Festivals 2013
Festivals 2013
This list was published in English Dance & Song, Winter 2012. Additions to the list can be sent to the editor at Cecil Sharp House or by email to eds.editor@efdss.org If there is no festival email address listed, then the festival may well use a contact form on its website.
The 2014 list will be compiled during October: please notify the editor of dates and changes to any contact details.
January
Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival, Whittlesey, Cambs, 11-13 January, 4 Delph Street, Whittlesey, Peterborough, Cambs, PE7 1QQ. www.strawbear.org.uk 01733 208245 info@strawbear.org.uk
Celtic Connections, Glasgow, 17 January-3 February, Box Office, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow, G2 3NY. www.celticconnections.com 0141 353 8000
Eurobash 2013, Hollingbourne, Kent, 19-20 January, Hope House, Swanton Road, West Peckham, Kent, ME18 5JY. http://lesbatons.googlepages.com 01622 812424 eurobashkent@hotmail.co.uk
Gloucester Cajun & Zydeco Festival, Gloucester, 25-27 January, Gloucester Guildhall, 23 Eastgate Street, Gloucester, Glos, GL1 1NS. www.gloucestercajunfestival.co.uk 01452 503050 booking@gloucester.gov.uk
February
Riverside Folk Day, Stratford St Andrew, Suffolk, 2 February, Rose Cottage, 38 Front Street, Mendlesham, Suffolk, IP14 5RY. www.suffolkfolk.co.uk 01449 722615 maggiemoore@gmail.com
Cheltenham Folk Festival, Cheltenham, Glos, 8-10 February, Cheltenham Town Hall, Imperial Square, Cheltenham, GL50 1QA. www.cheltenhamfolkfestival.co.uk 0844 5762210 folkfestival@cheltenham.gov.uk
Hidden Treasure, King's Place, London, 13-15 March, King's Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG. www.kingsplace.co.uk 0207 520 1490 info@kingsplace.co.uk
Gainsborough Old Time Music and Dance Festival, Gainsborough, Lincs, 15-17 February, 23 Halifax Street, Sydenham, London, SE26 6JA. www.foaotmad.org.uk 07415133317 secretary@foaotmad.org.uk
Made Winter Festival, Kinnersley Castle, Herefordshire, 15-24 February, www.emade.org.uk/winter.php 07967502354
Frome Folk Festival - CANCELLED, Frome, Somerset, 16-17 February. www.fromefolkfestival.co.uk 01373 455420 info@fromefolkfestival.co.uk
Alcester Winter Warmer Festival, Alcester, Warwicks, 22-24 February, PO Box 12619, Redditch, B97 9AU. www.alcesterfolkfestival.org 07788 536605 enquiries@alcesterfolkfestival.org
Chester February Folk Day, Hoole, Chester, Cheshire, 23 February, Chester Folk, PO Box 3695, Chester, CH1 9RQ. www.chesterfolk.org.uk 07005 977045 info@chesterfolk.org.uk
March
Winter Moonbeams Folk Weekend, Driffield, E. Yorks, 1-2 March, The Lodge Cottage, Lowthorpe, Driffield, E.Yorks,YO25 4AS. www.woldtopbrewery.co.uk 07810 831317 moonbeamsacoustic@hotmail.com
Intervarsity Folk Dance Festival (IVFDF), Sheffield, 1-3 March, Ceilidh Society, Students Union, Sheffield University, Weston Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TG. www.ivfdf.ceilidhsoc.org 07017748333 ivfdf2013@ceilidhsoc.org
Porthcawl Interceltic Festival, Porthcawl, S.Wales, 1-3 March, 40 The Woodlands, Brackla, Bridgend, Wales, CF31 2JF. www.cwlwmceltaidd.com 01656 766667 derek@cwlwmceltaidd.com
Dancing England Rapper Tournament (DERT), Burton-upon-Trent, Staffs, 8-10 March, 80 Micklehome Drive, Alrewas, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffs, DE13 7AU. www.dert2013.org 01283 790088 info@dert2013.org
Manchester Irish Festival, Manchester, 8-18 March, 36 Wilbraham Road, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 7DW. www.manchesteririshfestival.co.uk 0770 237 1966 info@manchesteririshfestival.co.uk
Mellor Brook Fiddle Day, Mellor Brook, Lancs, 9 March, 50 Moorfield Avenue, Ramsgreave, Blackburn, Lancs, BB1 9BU. www.fiddlemusic.co.uk 07745 493135 soundpost@fiddlemusic.co.uk
Yorkshire Cajun and Zydeco Festival, Malton, N.Yorks, 15-17 March, 18 Storey Close, Helmsley, York, YO62 5DP. www.yorkshirecajun.com 07786040734 yorkshirecajun@hotmail.co.uk
