Festivals 2012

Festivals 2012

This list was published in English Dance & Song, Winter 2011. Additions to the list can be sent to the editor at Cecil Sharp House or by email to eds.editor@efdss.org

The 2013 list will be compiled during October: please notify the editor of dates and changes to any contact details.

Note that the Spring Bank Holiday in May has been moved a week, into June, because of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee: this has led to several festivals changing their usual dates.

January

Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival, Whittlesey, Cambs, 13-15 January, 119 Eastrea Road, Whittlesey, Peterborough, Cambs, PE7 2AJ. www.strawbear.org.uk 01733 208245 | info@strawbear.org.uk

Eurobash 2012, Hollingbourne, Kent, 14-15 January, Hope House, Swanton Road, West Peckham, Kent, ME18 5JY. http://sites.google.com/site/lesbatons/ 01227 731176 | eurobashkent@hotmail.co.uk

Celtic Connections, Glasgow, Scotland, 19 January-5 February, Box Office, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow, G2 3NY www.celticconnections.com 0141 353 8000.

Gloucester Cajun & Zydeco Festival, Gloucester, Glos, 27-29 January, Gloucester Guildhall, 23 Eastgate Street, Gloucester, Glos, GL1 1NS. www.gloucestercajunfestival.co.uk 01452 396389 | booking@gloucester.gov.uk

February

Martin Simpson's Purpose & Grace, King's Place, London, 8-11 February, King's Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG. www.kingsplace.co.uk 0207 520 1490 | info@kingsplace.co.uk

Cheltenham Folk Festival, Cheltenham, Glos, 10-12 February, Cheltenham Town Hall, Imperial Square, Cheltenham, GL50 1QA. www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk 0844 5762210 | boxoffice@cheltenham.gov.uk

Gainsborough Old Time Festival, Gainsborough, Lincs, 10-12 February, 23 Halifax Street, Sydenham, London, SE26 6JA. www.foaotmad.org.uk 07506138318 | secretary@foaotmad.org.uk

Frome Folk Festival, Frome, Somerset, 18-19 February. www.fromefolkfestival.co.uk 01373 455420 | info@fromefolkfestival.co.uk

Alcester Winter Festival, Alcester, Warwicks, 24-26 February, PO Box 12619, Redditch, B97 9AU. www.alcesterfolkfestival.org 07788 536605 | marjestanley@gmail.com
 
Chester February Folk Day, Hoole, Chester, Cheshire, 25 February, Chester Folk Survivors, PO Box 3695, Chester, CH1 9RQ. www.chesterfolk.org.uk 07005 977045 | festival@chesterfolk.org.uk

March

Intervarsity Folk Dance Festival (IVFDF), Aberdeen, 2-4 March. www.ivfdf2012.org.uk info@ivfdf2012.org.uk

Celtic Festival of Wales, Porthcawl, S.Wales, 2-4 March, 40 The Woodlands, Brackla, Bridgend, Wales, CF31 2JF. www.cwlwmceltaidd.com 01656 766667 | derek@cwlwmceltaidd.com

Manchester Irish Festival, Manchester, 2-18 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, 10 March, 50 Moorfield Avenue, Ramsgreave, Blackburn, Lancs, BB1 9BU. www.fiddlemusic.co.uk 07745 493135 | soundpost@fiddlemusic.co.uk

Bournemouth Folk Festival, Bournemouth, Hants, 23-24 March, The Jays, Horton Road, Ringwood, Dorset, BH24 2EJ. www.bournemouthfolkfestival.co.uk 0844 5763000 | info@bournemouthfolkfestival.co.uk

Melodeons and More, Stowmarket, Suffolk, 24 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 Old Fashioned Night Out, Frittenden, Kent, 31 March, 4 Russetings Cottages, Albion Road, Marden, Kent, TN12 9ED. http://frittendenfestival.com 07985 522734 | gmatkin@gmail.com

Dancing England Rapper Tournament (DERT), London, 31 March-1 April.
http://dert2012.co.uk | 05603 683287.

