Folk Festivals UK

Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK
From: Folkiedave
Date: 07 Mar 11 - 03:07 PM

Delighted to help.

7th, 8th, 9th and 10th July 2011 and Ortigueira is the biggest festival in Western Europe (as far as I know). Three stages, Oysterband, Shooglenifty, Anxo Lorenzo and Cristian Pato are the big attractions for me.
The local tourist board and government subsidise it - so there are no charges! Details are on the website - there are some contradictions on the dates on the English bit ( e.g some pages have not had 2010 altered).

http://www.festivaldeortigueira.com/index.php?lg=ing

Can you log in and contact me? Otherwise I am dave at deyre dot plus dot com. I can probably help with Shetland too!

Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK
From: GUEST,FloraG
Date: 07 Mar 11 - 02:03 PM

Folkiedave - please tell me about galicia. When and how.

I've been asked to organise a mixed music/ singing session during the days for the Faversham hop festival. I'll post info when I have the details. Its always the end august - start september. There is usually a session and a barn dance in the evening.

I'm off to the Shetland festival this year. Anyone else?
FloraG.

Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK
From: bubblyrat
Date: 07 Mar 11 - 12:22 PM

Absolutely no idea this year : a time of personal change and upheaval. Probably Oxford, even though it's been cancelled per se ( there are lots of "fringe" and ex-officio events planned).
                   Maybe, just maybe, anything in France, especially in the Ariege region, or anywhere else within 100 miles or so of Toulouse ; hard to be certain just yet !!
                  Maybe Sidmouth, if someone from above ,who loves camping, can be persuaded to attend ! --All things are possible !

Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK
From: RamblinStu
Date: 07 Mar 11 - 11:52 AM

A lovely little festival this in a great location

Wessex Folk Festival

Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK
From: GUEST,Green Man
Date: 07 Mar 11 - 11:31 AM

Alcester Folk Festival.

Friendly, good beer and great singing.

Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK
From: Mr Red
Date: 07 Mar 11 - 11:29 AM

Upton upon Severn
Chippenham
Warwick maybe
Sidders
Towerey
Bromyard
Banbury

And if my informants can get it together there will be one in Malmesbury sometime. Maybe Tredegar House at the date (June 3-5)

Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK
From: theleveller
Date: 07 Mar 11 - 10:38 AM

Yeah, Cropton. May do that as well. Just hope the Green Slime Caravan has enough algae to hold it together after the hard winter.

Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK
From: GUEST,LDT
Date: 07 Mar 11 - 10:31 AM

Leigh Folk Festival (well its free)
Shrewsbury Folk Festival

I'm wanting to do sidmouth next year..although probably just do one or two days as part of a Devon holiday.

Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK
From: GUEST,Larry
Date: 07 Mar 11 - 10:18 AM

Ely
Wychwood (a bit folkie)
Towersey, probably

Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK
From: Fidjit
Date: 07 Mar 11 - 10:07 AM

Derek You will love Broadstairs.

I'm too busy moving house and home this summer. So I'll only manage a couple.

Chippenham End of May

Tenterden Beginning of October

And possibly a day at Wallingford Early September.

Chas

Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK
From: GUEST,Derek Schofield
Date: 07 Mar 11 - 09:54 AM

I've already been to
Celtic Connections
Cheltenham
DERT (not a folk festival, but ....)

and intend going to:
Shepley
Sidmouth
Whitby
Towersey

and possibly Broadstairs (never been there), Southwell, Celtic Colours (in Nova Scotia ...ambitious!) and no doubt a few more......

quite a range of styles, size, artists etc......

Derek

Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK
From: Folkiedave
Date: 07 Mar 11 - 09:02 AM

I shall miss Dungworth this year - away. But I usually go.

Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK
From: Will Fly
Date: 07 Mar 11 - 08:51 AM

I don't go to folk festivals - or any other festivals, for that matter - because I'm not a huge fan of them, on the whole. Alan and I popped up to run a pub session at Warwick last year - great fun, but a long way to go for a 3-hour session.

Having said that, I shall be attending all 4 days of the Bradfield Traditional Music Weekend, which is a miniature in festival terms, and enjoying playing music, singing, drinking beer and eating pies at the Royal in Dungworth. All in glorious countryside in the Peaks.

And I shall take advantage of its proximity to Sheffield to pop down into that city and buy a musical saw from one of the few makers left. Even if I never get to play it properly, I can always saw a few bodhrans in half at future sessions... :-)

Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK
From: OlgaJ
Date: 07 Mar 11 - 08:35 AM

Performing with 'What's the Point' at:

The Folk Thing, Ashby Folville (April)
Doncaster (May)
Dulverton (May)
Moira Furnace Folk Festival(August)

Probably going to Bromsgrove, maybe the back end of Whitby and definitely Caherciveen (County Kerry)in early August. Maybe one or two others if we can fit them in, but we tend to avoid most of the big ones.

Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK
From: GUEST,Ralphie
Date: 07 Mar 11 - 08:10 AM

Can only afford Sidmouth this year.

Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK
From: Bounty Hound
Date: 07 Mar 11 - 08:06 AM

As a performer, with The Bounty Hounds:

Rochester Sweeps
Ely Folk Festival
Merry Tom Folk Festival
Broadstairs Folk Week
Moira Furnace Folk Festival
Swanage Folk Festival
Cropton Folk and Roots Weekend

And as a punter:


Shrewsbury Folk Festival

Looking forward to them all

John

Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK
From: GUEST,Folkiedave
Date: 07 Mar 11 - 08:06 AM

Cheltenham (already been), Shepley, Gate to Southwell, Whitby possibly Bromyard.

Also in Galicia - Ortiguiera; in France - Quimper and Lorient.

Probably work in a number of others too.

And what about the original poster. Where are you off to this year Lizze?

Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK
From: nickp
Date: 07 Mar 11 - 07:39 AM

Towersey.

ALREADY been to the Gainsborough American Old Time Music and Dance one.

Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK
From: theleveller
Date: 07 Mar 11 - 07:34 AM

We've already booked for Ryedale Folk Festival

ryedale folk festival

and Moonbeams Festival

moonbeams festival

Both superb, friendly festivals in the most beautiful settings imaginable.

Others may follow later.

Subject: Folk Fesivals UK
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 07 Mar 11 - 06:38 AM

I'm tired of hearing about just one festival on this forum, so I thought
I thought I'd start a new thread about ALL the different folk festivals in the UK...from Abbotsbury to Moonbeams and all fun places inbetween..

Which ones are folks planning on going to this year?