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HALSWAY MANOR workshops & courses Folklife West issue 2021 JANUARY 2021 APRIL 2021 Apr 16 - 18 FOLK WEEKEND OXFORD online May Day BH: the Friday is in April, so May Day BH Festivals listed here 2021 April 30 - May 3 MAY HEYDAYS at Evesham - cancelled; 2022 date √ 2021 April 30 - May 3 UPTON UPON SEVERN FOLK FESTIVAL - remote Folklife West print issue 2021 MAY : later deadline this issue, April 1 * limited print issue, see Folklife Newsletter for details or email sam@folklife.uk 2021 MAY (May BH Festivals under April) 2021 May 7 - 9 TREDEGAR HOUSE FOLK FESTIVAL cancelled 2021 May 28 - 31 CHIPPENHAM FOLK FESTIVAL 2021 JUNE 2021 Jun 05 CHURCHDOWN FOLK FESTIVAL, online 2021 Jun tba The PENNYMOOR SONG AND ALE 2021 Jun tba TEIGNMOUTH FOLK FESTIVAL cancelled 2021 Jun 25 -27 WEST SOMERSET FOLK FESTIVAL will probably cancel 2021 JULY 2021 Jul tba PAT MOLLOY SUMMER SCHOOL: Irish Traditional Music 2021 Jul 2 - 4 CLECKHEATON FOLK FESTIVAL - cancelled; 2022 date √ 2021 Jul 7 - 11 NEW FOREST FOLK FESTIVAL 2021 Jul 8 - 11 BROMSGROVE FOLK FESTIVAL 2021 Jul 9 - 11 PRIDDY FOLK FESTIVAL 2021 Jul 15 - 18 WARWICK FOLK FESTIVAL 2021 Jul 16 - 18 MITCHELDEAN FESTIVAL 2021 Jul 31 - Aug 7 TŶ GWERIN at the NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD 2021 AUGUST 2021 Jul 31 - Aug 7 TŶ GWERIN / NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD, see JULY 2021 Aug 6 - 8 DARTMOOR FOLK FESTIVAL 2021 Aug 12 - 15 SALTBURN FOLK FESTIVAL 2021 Aug 13 - 15 WHITE HORSE FOLK FESTIVAL 2021 Aug tba MOIRA FURNACE FOLK FESTIVAL 2021 Aug 20 - 27 Workers’ Music Association: Summer School Of Music - Folk Course 2021 Aug 21 - 27 WHITBY FOLK WEEK 2021 Aug 27 - 30 CORNWALL FOLK FESTIVAL WE CAN HELP MEMBERS ~ free! Display adverts - we can set up simple ads (your logo plus text) Listings - we suggest the text, based on your site, which you then adjust. |
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2021 SEPTEMBER 2021 Sep 3 - 5 LLANWDDYN WEEKEND OF FOLK & AC. MUSIC 2021 Sep 9 - 12 BROMYARD FOLK FESTIVAL 2021 Sep 16 - 19 SOUTHDOWNS FOLK FESTIVAL 2021 Sep tba STROUD FOLK WEEKEND 2021 OCTOBER 2021 Oct tba APPLE & ALE FESTIVAL 2021 Oct tba BANBURY FOLK FESTIVAL 2021 Oct tba PENTREFFEST AUTUMN FESTIVAL 2021 Oct tba BARING-GOULD FOLK WEEKEND 2021 Oct tba BARING-GOULD FOLK SONG SCHOOL 2021 NOVEMBER 2021 Nov 6 - 7 NONSUCH ANNUAL WEEKEND 2021 DECEMBER 2021 Dec tbc (Sat) THE WINTER SESSIONS (Folk Day, Chippenham) Folklife West print issue 2022 JANUARY : deadline Nov 19 2022 FEBRUARY 2022 Feb half-term GWERIN GWALLGO folk weekend for 11-18s 2022 MARCH 2022 Mar tba SPRING FLING Dulcimer Workshop Weekend 2022 APRIL 2022 Apr tba FOLK WEEKEND OXFORD May Day BH: the Friday is in April, so May Day BH Festivals listed here 2022 April 29 - May 2 MAY HEYDAYS at Evesham 2022 April 29 - May 2 UPTON UPON SEVERN FOLK FESTIVAL Folklife West print issue 2022 MAY : deadline March 19 2022 JULY 2022 Jul 2 - 4 CLECKHEATON FOLK FESTIVAL -- details see under 2021
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2021 WORKSHOPS ALL YEAR ROUND
Halsway Manor - year round Workshops & Courses Somerset HALSWAY MANOR National Centre for the Folk Arts www.halswaymanor.org.uk All enquiries 01984 618274 → Halsway Manor, Halsway Lane, near Crowcombe, Somerset TA4 4BD. ⊕ Halsway Manor is an independent charity providing a year round programme of events and learning activities in traditional folk music, dance, song, storytelling, folklore and related arts and crafts. All are welcome. Halsway Provisional Re-Opening: 17 May Updated 26.02.2021 In their recent COVID-19 response, the UK Government have suggested that organisations like ours will be able to open when we reach Step 3 of the roadmap out of lockdown. This will be no sooner that 17 May, and will be dependent upon favourable data regarding infection and transmission rates for the virus. With this in mind, we are planning to re-open to guests on Mon 17 May. Covid-secure guidance will remain in place and we expect to operating at reduced capacity. We will be reviewing this in the coming weeks and months, and we’ll continue to make further information available to you. At present the Manor is still closed, with the office open for Booking Enquiries on Mondays only, 10am-4pm. In the month prior to opening staff will be returning to work and our office hours will return to normal. [Newsletter 15/3/2021] *** See also ENGLAND: SOUTH WEST folk news pages, for Halsway concerts & ceilidhs |
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2021 Apr tba FOLK WEEKEND: OXFORD www.folkweekendoxford.co.uk → OXFORD. Numerous venues across the city. ⌂ info<at>folkweekendoxford.co.uk for general enquiries. ⊕ Online 2021 May Day Bank Holiday Friday is in April, so here's the May Day Bank Holiday festivals 2021 April 30 - May 3 MAY HEYDAYS at Evesham http://mayheydays.org.uk - cancelled. See below for 2022 listing. 