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07 Mar 11 - 06:38 AM (#3108812) Subject: Folk Fesivals UK From: Lizzie Cornish 1 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? |
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07 Mar 11 - 07:34 AM (#3108836) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: theleveller 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. |
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07 Mar 11 - 07:39 AM (#3108847) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: nickp Towersey. ALREADY been to the Gainsborough American Old Time Music and Dance one. |
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07 Mar 11 - 08:06 AM (#3108854) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: GUEST,Folkiedave 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? |
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07 Mar 11 - 08:06 AM (#3108855) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: Bounty Hound 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 |
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07 Mar 11 - 08:10 AM (#3108856) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: GUEST,Ralphie Can only afford Sidmouth this year. |
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07 Mar 11 - 08:35 AM (#3108870) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: OlgaJ 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. |
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07 Mar 11 - 08:51 AM (#3108876) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: Will Fly 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... :-) |
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07 Mar 11 - 09:02 AM (#3108880) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: Folkiedave I shall miss Dungworth this year - away. But I usually go. |
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07 Mar 11 - 09:54 AM (#3108910) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: GUEST,Derek Schofield 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 |
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07 Mar 11 - 10:07 AM (#3108920) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: Fidjit 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 |
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07 Mar 11 - 10:18 AM (#3108923) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: GUEST,Larry Ely Wychwood (a bit folkie) Towersey, probably |
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07 Mar 11 - 10:31 AM (#3108927) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: GUEST,LDT 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. |
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07 Mar 11 - 10:38 AM (#3108935) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: theleveller Yeah, Cropton. May do that as well. Just hope the Green Slime Caravan has enough algae to hold it together after the hard winter. |
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07 Mar 11 - 11:29 AM (#3108965) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: Mr Red 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) |
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07 Mar 11 - 11:31 AM (#3108969) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: GUEST,Green Man Alcester Folk Festival. Friendly, good beer and great singing. |
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07 Mar 11 - 11:52 AM (#3108984) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: RamblinStu A lovely little festival this in a great location Wessex Folk Festival |
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07 Mar 11 - 12:22 PM (#3109013) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: bubblyrat 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 ! |
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07 Mar 11 - 02:03 PM (#3109061) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: GUEST,FloraG 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. |
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07 Mar 11 - 03:07 PM (#3109104) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: Folkiedave 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! |
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07 Mar 11 - 05:58 PM (#3109209) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: Folkiedave |
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07 Mar 11 - 05:59 PM (#3109210) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: Folkiedave Not sure what happened there. Flora if you can contact me I have some info for you about Shetland. |
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07 Mar 11 - 06:33 PM (#3109233) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: Suegorgeous Had thought about going to Shetland, but a course I want to do has come up, so maybe have to postpone yet again... anyone been before? it it a good one? |