Soundpost Singing Weekend, Sheffield, S.Yorks, 15-17 March, 4 Stone Row, Storrs, Sheffield, S6 6GY. www.soundpost.org.uk 07817 804467 info@soundpost.org.uk
Penkhull Folk Week, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs, 17-24 March. 01782 871691 boatband@yahoo.co.uk
Darlington Spring Thing, Darlington, Co. Durham, 22-24 March. www.darlingtonfolkclub.com 07890006204 gharmstrong@virginmedia.com
Melodeons and More, Mendlesham, Suffolk, 23 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
Sea Shanty Festival, Ellesmere Port, Merseyside, 29-31 March. www.shanty.org.uk
Sheffield Sessions Folk Festival, Sheffield, 29-31 March, 212a Cricket Inn Road, Sheffield, S2 5AT. www.hallamtrads.co.uk 07927 605827 JimMcFb@aol.com
April
Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering, Morpeth, Northumberland, 5-7 April, Westgate House, Dogger Bank, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 1RE. www.northumbriana.org.uk/gathering 01670 513308 enquiries@northumbriana.org.uk
Banbury Song and Ale Weekend, Banbury, Oxon, 5-7 April, PO Box 622, Banbury, Oxon, OX16 6ET. www.banburyfolkfestival.co.uk 01295 709881 bfest@btinternet.com
Frittenden Old Fashioned Night Out, Frittenden, Kent, 6 April, 4 Russetings Cottages, Albion Road, Marden, Kent, TN12 9ED. www.singdanceandplay.net 07985 522734 gmatkin@gmail.com
Halsway Festival, Halsway Manor, Somerset, 6 April, Halsway Manor, Crowcombe, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 4BD. www.halswaymanor.org.uk 01984 618274, office@halswaymanor.org.uk
Crediton Folk Weekend, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, 12-14 April, 32 Mill Street, Crediton, Devon, EX17 1EZ. www.poppyrecords.co.uk/crediton/cred.htm 01363 775695 creditonfolkfestival@yahoo.co.uk
Leintwardine Irish Set Dance Day, Leintwardine, Herefordshire, 13 April, 45 Watling Street, Leintwardine, Craven Arms, Shropshire, SY7 0LL. 01547 540530 pete@thedancingbridge.freeserve.co.uk
Malton & Norton Folk Festival, Malton, N.Yorks, 19-20 April. www.maltonfolk.co.uk 01653 696338 mnff@live.co.uk
Folk Weekend Oxford, Oxford, Oxon, 19-21 April. www.folkweekendoxford.co.uk 07866 804220 info@folkweekendoxford.co.uk
Scandimoot Scandinavian Music & Dance, Austwick & Settle, N.Yorks, 19-22 April, 27 Pine Road, Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside, CH60 2SP. http://scandimoot.wikispaces.com 0151 348 4018 info@scandimoot.org.uk
Joint Morris Organisations Day of Dance, Exeter, Devon, 20 April. www.great-western.org.uk 01626 354705 bagman@great-western.org.uk
Exefest: Exeter Canalside Folk Festival, Exeter, Devon, 20 April, Double Locks, Canal Banks, Exeter, Devon, EX2 6LT. www.exefest.com exefest@live.co.uk
Great Alne Long Weekend, Long Alne, Warwicks, 26-29 April, 204 Weoley Park Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 5HD. www.greatalnefolk.org.uk 0121 777 3722
May
Raunds Music Festival, Raunds, Northants, 2-5 May, 6 Bugby Way, Raunds, Northants, NN9 6SX. www.raundsfestival.com 07756 015615 contact@raundsfestival.com
Folkworks Fiddles on Fire Festival, Gateshead, Co. Durham, 3-5 May, The Sage Gateshead, St Mary's Sq, Gateshead, NE8 2JR. www.thesagegateshead.org 0191 443 4661 folkworks@thesagegateshead.org
Wath Festival, Wath-upon-Dearne, S.Yorks, 3-5 May, 30 Norton Road, Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham, S.Yorks, S63 6QD. www.wathfestival.org.uk 07982 658467 wathfestival@gmail.com Filey
Folk Festival, Filey, N.Yorks, 3-5 May, 268 Westbourne Ave West, Hull, E.Yorks, HU5 3JD. www.fileyfolkfestival.org 01482 448892 iankj76@iankj76.karoo.co.uk
South Lakes Rootsfest, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, 3-5 May, www.southlakesrootsfest.co.uk 07767 822276 info@southlakesrootsfest.co.uk
Stepping Stones Festival, Brampton, Cumbria, 3-5 May. www.steppingstonesfestival.co.uk 016977 48833 info@steppingstonesfestival.co.uk
Upton Folk Festival, Upton, Worcs, 3-6 May, Tudor House, 9 Kinnersley, Severn Stoke, Worcester, Worcs, WR8 9JR. www.uptonfolk.org 01905 371268 boxoffice@uptonfolk.org
