The Village Green People
and
La Rosa Hotel
present:

FOLK WEEK 2013

An Alternative Future

THE VILLAGE GREEN PEOPLE take over La Rosa Hotel's basement club for their alternative vision of Whitby Folk Week.

Taking place over five nights of folk week from Sunday the 18th of August to Thursday the 22nd, The Village Green People will present contemporary, inclusive, exciting, vibrant folk and acoustic music in intimate, informal and inviting surroundings.

The Village Green People are aiming their events at residents of the Whitby area as well as visitors to folk week and also wish to offer a platform for young performers -particularly those from the local area who may struggle to find their place in the more established events. This is also a chance for established performers to try out more experimental approaches to the traditions in front of a welcoming and curious audience.

Yorkshire Band Maia, fresh from their Glastonbury appearance will be in residence for The Village Green People all week and Radio 2 Folk Award Winner Bella Hardy has confirmed that she will be appearing on Tuesday the 20th.

La Rosa Hotel and The Village Green People would love to hear from established artists and upcoming young performers who would be interested in performing. If this is you, you can contact The Village Green People through La Rosa or find them on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thevillagegreenpeople or twitter @VGPeople

The concerts which will be strictly acoustic will commence at 8pm each night with doors at 7.30. Tickets for each night are £10 and can be booked by contacting reception at La Rosa Hotel on 01947 606981 or by emailing info@larosa.co.uk

"...It was like being welcomed back into the pages of a great big storybook, full of surprises and delight..." The Observer on La Rosa Hotel.

"Maia have undeniable chemistry on stage, they are mesmerising to watch both visually and musically" – HopFarm Festival

"Bella Hardy is a fine, no-nonsense interpreter of traditional music and an excellent songwriter... a powerful set" - The Guardian, Robin Denselow