www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk 01395 516441, info@sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk

Billingham International Folklore Festival, Billingham, Teesside. 1-8 August. Stockton Business Centre, 70 Brunswick Street, Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, TS18 1DW. www.billinghamfestival.co.uk 01642 553220, info@billinghamfestival.co.uk

Stokes Bay Festival, Stokes Bay, Hants. 6-9 August. The Festival Office, 51 Russell Street, Gosport, Hants, PO12 3JD. www.stokesbayfestival.co.uk 02392 528017, eastfest@talk21.com

Dartmoor Folk Festival, South Zeal, Devon. 7-9 August. Sunnyhill, Zeal Head, South Zeal, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2JL. www.dartmoorfolkfestival.co.uk 01837 840102, enquiries@dartmoorfolkfestival.co.uk

Broadstairs Folk Week, Broadstairs, Kent. 7-14 August. Festival Office, Pierremont Hall, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 1JX. www.broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk 01843 604080, info@broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk

Morland Folk Dance Week, Morland, Cumbria. 8-15 August. Newby End Farm, Newby, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 3EX. www.newbyendfarm.co.uk 01931 714338, davidjonesnewby@ukonline.co.uk

Bideford Folk Festival, Bideford, Devon. 10-16 August. Box Office, 32 Tennacott Heights, Bideford, Devon, EX39 4DH. www.bidefordfolkfestival.co.uk 01237 473931, andy@bidefordfolkfestival.co.uk

Fairport's Cropredy Convention, Cropredy, Oxon. 13-15 August. Fairport Convention, 6 Stonehouse Business Centre, Market St, Chipping Norton, Oxon, OX7 5NA. www.fairportconvention.com info@fairportconvention.com

Durham Gathering, Durham, Co.Durham. 13-15 August. Folkworks, The Sage Gateshead, St Mary's Sq, Gateshead, NE8 2JR. www.thesagegateshead.org/folkworks 0191 443 4661, ticketoffice@thesagegateshead.org

Saltburn International Festival of Folk Music, Dance & Song, Saltburn, N.Yorks. 14-16 August. Festival Office, 57 Marske Rd, Saltburn by the Sea, Tees Valley, TS12 1PN. www.saltburnfolkfestival.ukforum.com 01287 622623, saltburnfolkfestival@ukforum.com

Lancashire Folk in the Park
On Saturday 22 August 2009 Lancashire Folk in the Park, a Folk concert
organsised by the English Folk Dance & Song Society, will be held at the
Bandstand, Stanley Park from 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm. This event is subject to
cancellation due to poor weather conditions. In the event of an act
cancelling, the organisers will endevour to obtain a replacement, but this
cannot be guaranteed. For further details visit the Friends of Stanley park
website at http://www.friendsofstanleypark.org.uk/

Pontardawe Festival, Pontardawe, Wales. 21-23 August. Festival Office, 44 Swansea Road, Pontardawe, SA8 4AL. www.pontardawefestival.com 01792 830200, info@pontardawefestival.com

Whitby Folk Week, Whitby, N.Yorks. 22-28 August. PO Box 137, Queensbury, Bradford, BD13 1WS. www.whitbyfolk.co.uk 01274 833669, enquiries@whitbyfolk.co.uk

Towersey Village Festival, Towersey, Oxon. 27-31 August. PO Box 296, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3XU. www.towerseyfestival.com 01629 827016, info@towerseyfestival.com

Cornwall Folk Festival, Wadebridge, Cornwall. 28-31 August. www.cornwallfolkfestival.com festival@hobgoblinwadebridge.co.uk

Shrewsbury Folk Festival, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 28-31 August. PO Box 1568, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV15 6YJ. www.shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk 01746 768813, sandra@shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk

Fylde Folk Festival, Fleetwood, Lancs. 4-6 September. 55 The Strand, Fleetwood, Lancs, FY7 8NP. www.fylde-folk-festival.com 01253 770547, alanbell@fylde-folk-fest.demon.co.uk