Eastbourne International Folk Dance Festival, Eastbourne, Sussex, 3-6 May, Rosemary Cottage, Lower Chipley, Langford Budville, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 0QY. www.eiff.org.uk 01823 401271 info@eiff.org.uk
Hastings Traditional Jack-in-the-Green, Hastings, Sussex, 3-6 May, Roma, 62 Collier Road, Hastings, TN34 3JS. www.hastingsjack.co.uk 01424 716516 secretary@hastingsjack.co.uk
Rochester Sweeps Festival, Rochester, Kent, 3-6 May, 24 Kings Acre, Downswood, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 8UP. www.whatsonmedway.co.uk 01622 726633 cnewton25@aol.com
Whitby Spring Session, Whitby, N.Yorks, 3-6 May. www.moorandcoast.co.uk 07721891007 hardrawmaygather@aol.com
Trinity Folk Festival, Guildford, Surrey, 4 May, www.trinityfolkfestival.co.uk 07867 520795 carolyn@trinityfolkfestival.co.uk
Holmfirth Festival of Folk, Holmfirth, W.Yorks, 10-12 May, Holmfirth Tourist Information Office, 49-51 Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth, W.Yorks, HD9 3JP. www.holmfirthfestivaloffolk.co.uk 01484 222444 enquiries@holmfirthfestivaloffolk.co.uk
Folk on the Pier, Cromer, Norfolk, 10-12 May, Pavilion Theatre, Cromer Pier, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9HE. www.folkonthepier.co.uk 01263 512495 info@deckchairproductions.co.uk
Tredegar House Folk Festival, Newport, Gwent, 10-12 May, 135 Beaufort Road, St Julians, Newport, Gwent, NP19 7PB. www.tredegarhousefestival.org.uk 01633 246241 susieoates@bushell100.fsnet.co.uk
Edale Folk Festival, Edale, Derbyshire, 10-12 May, 1 Joan Lane, Bamford, Hope Valley, Derbyshire, S33 0AW. www.edalefolkfestival.co.uk info@edalefolkfestival.co.uk
Keith Summers Festival, London, 17-19 May, 52 Cecil Park, London, N8 9AS. www.mustradclub.co.uk 020 8340 0530 petawebken@aol.com
Moulton Village Festival, Moulton, Northants, 17-19 May, 27 Parade Bank, Moulton, Northants, NN3 7ST. http://moultonparishcouncil.org.uk 01604 670192 simoncaremusic@hotmail.com
Shepley Spring Festival, Shepley, W.Yorks, 17-19 May, PO Box 645, Scissett, Huddersfield, HD8 8WR. www.shepleyspringfestival.com 01484 604704 info@shepleyspringfestival.com
Bath International Music Festival, Bath, 22 May-2 June, Bath Box Office, Abbey Chambers, Abbey Churchyard, Bath, BA1 1LY. www.bathmusicfest.org.uk 01225 463362 info@bathfestivals.org.uk
Folkworks Hexham Gathering, Hexham, Northumberland, 23¬-26 May, The Sage Gateshead, St Mary's Sq, Gateshead, NE8 2JR. www.thesagegateshead.org 0191 443 4661 folkworks@thesagegateshead.org
Ireby Festival, Ireby, Cumbria, 24-25 May, Bank Top Cottage, Ireby, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 1EA. www.irebyfestival.co.uk 01697 371645 irebyfestival@gmail.com
Kildale Folk Weekend, Kildale, Stokesley, N.Yorks, 24-27 May, The Old Post Office, Commondale, Whitby, N.Yorks, YO21 2HG. www.festivalonthemoor.co.uk 01287 660060 info@festivalonthemoor.co.uk
Chippenham Folk Festival, Chippenham, Wilts, 24-27 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, 24-27 May, PO Box 3695, Chester, CH1 9RQ. www.chesterfolk.org.uk 07005 977045 info@chesterfolk.org.uk
Fishguard Folk Festival, Fishguard, Pembroke, 24-27 May. www.pembrokeshire-folk-music.co.uk 01348 875183 storesman@gmail.com
Dulverton Folk Festival, Dulverton, Somerset, 24-27 May Exeham Farm, Exebridge, Dulverton, Somerset, TA22 9AY. www.dulvertonfolkfestival.net 01398 323776 info@dulvertonfolkfestival.net
Bude & Stratton Folk Festival, Bude, Cornwall, 24¬-27 May, 1 Hillhead Cottage, Whitstone, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 6TJ. www.budefolk.com 01288 341582 budefolk@gmail.com
Morland Scottish Country Dance Week, Morland, Cumbria, 27 May-1 June, Newby End Farm, Newby, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 3EX. www.newbyendfarm.co.uk 01931 714338 david@newbyendfarm.co.uk
