arran folk festival

Subject: arran folk festival
From: GUEST,Dozy rozy
Date: 16 Apr 07 - 02:08 PM

Does anyone know the dates of the Arran folk festival this year?I'm up here at the moment,and having difficulty finding out.Is it a secret?And what happened to the session in the Bar Eden on thursdays?

Subject: RE: arran folk festival
From: katlaughing
Date: 16 Apr 07 - 02:42 PM

Looks as though they are trying, but no dates in THis Article.

Subject: RE: arran folk festival
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Apr 07 - 05:05 PM

thanks, i,ll keep a lookout.I hope it happens when I can get up here from sunny Yorkshire.

Subject: RE: arran folk festival
From: Mark H.
Date: 16 Apr 07 - 05:58 PM

Next one's 2009.
See:
http://217.118.128.35/fmi/iwp/cgi?-db=ArranFolkFestival&-loadframes

Subject: RE: arran folk festival
From: katlaughing
Date: 16 Apr 07 - 06:29 PM

Here's the relevant bit from that website:

he idea is to run the Arran Folk Festival as a business and to relaunch it with a very high, international profile. Celtic Connections has provided a tremendous model, which demonstrates that it is possible to run a successful, fully commercial enterprise without losing the essence of the tradition with its informality, spontaneity and great sense of humour. The Festival will also establish a trust fund to assist the many community groups, which are involved in music and the performing arts generally. To that end it is proposed that the 15th Arran Folk Festival will take place in June 2009 and in the meantime, the company will promote a series of concerts, acoustic sessions and family ceilidhs every Wednesday throughout the summer holidays. It will also be recording local performers whose CDs will be available throughout the island and online.

I see, in the event calendar, they had the 78th annual Arran Music festival just a few weeks ago.