Welcome to Broadstairs Folk Week

Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham - Welcome to Broadstairs Folk Week

Supporting Acts: Bob Kenward,Chris Sarjeant,Mike Nicholson,Peter Collins,

Starting at 3:00 pm at the Upton School

Ticket Information: £Season Ticket Holders Only

Keith Kendrick and Sylvia Needham - Keith, a world famous concertina player and vocalist, and Sylvia, a duet concertina player and vocalist are one of the most popular duos ... more »

Monster Ceilidh Band

Starting at 7:30 pm at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £5 Box Office opens 20th June

2011 started with a bang for Monster Ceilidh Band with the release of their second album in the Sage Gateshed. Called Mechanical Monster it featured two CDs; one acoustic, the ... more »

Madeleine Smith - Dance

Supporting Acts: Stowfolk,

Starting at 7:30 pm at the Upton School

Ticket Information: £6 Box office opens 20th June

Madeleine Smith is a popular dance caller who learned her art from some outstanding teahcers, including Pat Shaw and Ethel Anderson for English country dancing and Same Sherry ... more »

Breabach

Supporting Acts: Chris Sarjeant,

Starting at 8:00 pm at the Concert Marquee

Ticket Information: £15 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

One of the most celebrated and successful Scottish folk bands of recent times, Beabach command the stage with flare, charisma and a sound that is as expansive as it is distinct. ... more »

Elvis Fontenot & the Sugar Bees

Starting at 11:15 pm at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £10 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

Formed in the dim and distant past of 1993, in Stoke-on-Trent, Elvis Fontenot and the Sugar Bees have evolved to become the premier European swamp’n’roll ... more »

Kay Anderson & Ann Pywell - Cajun Dance Workshop

Starting at 10:00 am at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £4 Box Office opens 20th June

Kay and Ann are popular teachers of Cajun dance, and run many workshops at events around the UK more »

The Fraser Sisters - Face the Music - in conversation with Tom & Barbara Brown

Starting at 10:30 am at the Sailing Club

Ticket Information: £5 Box Office opens 20th June

Since their early teens, the exceptional musicianship and shimmering harmonies of The Fraser Sisters - Fi Fraser and Jo Freya - have graced albums by the likes of The Old Swan ... more »

Ursula Holden-Gill

Supporting Acts: Clarence,Stowfolk,The Hooden Horses,

Starting at 11:00 am at the Bandstand

Ticket Information: £Collection Taken

Ursula "is a complete one-off - Singer-Songwriter, Storyteller, Clog-Dancer, Actress, Musician and somehow manages to weave these talents together on stage to produce something ... more »

The Elusive Black Dog Ceilidh Band - Ceilidh

Starting at 12:30 pm at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £1 Box Office opens 20th June

Elusive Black Dog are known on the circuit for their lively shows, great musicianship and friendly attitude. Their performance builds up from the moment they strike up playing ... more »

The Fraser Sisters

Starting at 1:00 pm at the Sailing Club

Ticket Information: £4 Box Office opens 20th June

Since their early teens, the exceptional musicianship and shimmering harmonies of The Fraser Sisters - Fi Fraser and Jo Freya - have graced albums by the likes of The Old Swan ... more »

Keith Pearson's Coup de Grass

Supporting Acts: Monster Ceilidh Band,

Starting at 2:30 pm at the Concert Marquee

Ticket Information: £8 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

There are many influences discernable in the music of Coup de Grass: American Folk and Country can be heard, especially in Keith's beautiful ballads. There is an undeniable ... more »

The Trouser Trumpets - Show

Starting at 3:00 pm at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £6 Box Office opens 20th June

Hailing from Whitstable, UK, The Trouser Trumpets are an original musical comedy troupe and danceband straddling the criminally neglected gap between Jazz, Music Hall, Vaudeville, ... more »

Tim Graham - Folk Club

Starting at 4:15 pm at the Sailing Club

Ticket Information: £4 Box Office opens 20th June

Rooting his music in the storytelling tradition of the British Isles,Tim puts the narrative to the forefront of his compositions and arrangements performing regularly between ... more »