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08 Mar 11 - 04:34 AM (#3109467) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: Hawker For those of you saying you cant afford to go to festivals, BUDE & STRATTON FOLK FESTIVAL is a great little festival on 27-30th May.....a fringe festival with concerts, ceilidhs and workshops.At £20 per weekend ticket - 3 days and 4 nights of great music, song and dance with camping available for weekend tickets at Bude Rugby Club at £8 PER UNIT per night, plus 50p temporary membership of the rugby club (all camping costs are at cost, we make no profit) Its a great value festival with some fantastic guests, a VERY warm welcome and the seaside too! Come along and give it a try, you won't regret it! Cheers, Lucy |
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08 Mar 11 - 04:55 AM (#3109476) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: Waddon Pete Don't forget the small but beautifully formed Folk Ale at the Kentish Horse in Markbeech, Kent. Pig's Ear Folk Ale Best wishes, Peter |
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08 Mar 11 - 05:04 AM (#3109485) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: Bernard Whilst not a folk festival as such, Lymm Folk Club run a series of extra events during Lymm Village Festival, which this year starts on Thursday June 23rd and runs for ten days. I'll be putting the events list up around Easter time, but a useful download for the club generally is an RTF list that is updated weekly. Over the weekend of 25th/26th June we're running an Open Mic session, songwriting competition (5th year running) and concerts with Geoff Higginbottom, The Time Bandits and Pete Coe (who is also a judge for the competition). Other guests over the festival period include Stanley Accrington, the club residents in concert, Peter and Barbara Snape and a surprise concert yet to be announced. Unlike a 'conventional' folk festival, we won't be having events running concurrently, workshops or 'meet the artiste' sessions. For this reason we only sell tickets 'per concert' (there is no 'Season Ticket') - but tickets are cheaper if booked in advance, which applies to any guest night over the whole year. Ticket booking forms can be downloaded from our website - if the form you need isn't yet available, you can either check back nearer the time, or contact me by telephone, snail mail, email or PM me here. Please Note: the email addresses on the site are wrong! To cut down on spam, the '@' is replaced by '_AT_', which needs to be changed before you try to send your message. |
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08 Mar 11 - 05:41 AM (#3109492) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: GUEST,John MacKenzie Here is all you need to know. I shall be at Glenfarg, and Whitby, maybe Orkney, depends on accommodation. |
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08 Mar 11 - 07:13 AM (#3109537) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: Cath Is nobody coming to Holmfirth? They don't come much cheaper with most things free and camping at only £5 a night. Oh and the Nook now has its own brewery! |
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08 Mar 11 - 07:22 AM (#3109541) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: GUEST Try Helmsley Folk Festival if you want scenic. Performing at Whitby Upton Beverley Helmsley for definite and will be going to Warwick with daytrips to Cleckheaton Moonbeams possibly and Holmfirth (there you are Cath!) |
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08 Mar 11 - 08:02 AM (#3109562) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: johncharles i will be at Holmfirth |
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08 Mar 11 - 08:23 AM (#3109571) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: The Sandman SALTBURN FOLK FESTIVAL, guests include Roy Bailey ,Steve Tilston,Dick Miles,Vin Garbutt, Dick Gaughan, Marie Little,The Wilsons,Chris While and Julie Matthews, and many more. 12 /13 14 august 2011, prices 58 after june 1, children under 10 years free, 10 to 16 half price |
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08 Mar 11 - 11:14 AM (#3109655) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: treewind We'll be at: Chippenham Teignmouth Whitby Tenterden (Not counting Millrace in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada as title said UK...) |
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08 Mar 11 - 11:30 AM (#3109673) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: AmandaLynne Music If you are looking for something small in beautiful countryside try 'Folk Set In Sandstone' on Cheshires' Sandstone Trail 29-30 April. Sessions, a ceilidh with caller Ralph Smethurts and Madcap and Ric Sanders Group,, maybe more http://cheshirefolk.com/component/content/article/41-cf/94-folk-set-in-sandstone.html |
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08 Mar 11 - 11:55 AM (#3109700) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: Folkiedave The original poster Lizzie Cornish has not been back to tell us which festivals she is going to. A most useful thread...... |