2021 April 30 - May 3 UPTON UPON SEVERN FOLK FESTIVAL www.uptonfolk.org - cancelled, virtual festival planned → UPTON-UPON-SEVERN, Worcs. ⌂ UPTON FOLK FESTIVAL, please see our website for further details or contact chairman<at>uptonfolk.org for specific enquiries. <--Upton Folk Festival, 2014 & 2017, photos © Colin Davies Every Issue, we cover Members' Festivals & annual Workshops for the next 12 Months ! --------------------------------------------------------- 2021 MAY and JUNE 2021 May Day BH Weekend - the Friday is in April - so May Day BH Festivals are listed under April, above 2021 May 7 - 9 TREDEGAR HOUSE FOLK FESTIVAL www.tredegarhousefestival.org.uk - cancelled → NEWPORT. Tredegar House & Country Park, Newport, Gwent NP10 8YW. South Wales ⌂ TREDEGAR HOUSE FOLK FESTIVAL; for further details, contact: Sue Oates, susieoates135<at>hotmail.com, 01633 246241 ⊕ A weekend of international dance, music, and song. 2021 with Barbara Dickson, Alaw, Rusty Shackle, Avanc, Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman and many more singers and dancers from this year. Tickets, online from TicketSource, or by post, see website. Prices: see website for more details. You can park in the Tredegar House Car Park; National Trust Car Parking Charges will apply. 2021 May 28 - 31 CHIPPENHAM FOLK FESTIVAL www.chippfolk.co.uk → CHIPPENHAM, Wiltshire. Various venues around the town ⌂ Festival Office, The Cause Music and Arts Centre, The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3DD. 01249 657190. info<at>chippfolk.co.uk Also on Facebook: www.facebook.com/chippfolk; blog: http://blog.chippfolk.co.uk ⊕ A traditional English Folk festival experience. Music, dance, Song, Workshops, Children’s events and so much more besides. Although it has seen many changes since its beginnings in Lacock all those years ago, it still retains its ‘village’ atmosphere, providing three and a half days packed with song, dance, workshops and dance displays. Over 200 events take place within the town centre, turning the whole town into a giant party. The main ceilidh and concert events take place in the beautiful park alongside the river, while practically every pub and venue in the town is used for a vast range of sessions, workshops and smaller concerts and dances. There is also a full program of children’s’ events, a large craft marquee, catering facilities and an open air arena in the park. The High Street and historic Market Square are both pedestrianised, and are used throughout the weekend for busking, street theatre and processions. A huge street fair also takes place on the Monday. 2021 Jun 05 CHURCHDOWN FOLK FESTIVAL http://liamtho.com/Churchdown2021 → CHURCHDOWN, Gloucestershire. The Churchdown Club (http://churchdownclub.co.uk), Church Road, Churchdown, Gloucester, GL3 2ER ⌂ A one day online festival this year. For more info: website as above, Facebook: "Churchdown Folk Festival 2021", http://liamtho.com/FolkAtTheClub. Please contact Bill Craswell, 07740 248785, liam<at>liamtho.com ® Bill Craswell [Newsletter 15/3/2021] 2021 Jun tba The PENNYMOOR SONG AND ALE Facebook: Pennymoor Singaround Pennymoor SAR→ see FW Devon news → MORCHARD BISHOP: The London Inn, Morchard Bishop, Devon, EX17 6NW. ⌂ The PENNYMOOR SONG & ALE Sally Holland, 01363 85022 ⊕ Must book in advance (usually sells out). 2021 Jun --- TEIGNMOUTH FOLK FESTIVAL www.teignmouthfolk.co.uk - cancelled. Probably cancelled - further info to follow. 2021 Jun 25 - 27 WEST SOMERSET FOLK FESTIVAL www.westsomersetfolkfestival.co.uk → CARHAMPTON, Somerset. Carhampton Recreation Hall, Carhampton Recreation Ground. ⌂ WEST SOMERSET FOLK FESTIVAL Mike and Diane Dibble, 01643 841597, 3 The Glebe, Timberscombe, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 7TS. ⊕ Workshops, Folk Club, Singarounds, Concert. Guests are on the website. ® Mike & Di Just one week after the earliest date for allowed gatherings and as there's sure to be slippage some time in the next few months I do not expect we will run in 2021 either. Mike [Newsletter 15/3/2021] Every Issue, we cover Members' Festivals & annual Workshops for the next 12 Months ! --------------------------------------------------------- 2021 JULY 2021 Jul tba [Sat - Sun] Pat Molloy summer school: Irish Traditional Music www.patmolloysummerschool.co.uk → Digbeth, Birmingham. ⊕ The Pat Molloy summer school passes on the teaching of Irish Traditional Music to people of all ages and backgrounds. The weekend celebrates the teaching of the late Pat Molloy who lived and worked in Birmingham and was greatly involved in the life of Irish musicians in the city over the last 50 years. For more info and to book your workshop place please visit www.patmolloysummerschool.co.uk You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter for up to date news, or alternatively call Hobgoblin Music (Birmingham) on 0121 212 9010. ® Mark McCabe EDITOR'S NOTE: Website shows 2019 details, as of 5/3/201921 Try Facebook for info. 2021 Jul 2 - 4 CLECKHEATON FOLK FESTIVAL cancelled 2022 Jul 1 - 3 CLECKHEATON FOLK FESTIVAL www.cleckheatonfolkfestival.org → CLECKHEATON, West Yorkshire. The Town Hall (main concerts) plus various venues around the town. ⌂ Cleckheaton Folk Festival, 84 Pyenot Hall Lane, Cleckheaton, West Yorks BD19 5BA. info<at>cleckheatonfolkfestival.org Facebook - Friends of Cleckheaton Folk Festival. Tweet us @cleckheatonFF ⊕ Previously booked guests for 2020 & then 2021 were: Peter Knight's Gig Spanner Big Band, Bella Hardy Trio, Copper Kettle, Tom Perry And Clive Brooks, Vicki Swan And Jonny Dyer, Bob Fox, Nick Dow, Pete Norman & Kath Charnock, Bob & Gill Berry, Steve Canavan, Idiot & Friend (Les Barker & Keith Donnelly) Son Of A Gun, The Wilson Family. The Bromleys, Bella Hardy, Black Box Band, Marie Little, Si Barron, Jess & Richard Arrowsmith, Monkeys Fist, Edwina Hayes, Kimbers Men, Pete Coe, Den Miller. With Hiring Fair and Street Market, Sessions and Singarounds, Workshops, Specials, Street entertainment. CFF