Bad Guest, I wrote all that and he dident even reply! It's a good job I didn't tell him about a few of the festivals that are taking place soon, such as=
Saturday 27th-Warwick Folk Festival
Thursday 1st August
Cambridge Folk Festival-(1st-4th)-John Prine, Billy Bragg, The Dubliners, Altan, Iris Dement, Oysterband, Kate Rusby, Eliza Carthy, Rory McLeoed, Cara Dillon, etc
Friday 2nd August
Simouth Folk Week (2nd-9th)-Brass Monkey, Cara Dillon, John McCusker, Oysterband, Martin Carthy, Martin Simpson and Rolff Harris etc
Saturday 3rd August
The Nottinghan Riverside Festival-(3rd & 4th) (FREE) "A great line up of artists, including Soukos Koumbele from the Congo, a young Cuban band called Assere, Bill Jones, who won best newcomer at last years BBC Folk Awards, Michael Messer and blues star Blind Mississipi Morris" More details on 0115 9153591 or www.nottinghamevents.org Friday 9th August
Saltburn Folk Festival-(9th -11th)
Friday 17th August
Whitby Folk Week-(17th-23rd).
Also Hull Jazz Festival is on now, with LOADS of jazz events happening in & around the city, (much of it being FREE!) including a performance by another Young Musician of The Year (pianist Matthew Bourne) for more info see the website or phone Hull tourist information on 01482 223559.