"A 'folk and roots' festival wouldn't necessarily clash with a 'folk festival'"

Steve, most of the acts at Cropton were pretty folky and the people I know who went there are definitely the "folk festival" crowd. The organiser is a pretty well known folk performer too.

Do you know if the intended dates for next year's Helmsley are available yet? It would be useful to know..... I'll certainly try and avoid a clash and make sure the date is shared with The Cropton organiser (Richard Grainger).

Paul Arrowsmith