April

Barnsley Acoustic Roots Festival, Barnsley, S.Yorks, 6-8 April, Barnsley Civic Hall, Hanson Street, Barnsley, S.Yorks, S70 2HZ. www.myspace.com/barnsleyacoustic 01226 203816 | wombwell.folk@blueyonder.co.uk

Wickham Easter Folk Festival , Fareham, Hants, 6-8 April, The Festival Office, 51 Russell Street, Gosport, Hants, PO12 3JD. www.eastfest.co.uk 0238071 1818 | eastfest@talk21.com

Sea Shanty Festival, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, 6-8 April, www.shanty.org.uk 01925 241631.

Somerfest, Halsway Manor, Somerset, 7 April, Halsway Manor, Crowcombe, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 4BD. www.halswaymanor.org.uk 01984 618274, office@halswaymanor.org.uk

Crediton Folk Weekend, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, 13-15 April, 32 Mill Street, Crediton, Devon, EX17 1EZ. www.poppyrecords.co.uk/crediton/cred.htm 01363 775695, creditonfolkfestival@yahoo.co.uk 

Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering, Morpeth, Northumberland, 13-15 April, Westgate House, Dogger Bank, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 1RE. www.northumbriana.org.uk/gathering 01670 513308, enquiries@northumbriana.org.uk

Malton & Norton Folk Festival, Malton, N.Yorks, 20-21 April. www.maltonfolk.co.uk 01653 696226, mnff@live.co.uk

 Banbury Song and Ale Weekend, Banbury, Oxon, 20-21 April, PO Box 622, Banbury, Oxon, OX16 6ET. www.banburyfolkfestival.co.uk 01295 709881, bfest@btinternet.com

Folk Weekend Oxford, Oxford, Oxon, 20-22 April. www.folkweekendoxford.co.uk 07866 804220, cat@catkelly.co.uk

Scandimoot Scandinavian Music & Dance, Austwick, N.Yorks, 20-23 April, 27 Pine Road, Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside, CH60 2SP. http://scandimoot.wikispaces.com 0151 348 4018, scandimoot@ivrig.co.uk

Ludlow Irish Set Dance Weekend, Ludlow, Shropshire, 21-22 April, 45 Watling Street, Leintwardine, Craven Arms, Shropshire, SY7 0LL. 01547 540530, pete@thedancingbridge.freeserve.co.uk

Blowzabella Day, Stamford, Lincs, 27-28 April, www.blowzabella.com 07887948853.

Great Alne Long Weekend, Great Alne, Warwicks, 27-30 April, 83 Westminster Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham.B29 7RN. www.greatalnefolk.org.uk 0121 6891802 | nicolascott78@googlemail.com

May

Raunds Music Festival, Raunds, Northants, 3-6 May, 6 Bugby Way, Raunds, Northants, NN9 6SX. www.raundsfestival.com 07756 015615 | contact@raundsfestival.com

Wath Festival, Wath-on-Dearne, S.Yorks, 4-6 May, 8 Morlands Court, Wath-on-Dearne, Rotherham, S.Yorks, S63 6DD. www.wathfestival.org.uk 07982 658467 | wath.festival@btinternet.com

Upton Folk Festival, Upton, Worcs, 4-7 May, Tudor House, 9 Kinnersley, Severn Stoke, Worcester, Worcs, WR8 9JR. www.uptonfolk.org 01684 594200 | boxoffice@uptonfolk.org

The Hardraw May Folk Gathering, Hawes, N.Yorks, 4-7 May. www.hardrawgathering.co.uk 0113 2509639 | hardrawmaygather@aol.com

Eastbourne International Folk Dance Festival, Eastbourne, Sussex, 4-7 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, 4-7 May, Roma, 62 Collier Road, Hastings, TN34 3JS. www.hastingsjack.co.uk 01424 716516 | secretary@hastingsjack.co.uk

Stepping Stones Festival, Brampton, Cumbria, 5-6 May, Stones Barn, Roweltown, Cumbria, CA6 6LA. www.steppingstonesfestival.co.uk 01697 748833. info@steppingstonesfestival.co.uk 

Clovelly Folk Festival, Clovelly, Devon, 5-6 May, Clovelly Estate Co. Ltd, Clovelly, near Bideford, Devon, EX39 5TA. www.clovelly.co.uk/events 01805 624624. 