Coronavirus Update: we are sad to report that following the recent government review and discussions with our organising committee we have made the decision to take the cautious and safest route and postpone the planned 2021 festival. Although the Government Road Map laid out on 22nd February indicates that all restrictions may be removed by no sooner than 21st June, we can’t rely on there being no further slippage, so it is unrealistic to assume we could definitely go ahead with a full-blown festival by 2nd July. Our volunteer organisers and most of our visitors fall into the “vulnerable group” category and we feel that it may not be sufficiently safe for them to return to an indoor festival in early July. If any form of Social distancing remains in place the restrictions would not allow us to mix and mingle in the friendly manner we have come to know and love at Cleckheaton. Singarounds, Sessions and the Ceilidh would be a massive problem area and workshops and specials would be difficult too. Restrictions on seating in our Town Hall could reduce the capacity to as little as 65 people and we have no certainty that our other venues will have become available in time. We have secured all the artists that were re-scheduled for 2021 and the line-up for 2022 is now in place so, as disappointed as we are, we can now look forward to 1st, 2nd & 3rd July 2022 when we can all meet again, in as safe an environment as possible, to enjoy what should be a brilliant festival. All tickets originally purchased for 2020 will be honoured in 2022 and we have contacted all ticket holders. Our website details will be amended in the next few days [as of 8/3/2021. - Ed.] [Newsletter 15/3/2021] 2021 Jul 7 - 11 NEW FOREST FOLK FESTIVAL www.newforestfolkfestival.co.uk Due to Covid 19, originally rescheduled from July, 2020 to August Bank Holiday 26th - 30th 2020. We held the faith for as long as we could but sadly Government guidelines have made it clear that no live performances will be permitted at present and it’s not fair on everyone to hold on any longer, we had hoped that this would not apply to outdoor festivals like ours but it was not to be, secondly a local lockdown such as Leicester could if closing us down days before cause us catastrophic financial consequences.So the New Forest Folk Festival has sadly been rescheduled to 7 - 11 July 2021. 2021 Jul 8 - 11 BROMSGROVE FOLK FESTIVAL www.bromsgrovefolkclub.co.uk → BROMSGROVE, Worcestershire. The Bowling Green Inn (01527 861291), Stoke Prior. ⌂ BROMSGROVE FOLK FESTIVAL Bob, 0121 476 5938. bobcynfolk<at>aol.com ⊕ Not been to us before? We have a pub for sessions, a large camping field, excellent toilet facilities, a main marquee seating about 400 people for “up close and personal” concerts, a smaller marquee seating about 100 people which we use for smaller concerts, singarounds, sessions and meet the artists. We do not overlap acts between venues so if that if you’ve paid to see a particular act then you will see that act — and without having to queue for an hour before the concert to make sure you get in - revolutionary or what?! In and around the site there are many other diverse activities, including many opportunities to sing in and around the pub and in the MiniMarquee, to keep you occupied for the entire weekend. Guests that had been booked for 2020 included Colum Sands, The Lost Notes, Union Jill, Anthony John Clarke, Dave Gibb, Miriam Backhouse, Keith Donnelly, Ursula Holden Gill, Fairfield, Tosh Ewins, Stitherum, The Jigantics. For more details call … Bob on 0121 476 5938 or e-mail bobcynfolk<at>aol.com ® Bob 2021 Jul 9 - 11 PRIDDY FOLK FESTIVAL www.priddyfolk.org → PRIDDY near WELLS, Somerset. Village Green. ⌂ PRIDDY FOLK FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION, 01749 678949. Priddy Folk Festival Association, Rose Farm, Wells Road, Priddy, Wells, Somerset BA5 3AZ ⊕ This friendly festival is held in the idyllic setting of our Village Green, high on the beautiful Mendip Hills AONB, near Wells in Somerset. The programme always includes a mixture of world class performers and up and coming talent. We are particularly proud of our work with local youth folk groups in a tie up with Halsway Manor National Centre for The Folk Arts. But the weekend also provides great music, and dance, workshops, yoga sessions, club tent, excellent craft and traders in the market square, guided archaeology walks to explore the local Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments, a full programme of entertainment for the children throughout the weekend and much more. For 2021 programme, check out our website. We will be trying as far as possible to put together the same programme for 9th to 11th July, and all tickets purchased for 2020 will be valid. If you have a ticket and cannot come to the festival next year we do offer a full refund. There is onsite camping with warm showers(!), world foods and beer and cider tents as well as a village pub! If you have not already done so sign up to receive newsletters to keep you up to date with all that is going on. More info from www.priddyfolk.org or email info<at>priddyfolk.org 2021 Jul 15 – 18 WARWICK FOLK FESTIVAL www.warwickfolkfestival.co.uk → WARWICK. Festival main venue and campsite: Castle Park adjacent to Warwick Castle, Stratford Rd Warwick. Numerous venues in and around the historic town of Warwick. ⌂ WARWICK FOLK FESTIVAL: email info<at>warwickfolkfestival.co.uk