Doncaster Folk Festival, Doncaster, S.Yorks, 31 May-2 June, 28 Tickhill Road, Doncaster, S.Yorks, DN4 8QE. www.doncasterfolkfestival.org.uk 01302 328756 doncasterfolkfestival@virginmedia.com
Acoustic Festival of Britain, Uttoxeter, Staffs, 31 May-2 June, PO Box 645, Ammanford, Carms, SA18 9AB. www.acousticfestival.co.uk 0333 9000 919 info@acousticfestival.co.uk
Thaxted Morris Meeting, Thaxted, Essex, 31 May-2 June, 70 Greengate Lane, Birstall, Leicester, Leics, LE4 3DL. www.themorrisring.org 01162 675654 bagman@themorrisring.org
Wychwood Music Festival, Cheltenham, Glos, 31 May-2 June, Tribe Festivals, 46 Market Square, Witney, Oxon, OX28 6AL. www.wychwoodfestival.com 01993 772580 info@wychwoodfestival.com
Wessex Folk Festival, Weymouth, Dorset, 31 May-2 June, Festival Office, 32 Greenways, Portland, Dorset, DT5 2LE. www.wessexfolk.co.uk 01305 860277 info@wessexfolk.co.uk
Bedale Acoustic Music Festival (BAMfest), Bedale, N.Yorks, 31 May-2 June, www.bamfest.co.uk
June
Kirtlington Lamb Ale Morris Festival, Kirtlington, Oxon, 1-2 June, 3 Ash Drive, Brackley, Northants, NN13 6EU. www.kirtlington-morris.org.uk 01993 770703 steve_hanley@lineone.net
The Gate to Southwell Folk Festival, Southwell, Notts, 6-9 June, PO Box 9149, Newark, Notts, NG24 9DZ. www.southwellfolkfestival.org.uk 01636 816678 information@southwellfolkfestival.org.uk
Wirral Folk on the Coast Festival, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, 6-9 June, 2 Redford Close, Greasby, Wirral, Merseyside, CH49 2QQ. www.wirralfolkonthecoast.com 0151 678 9902 folksingerjohn@aol.com
St Neots Folk Festival, St Neots, Cambs, 7-8 June, The Mill House, St Neots Road, Bolnhurst, Bedford, Beds, MK44 2ER. www.stneotsfolkclub.co.uk 01234 376278 stneotsfolkclub@aol.com
Stonesfield Folk Dance Weekend, Stonesfield, Oxon, 7-9 June. 01608 810184 abridgman@talk21.com
City of York Free Folk Weekend, York, 7-9 June. www.blackswanfolkclub.org.uk 01904 632922 blackswanfolkclub@yahoo.co.uk
Bagpipe Blowout Festival, Polesworth, Staffs, 7-9 June. www.bagpipesociety.org.uk 01327 705265 ian.clabburn@yahoo.co.uk
Wimborne Minster Folk Festival, Wimborne, Dorset, 7-9 June, www.wimbornefolk.co.uk mike@wimbornefolk.co.uk
Halsway Fete, Halsway Manor, Somerset, 8 June, Halsway Manor, Crowcombe, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 4BD. www.halswaymanor.org.uk 01984 618274 office@halswaymanor.org.uk
Folk at the Boat, Ipswich, Suffolk, 9 June, Steamboat Tavern, 78 New Cut West, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 8HW. www.folkattheboat.org.uk 01473 601902
Gower Folk Festival, Gower, Swansea, 14-16 June, Blue Anchor Cottage, Blue Anchor, Penclawdd, Swansea, SA4 3JQ. www.gowerfolkfestival.co.uk 01792 850803 joy.toole@halfpennyfolkclub.com
Hardraw Folk Gathering, Hardraw, N.Yorks, 14-16 June. www.hardrawfolkgathering.co.uk 07721891007 hardrawmaygather@aol.com
Middlewich Folk & Boat Festival, Middlewich, Cheshire, 14-16 June, Town Council, Victoria Building, Lewin Street, Middlewich, Cheshire, CW10 9AS. www.midfest.org.uk 01606 833434 info@midfest.org.uk
Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival, Falmouth, Cornwall, 14-16 June,One Stop Shop, 34 Church Street, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 3EF. www.falmouthseashanty.co.uk 01326 313553 richard@falmouth.co.uk
Alcester Folk Festival, Alcester, Warwicks, 21-23 June, PO Box 12619, Redditch, B97 9AU. www.alcesterfolkfestival.org 07788 536605 contacts@alcesterfolkfestival.org
Beverley Folk Festival, Beverley, E.Yorks, 21¬-23 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, 21-23 June, 123 Greenheath Road, Hednesford, Staffs, WS12 4AU. www.lichfieldfolkfestival.co.uk 01543 424292 pennycowern@btinternet.com
Dolphin Morris Men Morris Meeting, Nottingham, Notts, 21-23 June, 70 Greengate Lane, Birstall, Leicester, Leics, LE4 3DL. www.themorrisring.org 01162 675654 bagman@themorrisring.org
Teignmouth Folk Festival, Teignmouth, Devon, 21-23 June, Maleth, 11 Cleveland Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 5BD. www.teignmouthfolk.co.uk 01803 290427 annemgill@tiscali.co.uk