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08 Mar 11 - 12:12 PM (#3109710) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: GUEST, Tom Bliss With Tom Napper: Chippenham, Fylde and Gainsborough (tbc) With Phil Wilcox: Festival at The Edge and tbc With my own sole lonesome self: Sark Folk Festival (part of Channel Islands Tour) And no, this doesn't mean I'm back on the road, just keeping the bike upright, as always intended. Will probably call in to a few for fun as well, Whitby, Otley, Wath, Wombwell, Holmfirth... others if I'm in the vicinity. |
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08 Mar 11 - 01:50 PM (#3109771) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: GUEST,Banjiman I'll be holding Wendy's guitar case (and adding a little banjo sparkle) while she performs at: Malton & Norton Folk Festival Barnsley FF Filey Folk Festival Holmfirth Festival of Folk Clennell Hall Folk Festival Cleethorpes Folk & Cider Weekend Beverley Folk Festival Broadstairs Folk Week Swanage Folk Festival and probably 4 or 5 more that are near confirmation. And we'll be trying hard to pop into Moonbeams and possibly Cleckheaton for some fun! Paul Arrowsmith |
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08 Mar 11 - 01:58 PM (#3109779) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: VirginiaTam Rochester Sweeps Pigs Ear Folk and Ale Leigh on Sea Sidmouth Moira (if the step daughter's handfasting does not fall on that weekend) Couple of folk camping weekends in a field near Knockholt (by invite only). Maybe Broadstairs. |
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08 Mar 11 - 02:46 PM (#3109816) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: Herga Kitty Repeat visits (and including because booked) to festivals at Crediton, Wimborne, Alcester, Roger's Rant, Sidmouth, White Horse (Grove), Whitby, Swanage, Banbury, Bedworth, Haddenham. Also intending to get to Bude & Stratton for the first time this year, Hawker's hijack of Fox & Hounds, Bridestowe, and to various song and ales, including the Wail in September. Kitty |
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08 Mar 11 - 02:53 PM (#3109823) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: Herga Kitty Plus, of course, and imminently (next weekend) Bournemouth folk festival Kitty |
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08 Mar 11 - 03:21 PM (#3109841) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: My guru always said We're cutting down a lot this year, mainly due to diesel price! Already been to: Barcombe All-Day Sing Sidmouth MBS Reunion Alcester Winter Warmer In diary (on program at some): Hertfordshire Spring Sing Banbury Song & Ale Upton Folk Festival Tredegar Folk Weekend Alcester Folk Festival Travelling Folk Folkstation IOW Tanners Festival Lechlade Folk Weekend Bideford Folk Weekend Moira Furnace Folk Festival Tenterden Folk Festival Banbury Folk Festival Bampton After the Fair Bedworth Folk Festival Still wishing for: Crediton Folk Weekend Yorkshire Gather Bude & Stratton Folk Festival Warwick Folk Festival Wareham Wail Swanage Folk Festival I'll be interested to recheck this list at the end of the year to see what I managed to talk Richard into.... |
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08 Mar 11 - 05:50 PM (#3109958) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: skipy I'll probably go to White Horse FF, it's their 25th year you know, if you include the ones at Stanford in the Vale. Skipy |
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08 Mar 11 - 06:04 PM (#3109967) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: Surreysinger Definitely : English Country Music Weekend Sidmouth Whitby Frittenden Folk Weekend (end of this month) Would like to get to Bradfield Traditional Music Weekend (NB Will Fly, please note that Mark always makes it quite clear that this is not a festival!), but will need to find some accommodation and means of getting from A to B if I am going to go And the Traditional Music Day at Stowmarket in September, if possible, but this may depend on hospitalisation or not depending on the waiting lists under the NHS! |
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08 Mar 11 - 06:06 PM (#3109969) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: Herga Kitty Skipy - I'm not going to White Horse FF if you don't.... Kitty xx |
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09 Mar 11 - 04:48 PM (#3110677) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: Busy Lizzie Not strictly using the word festival but you can have a lovely weekend of music if you come to see us in Middlewich 20th and 21st May Fairport Convention 20th - friday night Andy Cutting and Dick Gaughan - Saturday afternoon Folkus Workshops and local hotel offering discount room with Breakfast for ticket holders! www.cheshirefolk.com |
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09 Mar 11 - 04:50 PM (#3110679) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: Busy Lizzie blueclicky again for my posting - so I might as well tell you that I also have Pierre Bensusan on July 1st too! http://www.cheshirefolk.com |