Booking: online www.warwickfolkfestival.co.uk ⊕ We are delighted that many of our artists that were booked for 2020 have confirmed their availability for 2021 so we can bring you the same great line up. So for 2021 we will be at our exciting new site adjacent to Warwick Castle. After the disruption by development at our old site over the last couple of festivals, the new site will allow us to have a much improved layout with room for whatever social distancing regulations may be in place and everyone camping in easy reach of the venues, also plenty of free parking for day visitors. Lots of showers and toilets, crafts, food and drink as you have come to expect. Again the real ale festival bar will be run by the famous Fleece Inn of Bretforton. The town centre is only 10 minutes away, and on the walk up the road there are shops and ancient hostelries to distract you or take the route up the drive past the castle which will be offering special deals to festival ticket holders., The festival brings together leading names from around the world for a 4-day music and dance extravaganza. Its unique programme has something for everyone from dedicated folk fans to music lovers who are discovering that ‘folk’ covers a wide range of tastes and styles. See our website for full details. For more information please visit www.warwickfolkfestival.co.uk ® Peter Cranage [Newsletter 15/3/2021] 2021 Jul 16 - 18 MITCHELDEAN FESTIVAL www.mitcheldeanfestival.fod.uk → MITCHELDEAN, Forest of Dean, Glos GL17 0AT ⇒ Email talktous<at>mitcheldeanfestival.fod.uk for more information, Andy Scarf 01594 544456 ⊕ Free festival in the glorious Forest of Dean! All singers, musicians and dancers welcome. We will announce whether it's only online (as last year) or live around the end of May, but the poetry competition is already under way. We hope you will be able to join us - Cheers! ® Andy [Newsletter 15/3/2021] 2021 Jul 31 - Aug 7 TŶ GWERIN at the NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD https://eisteddfod.wales → TREGARON, Ceredigion. . . . . so using the same venue that was originally intended for 2020 ⌂ Enquiries 0845 4090 900, or email gwyb<at>eisteddfod.org.uk ⊕ Tŷ Gwerin, the home of folk traditions in the splendid Yurt at the National Eisteddfod. Tŷ Gwerin hosts all folk and traditional events on the Maes, and brings together all the folk traditions of Wales in the most eclectic and widest context. Enjoy a different view of some of our oldest cultures, as the Tŷ Gwerin builds on the success of the past few years. The project partners are Trac, Clera and the Welsh National Folk Dance Society. Join us for a packed programme of performances, sessions, interviews, children’s activities – and don’t forget the retail therapy at trac’s own shop, which stocks a collection of folk CDs and books you won’t find anywhere else! ✪ More music, song, dance, and poetry, in the rest of the Eisteddfod! Every Issue, we cover Members' Festivals & annual Workshops for the next 12 Months ! --------------------------------------------------------- 2021 AUGUST It costs only £16 a year to become a Folklife member and be listed here & online, and your entry can be revised every issue. Listings for your other folk / folklife activities are also welcome. Details in brief foot of page /more details on Info page. 2021 July 31 to Aug 7 TŶ GWERIN at the NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD https://eisteddfod.wales → starts in July this year, so see under JULY above 2021 Aug 6 - 8 DARTMOOR FOLK FESTIVAL www.dartmoorfolkfestival.org.uk → SOUTH ZEAL, near Okehampton, Devon. In the foothills of Dartmoor. ⌂ DARTMOOR FOLK FESTIVAL Jane White, 01837 840102 ⌂ SAE to DFF, Mrs Jane White, Sunnyhill, Zeal Head, South Zeal, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2JL. enquiries<at>dartmoorfolkfestival.co.uk ⊕ Music, song and dance. Top local and national artists will headline, and various morris and dance teams. The annual family-festival includes concerts, a ramble on Dartmoor, a ceilidh, craft displays, dances, a Children’s Festival, a Dartmoor Fayre, music hall, pub sessions and music, song and dance workshops. Hotly-contested competitions are the Dartmoor Broom Dance championships and Dartmoor Stepdance championships. Founded by the late Bob Cann of South Zeal, who dreamt of a folk event on his doorstep that would help to revive and preserve the traditions of Dartmoor. Traditional music, dance, song and crafts of the area formed the basis for the first festival and they still remain today. It has grown so that it can invite some of the best folk artists around, whilst maintaining its reputation for being a relaxed, friendly and traditional festival. For further details, visit the website: www.dartmoorfolkfestival.org.uk To enquire about booking tickets: 01837 840102 or dartmoorfolk<at>gmail.com ® Alan Quick We are already taking steps to move 2020 artists’ bookings to the 2021 line-up and details will be confirmed later. 