Wallingford Bunkfest, Wallingford, Oxon. 4-6 September. PO Box 16, Wallingford, Oxon, OX10 9YN. www.bunkfest.co.uk 07743 330494, info@bunkfest.co.uk

Bathampton Morris Ring Meeting, Bath, Somerset. 4-6 September. 70 Greengate Lane, Birstall, Leicester, Leics, LE4 3DL. www.themorrisring.org 01162 675654, bagman@themorrisring.org

Moseley Folk Festival, Moseley, Birmingham. 4-6 September. 82 Fazeley Street, Birmingham, B5 5RD. www.moseleyfolk.co.uk gerv@moseleyfolk.co.uk

Traditional Music Day, Stowmarket, Suffolk. 5 September. EATMT, The Old Stables, Museum of East Anglian Life, Crowe St, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1DL. www.eatmt.org.uk 01449 771090, info@eatmt.fsnet.co.uk

Wat Tyler Folk Festival, Wat Tyler Country Park, Basildon. 5 September
2009 details: Tickets are £8 for adults and £5 for concessions and are available at
the Basildon Towngate box office on 01268 465 465 or at
www.essex-live.co.uk/tickets/d853/wat-tyler-folk-festival

Hull Maritime Sea Shanty Festival, Hull, N.Yorks. 5-6 September. www.hullcc.gov.uk

Bromyard Folk Festival, Bromyard, Herefords. 11-14 September. PO Box 729, Suckley, Worcester, WR6 5WQ. www.bromyard-folk-festival.org.uk 07772 831860, info@bromyard-folk-festival.org.uk

Tenterden Folk Festival, Tenterden, Kent. 2-4 October. 15 Repton Manor Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3HA. www.tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk 01580 763572, info@tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk

Banbury Canalside Folk Festival, Banbury, Oxon. 9-11 October. PO Box 622, Banbury, Oxon, OX16 6ET. www.banburyfolkfestival.co.uk 01295 709881

Derby Traditional Music & Arts Festival, Derby, Derbyshire. 9-11 October. PR Promotions, PO Box 200, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 2ZL. www.prpromotions.org.uk 01332 255800

Lowender Peran Festival, Perranporth, Cornwall. 14-18 October. Park Hoskyn House, Penhallow, Truro, Cornwall, TR4 9NB. www.lowenderperan.co.uk 01872 553413, peggy@lowenderperan.co.uk

Gainsborough Folk Festival, Gainsborough, Lincs. 16-18 October. 20 The Wharf, Morton, Gainsborough, Lincs, DN21 3BL. www.gainsboroughfolkclub.com 07710 535725, deirdrespeed@btinternet.com

Music Port, Bridlington, N.Yorks. 23-25 October. The Port Hole, 16 Skinner Street, Whitby, N.Yorks, YO21 3AJ. www.musicportfestival.com 0845 3732760, info@musicportfestival.com

The Baring-Gould Folk Festival, Okehampton, Devon. 23-25 October. Wren Music , 1 St James St, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1DW. www.wrenmusic.co.uk 01837 53754, info@wrenmusic.co.uk

Dance Around the World, Camden, London. 24-25 October. 8 Langbourne Avenue, London, N6 6AL. www.datw.org.uk 020 8340 4683, danceoffice@waitrose.com

Sheffield Folk Festival, Sheffield, S.Yorks. 30 October - 1November. 126 Onslow Road, Sheffield, S11 7AG. www.sheffieldfolkfestival.org 07895 098936, info@sheffieldfolkfestival.org

Bedworth Folk Festival, Bedworth, Warwicks. 27-29 November. 22 Juliet Close, Nuneaton, Warwicks, CV11 6NS. www.bedworth-festival.info 02476 345568, mail@bedworth-festival.info

Haddenham Folk Festival, Haddenham, Bucks. 5 December. 3 Church Street, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP20 2QP. www.haddenhamceilidhs.co.uk 01296 415333, johnh@fosterwiggins.co.uk

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