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Just a selection of Folk Festivals 2008
I've not put the date in as these vary each year. Check the festival web sites for yourselves!
| WHEATON
ASTON FESTIVAL
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Wheaton Aston, Staffordshire. Sessions, workshops, street entertainment and dancing, a craft fair, food available, as well as a campsite near the village centre.... all the ingredients for a great weekend! |
| CHESTER
FOLK FESTIVAL
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Kelsall, Nr Chester. |
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Originally started in Redditch in 1989 and ran for 7 years then the organisers had to move for job reasons, and have taken the Festival with them. How's that for a nomadic festival! The good news is that our followers have followed. Now very happy relocated at St Michael's school, Chorley, Lancashire. The venue is great, everything under one roof and the campsite at the back door. Voted the best Singers Festival and the Little Festival with the Big Heart by performers and festival goers alike. Folk North West. Contact: Angie Bladen |
| MIDDLEWICH FOLK & BOAT FESTIVAL, | Next year's Festival is 1 |
| ALCESTER & ARDEN FOLK FESTIVAL | Alcester, Worcs, The Greig Centre. (formerly Redditch Folk Festival) |
| NATIONAL
FOREST FOLK FESTIVAL
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Moira, Nr Ashby de la Zouch, Leics. |
| CHELTENHAM
FRINGE FESTIVAL,
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Cheltenham, Glos. |
| Ludlow
Festival
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Ludlow, Shropshire. Wide range of events, Shakespeare plays in the setting of Ludlow Castle. Talks, fringe events |
| Festival
at the Edge
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Much Wenlock, Shropshire. The Festival at the Edge. Storytelling Festival. Held at Stokes Barn near to Much Wenlock, Shropshire off the A458, Shrewsbury to Bridgnorth Road. |
| CAMBRIDGE
FOLK FESTIVAL
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Cambridge, great lineup as usual. |
| WARWICK
FOLK FESTIVAL.
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Warwick A great line-up every year - artists, ceilidhs, workshops, dancers and more. One of my favourite festivals |
| SIDMOUTH
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Sidmouth, Devon .. offering an outstanding variety of music, dance, song, street theatre, world dance, family shows, showground entertainment, legendary names and rising stars. |
| CROPREDY
FESTIVAL
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CROPREDY , Nr. Banbury, Oxon. the festival been in existence for over 20 years and has a unique atmosphere that regularly lures 20.000 + people from the world over to this small Oxfordshire village. |
| NANTWICH FOLK & ROOTS FESTIVAL, | NANTWICH Cheshire... |
| The Elm Tree Festival | Elm Tree. Langton Herring, Nr Weymouth, Dorset. Contact www.elmtreefestival.com or 01305 251999 for tickets or more info. Thanks Jack Daniels Elm Tree Festival |
| Bromyard Folk Festival | Bromyard, Worcs. |
| Bromsgrove Folk Club's Annual Festival. The Bowling Green, Shaw Lane, Stoke Prior. email |
Music Workshops
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Oak Barn is Polly Bolton's workshop centre in Clee St Margaret, Craven Arms, Shropshire. Check out this years events and workshops. Had a wonderful day on a singing workshop in February 02. Great standing in the rain in the middle of a muddy field shouting! |
| Weekends at Witney |
Details are now available for the new season of weekends, including booking forms for: Concertinas at Witney Plucking at Witney (Guitar, Mandolin, Cittern/Bouzouki) Melodeons at Witney see the website: www.handsonmusic.org.uk or contact: info@handsonmusic.org.uk |
| Burwell House Traditional Music Summer School |
Burwell House Traditional Music SUmmer School www.Burwellbash.info |
Comprehensive list of events on the following sites:
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Special mention.. Shrewsbury.... my home town
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22 - 23 - 24 - 25 August 2008 |
Held in The
West Midland Showground in Shrewsbury. Great line up for 2008
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| Shrewsbury Events |
In addition to the Folk Festival there are a number of major festivals and special events held each year, including the world famous Shrewsbury Flower Show. The town has recently started to honour our most famous "son" by organising an annual Darwin Festival. Our major Arts Festival Shrewsbury Summer Season runs each year from June to August with a series of music, visual arts and theatre events. More Events can be found here.
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20/07/2008