2021 Aug 12 - 15 SALTBURN FOLK FESTIVAL www.saltburnfolkfestival.com → SALTBURN BY THE SEA, Redcar & Cleveland. Numerous venues throughout Saltburn (see website). ⌂ SALTBURN FOLK FESTIVAL. Ticketing enquiries: Leslie Rankin (Director Box Office), 07397 313159 or email tickets<at>saltburnfolkfestival.com or write to Saltburn Folk Festival 2020, Box Office, Milo’s, 14-16 Station Street, Saltburn by the Sea, Cleveland TS12 1AE. Artists: Ken Hall Director (Artists & Programme) 07855 543925 or artists<at>saltburnfolkfestival.com. ⊕ An annual town based traditional and contemporary folk festival for all ages, now in its 52nd year, with Concerts, Street Entertainment, Singarounds, Music Sessions, Ceilidhs, Choirs, Maritime events, Craft Stalls, Kids Events, Dance Teams, Workshops, Music Hall, Camping, Free Fringe Events. The plan for 2021 is to run the 2020 line-up, subject to artist availability, so please join us next year, when we will rise like a phoenix from the ashes of this mess to sing and play again. Visit the website: https://www.saltburnfolkfestival.com Tickets: Advance weekend £70.00 then £80.00 2021 Aug 13 - 15 WHITE HORSE FOLK FESTIVAL www.WhiteHorseFolkFestival.co.uk → GROVE, near Wantage, Oxfordshire. Various venues in Grove. ⌂ WHITE HORSE FOLK FESTIVAL Jeff and Elaine Gillett, 01453 751256, whitehorsefolkfestival<at>gmail.com, www.WhiteHorseFolkFestival.co.uk ⊕ WHFF is a small, friendly, traditional festival where there is an emphasis on taking part. There is ample opportunity to sing, play or tell a story, with singarounds and music sessions throughout the weekend. A small number of guest performers will each host a workshop, or give an informal concert or special presentation as well as performing in the main concert on the Saturday evening. The festival also incorporates a day of dance featuring many dance-sides and culminating in a barn dance hosted by White Horse Ceilidhs. IMPORTANT NOTE: email is now whitehorsefolkfestival<at>gmail.com (and not whitehorsefest<at>btinternet.com as printed in Jan 2020 Folkife) 2021 Aug tba MOIRA FURNACE FOLK FESTIVAL www.moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk → MOIRA FURNACE, near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire ⌂ Moira Furnace Folk Festival Enquiries: 07401 951694, or contact on webform via website Festival email newsletters and updates about Festival-related events: info<at>moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk ⊕ 2020 details were: At the heart of the National Forest at Moira Furnace on the Leicestershire / Derbyshire border, one of the most picturesque settings in the industrial Midlands. Tickets are now on sale and a booking form is available on the festival website www.moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk The line up includes: Steve Tilston and Hugh Bradley, Kim Lowings and the Greenwood, Granny’s Attic, Robin Laing, Ian Bruce, Reg Meuross, Mather Robinson Band, Kenny Speirs, Two Coats colder, John Conolly, John Ward Trio, Bram Taylor, Bob Wood, Looma, nothing to Prove, Katie Spencer, Liz SimCock, Steve Cartwright, Graham Carter, Martin Kaszak and Faradina Alfifi, Will Morgan and Ian Dempsey-Robins, Chris Elliot and Caitlin Jones, Islander, John Graham and Jim Jack, Alan Wood. There is a ceilidh on the Saturday evening and dance on the Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Ample on-site camping is also available. There is entertainment for children and a variety of stalls and food on sale. Concerts start at 1pm on 21st and the campsite opens at 10 am. There are plenty of opportunities for singarounds both on site and in the local pubs. ® Colin Grantham 2021 Aug 20 - 27 Workers’ Music Association Summer School Of Music - Folk Course www.wmasummerschoolofmusic.co.uk ⊕ Back once more, the Folk Course will be led by Marion and Steve Harper (pictured left). Active in the folk scene since the early 1970s, Marion and Steve have worked with Charles Parker, Ian Campbell, and still attend folk festivals across the UK every summer, despite living in Brittany. You can have a great week of folk and try something new in music. You won’t regret it. Here’s a few comments: ‘Helpful, sensitive, encouraging tuition’; ‘A wonderful mix of experiences’; ‘Everyone has been so welcoming and the lack of judgement is inspiring’; ‘Uplifting, stimulating, challenging and fun’; ‘I leave the course inspired’; ‘A real lifesaver!’; ‘Fabulous!’; ‘Excellent atmosphere ... one feels supported and appreciated’; ‘A fantastic week. Thank you’; ‘Insightful, humbling and intense. I’ll be back!’ There’s been a WMA Summer School of Music every year since 1946, held in the belief that music can be a force for good in the world. There is no minimum standard requirement: students bring with them a love of music and the aspiration to enjoy sharing this with others. We believe the School is unique in providing courses in a wide range of musical genres, so you can indulge your favourite style and challenge yourself to try something new. Visit our website: www.wmasummerschoolofmusic.co.uk ® Rob Harper Covid-19 Update The Working Party for the Summer School hopes very much that this year’s School will take place as planned.This will continue to be dependent upon Covid-19 restrictions and regulations. We are receiving updates from our venue, Ingestre Hall, and will be keeping you up-to-date with developments as they are conveyed to us. In the meantime, we encourage you to join the Summer School Mailing List and enjoy a monthly delve into the lives and experiences of our Summer School tutors. Click on the link to join: http://eepurl.com/hdxKlX and if you know of anyone who might be interested, please encourage them to join too. Thank you. 2021 Aug 21 - 27 WHITBY FOLK WEEK www.whitbyfolk.co.uk → WHITBY, North Yorkshire. Numerous venues throughout the town. ⌂ Whitby Folk Week, PO Box 10732, Nottingham, NG5 0JX, phone: 07597 