St Albans Folk Festival, St Albans, Herts, 22 June-5 July, St Albans Tourist Information Centre, Town Hall, Market Place, St Albans, Herts, AL3 5DJ. www.stalbansfolkatthefestival.org.uk 01727 864511 info@stalbansfolkmusic.org.uk
Lymm Village Festival, Lymm, Cheshire, 27 June-4 July, 56 Rawson Street, Farnworth, Lancs, BL4 7RJ. www.lymmfolkclub.org.uk 01204 571167 bernard@lymmfolkclub.org.uk
Leigh Folk Festival, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, 28-30 June, 60 The Ridgeway, Westcliff on Sea, Essex, SS0 8NU. www.leighfolkfestival.co.uk 01702 715111 tony@priority.ms
Crawley Folk Festival, Crawley, W.Sussex, 28-30 June, The Hawth Theatre, Hawth Ave, Crawley, W.Sussex, RH10 6YZ. www.hawth.co.uk 01293 438113 info@hawth.co.uk
English Country Music Weekend, Winster, Derbyshire, 28-30 June, 88 Highfield Road, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 1DX. www.mustrad.org.uk 01335 345675 keith@keithkendrick.com
Droylsden Folk Weekend, Droylsden, Lancs, 28-30 June. www.droylsdenfolkfestival.org 0161 432 4830
Roger’s Rant, Milborne St Andrew, Dorset, 28-30 June, Faring, Higher Filbank, Corfe Castle, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5EX. www.myspace.com/rogersrant 01929 480850 rogers.rant@gmail.com
July
Sark Folk Festival, Sark, Channel Islands, 5-7 July, Honeysuckle Cottage, Les Dunes, Vazon, Guernsey, GY5 7LQ. www.sarkfolkfestival.com 07839 204555 info@sarkfolkfestival.com
Martlet Sword and Morris Meeting, Chichester, Sussex, 5-7 July, 70 Greengate Lane, Birstall, Leicester, Leics, LE4 3DL. www.themorrisring.org 01162 675654 bagman@themorrisring.org
Cleckheaton Folk Festival, Cleckheaton, W.Yorks, 5-7 July, 84 Pyenot Hall Lane, Cleckheaton, W.Yorks, BD19 5BA. www.cleckheatonfolkfestival.org 01274 879761 info@cleckheatonfolkfestival.org
National Forest Folk Festival, Conkers, Ashby de la Zouch, Leics, 5-7 July, 1 Rescue Copse, Spring Hill, New Arley, Coventry, CV7 8HN. www.affc.demon.co.uk 01676 540219 festival@affc.demon.co.uk
West Somerset Folk Festival, Carhampton, Somerset, 5-7 July, 3 The Glebe, Timberscombe, Somerset, TA24 7TS. www.westsomersetfolkfestival.co.uk 01643 841597 dibblemjd@talktalk.net
Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, Llangollen, Denbighshire, 9-14 July, Royal International Pavilion, Abbey Road, Llangollen, Denbighshire, LL20 8SW. www.international-eisteddfod.co.uk 01978 862001 tickets@international-eisteddfod.co.uk
Merry Tom Folk Festival, Brixworth, Northants, 12-13 July, Thistle Down Barn, Holcot Lane, Sywell, Northants, NN6 0BG. www.merrytom.co.uk info@merrytom.co.uk
Moonbeams Wold Top Folk Festival, Wold Newton, E. Yorks, 12-13 July, The Lodge Cottage, Lowthorpe, Driffield, E.Yorks, YO25 4AS. www.woldtopbrewery.co.uk 07810 831317 moonbeamsacoustic@hotmail.com
Priddy Folk Festival, Priddy, Somerset, 12-14 July, Eastwater Cottage, Wells Road, Priddy, Somerset, BA5 3AZ. www.priddyfolk.org 01746 674080 info@priddyfolk.org
Clogfest, Skipton, N.Yorks, 12-14 July. www.clogfest.org 01282 868040 paul@clogfest.org
Ely Folk Festival, Ely, Cambs, 12-14 July, 38 Lynn Road, Ely, Cambs, CB6 1DA. www.elyfolk.co.uk 07500 527334 queries@elyfolk.co.uk
Bromsgrove Folk Festival, Bromsgrove, Worcs, 12-14 July, 2 Malvern View Cottage, Whinfield Rd, Dodford, Bromsgrove, B61 9BG. www.bromsgrovefolkclub.co.uk 0121 476 5938 bobcynfolk@aol.com
Furness Tradition, Ulverston, Cumbria, 12-14 July, PO Box 25, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 7UN. www.furnesstradition.org.uk 01229 587120 trad@hartown.demon.co.uk
South Brent Folk Festival, South Brent, Devon, 12-14 July. www.southbrentfolk.org 01364 73117 J.Rawlinson@plymouth.ac.uk
Whitby Sea Festival, Whitby, N.Yorks, 12-14 July, The Old Post Office, Commondale, Whitby, N.Yorks, YO21 2HG. www.seafest.org.uk 01287 660060 info@festivalonthemoor.co.uk
Rhythms of the World - CANCELLED, Hitchin, Herts, 13-14 July, PO Box 121, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 2WB. www.rotw.org.uk info@rotw.org.uk