Bloomer, Dyson, Hunt - Celtic Music from around the British Isles

Supporting Acts: Bloomer, Dyson, Hunt,

Starting at 5:00 pm at the Crampton Museum

Ticket Information: £5 Box Office opens 20th June

Bloomer Dyson Hunt play traditional music mainly from Ireland , but also include some other Celtic tunes from Scotland, Shetland, Northumberland and Brittany.  ... more »

No Masters

Starting at 7:00 pm at the Concert Marquee

Ticket Information: £16 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

No Masters celebrates songwriting that addresses issues: that is rooted in its time and its communities: that is engaged with the struggles confronting and reshaping those communities: ... more »

Elvis Fontenot & the Sugar Bees

Starting at 7:00 pm at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £7 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

Formed in the dim and distant past of 1993, in Stoke-on-Trent, Elvis Fontenot and the Sugar Bees have evolved to become the premier European swamp’n’roll ... more »

Chris Sarjeant - Concert - Cabaret Style

Supporting Acts: Gavin & Julie Atkin,Lynne Heraud & Pat Turner,There and Back Again,

Starting at 7:30 pm at the Hilderstone Theatre

Ticket Information: £8 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

Chris is a singer and guitarist steeped in the folk music tradition of the British Isles. Chris’s father, Derek was an early pioneer of the British revival, a performer, ... more »

Monster Ceilidh Band

Supporting Acts: Gordon Potts,

Starting at 11:15 pm at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £10 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

2011 started with a bang for Monster Ceilidh Band with the release of their second album in the Sage Gateshed. Called Mechanical Monster it featured two CDs; one acoustic, the ... more »

Tourdion - French Dance Workshop

Starting at 10:00 am at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £4 Box Office opens 20th June

TOURDION is a UK-based band specialising in traditional French songs and tunes. The band is equally at home offering lively music and instruction for dancing or providing a ... more »

O'Hooley & Tidow - Face the Music - in conversation with Tom & Barbara Brown

Starting at 10:30 am at the Sailing Club

Ticket Information: £5 Box Office opens 20th June

Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow are the chamber-folk duo behind The Fragile, their genre-defying new album on the No Masters label. Their debut Silent June, was one of ... more »

Ursula Holden-Gill

Supporting Acts: Clarence,The Hooden Horses,

Starting at 11:00 am at the Bandstand

Ticket Information: £Collection Taken

Ursula "is a complete one-off - Singer-Songwriter, Storyteller, Clog-Dancer, Actress, Musician and somehow manages to weave these talents together on stage to produce something ... more »

Bloomer, Dyson, Hunt

Starting at 12:30 pm at the Sailing Club

Ticket Information: £4 Box Office opens 20th June

Bloomer Dyson Hunt play traditional music mainly from Ireland , but also include some other Celtic tunes from Scotland, Shetland, Northumberland and Brittany.  ... more »

East Kent Hoppers - Ceilidh

Supporting Acts: Gordon Potts,

Starting at 12:30 pm at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £1 Box Office opens 20th June

Keith Kendrick, Boz Austin and Lizzi Stephens - Punchy country dance trio playing lively, good old English tunes. more »

Coope, Boyes, Simpson; Fi Fraser, Jo Freya & Georgina Boyes - Christmas Comes Early - A Concert of Carols

Supporting Acts: Magpie Lane,

Starting at 2:30 pm at the Concert Marquee

Ticket Information: £10 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

‘My favourite, favourite carol singers.’  Natalie Wheen, Classic FM "The powerful, utterly distinctive harmonies of Coope Boyes and Simpson with the additional ... more »

Tourdion - French Dance

Starting at 3:00 pm at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £5 Box Office opens 20th June

TOURDION is a UK-based band specialising in traditional French songs and tunes. The band is equally at home offering lively music and instruction for dancing or providing a ... more »

Peter Collins - Folk Club

Starting at 4:15 pm at the Sailing Club

Ticket Information: £3.50 Box Office opens 20th June

Peter live sin Wadhurst, East Sussex and has had the pleasure over many  years of knowing and singing with some of the great singers that Sussex has produced. All the real ... more »