541899. General Enquiries email: folk<at>whitbyfolk.co.uk, phone 01977 792205. Ticket Sales, Melanie Barber, 72 Freedom Road, Walkley, Sheffield S6 2XD, email: tickets<at>whitbyfolk.co.uk . Camping Enquiries email: camping<at>whitbyfolk.co.uk ⊕ Tickets: please check the website. If you haven’t as yet bought a ticket, and want to help keep the festival alive, the 2021 ticket form is now online, and we are holding the 2020 early bird price in place until 30th April 2021. [Newsletter 15/3/2021] 2021 Aug 27 - 30 CORNWALL FOLK FESTIVAL www.cornwallfolkfestival.com → WADEBRIDGE, Cornwall. Numerous venues throughout the town. ⌂ CORNWALL FOLK FESTIVAL, info<at>cornwallfolkfestival.com Online Ticket Shop www.cornwallfolkfestival.com/tickets.php ⊕ All artists booked to appear at the Wadebridge, North Cornwall event have agreed to play in 2021. Dougie Maclean, O’Hooley and Tidow, Merry Hell and Granny’s Attic will therefore continue as its headline acts, plus more to be confirmed. Free live music in the streets; Sessions in local pubs; workshops. Both Full Festival and day tickets available. Every Issue, we cover Members' Festivals & annual Workshops for the next 12 Months ! |
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2021 SEPTEMBER to DECEMBER
2021 Sep 4 -6 LLANWDDYN WEEKEND OF FOLK & ACOUSTIC MUSIC www.llanwddynevents.co.uk → LLANWDDYN, Lake Vyrnwy, Powys. At Llanwddyn Community Centre, Abertridwr, Llanwddyn, Lake Vyrnwy, SY10 0LR - See website for map and directions (they are needed). ⌂ contact details see below ⊕ 2020 details were: A small homely festival that packs a punch ! Guests tba. With 70% returnees every year, it’s always best to get your tickets early. Friday night: ceilidh and hog roast supper (included in the weekend ticket price), Saturday: Concerts from 1pm, Sing-arounds in the bar. Basic Camping just £3 extra (see website for details), Bar over the weekend, Onsite Cafe & BBQ on Saturday. Festival celebration folk service only on Sunday at St Wddyns Church. Go online and download our ticket application form, 01691 870501 or email: info<at>llanwddynevents.co.uk Postal address for tickets: Llanwddyn Events, 30 Abertridwr, Llanwddyn, Powys SY10 0LR. You can pay by cheque, cash or paypal. All tickets must be paid for before the event. Weekend tickets include your hog roast supper on the Friday night! Note -- We are postponing, until the 3rd-5th September 2021. We are almost 99% sure our artists line up will remain the same as advertised, but in the event one may not be able to perform, we will replace them with an artist to equal the quality we feel we always provide you. We are so sorry to disappoint so many of our loyal supporters, many of which are now friends. Plus our new supporters of course. We hope you will continue to support the festival and come back again next year. Meanwhile please take care of yourselves, stay well, stay safe. Keep in touch too, we are on Facebook and Twitter and there is always email. We’d love to hear how you are all getting on over the coming months. Lots of Love, Ruth, Ken, and the Whole Festival Team. 2021 Sep 9 - 12 BROMYARD FOLK FESTIVAL www.bromyardfolkfestival.co.uk → BROMYARD, Herefordshire: B4203 Stourport Road, HR7 4NT ⌂ Bromyard Folk Festival enquiries 07990 629 203 (24 hours) Bromyard Folk Festival, Bush Bank, Suckley, Worcester, WR65DR. Tickets: on sale via the website or 07990 629 203 (24 hours). ⊕ In the beautiful setting of the Bromyard countryside, Bromyard Folk Festival has it all. One of the UK’s longest-running folk festivals, with a reputation for its appeal to all tastes and ages, promoting new young talent as well as celebrating the folk tradition. Note we are delighted that 2020's line up of Artistes have agreed to perform alongside many more to be announced, it should be a festival worth waiting for. Sending best wishes to you all, Lynne Barker, Chair of Directors. [Folklife West Jan 2021] 2021 Sep 16 - 19 SOUTHDOWNS FOLK FESTIVAL www.southdownsfolkfest.co.uk ✪✪✪ Incorporating SOUTHDOWNS UKULELE FESTIVAL and the SOUTHDOWNS AMERICANA FESTIVAL → In sunny BOGNOR REGIS, West Sussex. Town Centre, including the Regis Centre and Alexandra Theatre. ⌂ Regis Centre Box Office: 01243 861010 www.regiscentre.co.uk Contact: Festival Office 01243 820187 or 07751 594285, email rnash10<at>hotmail.com ⊕ Headliners tba Plus Southdowns Ukulele Festival and Southdowns Americana Festival Full info & Tickets at www.southdownsfolkfest.co.uk We are ‘rolling-over’ our entire Festival programme into 2021 and are currently talking with headline artists, other performers, stall holders, local authorities and our festival venues about appearing and hosting events between 16 and 19 September. We can confirm that we have had very positive responses from these discussions and we envisage that our Festival programme featuring Steve Harley, The Strawbs and Steve Knightly amongst others, plus the popular Ukulele Festival and the inaugural Americana Festival on the Pier, will very much mirror what would have taken place in 2020 with the possibility of one or two exciting additions. [Folklife West Jan 2021] 2021 Sep tba STROUD FOLK WEEKEND www.stroudfolkfestival.co.uk → STROUD: various venues and street performances. ⌂ stroudfolk<at>yahoo.com, www.stroudfolkfestival.co.uk and our Facebook page. Accommodation: www.visitthecotswolds.org.uk. ⊕ A weekend with the emphasis on participation, with music and song sessions and Morris sides from near and far, taking over the streets (Saturday). Other events may include a Saturday night headliner at The Subscription Rooms and a Folk Club Concert on Sunday afternoon. No formal admission charges, although the Morris dancers will be busking, and we will ask for donations in the various venues, to help pay for running the weekend. 