Larmer Tree Festival, Salisbury, Wilts, 17-21 July, PO Box 1790, Salisbury, Wilts, SP5 5WA. www.larmertreefestival.co.uk 01725 552300 info@larmertreefestival.co.uk
Bradfield Traditional Music Weekend, Bradfield, S.Yorks, 18-20 July, Edgemount Farm, Lumb Lane, High Bradfield, Sheffield, S6 6LJ. 0114 2851479 mark@edeophone.myzen.co.uk
Music on the Marr, Castle Carrock, Cumbria, 18-21 July, Town Foot Farm, Castle Carrock, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 9LT. www.musiconthemarr.com 01228 670329 richard@johnstone2710.fsnet.co.uk
Rothbury Traditional Music Festival, Rothbury, Northumberland, 19-21 July, The Coquetdate Centre, Church House, Rothbury, Northumberland, NE65 7SG. www.rothburymusicfestival.co.uk 01669 620849 info@rothburymusicfestival.co.uk
Festival at the Edge, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, 19-21 July, The Morgan Library, Aston St, Wem, Shropshire, SY4 5AU. www.festivalattheedge.org 01939 236626 info@festivalattheedge.org
Stainsby Folk Festival, Stainsby, Derbyshire, 19-21 July, 69 Strettea Lane, Higham, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 6EJ. www.stainsbyfestival.org.uk 01246 559036 info@stainsbyfestival.org.uk
SummerTyne Americana Festival, Gateshead, Co. Durham, 19-21 July, The Sage Gateshead, St Mary's Sq, Gateshead, NE8 2JR. www.thesagegateshead.org 0191 443 4661 ticketoffice@thesagegateshead.org
Folk by the Oak, Hatfield House, Herts, 21 July, PO Box 355, Hereford, HR2 9YE. www.folkbytheoak.com 01432 355416 info@folkbytheoak.com
Cambridge Folk Festival, Cambridge, 25-28 July, Folk Festival Office, The Guildhall, Cambridge, CB2 3QJ. www.cambridgefolkfestival.co.uk 01223 457555 admin.cornex@cambridge.gov.uk
Warwick Folk Festival, Warwick, 25-28 July, Bridge House Theatre, Warwick School, Myton Road, Warwick, CV34 6PP. www.warwickfolkfestival.co.uk 01926 776438 info@warwickfolkfestival.co.uk
WOMAD, Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wilts, 25-28 July, Mill Lane, Box, Corsham, Wilts, SN13 8PN. http://womad.org 0845 146 1735 info@womad.org
Cullerlie Traditional Singing Weekend, Cullerlie, Aberdeen, 26-28 July, Cullerlie Farm Park, Echt, Skene, Aberdeenshire, AB32 6XL. www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone 01224 645486 elphinstone@abdn.ac.uk
Village Pump Folk Festival, Westbury, Wilts, 26-28 July, PO Box 5091, Bath, BA1 0QS. www.villagepumpfolkfestival.co.uk 01225 707346 alderslade@blueyonder.co.uk
August
Wickham Folk Festival, Wickham, Hants, 1-4 August, The Festival Office, 51 Russell Street, Gosport, Hants, PO12 3JD. www.wickhamfestival.co.uk 0238071 1818 eastfest@talk21.com
Sidmouth FolkWeek, Sidmouth, Devon, 2-9 August, Tourist Information Centre, Ham Lane, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 8XR. www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk 01395 577952 info@sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk
Day of Lincolnshire Folk Music, Song and Dance, Leadenham, Lincs, 4 August, The Old School, Cameron Street, Heckington, Sleaford, Lincs, NG34 9RW. 01529 461499 600whiskies@googlemail.com
Fairport's Cropredy Convention, Cropredy, Oxon, 8-10 August, Fairport Convention, PO Box 263, Chipping Norton, Oxon, OX7 9DF. www.fairportconvention.com
Folkworks Durham Gathering, Durham, 8-10 August, The Sage Gateshead, St Mary's Sq, Gateshead, NE8 2JR. www.thesagegateshead.org 0191 443 4661 folkworks@thesagegateshead.org
Dartmoor Folk Festival, South Zeal, Devon, 9-11 August, Sunnyhill, Zeal Head, South Zeal, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2JL. www.dartmoorfolkfestival.co.uk 01837 840102 enquiries@dartmoorfolkfestival.co.uk
Saltburn International Festival of Folk Music, Dance & Song, Saltburn, N.Yorks, 9-11 August, Festival Office, 57 Marske Rd, Saltburn by the Sea, Tees Valley, TS12 1PN. www.saltburnfolkfestival.com 01287 622623 saltburnfolkfestival@talktalk.net