Bristol Folk Festival, Bristol, 5-7 May, Colston Hall, Colston Street, Bristol, BS1 5AR. www.bristolfolkfestival.com 0117 922 3686, boxoffice@colstonhall.org 

Rochester Sweeps Festival, Rochester, Kent, 5-7 May, Medway Visitor Centre, 95 High Street, Rochester, Kent, ME1 1LX. www.whatsonmedway.co.uk 01634 338141, visitor.centre@medway.gov.uk

Sarratt Folk Festival, Sarratt, Herts, 11-12 May. www.sarrattfolkfestival.org.uk/ 01923 285688, gilliannorris@btinternet.com 

Holmfirth Festival of Folk, Holmfirth, W.Yorks, 11-13 May, Holmfirth Tourist Information Office, 49-51 Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth, W.Yorks, HD9 3JP. www.holmfirthfestivaloffolk.co.uk 01484 222444 | holmfirthfolk@btinternet.com

Folk on the Pier, Cromer, Norfolk, 11-13 May, Pavilion Theatre, Cromer Pier, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9HE. www.folkonthepier.co.uk 01263 512495 | info@deckchairproductions.co.uk

Song, Steam and Stories of the Quantocks, Halsway Manor, Somerset, 11-13 May, Halsway Manor, Crowcombe, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 4BD. www.halswaymanor.org.uk 01984 618274 | office@halswaymanor.org.uk

Clennell Hall Folk Festival, Alwinton, Northumberland, 18-20 May, Clennell Hall Hotel, Clennell Hall, Alwinton, Northumberland, NE65 7BG. www.clennell-hall.co.uk 01669 650376, info@clennell-hall.co.uk CANCELLED

Doncaster Folk Festival, Doncaster, S.Yorks, 18-20 May, 95 Bennetthorpe, Doncaster, S.Yorks, DN2 6AJ. www.doncasterfolkfestival.org.uk 01302 367302 | doncasterfolkfestival@virginmedia.com

Moulton Village Festival, Moulton, Northants, 18-20 May, 27 Parade Bank, Moulton, Northants, NN3 7ST. http://moultonparishcouncil.org.uk 01604 670192 | melodeonplayer@hotmail.com

Hexham Gathering, Hexham, Northumberland, 24-27 May, Folkworks, The Sage Gateshead, St Mary's Sq, Gateshead, NE8 2JR. www.thesagegateshead.org 01434 652477 | folkworks@thesagegateshead.org

Shepley Spring Festival, Shepley, W.Yorks, 25-27 May, PO Box 645, Scissett, Huddersfield, HD8 8WR. www.shepleyspringfestival.com 01484 604704 | info@shepleyspringfestival.com

Cotswold Olimpicks Morris Ring Meeting, Chipping Campden, Glos, 25-27 May, 70 Greengate Lane, Birstall, Leicester, Leics, LE4 3DL. www.themorrisring.org 01162 675654 | bagman@themorrisring.org

Acoustic Festival of Britain, Uttoxeter, Staffs, 25-27 May. www.acousticfestival.co.uk 0333 9000 919 | info@acousticfestival.co.uk

Ryedale Folk Weekend, Hutton-le-Hole, N.Yorks, 25-27 May, The Old Post Office, Commondale, Whitby, N.Yorks, YO21 2HG. www.festivalonthemoor.co.uk 01287 660060 | moorfolk@gmail.com

Kirtlington Lamb Ale Morris Festival, Kirtlington, Oxon, 26-27 May, 3 Ash Drive, Brackley, Northants,NN13 6EU. www.kirtlington-morris.org.uk 01993 770703 | steve_hanley@lineone.net

Bath International Music Festival, Bath, Somerset, 30 May-10 June, Festival Box Office, 2 Church Street, Abbey Green, Bath, Avon, BA1 1NL. www.bathmusicfest.org.uk 01225 463362 | info@bathfestivals.org.uk

June

Ireby Festival, Ireby, Cumbria, 1-2 June, Bank Top Cottage, Ireby, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 1EA. www.irebyfestival.co.uk 01697 371645 | irebyfestival@gmail.com