O'Hooley & Tidow - Informal Concert

Supporting Acts: Ray Hearne,

Starting at 5:00 pm at the Crampton Museum

Ticket Information: £5 Box Office opens 20th June

Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow are the chamber-folk duo behind The Fragile, their genre-defying new album on the No Masters label. Their debut Silent June, was one of ... more »

Eddi Reader

Supporting Acts: Tim Edey,

Starting at 7:30 pm at the Concert Marquee

Ticket Information: £21 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

Eddi Reader grew up in Glasgow and Irvine, Scotland and it was in those towns that she learned to use music as a vehicle for communicating with others through busking and performing ... more »

Kakatsitsi - Show

Supporting Acts: Adrian O,Gren Bartley,Maia,

Starting at 7:30 pm at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £8 Box Office Opens 20th June

Kakatsitsi are a group of traditional drummers, dancers and singers from the Ga tribe of Southern Ghana, with their roots in the fishing community of Jamestown, the part of ... more »

Magic Lantern with Allan & Rene Marriott - Magic Lantern Show with Music - From Field to Foundry

Supporting Acts: Spare Parts Concertina Band,

Starting at 7:30 pm at the Hilderstone Theatre

Ticket Information: £7 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

Allan and Rene bring their beautiful Magic Lantern to the festival, and alongside the slides a show unfolds before your very eyes...... Don't miss the chance to see one of ... more »

The Bubbleband - Fancy Dress Night

Starting at 11:15 pm at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £10 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

'A versatile and hugely entertaining fiddle-led, bass-driven fourpiece offering a dynamic fusion of tradition and originality with an exciting contemporary edge'   ... more »

Pat Murphy - Irish Set Dance Workshop

Supporting Acts: Pendragon,

Starting at 10:00 am at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £5 Box Office opens 20th June

Pat Murphy lives in Norfolk.  He enjoys dancing of many varieties and has run Irish dance nights for various folk clubs over the last few years. He first became interested ... more »

Richard Grainger - Face the Music - in conversation with Tom & Barbara Brown

Starting at 10:30 am at the Sailing Club

Ticket Information: £5 Box Office opens 20th June

Richard Grainger is one of the most prolific and diverse artists on the Folk Scene today, working tirelessly to promote the music and folk arts in general to an ever widening ... more »

Ursula Holden-Gill - Hobby Horse Club for Children of All Ages

Supporting Acts: Clarence,Keith Donnelly,Stowfolk,The Hooden Horses,

Starting at 11:00 am at the Bandstand

Ticket Information: £Collection Taken

Ursula "is a complete one-off - Singer-Songwriter, Storyteller, Clog-Dancer, Actress, Musician and somehow manages to weave these talents together on stage to produce something ... more »

Lucy Ward

Starting at 12:30 pm at the Sailing Club

Ticket Information: £4 Box Office opens 20th June

Nominated in two classes of the BBC Raduio Folk Awards 2012, Lucy is a 21 year old acoustic artist from Derby. She plays guitar and concertina but considers her voice to be ... more »

Wizz Jones - Concert

Supporting Acts: Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin,

Starting at 2:30 pm at the Concert Marquee

Ticket Information: £7 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

There are few artists with more claim to being a 'musician's musician' than Wizz Jones. Inspired by Big Bill Broonzy, Rambling Jack Elliot, Alexis Korner and Ewan MacColl, he ... more »

Lucy Ward - Love Me Do - A celebration of the world's favourite band - 50 years after the Beatles' first No 1 hit

Supporting Acts: Ben Paley,Doug Hudson,Drohne,Jaywalkers,Lynne Heraud & Pat Turner,Maia,Mike Nicholson,Rob Barratt,

Starting at 3:00 pm at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £6 Box Office opens 20th June

Nominated in two classes of the BBC Raduio Folk Awards 2012, Lucy is a 21 year old acoustic artist from Derby. She plays guitar and concertina but considers her voice to be ... more »