Broadstairs Folk Week, Broadstairs, Kent, 9-16 August, Festival Office, Pierremont Hall, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 1JX. www.broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk 01843 604080 info@broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk
Billingham International Folklore Festival, Billingham, Teesside, 9-17 August, Stockton Business Centre, 70 Brunswick Street, Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, TS18 1DW. www.billinghamfestival.co.uk 01642 553220 info@billinghamfestival.co.uk
Morland Folk Dance Week, Morland, Cumbria, 10-17 August, Newby End Farm, Newby, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 3EX. www.newbyendfarm.co.uk 01931 714338 david@newbyendfarm.co.uk
Bath Folk Festival, Bath, 12-18 August. www.bathfolkfestival.org info@bathfolkfestival.org
Moira Furnace Folk Festival, Moira, Derbyshire, 16-18 August, 37 School Street, Oakthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7RE. www.moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk 01530 272305 info@moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk
White Horse Folk Festival, Wantage, Dorset, 16-18 August, 1 Membury Way, Grove, Wantage, Oxon, OX12 0BP. www.whitehorsefolkfestival.co.uk 01235 765445 whitehorsefest@aol.com
Whitby Folk Week, Whitby, N.Yorks, 17-23 August, PO Box 137, Queensbury, Bradford, BD13 1WS. www.whitbyfolk.co.uk 01274 833669 tickets@whitbyfolk.co.uk
Purbeck Folk Festival, Langton Matravers, Dorset, 22-25 August, 14 Queens Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH2 6BE. www.purbeckfolk.co.uk 023 8071 1818 paul@purbeckfolk.co.uk
Towersey Festival, Towersey, Oxon, 22-26 August, PO Box 296, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3XU. www.towerseyfestival.com 01629 827016 info@towerseyfestival.com
Folkeast, Glemham Hall, Suffolk, 23-25 August, 90 Chediston Street, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 8BJ. www.folkeast.co.uk info@folkeast.co.uk
Cornwall Folk Festival, Wadebridge, Cornwall, 23-26 August, Hobgoblin Music, Polmorla Walk, Wadebridge, Cornwall, PL27 7NS. www.cornwallfolkfestival.com 01637 880604 millways@btinternet.com
Shrewsbury Folk Festival, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, 23-26 August, PO Box 106, Worthen, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 9XG. www.shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk 01743 892800 sandra@shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk
Burnham-on-Sea Free Folkfest, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, 29 August-1 September. www.folkfest.co.uk sadgoth@tiscali.co.uk
Fylde Folk Festival, Fleetwood, Lancs, 30 August-1 September, 55 The Strand, Fleetwood, Lancs, FY7 8NP. www.fylde-folk-festival.com 01253 887693 alanbell@fylde-folk-fest.demon.co.uk
Wallingford Bunkfest, Wallingford, Oxon, 30 August-1 September, PO Box 16, Wallingford, Oxon, OX10 9YN. www.bunkfest.co.uk 07743 330494 info@bunkfest.co.uk
Moseley Folk Festival, Moseley, Birmingham, 30 August-1 September, 82 Fazeley Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5RD. www.moseleyfolk.co.uk 07789 440026 info@moseleyfolk.co.uk
Traditional Music Day, Stowmarket, Suffolk, 31 August, 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
September
International Pipe and Tabor Festival, Gloucester, 6-8 September, Tanronen, Lurks Lane, Pitchcombe, Stroud, Glos, GL6 6LL. www.pipeandtabor.org 01453 763181 steve@artension.com
The Big Green Cardigan, Telham, Battle, Sussex, 6-8 September, 45 High Street, Battle, East Sussex, TE33 0EE. www.biggreencardigan.co.uk 07881 485771 info@biggreencardigan.co.uk
Swanage Folk Festival, Swanage, Dorset, 6-8 September, 14 Church Hill, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 1HU. www.swanagefolkfestival.co.uk swanagefolkfestival@hotmail.co.uk
Sweet Sunny South (American Old Time), Hastings, Sussex, 13-15 September, 7 Badgers Way, Hastings, Sussex, TN34 2QD. www.sweetsunnysouth.co.uk 01424 423230 sweetsunnysouth69@yahoo.co.uk
