Dent Folk Festival 2008

Subject: Dent Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Mar 08 - 02:51 PM

The Sixth Dent Folk Festival takes place from the 27th to the 29th of
June in an outstanding setting on the edge of the beautiful Yorkshire Dales village of Dent.

Weekend Tickets are £50.00, individual event tickets are also available. Alongside the main concerts are a whole host of free events for all the family from street theatre to craft workshops.

This year's Dent Folk Festival will feature more than 20 musical acts performing on two stages. Among the artists playing at this annual event are Rachel Unthank & The Winterset, The Michael McGoldrick Quartet, Shooglenifty, John Tams and Barry Coope, Chumbawamba, Kris
Drever, Rory McLeod, Ruth Notman, Bellevue Rendezvous, and The TimEdey Trio.

A truly outstanding line up that reads like a who's who of British folk music!

Alongside the phenomenal music, there will be real ale from The Black
Sheep Brewery, great food from Johnny Baghdad, storytelling, street theatre, puppet shows, informal, music sessions, dance displays, stalls and the legendary late night ceilidh!

There are some new additions to the festival this year. A free stage in The Black Sheep beer tent featuring music from friends of the festival and children's craftsin a fantastic Native American Tipi care of 4 Winds Lakeland Tipis.

Full details of the festival are available at www.dentfolkfestival.co.uk. Tickets are available on-line or from the box office on 01524 582803.

The Dent Folk Festival 2008 is a not for profit organisation funded and supported by Kendal College, Lyon Equipment, Black Sheep Brewery, Cumbria County Council, South Lakeland District Council, Dent Parish Council, Sound Support, Folkus, Killington Marquees, Stramongate Press, Nationwide Fire Training, Hobgoblin Music, imageacoustic.com and Sedbergh & District Lookaround.

Subject: RE: Dent Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,Guest - Chalkie
Date: 17 Mar 08 - 09:54 AM

Does much happen in the pubs of Dent, any singarounds or open sessions?

Subject: RE: Dent Folk Festival 2008
From: Banjiman
Date: 17 Mar 08 - 10:17 AM

Sessions in pubs and around the festival site (in a teepee I think this year!). On site sessions usually led my master banjoist Bill Lloyd. Excellent fun and a very manageable size. Pay as you go for the main concerts mean that it can be a very cost-effective weekend and you can just see those acts that you really want to.

See you there?

Paul

Subject: RE: Dent Folk Festival 2008
From: Banjiman
Date: 17 Mar 08 - 10:19 AM

This might be helpful!

Dent FF Website

Subject: RE: Dent Folk Festival 2008
From: ossonflags
Date: 18 Mar 08 - 06:01 AM

Im going, me, so see you there then Paul.

Subject: RE: Dent Folk Festival 2008
From: Joe G
Date: 18 Mar 08 - 08:55 AM

Hoping to go this year - hopefully my converted Berlingo will be ready by then - which is the best campsite or are they all much the same?

Cheers

Joe G

Subject: RE: Dent Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,leila...
Date: 18 Mar 08 - 12:56 PM

What a fab line up.....!!

I think Kris Drever and Shooglenifty are great.. So I will def be there..

Carnt wait!!

Subject: RE: Dent Folk Festival 2008
From: Banjiman
Date: 19 Mar 08 - 08:22 AM

Mick,

Glad you're going, it'll be good to catch up. TBC but it looks like Wendy has a slot on the new "Beer Tent" stage which will be fun.

Joe G,

The best campsite is Mill Beck (well maybe not but it's the one we stay on!!). We had some good sessions on there last year.

Paul

Subject: RE: Dent Folk Festival 2008
From: Joe G
Date: 19 Mar 08 - 09:44 AM

Cheers Paul - my friend is checking out the camp site prices/facilities so I will let him know

Joe