Adrian O - Folk Club

Starting at 4:15 pm at the Sailing Club

Ticket Information: £4 Box Office opens 20th June

ADRIAN O  lives in Kent but grew up in County Cork, Ireland, with his imagination fired by Celtic legends of fairies and leprechauns, with the sound of curlews and corncrakes ... more »

Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham - Squeezers Special

Supporting Acts: Chris Sadler,Chris Taylor,Paul Asher,Tim Edey,

Starting at 5:00 pm at the Crampton Museum

Ticket Information: £5 Box Office opens 20th June

Keith Kendrick and Sylvia Needham - Keith, a world famous concertina player and vocalist, and Sylvia, a duet concertina player and vocalist are one of the most popular duos ... more »

Magpie Lane - Concert

Starting at 5:00 pm at the Queen's Road Baptist Centre

Ticket Information: ££7 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

The sound of Magpie Lane is unmistakably English. The group’s repertoire originally focused exclusively on Oxfordshire.   Although a concert set might now ... more »

Geckoes

Starting at 7:30 pm at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £5 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

Geckoes are in the front rank of the bands on the English Ceilidh scene. Evolving out of the country dances of the British Isles, Europe and America, this style of dancing is ... more »

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick

Supporting Acts: Lucy Ward,Richard Grainger,

Starting at 7:30 pm at the Concert Marquee

Ticket Information: £16 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

This remarkable pairing played an important part in the tremendous shake up given to British folk music in the middle to late 60's. Dave Swarbrick first came to prominence on ... more »

Wholesome Fish

Starting at 11:15 pm at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £10 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

Comprising of four great singer/songwriters (at least) accompanied by a host of traditional instruments (fiddle, harmonica, accordion, banjo and guitar (to name but a few) and ... more »

Mambo Jambo - Samba Dance Workshop

Starting at 10:00 am at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £4 Box Office opens 20th June

Acoustic roots duo MAMBO JAMBO (Pete Jack and Frankie Banham) take their audience on a musical journey, mixing up styles from all around the world – from Cuba and Brazil, ... more »

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick - Face the Music - in conversation with Tom & Barbara Brown

Starting at 10:30 am at the Sailing Club

Ticket Information: £8 Box Office opens 20th June

This remarkable pairing played an important part in the tremendous shake up given to British folk music in the middle to late 60's. Dave Swarbrick first came to prominence on ... more »

Ursula Holden-Gill - Hobby Horse Club for Children of All Ages

Supporting Acts: Clarence,Keith Donnelly,Stowfolk,The Hooden Horses,

Starting at 11:00 am at the Bandstand

Ticket Information: £Collection Taken

Ursula "is a complete one-off - Singer-Songwriter, Storyteller, Clog-Dancer, Actress, Musician and somehow manages to weave these talents together on stage to produce something ... more »

Sally Ironmonger

Supporting Acts: Tom & Barbara Brown,

Starting at 12:30 pm at the Sailing Club

Ticket Information: £4 Box Office opens 20th June

Sally Ironmonger - Vocals, penny whistle, percussion, and occasionally guitar.. Brian Carter - Acoustic Guitar, backing vocals  A unique style which embraces  a growing ... more »

Geckoes - Ceilidh

Supporting Acts: Liam Robinson,

Starting at 12:30 pm at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £1 Box Office opens 20th June

Geckoes are in the front rank of the bands on the English Ceilidh scene. Evolving out of the country dances of the British Isles, Europe and America, this style of dancing is ... more »

Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman

Supporting Acts: The Hut People,

Starting at 2:30 pm at the Concert Marquee

Ticket Information: £7 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

Twin daughters and a folk-rock whirlwind forced Kathryn Roberts (Vocals / Piano / Woodwind), and Sean Lakeman (Guitar), to sideline their popular duo performances in the mid ... more »

Leon Williams - Argentine Tango Workshop

Starting at 3:00 pm at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £6 Box Office opens 20th June