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09 Mar 11 - 06:46 PM (#3110743) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: Carol Ah well Thirsk Alcester Tan Hill Inn Darlington Croxdale - no the pub closed down Banbury Song and Ale Crediton - first time this year s.. the price of fuel Sheffield Easter Weekend Filey - might try need to find out about camping if not Hardraw Homefirth Wakefield Doncaster Norwell Black Bull Bender Robin Hoods Bay or Worrall Alcester Four Fools Worthington Cleckheaton Probably have a weekend at home!! Bradfield for the first time Durham Folk Party Staithes whole 5 days 27 - 31st July Broadstairs White Horse Moira Whitby Sedgefield Hull anti-shanty And then the Antipodes Should keep me out of mischief? |
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09 Mar 11 - 09:25 PM (#3110800) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: Tattie Bogle Been to Celtic Connections already (didn't see you there Derek!) Singers' Gathering Livingston Might make it to Milnathort if it's on this year (not heard)- should be about now. Then Edinburgh's Ceilidh Culture, including Northern Streams (Scottish/Scandinavian music). And in chronological order: Glenfarg (see you John McK) Girvan Fifesing Newcastleton Stonehaven Sidmouth Auchtermuchty Innerleithen LINLITHGOW (organising!) Selkirk Sessions Carrying Stream (Edinburgh) Edinburgh Fiddle Festival (even tho' I don't play fiddle!) Scottish Trad Awards And anything else that takes my fancy! |
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10 Mar 11 - 02:05 AM (#3110889) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: My guru always said Carol - methinks you're not at work any more then? Skipy, White Horse is a festival we hate to miss but unfortunately have to this year (again). It's a fabulous, friendly festival!! |
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10 Mar 11 - 02:31 AM (#3110900) Subject: RE: Folk Fesivals UK From: Wheatman Just got back from Carnival in Walldurn (not a folk festival) In no particular order Shepley Potties Saltburn Bromyard so far Gan Canny |
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10 Mar 11 - 07:48 AM (#3111029) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK From: GUEST,Desi C Can anyone suggest free folk fests in or near the West Midlands? Please mail me at crc778@aol.com |
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10 Mar 11 - 08:56 AM (#3111056) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK From: OlgaJ Desi C Strictly speaking they are in the East Midlands (Leicestershire) but both Moira Furnace Folk Festival and 'The Folk Thing' at Ashby Folville although not free are very good value for money. Both have camping at a reasonable cost. Details available on websites. |
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10 Mar 11 - 12:19 PM (#3111164) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK From: Dave Sutherland Quite possibly Off The Tracks Spring Festival |
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11 Mar 11 - 03:25 AM (#3111463) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK From: GUEST,Folkiedave I hope Lizzie does come on and tell us which festivals she intends going to. |
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11 Mar 11 - 04:53 AM (#3111495) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK From: Lizzie Cornish 1 "I hope Lizzie does come on and tell us which festivals she intends going to." Yup, I bet you do. Sadly though, I won't be, as I have this strange person who I regard as an Internet Stalker who follows me on messageboards, so I'd not give him one iota of where he might find me at a festival..or anywhere else. Thanks. See, Joe? Now *that* was polite wasn't it? Because what I really wanted to say was..."Why the fuck don't you get the fuck out of my face, pervert!" But I didn't....... ;0) |
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11 Mar 11 - 05:15 AM (#3111511) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK From: Steve Hunt I was a quarter of Dalla at Celtic Connections and shall be half of Corncrow at Scilly, Crediton, Bude & Stratton, Chilled Cider, Leigh, Sidmouth and Wadebridge (and one-third of my family at Green Man and most of the others listed). |
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11 Mar 11 - 05:30 PM (#3111958) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK From: Steve in Sidmouth Some years ago Lizzie, you said you might put me on your dance card. A deafening silence since then...... Hope you are well. We might have had the dance already of course, maybe you didn't own up to who you were. |
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12 Mar 11 - 06:09 AM (#3112198) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK From: Mr Red So skipy will be at the White Horse FF - what a surprise. See ya at the Ceilidh. |
