Two weeks to go till Sidmouth Folk Week

Two weeks to go till Sidmouth Folk Week

With less than two weeks to go, the Full Programme and Children’s Festival Programme for Sidmouth FolkWeek (29th July – 5th Aug) have now arrived through many people’s letterboxes as well as being available to download at www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk
 
With around 700 events, it’s time to get planning!

Many festival goers will arrive early for the pre-festival special events, kicking off on 28th July at 2.30pm with people’s poet and popular entertainer, Pam Ayres. Or head down for the weekend, to catch the mighty Scottish fiddler and Good Tradition Award winner, John McCusker and his band, celebrating his 25 year career to date on the first Friday night. Or the world-renowned box-playing favourite Sharon Shannon and her band, with her exquisite and accessible take on Irish traditions, on Saturday night.
 
If it’s only possible to make it down for one evening, the choice of unmissable events is vast. One of our picks of the week is undoubtedly former Bellowhead frontman Jon Boden’s early solo outing on Thursday night.
 
Undoubtedly many will be in the mood for dancing! In which case, people can’t go far wrong with a Big Gig ticket for the Bulverton boogie nights – covering early music sessions from 7pm, followed by a glittering array of roots dance parties with Shooglenifty, Manran, Mad Dog Mcrea, Monster Ceilidh Band, Blackbeard’s Tea Party, Jamie Smith’s Mabon and more, then a Late Night Extra ceilidh leading to an acoustic after party atmosphere in Betsy’s Lounge into the early hours.
 
FolkWeek hope that festival goers can join us for the whole week, but with a flexible range of ticket options available at www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk, people can customise their festival experience to work best for them – the week, the weekend, the day or an individual event.
 
Here is a daily overview of just some of the guests appearing throughout the week, but check the programme for a full breakdown of what and who’s on when. Some of these artists and many more are with us all week or for a few days.  
 
Thursday 28th July
PAM AYRES (PRE-FESTIVAL SPECIAL)
STEELEYE SPAN plus THE DRYSTONES (PRE–FESTIVAL SPECIAL)
 
Friday 29th July
FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS plus JIM CAUSLEY (PRE-FESTIVAL SPECIAL)
THE JOHN McCUSKER BAND, BLACKBEARD’S TEA PARTY, JEZ LOWE, KIRKOPHANY, MISHAPED PEARLS, PHOENIX DANCE BAND, SHEILA KAY ADAMS 
 
Saturday 30th July
SHARON SHANNON AND BAND, SHOOGLENIFTY, 
JOHN KIRKPATRICK, PETE COE, JEZ LOWE, WHAPWEASEL, BOB FOX, LEN GRAHAM & JACK LYNCH, THE DROLE, KEVIN & ELLEN MITCHELL, MICK RYAN & PAUL DOWNES, PHOENIX DANCE BAND, NIAMH BOADLE, MARYEAGLE
 
Sunday 31st July
SHOW OF HANDS WITH MIRANDA SYKES, JAMIE SMITH’S MABON, KATHYRN ROBERTS & SEAN LAKEMAN, WHAPWEASEL, BOB FOX, JEZ LOWE, KHIYO, THREE CANE WHALE, PETE COE, DEAD RAT ORCHESTRA, EFFRA, WINDY GYLE BAND, KIRSTY MERRYN, RACKER DONNELLY
 
Monday 1st August
BLAZIN’ FIDDLES, NANCY KERR & JAMES FAGAN, MELROSE QUARTET, JAMIE SMITH’S MABON, ANNA & ELIZABETH, WIZZ JONES, BRIAN PETERS, HANNAH SANDERS, SHEILA KAY ADAMS, JIM CAUSLEY TRIO,
MONSTER CEILIDH BAND, GADARENE, URBAN FOLK THEORY, LUCY FARRELL, ROBYN STAPLETON, PETA WEBB AND KEN HALL, MATTHEW CRAMPTON & THE LONDON LUBBERS 
 
Tuesday 2nd August
MARTIN SIMPSON & DOM FLEMONS, LE VENT DU NORD, MANRAN, ANNA & ELIZABETH, NANCY KERR & JAMES FAGAN, FARA, MELROSE QUARTET, COCK & BULL BAND, LADY MAISERY, BRIAN PETERS, TOM & BEN PALEY, JENNA REID, RHONA DALLING, CIARAN ALGAR, DIPPER MALKIN
PETA WEBB AND KEN HALL, SHEILA KAY ADAMS, KITTY MACFARLANE
 
Wednesday 3rd August
SETH LAKEMAN, KATHRYN TICKELL & SUPERFOLKUS, OYSTERS 3, ROBIN DRANSFIELD, ANNA & ELIZABETH, TRIO DHOORE, LADY MAISERY, TYMON DOGG, COCK & BULL BAND, HOT VULTURES, SAM KELLY TRIO, THE CLAQUE, CIARAN ALGAR, PETE WOOD, TOM & BEN PALEY, THE ESKIES, TRED, VICKY SWAN & JONNY DYER
 
Thursday 4th August
JON BODEN, LYNCHED, RICCARDO TESI & BANDITALIANA, ROBIN DRANSFIELD, STICK IN THE WHEEL, THE RHEINGANS SISTERS, JOHN KIRKPATRICK, TRIO DHOORE, MOLTENAMBA, HANNAH JAMES’ JIGDOLL, MAD DOG McREA, WILL POUND CEILIDH BAND, MAGGIE HOLLAND, TALISK, TOM & BEN PALEY, ALMA, TOBIAS BEN JACOB, TRED
 
Friday 5th August
THE YOUNG’ UNS, THE WATERSHED BAND FEATURING PHILLIP HENRY & HANNAH MARTIN, JIM CAUSLEY, PETE COE, LEN GRAHAM & JACK LYNCH, MOLTENAMBA, BANTER, ENGLISH CONTRA DANCE BAND, TALISK, NINEBARROW, NICK WYKE & BECKI DRISCOLL, PETE WOOD, THE BARBER SISTERS, WILL DUKE, CAROL ANDERSON, RACKER DONNELLY, WINDBEATEN, THORN & ROSES

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