2021 Oct TBA APPLE & ALE FESTIVAL www.thefleeceinn.co.uk → BRETFORTON, Worcs. The Fleece Inn. ⌂ THE FLEECE INN, The Cross, Bretforton, Worcs WR11 7JE. 01386 831173 ⊕ Real Ale and Scrumpy Cider Tent with over 40 ales and ciders to try. Other entertainment includes morris dancing, mumming, cider making demonstrations, skittles, apples displays and tastings, and live music. The event is free entry. 2021 Oct TBA BANBURY FOLK FESTIVAL www.banburyfolkfestival.co.uk → BANBURY, Oxfordshire. Main concerts at Banbury Town Hall, other events at nearby pubs. ⌂ BANBURY FOLK FESTIVAL BOX OFFICE, 336 Bretch Hill, Banbury, Oxon OX16 0LW, or telephone 07845 821041. Facebook: Banbury Folk Festival ⊕ The friendly indoor festival in the heart of Banbury! A low-cost festival with a great line up! On the 2nd week of October with a range of concerts, song and music sessions and dance. Friday: Saturday: Sunday: guests tba. Main Concerts - Acoustic Concerts - Folk Club sessions - Big Sing - Song, Music & Storytelling Sessions - Workshops - Morris Dancing. 2021 Oct TBA PENTREFFEST AUTUMN FESTIVAL www.pentreffest.org.uk → Rudry Village Hall (www.rudryparishhall.org), Rudry, Caerphilly, CF83 3DF ⇒ Pentreffest, 13 Egerton Road, Canton, Cardiff. 029 2023 2970, queries<at>pentreffest.org.uk, www.facebook.com/Pentreffest ⊕ A weekend of bals, dance and music workshops and other events. Artists and dance tutors tba. Details tba, but typically: Friday Evening, Bal; Saturday Morning & Afternoon, Dance and Music Workshops; Saturday Evening, Grand Bal; Sunday Morning, Dance and Music Workshops; Sunday Afternoon, Dance with music from workshop participants, local artists and foreign guests. Camping (indoor & outdoor) and food on site. 2021 Oct TBA BARING-GOULD FOLK WEEKEND www.baring-gould.co.uk → OKEHAMPTON, Devon. Held in comfortable indoor venues in the old market town of Okehampton, nestling on the northern slopes of Dartmoor. ⌂ WREN MUSIC 01837 53754 Ebenezer Hall, North Street, Okehampton, EX20 1AR. ⊕ The Folk Weekend is held in a range of comfortable venues, all in the centre of the old market town of Okehampton, Devon, nestling under the northern slopes of Dartmoor. Artists: tba, will also include the full Wren team. There will be delicious home-cooked food available, and even more music and song, and Sunday features the annual Prize Conker Competition. Information and booking: www.baring-gould.co.uk or call 01837 53754. 2021 Oct TBA BARING-GOULD FOLK SONG SCHOOL www.baring-gould.co.uk → Okehampton, in beautiful rural west Devon. www.baring-gould.co.uk ⊕ This annual, week-long school takes place in the historic Dartmoor town of Okehampton; a perfect setting for a get-away-from-it-all singing fest where communal support and encouragement combine to create an ideal environment for honing vocal and performance skills. The Song School’s tutors are to be announced, as are the fees. For more information, please phone 01837 53754 or email paul<at>wrenmusic.co.uk 2021 Nov 6 - 7 NONSUCH ANNUAL WEEKEND https://www.dulcimer.org.uk/ Online Workshops for hammered and mountain dulcimer players at all levels, with a range of exciting tutors. Keep checking our website for the latest information and how to book. [Newsletter 15/3/2021] Below was a new Folk day for 2019, which may be held again 2021 ???? This is adapted by the Editors from the 2019 entry. 2021 Dec (Sat) TBA THE WINTER SESSIONS (A Day of Folk in Chippenham) [no webpage] → CHIPPENHAM, Wiltshire. Cause Arts Centre, The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 3DD. ⌂ Ticket prices tba, or call 01249 720866 ⊕ An opportunity for interaction with some of the country’s top and long-standing traditional folk performers (featuring guests tba). From 10:30am with workshops, sessions and concerts. A “Big Sing” at teatime for everyone, and the final concert with all guests “in the Round” will be presented in The Auditorium, simply one of the very best acoustic venues in Wiltshire. The ethos is one of informality with no “Stars pecking order”. The Cause is a super venue, with an auditorium and separate workshop spaces, it’s warm and comfortable. A Real Ale bar, and food available, and the Cause is close to the High Street. “Our music is a flowing river from the past into the future which we are privileged to dip into. It has enriched our lives and we must keep it fed and flowing into the future for those who come after.” DJW Dave Webber ® Every Issue, we cover Members' Festivals & annual Workshops for the next 12 Months! |
