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Thread #91951 Message #1752602
Posted By: John J
04-Jun-06 - 05:27 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: What is the Whitby Folk Festival like??
Subject: RE: Folklore: What is the Whitby Folk Festival like??
It's probably the best festival I've attended although I've not been for 7 years. I hope to be back next year.
The highlights for me are: the sessions & sings, Alistair Anderson's in particular, decent fish & chips, good concerts & ceilidhs, kippers, beer, dance displays, in fact just about everything.
I feel sure you'll enjoy the festival if you can get there, if only for a day trip to enjoy some of the sessions and soak up the atmosphere.
The first year we attended, my wife's thoughts as we drove (ho-ho!) through the town were that the entire visiting population of Sidmouth (earlier in the month) had been picked up and dropped on Whitby!