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Cheltenham Folk Festival
Friday 11 - Sunday 13 February 2011
The 15th Cheltenham Folk Festival dates have been announced!
Keep an eye on this site for announcements over the next few months!
Last year`s artists included Lau, Hérétique, Trio Threlfall, Maz O’Connor, Niamh Parsons & Graham Dunne, Life & Times, Barron Brady, The Demon Barber Roadshow, Ashley Hutchings & Ken Nichol, Mawkin:Causley, Grace Notes, Hérétique, The Navvy’s Wife, Housewives’ Choice, Blair Dunlop, Faustus, The Fay Hield Trio, Tom McConville Trio & Band, The Ram Company’s Waltzers & Wonders, Life & Times and Roving Crows.
E-mail the Folk Festival office or phone 01242 775893.
FESTIVAL HISTORY
In 1996 Cheltenham Folk Club organiser John Shorter approached Cheltenham Town Hall with the idea of a mid-winter folk event to "banish the winter blues". He wanted to produce an event that preserved the roots of Folk tradition, showcased budding new talent, and created a friendly atmosphere.
The festival has a very strong participatory side to it, with a wide range of workshops, where you can learn the techniques behind various instruments and musical styles from the performers themselves. As well as the broad range of concerts, workshops, ceilidhs and children’s activities there is a market place with stalls selling everything from jewellery and clothing to musical instruments, as well as the infamous Real Ale bar.
Over the weekend, the town turns in to a feast of colour and energy as up to 15 morris dance sides take to the streets on the Saturday and Sunday.
