What is your favorite UK folk festival?

Subject: RE: What is your favorite UK folk festival?
From: GUEST,Banjiman
Date: 20 Jun 11 - 12:06 PM

Well, I really like Broadstairs....... just goes to show, you pays your money and takes your choice!

Also some of the smaller Northern ones...... Cleckheaton, Holmfirth, Ryedale, The various Hardraw gatherings through the year.

Subject: RE: What is your favorite UK folk festival?
From: Seayaker
Date: 20 Jun 11 - 11:50 AM

Bromyard F.F. Herefordshire is worth a visit. A small festival with a good line up and a short walk to the town pubs with lots of sessions. Usually lots going on in the beer tent in the evening.

Subject: RE: What is your favorite UK folk festival?
From: banjoman
Date: 20 Jun 11 - 10:54 AM

Definitely not Broadstairs - used to be great but not now. The smaller festivals seem to have got it right these days as the larger ones just seem to me to be a roundabout of the same "Big Names" going from festival to festival. Increasingly little space for active participation at the larger festivals.

Subject: What is your favorite UK folk festival?
From: Kara
Date: 20 Jun 11 - 10:22 AM

Hi there

I have been playing music and going to festivals for years but I had never been to a Folk festival till I went to Southwell a couple of weeks ago. I was extemly impressed. Audiences who actually listened to the music, stewards who were helpful and friendly and some great music clean loos and chairs (wow I loved the chairs)

I'd like to go to more so tell, whats your favorite Uk or Ireland Folk Festival???