Founder and Director of Salsa South Connection. Leon has over 30 years experience in the world of Dance. He started at the tender age of 8 years and through his teens Leon competed ... more »

Copper Kettle - Folk Club

Starting at 4:15 pm at the Sailing Club

Ticket Information: £4 Box Office opens 20th June

COPPER KETTLE isMichael Forsyth and Bruce Baillie.  Michael is a singer/songwriter fromMirfield, West Yorkshire.  His songs will take you on a  journey,through ... more »

Benny Graham - Concert - Songs collected around the UK

Supporting Acts: Bob Kenward,Liam Robinson,Richard Grainger,The Dollymopps,

Starting at 5:00 pm at the Queen's Road Baptist Centre

Ticket Information: £7 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

Benny Graham served his musical apprenticeship in the folksong clubs of North East England.Clubs like Birtley, run by the Elliott family, and Newcastle Folksong and Ballad (which ... more »

Tim Edey - Face the Music - in conversation with Tom & Barbara Brown

Starting at 5:00 pm at the Crampton Museum

Ticket Information: £7 Box Office opens 20th June

Tim Edey grew up in Broadstairs, now lives in Faversham, and is one of the finest Irish box and guitar players of his generation.  A mixture of dazzling technical ability, ... more »

Forro Porro - Latin Dance Night

Starting at 7:30 pm at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £7 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

Four English musicians coming together to specialise in South American fiesta sounds, the driving accordion and drum music that raises the spirits and fills dancefloors across ... more »

Oysterband

Supporting Acts: Blyde Lasses,TwoMan Ting,

Starting at 7:30 pm at the Concert Marquee

Ticket Information: £18 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

"tremendous, joyous, remarkable......the cream oftheir genre."  -  RollingStone "Hello, we're Oysterband. We make a kind of modern, folk-based British music, acoustic ... more »

Sheelanagig

Starting at 11:15 pm at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £10 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

Sheelanagig's unique blend of Balkan Folk Mayhem has been a fixture on the festival circuit since they formed in 2005. Equally at home on festival stages, music venues and street ... more »

Kay Anderson, Graham Anstee & Tap Roots - Appalachian Dance Workshop

Starting at 10:00 am at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £4 Box Office opens 20th June

more »

Chris Wood - Face the Music - in conversation with Tom & Barbara Brown

Starting at 10:30 am at the Sailing Club

Ticket Information: £7 Box Office opens 20th June

Folk Singer of the Year & Best Original Track ‘Hollow Point’ BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2011 Folk Singer of the Year and Best Album BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2009"The ... more »

Ursula Holden-Gill - Hobby Horse Club for Children of All Ages

Supporting Acts: Clarence,Keith Donnelly,Stowfolk,The Hooden Horses,

Starting at 11:00 am at the Bandstand

Ticket Information: £Collection Taken

Ursula "is a complete one-off - Singer-Songwriter, Storyteller, Clog-Dancer, Actress, Musician and somehow manages to weave these talents together on stage to produce something ... more »

The Hut People

Starting at 12:30 pm at the Sailing Club

Ticket Information: £4 Box Office opens 20th June

Champions of the standing ovation, The Hut People are rapidly gaining more and more of reputation as one of the hottest & most entertaining world/folk acts touring today.Taking ... more »

Tim Edey

Supporting Acts: OK Brandy,Seamus Begley,

Starting at 2:30 pm at the Concert Marquee

Ticket Information: £10 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

Tim Edey grew up in Broadstairs, now lives in Faversham, and is one of the finest Irish box and guitar players of his generation.  A mixture of dazzling technical ability, ... more »

Mambo Jambo - Latino/Afro Afternoon

Starting at 3:00 pm at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £5 Box Office opens 20th June

Acoustic roots duo MAMBO JAMBO (Pete Jack and Frankie Banham) take their audience on a musical journey, mixing up styles from all around the world – from Cuba and Brazil, ... more »

Penni McLaren Walker - Folk Club

Starting at 4:15 pm at the Sailing Club

Ticket Information: £4 Box Office opens 20th June

Penni is a well respected singer songwriter who refuses to be constrained by musical style. She writes from the heart and in doing so has won the hearts of many. Penni has performed ... more »