Wessex Folk Festival, Weymouth, Dorset, 1-3 June, Festival Office, 32 Greenways, Portland, Dorset, DT5 2LE. www.wessexfolk.co.uk 01305 860277 | info@wessexfolk.co.uk

Chippenham Folk Festival, Chippenham, Wilts, 1-4 June, 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, 1-4 June, PO Box 3695, Chester, CH1 9RQ. www.chesterfolk.org.uk 07005 977045 | festival@chesterfolk.org.uk

Fishguard Folk Festival, Fishguard, Pembroke, 1-4 June. www.pembrokeshire-folk-music.co.uk 01348 875183 | storesman@gmail.com
  
The Gate to Southwell Folk Festival, Southwell, Notts, 1-4 June, PO Box 9149, Newark, Notts, NG24 9DZ. www.southwellfolkfestival.org.uk 01636 816678 | information@southwellfolkfestival.org.uk

Dulverton Folk Festival, Dulverton, Somerset, 1-5 June, Exeham Farm, Exebridge, Dulverton, Somerset, TA22 9AY. www.dulvertonfolkfestival.net 01398 323776 | info@dulvertonfolkfestival.net

Bude & Stratton Folk Festival, Bude, Cornwall, 1-5 June, 1 Hillhead Cottage, Whitstone, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 6TJ. www.budefolk.com 01288 341582 | budefolk@gmail.com

Morland Scottish Country Dance Week, Morland, Cumbria, 4-8 June, Newby End Farm, Newby, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 3EX. www.newbyendfarm.co.uk 01931 714338 | david@newbyendfarm.co.uk

Songlines Encounters Festival, King’s Place, London, 6-8 June, King's Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG. www.kingsplace.co.uk 0207 520 1490, info@kingsplace.co.uk 

Wirral Folk on the Coast Festival, Whitby Sports & Social Centre, Ellesmere Port , Cheshire, 7-10 June, 2 Redford Close, Greasby, Wirral, Merseyside, CH49 2QQ. www.wirralfolkonthecoast.com 0151 678 9902 | info@wirralfolkonthecoast.com

Thaxted Morris Ring Meeting, Thaxted, Essex, 8-10 June, 70 Greengate Lane, Birstall, Leicester, Leics, LE4 3DL. www.themorrisring.org 01162 675654 | bagman@themorrisring.org

Wychwood Music Festival, Cheltenham, Glos, 8-10 June, 46 Market Square, Witney, Oxon, OX28 6AL. www.wychwoodfestival.com 01993 772580 | info@wychwoodfestival.com

St Neots Folk Festival, St Neots, Cambs, 8-10 June, The Mill House, St Neots Road, Bolnhurst, Bedford, Beds, MK44 2ER. www.stneotsfolkclub.co.uk 01234 376278 | stneotsfolkclub@aol.com

Gower Folk Festival, Gower, Wales, 8-10 June, Blue Anchor Cottage, Blue Anchor, Penclawdd, Swansea, SA4 3JQ. www.gowerfolkfestival.co.uk 01792 850803 | joy.toole@halfpennyfolkclub.com

Wimborne Folk Festival, Wimborne, Dorset, 8-10 June, 32a Sea View Road, Upton, Poole, Dorset, BH16 5NG. www.wimbornefolkfestival.co.uk 01202 623740 | linda.wild@wimbornefolkfestival.co.uk

Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival, Falmouth, Cornwall, 15-17 June, One Stop Shop, 34 Church Street, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 3EF. www.falmouthshout.com 01326 313553 | richard@falmouth.co.uk

Middlewich Folk & Boat Festival, Middlewich, Cheshire, 15-17 June, Town Council, Victoria Building, Lewin Street, Middlewich, Cheshire, CW10 9AS. www.midfest.org.uk 01606 833434 | info@midfest.org.uk

Beverley Folk Festival, Beverley, E.Yorks, 15-17 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, 15-17 June, 123 Greenheath Road, Hednesford, Staffs, WS12 4AU. www.lichfieldfolkfestival.co.uk 01543 424292 | pennycowern@btinternet.com