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2022 JANUARY to APRIL including May Bank Holiday (starts in April) Annual Feb half-term GWERIN GWALLGO, residential Folk Weekend for 11-18s https://trac.wales/our-work/taking-part/gwerin-gwallgo ⌂ trac, 01446 748 556, trac<at>trac-cymru.org, https://trac.wales A high-energy four-day residential event for young people between 11 and 18 years of age, at Glanllyn, the Urdd Residential Centre in Bala. We offer places to approximately 40 young people. There are instrumental, vocal and clog dancing lessons during the day, followed by informal sessions, concerts, get-togethers, twmpathau and more in the evenings, with opportunities for the young people to take part in some of the fun outdoor activities which Glan-llyn has to offer, too. Towards the end of the course, there is also a chance to perform. Instrumental workshops: players need to have their own instrument, and be able to play at least to a basic standard. Instrumentalists are asked to tell us on the enrolment form their approximate level of experience. Ability to read music is not required, nor is experience of folk music; most of the workshops will be taught by ear. • Song Workshops: open to everyone from beginners to experienced participants. No experience of folk singing is needed. • Dance workshops: last year there were two clog dance classes; intermediate and advanced. For more details, see https://trac.wales/our-work/taking-part/gwerin-gwallgo Photo: at Gwerin Gwallgo © Trac 2022 Mar tba SPRING FLING Dulcimer Workshop Weekend https://www.dulcimer.org.uk/ Details TBA. Check our website later in the year. [Newsletter 15/3/2021] 2022 Apr tba FOLK WEEKEND: OXFORD www.folkweekendoxford.co.uk → OXFORD. Numerous venues across the city. ⌂ info<at>folkweekendoxford.co.uk for general enquiries. ⊕ These were the details for 2020; the Weekend was then run as an online event. - Editor The Folk Weekend will run on a partnership / fringe-type basis: Folk Arts Oxford will curate a programme of events, together with partner organisations Arts at the Old Fire Station, The Story Museum, Holywell Music and Folk, Oxford Contemporary Music, The North Wall Arts Centre, Oxfordshire County Music Service, Oxfolk, Oxford Folk Club, and more. Each partner will put on fantastic folk events, coming together under the Folk Weekend banner. And the volunteer committee are working on the grassroots aspects of the festival - sessions, morris dancers, and opportunities for local artists to perform. There’s exciting opportunities for amateur promoters, bands, or artists to be part of the festival by hiring a venue and hosting their own fringe events - workshops, concerts, or dances - we’d love to have you! For a small contribution towards marketing (getting you featured in the programme and on our website and social media channels), you can use the Folk Weekend name and logo for your event. You will manage the event yourself, and keep 100% of any ticket sales you make: to find out more, email info<at>folkweekendoxford.co.uk. 2022 May Day Bank Holiday Friday is in April, so here's the May Day Bank Holiday festivals 2022 April 29 - May 2 MAY HEYDAYS at Evesham http://mayheydays.org.uk → EVESHAM, Worcs. The De Montfort School, Evesham, WR11 1DQ ⌂ MAY HEYDAYS, Mecki Testroet, director<at>mayheydays.org.uk, tel. 01308 423 442. ⊕ The relocated and renamed Eastbourne International Folkdance Festival (EIFF), now all on a single site. For 2021 (cancelled) was to have been: Geoff Cubitt, Colin Hume and Kalia Kliban as our main callers and a wide variety of bands: Contrasaurus, ECDB, Knotted Chord, Jon Berger and friends, Keeping Thyme, Momentum, Portland Drive and the Derby duo of Doug Eunson and Sarah Matthews. We have not yet booked an International dance teacher but will do so in due course. 2020 was to have been: Social dances on Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday, with a whole range of dance workshops throughout Saturday and Sunday. Dance genres range from English folk (modern compositions plus more historical styles), American - Contra and Squares - and Scottish, to International dances from Eastern Europe (this year with teachers from Macedonia and the Netherlands), France and beyond. Additional choices include, singing and music workshops - and even guided walks. This not-for-profit festival provides an opportunity for the folk dance community to get together and enjoy dancing to great music and calling from best British and international bands and dance callers. Attendees can steward at reduced rates. On-site camping (camper vans, caravans and tents) available. Further information (including pictures from 2019 Eastbourne festival) on http://mayheydays.org.uk. Please email or call Mecki Testroet, director<at>mayheydays.org.uk, tel. 01308 423 442. 2022 April 29 - May 2 UPTON UPON SEVERN FOLK FESTIVAL www.uptonfolk.org → UPTON-UPON-SEVERN, Worcs. ⌂ UPTON FOLK FESTIVAL, please see our website for further details or contact chairman<at>uptonfolk.org for specific enquiries. ⊕ Free: Morris dancing and Sunday procession, pub music and song sessions, street theatre, ceilidhs under the bridge, workshops, musical meander, duck race, craft fair. Ticketed: Fri-Mon concerts, ceilidhs, Folk Clubs. Guests and main ceilidhs tba. 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Members' FESTIVALS & WORKSHOPS DIARY, from Folklife West
DIARY : Folklife Members are listed here, free (Membership being £16 a year). Only Members are listed. ADVERTS : we include all adverts (Members and others). So all the same as the printed Festival/Workshop Diary which also covers 12 months ... except that we have live weblinks to festivals in our Diary above. DEADLINES for FW, including this Festival & Workshops Diary ⇒ for 1st JAN <Jan-Feb-Mar-Apr> issue, deadline 19th NOVEMBER ⇒ for 1st MAY <May-Jun-Jul-Aug> issue, deadline normally 19th MARCH, but 1st APRIL this issue. ⇒ for 1st SEPT <Sep-Oct-Nov-Dec> issue, deadline 19th JULY We cover the next 12 months, each issue. We welcome your dates. |