Pierre Vincent - Informal Concert

Starting at 5:00 pm at the Crampton Museum

Ticket Information: £5 Box Office opens 20th June

Born in Tooting, London. Pierre's family moved to Deal, Kent in 1991. Aged 11, he found an old beat-up classical guitar in the cellar and has been picking and strumming guitars ... more »

Chris Wood

Supporting Acts: Benjamin Zephaniah,

Starting at 7:30 pm at the Concert Marquee

Ticket Information: £17 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

Folk Singer of the Year & Best Original Track ‘Hollow Point’ BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2011 Folk Singer of the Year and Best Album BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2009"The ... more »

Wholesome Fish - Americana & Cajun Evening

Starting at 7:30 pm at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £7 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

Comprising of four great singer/songwriters (at least) accompanied by a host of traditional instruments (fiddle, harmonica, accordion, banjo and guitar (to name but a few) and ... more »

Arthur Kay and The Skamadillos

Starting at 11:15 pm at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £10 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

By the mid 70's Skinhead reggae was no longer fashionable. Disco and punk were now making all the headlines. However, the old Trojan spirit was far from dead and many ... more »

Kay Anderson, Graham Anstee & Tap Roots - Appalachian Dance Workshop

Starting at 10:00 am at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £4 Box Office opens 20th June

more »

Ben Paley - Face the Music - in conversation with Tom & Barbara Brown

Starting at 10:30 am at the Sailing Club

Ticket Information: £5 Box Office opens 20th June

Born in London, Ben Paley was surrounded by traditional music from the outset: his father (Tom Paley, one of the great figures of the American folk revival), mother (singer ... more »

Ursula Holden-Gill - Hobby Horse Club for Children of All Ages

Supporting Acts: Clarence,Keith Donnelly,Stowfolk,The Hooden Horses,

Starting at 11:00 am at the Bandstand

Ticket Information: £Collection Taken

Ursula "is a complete one-off - Singer-Songwriter, Storyteller, Clog-Dancer, Actress, Musician and somehow manages to weave these talents together on stage to produce something ... more »

Penni McLaren Walker

Supporting Acts: ,

Starting at 12:30 pm at the Sailing Club

Ticket Information: £4 Box Office opens 20th June

Penni is a well respected singer songwriter who refuses to be constrained by musical style. She writes from the heart and in doing so has won the hearts of many. Penni has performed ... more »

The Paupers Path to Hope

Supporting Acts: Thoresby Colliery Band,

Starting at 2:30 pm at the Concert Marquee

Ticket Information: £7 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

Another folk opera by  the author/composer of 'A Day's Work', 'The Voyage', 'Tanks For The Memory'       and  'The Navvy's Wife'.       ... more »

Liz Scholey - Line Dancing with Zumba Gold Workshop

Starting at 3:00 pm at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £5 Box Office opens 20th June

Liz is a highly qualified teacher of dance, an Associate of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance and holder of their Certificate of Dance Education. She calls for ceilidhs, ... more »

James Findlay - Folk Club

Starting at 4:15 pm at the Sailing Club

Ticket Information: £4.00 Box Office opens 20th June

James Findlay performs mainly traditional English songs, accompanying himself on fiddle and guitar.   In 2010, he won the BBC Young Folk Award final, and ... more »

Jaywalkers - Informal Concert

Supporting Acts: Monroes Revenge,

Starting at 5:00 pm at the Crampton Museum

Ticket Information: £5 Box Office opens 20th June

Jaywalkers are one of the most exciting, virtuosic and entertaining young bands on the UK folk scene. A strong foothold in folk, with occasional bluegrass references and the ... more »

Tom & Barbara Brown - Concert - Sea Songs from North and South

Supporting Acts: Benny Graham,

Starting at 5:00 pm at the Queen's Road Baptist Centre

Ticket Information: £7 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

Stalwarts of the Festival West Country singers Tom & Barbara Brown bring their own style to the very popular Singaround Sessions every evening, ask a few challenging questions ... more »