The Big Session Festival, Walton-upon-Trent, Derbyshire, 15-17 June, PO Box 296, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3XU. www.bigsessionfestival.com 01629 827016 | info@bigsessionfestival.com

Steamboat Folk Weekend, Ipswich, Suffolk, 16-17 June, Steamboat Tavern, 78 New Cut West, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 8HW. www.irfmf.org.uk 01473 601902 | linda@irfmf.org.uk

Tredegar House Folk Festival, Newport, Gwent, 18-20 June, 135 Beaufort Road, St Julians, Newport, Gwent, NP19 7PB. www.tredegarhousefestival.org.uk 01633 246241 | susieoates@bushell100.fsnet.co.uk

Leigh Folk Festival, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, 21-24 June, 60 The Ridgeway, Westcliff on Sea, Essex, SS0 8NU. www.leighfolkfestival.co.uk 01702 715111 | tony@priority.ms

Teignmouth Folk Festival, Teignmouth, Devon, 22-24 June, Maleth, 11 Cleveland Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 5BD. www.teignmouthfolk.co.uk 01803 290427 | annemgill@tiscali.co.uk

English Country Music Weekend, Brightlingsea, Essex, 22-24 June, 6 St Mildred's Road, Chelmsford, CM2 9PU. www.ecmwbrightlingsea.com 01245 263753 | cakemp@hotmail.com

Crawley Folk Festival, Crawley, W.Sussex, 23-24 June, The Hawth Theatre, Hawth Ave, Crawley, W.Sussex, RH10 6YZ. www.hawth.co.uk 01293 438113 | info@hawth.co.uk

North Atlantic Fiddle Convention (NAFCO), Derry, N.Ireland, 27 June-1 July. www.nafco2012.com

Lymm Village Festival, Lymm, Cheshire, 28 June-5 July, 56 Rawson Street, Farnworth, Lancs, BL4 7RJ. www.lymmfolkclub.org.uk 01204 571167 | bernard@lymmfolkclub.org.uk

Sedbergh Folk Fest, Sedbergh, Cumbria, 29 June-1 July, Sedbergh Tourist Information, Main Street, Sedbergh, Cumbria. www.sedberghfolkfest.co.uk 015396 20125 | info@sedberghfolkfest.co.uk

Sark Folk Festival, Sark, Channel Islands, 29 June-1 July, Honeysuckle Cottage, Les Dunes, Vazon, Guernsey, GY5 7LQ. www.sarkfolkfestival.com info@sarkfolkfestival.com

St Albans Folk at the Festival, St Albans, Herts, 30 June-1 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

Joint Morris Organisations Day of Dance, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwicks, 30 June. www.open-morris.org 01902 563126 | secretary@open-morris.org

July

Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, Llangollen, Denbighshire, 2-8 July, Royal International Pavilion, Abbey Road, Llangollen, Denbighshire, LL20 8SW. www.international-eisteddfod.co.uk 01978 862001 | tickets@international-eisteddfod.co.uk
 
Cleckheaton Folk Festival, Cleckheaton, W.Yorks, 6-8 July, 84 Pyenot Hall Lane, Cleckheaton, W.Yorks, BD19 5BA. www.cleckheatonfolkfestival.org 01274 879761 | info@cleckheatonfolkfestival.org

National Forest Folk Festival, Moira, Leics, 6-8 July, 1 Rescue Copse, Spring Hill, New Arley, Coventry, CV7 8HN. www.affc.demon.co.uk 01676 540219 | festival@affc.demon.co.uk

Priddy Folk Festival, Priddy, Somerset, 6-8 July, Eastwater Cottage, Wells Road, Priddy, Somerset, BA5 3AZ. www.priddyfolk.org 01746 674080 | priddyinfo@priddyfolk.org   

Isle of Wight Folk Festival, Havenstreet, Isle of Wight, 6-8 July, Woodside Lodge, Ash Copse Road, Fishbourne, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 4EY. www.folkstation.co.uk 01983 292705 | folkstationonline@gmail.com

Clogfest, Skipton, N.Yorks, 6-8 July. www.clogfest.org 01282 868040 | paul@clogfest.org

