As Fylde Folk Festival Draws near, just thought we'd add a few Teasers....

Fylde 2006 - Artists booked so far include:-

Patrick Street( Eire)Eric Bogle, Tanglefoot (Can)John Tams (BBC Folk Award Singer of 2006) & Barry Coope, Gypsy Reel(USA) Bob Fox,Nancy Kerr & James Fagan, Les Barker & Mrs Ackroyd Band, Keith Donnelly, Ben & Joe Broughton, Bruce Mathiske(AUS) ,Strawhead, Pete Coe, Bodega ( BBC Young Folk Award Winners) Jeff Davis(USA) Witches of Elswick, Gary & Vera Aspey, Stanley Accrington, Alan Bell Band, Brian Peters, Quicksilver, Scolds Bridle, Robb Johnson, Three Sheets to the Wind, Shona Donaldson (BBC Young Folk Awards Finalist),Fiona Simpson, Pat Ryan & Ken Howard, Julie Ellison, Anthony John Clarke, Mooncoyn, Harriet Bartlett, Th'Antique Road Show, Joe O'Connor( BBC Young Folk Awards Finalist) Striding Edge Band, Derek Gifford, Thistle, Geoff Higginbottom, Muldoons Picnic, Keith Kendrick, Capt.Cooper's Motley Crew, Paul D.Wrigley, Miv Cameron Band, Penny Black, Joe & Maureen Nicholson, Elbow Jane, No Fixed Abode, The Time Bandits, Bruce Hogg, Ian Gartside Band, Heyfeva, Hugh O'Donnell, Past Carin', Neil Brook, Trouble at'Mill, Ratcatchers Skiffle Group, Fred Rose, Rough Mix, Tom Walsh, Tallyman, Derek Stanton & Roger Barnes, Camellia, Andrew Green, Red Duster, Jenny Coxon, Festival Ceilidh Band, Joe Crane, Fleetwood Mashers, Phil Brown, Spitting on a Roast, Bernie Brewin. Ho-Bow Fiddle Group, Dylan Owen, Tabuka, Charlie "Rainbow" Wolf, Trasna (Irish Youth Group)

Comperes: Matt Armour, Ron Baxter, Dave Jones, Ann Green, Mick Peat, Clive Pownceby, Pete Rimmer, Dick Siddall, Jim Smith.

Outdoor performers: Flipjack Jugglers, Fiddling Green Jig Machine.

Dance teams: Addison Rapper & Clog Dance Team, Argarmeles Ladies Morris, Ducklington Morris Dancers, Feet First Appalachian Cloggers, Fylde Coast Cloggers, Heage Windmillers, Jet Set Border Morris, Lancaster Pace Eggers, Mossley Rose & Clog, Opanka East European Dance Group, Singleton Cloggers, Stockport Morris Men, Southport Sword Dancers, Stockport & Mobberley Morris Dancers, Wrigley Head Morris Dancers.

Dancers MC: George Unthank.

Special events:-
"Willie Scott - The Songs & Life of a Border Shepherd" Alison McMorland & Geordie McKintyre.
"The Lancashire Cotton Famine" Mark Dowding.
"Wind, Sail, Sea & Sky " & "Lakeland Seasons" Alan Bell & The Fleetwood Singers.

Clog Dance Exponent: Melanie Barber, Linda Burton, Harry Cowgill, Chas, Fraser, Jenny & Marguerite Hill, Kath Morris. Musician: Tony Hill.

Lancashire & Cheshire Clog Dancing Contests. Lancashire Dialect Competition.Young Performers Competition."Worst Singer in the World" Contest

Patrick Street(Eire) Sat 3/9/06 Marine hall - Afternoon & Evening.

Eric Bogle Sat 3/9/06 Legion Club -Afternoon. Marine Hall- Evening.

Tanglefoot (Can) Sun 4/9/06 Marine Hall - Afternoon & Evening.

John Tams & Barry Coope Fri 2/9/06 Sole appearance 90 min show.

Bob Fox Sun 4/9/06 Legion Club-Afternoon. Marine Hall-Evening.

Nancy Kerr & James Fagan all weekend.

Tickets are now available from The Marine Hall in Fleetwood and you can now pay by VISA.