Bromyard Folk Festival, Bromyard, Herefordshire, 13-15 September, PO Box 729, Suckley, Worcester, WR6 5WQ. www.bromyard-folk-festival.org.uk 01432 340555 info@bromyard-folk-festival.org.uk UK
Sacred Harp Convention, Durham, Co.Durham, 14-15 September, 61 Cragside, High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7EL. www.ukshapenote.org.uk 07732405268 ptyl@onetel.com
Otley Black Sheep Folk Festival, Otley, W.Yorks, 19-22 September, PO Box 55, Otley, W.Yorks, LS21 1XP. www.otleyfolkfestival.com 01943 464858 otleyff@hotmail.com
Manifold Valley Folk Gathering, Hulme End, Derbyshire, 20-22 September, 1 North Street, Leek, Staffs, ST13 8DW. www.manifoldfolk.co.uk 0780 5529492 manifoldfolk@gmail.com
Roots North, Staithes, N.Yorks, 20-22 September, The Old Post Office, Commondale, Whitby, N.Yorks, YO21 2HG. www.rootsnorth.co.uk 01287 660060 info@festivalonthemoor.co.uk
October
Tenterden Folk Festival, Tenterden, Kent, 3-6 October, 15 Repton Manor Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3HA. www.tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk 01233 626805 info@tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk
Derby Folk Festival, Derby, Derbyshire, 4-6 October, Derby Live, Assembly Rooms, Market Place, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 3AH. www.derbyfolkfestival.co.uk 01332 255800 admin@derbyfolkfestival.co.uk
Lewes Folk Festival, Lewes, Sussex, 10-13 October, 26 Ferrers Road, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1PZ. www.lewesfolkfest.org 01273 478124 tinvic@globalnet.co.uk
Hardraw Country, Roots and Bluegrass Gathering, Hardraw, N.Yorks, 11-13 October. www.hardrawfolkgathering.co.uk 07721891007 hardrawmaygather@aol.com
Banbury Folk Festival, Banbury, Oxon, 11-13 October, PO Box 622, Banbury, Oxon, OX16 6ET. www.banburyfolkfestival.co.uk 01295 709881 bfest@btinternet.com
Lowender Peran Festival, Perranporth, Cornwall, 16-20 October, Park Hoskyn House, Penhallow, Truro, Cornwall, TR4 9NB. www.lowenderperan.co.uk 01872 553413 peggy@lowenderperan.co.uk
Homegrown and English Folk Expo, Bury, Lancs, 17-20 October, The Met, Market Street, Bury, Lancs, BL9 0BW. www.themet.biz 0161 761 2216
Bristol Cajun & Zydeco Festival, Bristol, 18-20 October, 43 Kent Street, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 4HS. www.bristolcajunfestival.com 01227 274340 bristol_cajun@yahoo.com
Return to Camden, Camden, London, 25 October-3 November, The London Irish Centre, 50-52 Camden Square, London, NW1 9XB. www.returntocamden.org 07871 088121 info@returntocamden.org
Baring-Gould Folk Weekend, Okehampton, Devon, 25-27 October, Wren Music, 1 St James St, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1DW. www.baring-gould.co.uk 01837 53754 info@wrenmusic.co.uk
North Dorset Folk Festival, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, 26 October. www.northdorsetfolkfestival.co.uk info@northdorsetfolkfestival.co.uk
Edgworth Folk Weekend, Edgworth, Lancs, 11-13 October. www.bromleycrossfolkclub.org.uk 01257 233513 tickets@bromleycrossfolkclub.org.uk November
Dance Around the World, Camden, London, 2-3 November, 8 Langbourne Avenue, London, N6 6AL. www.datw.org.uk 020 8340 4683 danceoffice@waitrose.com
Bath International Mummers Festival, Bath, 15-16 November, Tanronen, Lurks Lane, Pitchcombe, Stroud, Glos, GL6 6LL. www.mummersunconvention.com 01453 763181 steve@artension.com
Bedworth Folk Festival, Bedworth, Warwicks, 29 November-1 December, 22 Juliet Close, Nuneaton, Warwicks, CV11 6NS. www.bedworth-festival.info 07519 787469 mail@bedworth-festival.info
The Great British Folk Festival, Butlins, Skegness, Lincs, 29 November-2 December. www.bigweekends.com 0845 070 4730
December
Haddenham Folk Festival, Haddenham, Bucks, 7 December, John's House, 3 Church Street, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP20 2QP. www.haddenhamceilidhs.co.uk 01296 415333 john@actionfolk.co.uk