West Somerset Folk Festival, Carhampton, Somerset, 6-8 July, 3 The Glebe, Timberscombe, Somerset, TA24 7TS. www.westsomersetfolkfestival.co.uk 01643 841597 | dibblemjd@talktalk.net

Larmer Tree Festival, Salisbury, Wilts, 11-15 July, PO Box 1790, Salisbury, Wilts, SP5 5WA. www.larmertreefestival.co.uk 01725 552300 | info@larmertreefestival.co.uk

Moonbeams Wold Top Folk Festival, Wold Newton, E. Yorks, 13-14 July, The Lodge Cottage, Lowthorpe, Driffield, E.Yorks, YO25 4AS. www.woldtopbrewery.co.uk 07810 831317 | moonbeamsacoustic@hotmail.com

Ely Folk Festival, Ely, Cambs, 13-15 July, 38 Lynn Road, Ely, Cambs, CB6 1DA. www.elyfolk.co.uk 07500 527334 | info@elyfolk.co.uk

Bromsgrove Folk Festival, Bromsgrove, Worcs, 13-15 July, 2 Malvern View Cottage, Whinfield Rd, Dodford, Bromsgrove, B61 9BG. www.bromsgrovefolkclub.co.uk 01527 831577 | bobcynfolk@aol.com

Furness Tradition, Ulverston, Cumbria, 13-15 July, PO Box 25, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 7UN. www.furnesstradition.org.uk 01229 587120 | trad@hartown.demon.co.uk

Letchworth Centenary Morris Ring Meeting, Cottered, Herts, 13-15 July, 70 Greengate Lane, Birstall, Leicester, Leics, LE4 3DL. www.themorrisring.org 01162 675654 | bagman@themorrisring.org

Rothbury Traditional Music Festival, Rothbury, Northumberland, 13-15 July, Highbury, Black Mountain Terrace, Rothbury, Northumberland, NE65 7QY. www.rothbury-traditional-music.co.uk 01669 620849 | carolemurray@orange.net
 
Rhythms of the World, Hitchin, Herts, 14-15 July, PO Box 121, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 2WB. www.rotw.org.uk info@rotw.org.uk

Bradfield Traditional Music Weekend, Bradfield, S.Yorks, 19-22 July, Edgemount Farm, Lumb Lane, High Bradfield, Sheffield, S6 6LJ. 0114 2851479 | mark@edeophone.myzen.co.uk

Summertyne Americana Festival, Gateshead, Co Durham, 19-22 July, The Sage Gateshead, St Mary's Sq, Gateshead, NE8 2JR. www.thesagegateshead.org 0191 443 4661 | ticketoffice@thesagegateshead.org

Festival at the Edge, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, 20-22 July, The Morgan Library, Aston St, Wem, Shropshire, SY4 5AU. www.festivalattheedge.org 01939 236626 | info@festivalattheedge.org

Stainsby Folk Festival, Stainsby, Derbyshire, 20-22 July, 69 Strettea Lane, Higham, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 6EJ. www.stainsbyfestival.org.uk 01246 559036 | info@stainsbyfestival.org.uk

Cullerlie Traditional Singing Weekend, Cullerlie, Aberdeen, 20-22 July, Cullerlie Farm Park, Echt, Skene, Aberdeenshire, AB32 6XL. www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone 01224 645486 | elphinstone@abdn.ac.uk

Seafest Scarborough, Scarborough, N.Yorks, 20-22 July, The Old Post Office, Commondale, Whitby, N.Yorks, YO21 2HG. www.seafest.org.uk 01287 660060 | moorfolk@gmail.com

Village Pump Folk Festival, Trowbridge, Wilts, 20-22 July, PO Box 5091, Bath, BA1 0QS.  www.villagepumpfolkfestival.co.uk 01225 707346 | alderslade@blueyonder.co.uk

Folk by the Oak, Hatfield House, Herts, 22 July, PO Box 355, Hereford, HR2 9YE. www.folkbytheoak.com 01432 355416 | info@folkbytheoak.com