Moondance - Ceilidh with added Line Dance & Zumba

Starting at 7:30 pm at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £6 Box Office opens 20th June

MoonDance provide a truly unique ceilidh experience. Imagine the accessibility of traditional dance music combined with power of rock and funk music. Unlike many ‘electric’ ... more »

Feast of Fiddles

Supporting Acts: Marit and Rona,

Starting at 7:30 pm at the Concert Marquee

Ticket Information: £16 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

Feast of Fiddles is a musical entertainment like no other. Yes   it's fiddles and yes there's folk music but there's so much more. Pretty much   every genre ... more »

The Catfish Kings - Rock and Roll Party

Starting at 11:15 pm at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £10 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

Channelling Little Richard, Fats Domino, Smiley Lewis and their ilk, The Catfish Kings promise a night of pounding piano, grinding guitar and voodoo beats straight out of "Noo ... more »

Kay Anderson, Graham Anstee & Tap Roots - Appalachian Dance Workshop

Starting at 10:00 am at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £4 Box Office opens 20th June

more »

Megson - Face the Music - in conversation with Tom & Barbara Brown

Starting at 10:30 am at the Sailing Club

Ticket Information: £5 Box Office opens 20th June

Three times nominated in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and winners of the 2010 Spiral Earth Awards the husband and wife duo of Stu Hanna and Debbie Hanna hail from Teesside and ... more »

Ursula Holden-Gill - Hobby Horse Club for Children of All Ages

Supporting Acts: Clarence,Keith Donnelly,Stowfolk,The Hooden Horses,

Starting at 11:00 am at the Bandstand

Ticket Information: £Collection Taken

Ursula "is a complete one-off - Singer-Songwriter, Storyteller, Clog-Dancer, Actress, Musician and somehow manages to weave these talents together on stage to produce something ... more »

Marit and Rona

Starting at 12:30 pm at the Sailing Club

Ticket Information: £4 Box Office opens 20th June

Marit Fält and Rona Wilkie join forces to create an exciting and innovative new duo which explores the traditions of their homes – Scotland and Scandinavia. Marit ... more »

Little Johnny England

Supporting Acts: James Findlay,

Starting at 2:30 pm at the Concert Marquee

Ticket Information: £7 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

Little Johnny England are a unit comprising five musicians all of whom have worked within the folk/traditional and mainstream for many years.   As individuals they really ... more »

Shooting Roots - Showcase

Starting at 3:00 pm at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £5 Box Office opens 20th June

Shooting Roots are young people who run workshops for young people (we think that's a very good idea!)  They are a traditional folk arts organisation for young ... more »

Spare Parts Concertina Band - Folk Club

Starting at 4:15 pm at the Sailing Club

Ticket Information: £4 Box Office opens 20th June

Spare Parts  play British traditional music on three concertinas and fiddle, and sing in harmony. They also play some music hall and light classical music and anything ... more »

Chris Sadler - The Songs of Christy Moore

Starting at 5:00 pm at the Crampton Museum

Ticket Information: £5 Box office opens 20th June

Chris is well known on the Irish circuit as a fine exponent of Irish guitar and concertina, and he also boasts a strong singing voice, more »

Tarras

Supporting Acts: Megson,

Starting at 7:30 pm at the Concert Marquee

Ticket Information: £15 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

Tarras are a 6 piece band hailing from the north of England and the borders of Scotland. They play an exciting blend of self penned songs and traditional material, reworked ... more »

Tourdion - French Dance

Starting at 7:30 pm at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £5 Box office opens 20th June

TOURDION is a UK-based band specialising in traditional French songs and tunes. The band is equally at home offering lively music and instruction for dancing or providing a ... more »

Moondance

Starting at 11:15 pm at the Pavilion

Ticket Information: £10 Box office opens 20th June. Friends priority booking from 14th February

MoonDance provide a truly unique ceilidh experience. Imagine the accessibility of traditional dance music combined with power of rock and funk music. Unlike many ‘electric’ ... more »