fILEY fOLK fESTIVAL 2012 updates (A newish festival, 4th/5th/6th May - ALL VENUES FREE ENTRY):-

THE STATION PUB, Church Street, Filey - over 30 pre-booked acts including Monkeys Fist, Richard Grainger, Fiddlynmandoris, Joe Solo, Paula Ryan, Rebekah Findlay, David Broad, Wendy Arrowsmith. This venue also has seperate lounge areas and marquee covered beer garden for informal singarounds/playarounds allday and night. Contact session host Derek Waudby about the rounds !

GRAPES INN, Queen Street, Filey (2 min walk from the 'Station'), over 30 pre booked acts including Beggars Bridge, Dominic Hook, Throwing Words, Branstown Band, Mike Rogers, Ysabelle Wombwell. Small beer garden for singarounds/playarounds allday and night.

THE BELLE VUE PUB, Belle Vue Street, Filey (5 min walk from the 'Grapes')- over 20 pre booked acts including Three Sheets T Wind, Hase Waits, Blackstone Edge, Chris Martin, Dave Kelly, Lindsey Simpson, Half Deaf Clatch. Downstairs cellar bar area and beer garden for singarounds/playarounds allday and night.

THE IMPERIAL, Hope Street, right in the middle of Filey. This venue strictly for singarounds/playarounds only. In a way its like a smaller version of SUN INN in Beverley - old flagstone floor, old musical instruments stuck to the beams and walls. The landlord and landlady Mark & Charlotte have promised to make the 'folksters' very welcome. Contact session host Mick McGarry about the 'rounds' !