Cambridge Folk Festival, Cambridge, Cambs, 26-29 July, Folk Festival Office, The Guildhall, Cambridge, CB2 3QJ. www.cambridgefolkfestival.co.uk 01223 357851 | admin.cornex@cambridge.gov.uk

Warwick Folk Festival, Warwick, Warwicks, 26-29 July, PO Box 1533, Harbury, CV33 9ZU. www.warwickfolkfestival.co.uk 01926 776438 | info@warwickfolkfestival.co.uk

WOMAD, Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wilts, 26-29 July, Mill Lane, Box, Corsham, Wilts, SN13 8PN. http://womad.org 0845 146 1735 | info@womad.org

August

Wickham Folk Festival, Wickham, Hants, 2-5 August, The Festival Office, 51 Russell Street, Gosport, Hants, PO12 3JD. www.wickhamfestival.co.uk 0238071 1818 | eastfest@talk21.com

Cornwall Folk Festival, Wadebridge, Cornwall, 3-5 August, Hobgoblin Music, Polmorla Walk, Wadebridge, Cornwall, PL27 7NS. www.cornwallfolk.co.uk 01208 814638 | millways@btinternet.com

Sidmouth FolkWeek, Sidmouth, Devon, 3-10 August, Sidmouth TIC, Ham Lane, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 8XR. www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk 01395 578627 | info@sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk

Fairport's Cropredy Convention, Cropredy, Oxon, 9-11 August, Fairport Convention, PO Box 263, Chipping Norton, Oxon, OX7 9DF. www.fairportconvention.com
 
Durham Gathering, Durham, Co.Durham, 9-11 August, Folkworks, 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, 10-12 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, 10-12 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, 10-17 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, 10-18 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, 11-17 August, Newby End Farm, Newby, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 3EX. www.newbyendfarm.co.uk 01931 714338 | david@newbyendfarm.co.uk

White Horse Folk Festival, Wantage, Dorset, 17-19 August, 1 Membury Way, Grove, Wantage, Oxon, OX12 0BP. www.whitehorsefolkfestival.co.uk 01235 765445 | whitehorsefest@aol.com

Moira Furnace Folk Festival, Moira, Derbyshire, 17-19 August, 37 School Street, Oakthorpe, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 7RE. www.moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk 01530 272305 | info@moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk

Whitby Folk Week, Whitby, N.Yorks, 18-24 August, PO Box 137, Queensbury, Bradford, BD13 1WS. www.whitbyfolk.co.uk 01274 833669 | tickets@whitbyfolk.co.uk

Purbeck Folk Festival, Steeple, Dorset, 23-26 August, The Jays, Horton Road, Ringwood, Dorset, BH24 2EJ. www.purbeckfolk.co.uk paul@purbeckfolk.co.uk

Towersey Village Festival, Towersey, Oxon, 23-27 August, PO Box 296, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3XU. www.towerseyfestival.com 01629 827016 | info@towerseyfestival.com

Folkeast, Somerleyton Estate, Suffolk, 24-27 August, 90 Chediston Street, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 8BJ. www.folkeast.co.uk info@folkeast.co.uk 

Shrewsbury Folk Festival, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, 24-27 August, PO Box 1568, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV15 6YJ. www.shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk 0781 605 8474 | sandra@shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk

Burnham-on-Sea Free Folkfest, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, 30 August-2 September. www.folkfest.co.uk 01278 794414 | gcwebsite@aol.com

International Pipe and Tabor Festival, Gloucester, Glos, 31 August-2 September, Tanronen, Lurks Lane, Pitchcombe, Stroud, Glos, GL6 6LL. www.pipeandtabor.com 01453 763181 | chair@pipeandtabor.com

Fylde Folk Festival, Fleetwood, Lancs, 31 August-2 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, 31 August-2 September, PO Box 16, Wallingford, Oxon, OX10 9YN. www.bunkfest.co.uk 07743 330494 | info@bunkfest.co.uk

Moseley Folk Festival, Moseley, Birmingham, 31 August-2 September, 82 Fazeley Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5RD. www.moseleyfolk.co.uk 07789 440026 | info@moseleyfolk.co.uk

