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FASH seeks to encourage
greater participation in folk activities and one way that this happens
is through the many festivals around the country. Festivals are amazing;
they usually have a diverse range of people, of all ages, enjoying themselves
making music, singing, listening or dancing.
We have several festivals
in and around our area; for next year, the dates we have are...
- Purbeck Valley
Folk Festival 15th - 18th August 2024. 'Earlybird' tickets no longer
available but still cheaper to book on-line rather than at the gate.
Artists listings can be seen on-line but no obvious detailed programme.
- Lyme Folk Weekend 23rd - 26th
August. Lyme Regis Folk Festival. Concerts are ticketed but lots of
the festival is free. No details yet of the free events.
- Towersey Festival 23rd
- 26th August 2024. Only 'Tier 3' tickets now available. Note that this
will be the last Towersey Festival.
- Wallingford Bunkfest 30th August
- 1st September 2024. Camping tickets available. 2024 information on
guests etc. now on website.
- Swanage Folk Festival
6th - 8th September 2024. Some free events. Weekend tickets for the
full festival now sold out; afternoon concert, evening concert and ceilidh
tickets still available.
- Southdowns Folk Festival
(Bognor Regis) 20th - 22nd September 2024. Concert details on a small
poster on the home and ticket purchase pages of the website.
- Malmesbury Folk and
Roots Festival 21st September 2024. Afternoon festival on one day
only. More information and tickets via the website.
The list is far from exhaustive and there are many other festivals further
afield. Most of the Folk Festivals in the UK are listed here,
and you might find one or two more on the Armandaleg website, here.
For still more. including folk festivals outside the UK mainland, have
a look at The Living Tradition website.
Sadly, EFDSS, who used to have a comprehensive list, no longer seem to
be listing Folk Festivals.
All these festivals
vary. Some are all about Morris dance displays with perhaps a ceilidh
one evening, others are all about dancing, or listening to bands on stages.
There are also festivals which have a wide range of workshops, dances,
concerts and displays. Some festivals are in towns with hotel accommodation,
others have camping.
If anyone cares to
write about any other festivals, then it would be great. Please send them
to the Solent Waves Editor or
see our contacts page
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