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12 Mar 11 - 08:11 AM (#3112264) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK From: Folkiedave Trying to avoid you Lizzie. |
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12 Mar 11 - 08:47 AM (#3112279) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK From: Folkiedave Sorry pressed the wrong button there. Have no fear Lizzie - if I ever saw you in real life I would run a mile. Cowardice I know but there you are. Lizzie as far as I am concerned you are as barmy as a box of frogs. I simply wondered if you were prepared to answer the question you asked everyone else to answer. Clearly not. Some time ago, last year you flounced off Mudcat promising never to return. And not for the first time. Many people breathed a sigh of relief. Those who knew your track record knew you would be back. Now take a look at the threads you have posted since then. Now count the ones I have contributed to. You know for a cyberstalker and a pervert who is supposedly following you around - I don't really do a lot of it. Like I said...........box of frogs. |
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12 Mar 11 - 10:34 AM (#3112342) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK From: Fidjit One for Skipy White Horse Very recommendable. Sorry Dave can't make it this year. Too busy moving. But next year. I promise. Chas |
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12 Mar 11 - 01:03 PM (#3112448) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK From: Lizzie Cornish 1 You are not even worthy of a response. |
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13 Mar 11 - 03:03 PM (#3113023) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK From: Dave the Gnome Swinton! Possibly Shipley. Both well away from the coast so as to avoid screeching, foul-mouthed birds. I may risk Fylde again - I think the seagulls there are friedlier than those down south... :D |
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14 Mar 11 - 09:58 AM (#3113471) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK From: Mary Humphreys Don't forget St Neots Folk Festival on the weekend of June 10th- 11th-12th. Anahata ( treewind) and I will be there with a presentation of Cambridge Folk Songs and a concert spot. The festival website seems to have a broken link. Try googling St Neots folk club. |
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14 Mar 11 - 12:04 PM (#3113548) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK From: Sailor Ron Has everyone forgotton "Fylde"? Now in its 39th year and the biggest in the North West of England.Sept.3rd/4th/5th/6th. in the West Lancashire Victorian port of Fleetwood. Concerts, singarounds, music sessions, dance [both social & ritual], workshops special events including this year "Kipling/Bellamy" & "The Golden Dream"... 175 years of Fleetwood. |
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14 Mar 11 - 03:12 PM (#3113669) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK From: GUEST,Ralphie Well, knock me down with a feather. A response from Lizzie that only contains 8 words.... That's a first, surely? |
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14 Mar 11 - 03:44 PM (#3113687) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK From: Lizzie Cornish 1 "A response from Lizzie that only contains 8 words...." Fook off. (2) |
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14 Mar 11 - 04:39 PM (#3113716) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK From: Dave the Gnome Errr, Sailer Ron - 2 posts above yours... :-P Well done for plugging it anyway - One of my favourites. D. |
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15 Mar 11 - 09:29 AM (#3114108) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK From: Dave the Gnome Whoops - Sorry Shepley and sorry for all those looking for a festival in Shipley! All these W Yorks towns look alike to me... The festival is actually in Shepley, which is a bit more rural than Shipley to say the least. Although it doesn't house Salt's Mill... :D |
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15 Mar 11 - 11:55 AM (#3114217) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK From: GUEST, Tom Bliss I mentioned Fylde too. It's the only festival we're actually doing for the first time. Looking forward to it. I get these Northern names muddled too David - specially Shipley, Skipton, (Both mean Boat Town as it happens) Shepley (Sheep Clearing) etc.. I think Shakespeare's Mr Omlette had a problem too... "Tebay or Nottingley, Theakston Wetwang. Wetherby Nottingham in the Minedrum To Suffield the Sligsby and Harrogate of Out Rawcliffe Forton Otley Talke Armley against a Seacroft Trull Anlaby Upperthong Endon..." |
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15 Mar 11 - 01:25 PM (#3114292) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK From: Folkiedave Glad you were thinking of Shepley - brilliant lineup IMHO and I understand there may also be an added attraction in the form of a bookseller with previously cherished books about folk music for sale. |