Hartley Morris Men's 60th Anniversary Ring Meeting, Wrotham, Kent, 31 August-2 September, 70 Greengate Lane, Birstall, Leicester, Leics, LE4 3DL. www.themorrisring.org 01162 675654 | bagman@themorrisring.org

September

Traditional Music Day, Stowmarket, Suffolk, 1 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

The Big Green Cardigan, Telham, Battle, Sussex, 7-9 September, 45 High Street, Battle, East Sussex, TE33 0EE. www.biggreencardigan.co.uk 01424 429840 | info@biggreencardigan.co.uk

Bromyard Folk Festival, Bromyard, Herefords, 7-9 September, PO Box 729, Suckley, Worcester, WR6 5WQ. www.bromyard-folk-festival.org.uk 07772 831860 | info@bromyard-folk-festival.org.uk

Swanage Folk Festival, Swanage, Dorset, 7-9 September, 14 Church Hill, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 1HU. www.swanagefolkfestival.co.uk swanagefolkfestival@hotmail.co.uk

Sweet Sunny South (American Old Time), Hastings, Sussex, 7-9 September, 7 Badgers Way, Hastings, Sussex, TN34 2QD. www.sweetsunnysouth.co.uk 01424 423230 | sweetsunnysouth69@yahoo.co.uk

UK Sacred Harp Convention, Hurst, Reading, 15-16 September. www.ukshapenote.org.uk ukshc2012@gmail.com
 
Otley Black Sheep Folk Festival, Otley, W.Yorks, 20-23 September, PO Box 55, Otley, W.Yorks, LS21 1XP. www.otleyfolkfestival.com 01943 464858 | otleyff@hotmail.com

Cropton Folk n Roots Festival, Cropton, N.Yorks, 21-23 September, The Old Post Office, Commondale, Whitby, N.Yorks, YO21 2HG. www.rootsnorth.co.uk 01287 660060 | moorfolk@gmail.com

October

Tenterden Folk Festival, Tenterden, Kent, 4-7 October, 15 Repton Manor Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3HA. www.tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk 01233 626805 | info@tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk

Derby Folk Festival, Derby, Derbyshire, 5-7 October, PR Promotions, PO Box 200, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 2ZL. www.prpromotions.org.uk 01773 853428 | info@prpromotions.org.uk

Lewes Folk Festival, Lewes, Sussex, 11-15 October, 26 Ferrers Road, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1PZ. www.lewesfolkfest.org 01273 478124 | tinvic@globalnet.co.uk

Banbury Folk Festival, Banbury, Oxon, 12-14 October, PO Box 622, Banbury, Oxon, OX16 6ET. www.banburyfolkfestival.co.uk 01295 709881 | bfest@btinternet.com

Lowender Peran Festival, Perranporth, Cornwall, 17-21 October, Park Hoskyn House, Penhallow, Truro, Cornwall, TR4 9NB. www.lowenderperan.co.uk 01872 553413 | peggy@lowenderperan.co.uk

Bristol Cajun & Zydeco Festival, Bristol, 19-21 October, 43 Kent Street, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 4HS. www.bristolcajunfestival.com 01227 274340 | bristol_cajun@yahoo.com

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

Dance Around the World, Camden, London, 20-21 October, 8 Langbourne Avenue, London, N6 6AL. www.datw.org.uk 020 8340 4683 | danceoffice@waitrose.com

Baring-Gould Folk Weekend, Okehampton, Devon, 26-28 October, Wren Music, 1 St James St, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1DW. www.wrenmusic.co.uk 01837 53754 | info@wrenmusic.co.uk

November

Bedworth Folk Festival, Bedworth, Warwicks, 23-25 November, 22 Juliet Close, Nuneaton, Warwicks, CV11 6NS. www.bedworth-festival.info 07519 787469 | mail@bedworth-festival.info

Great British Folk Festival, Butlins, Skegness, Lincs, 30 November, www.bigweekends.com

December

Haddenham Folk Festival, Haddenham, Bucks, 1 December, John's House, 3 Church Street, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP20 2QP. www.haddenhamceilidhs.co.uk 01296 415333 | john@actionfolk.co.uk