| Folk Festivals In the area covered by cresby.com |
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| type | when | event | county
| +44(0) | details |
| day | 21 Jan 2012 | Chepstow Wassail & Mari Lwyd | Gwent
| 07870 611979 | Morris & Horses Head festival. Ceilidh if weather passable - ring to check . web page |
| fest | 27-29 Jan 2012 | Gloucester Cajun | Gloucs
| 01452 396370 | Early-bird tickets £40 . web page . main venue Gloucester Guildhall . |
| fest | 10-12 Feb 2012 | Cheltenham FF | Gloucs
| 01242 227979 | season tickets can sell out, - ceilidhs tickets OK, plenty of space (IN Pump Rooms venue) . web page . main venue Town Hall . |
| fest | 18-19 Feb 2012 | Frome Folk Festival | Somers
| 01373 455 420 | Morris, Ceilidhs, Concerts . web page . main venue The Cheese & Grain . |
| w/e | 24-26 Feb 2012 | Alcester Fundraiser | Warks
| 0778 8536605 | conerts, sessions and sing-arounds . web page |
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| w/e | 26-27 March 2011 | Ludlow Irish Set Dance w/e | Shrops
| 01547 540530 | with Pat Murphy . main venue Assembly Rooms . |
| fest | 30-3rd Apr-May 2011 | Minehead Mayfest & Hobby Horse Revels | Somerset
| 01984 656727 | music dance ceilidh, mainly open access . web page . e mail . main venue Old Ship Aground . |
| w/e | 20-21 Apr 2012 | Banbury Song & Ale | Oxon
| 01295 709881 | Singaround/Session . web page . main venue Drayton Golf Club . |
| w/e | 27-30 Apr 2012 | Great Alne Long Weekend | Warks
| 0121 777 3722 | folk dance festival nr Alcester . web page . main venue Great Alne Village Hall . |
| fest | 20-22 Apr 2012 | Oxford FF | Oxon
| 01865 278639 | now a Folk w/e . web page . main venue various . |
| fest | 13-15 Apr 2012 | Crediton | Devon
| 01363 775696 | Stanley Accrington, Seize The Day, Bonzo & Doris etc. sessions/SAR and evening food/music . web page . main venue Cheriton Fitzpaine . |
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| fest | 4-7(BH) May 2012 | Upton upon Severn | Worcs
| 01594 832910 | laid back but excellent . web page . e mail . main venue Town . |
| w/e | 4-7 May 2012 | Clun Green Man Festival | Shrops
| 01588 640305 | not as old a custom as you might think. . web page . main venue Town . |
| month | 1-31 May 2012 | Tivvyfest | Devon
| | concerts, SAR and sessions . web page . main venue Town . |
| day | 1 May 2010 | Jack in the Green, Ilfracombe | Somers
| 01271 865030 | Maypole & Morris, Stripping Jack in the Green . web page . main venue Town . |
| fest | 11-13 May 2012 | Canon Pyon Folk Festival | Herefs
| | Website live soon . web page . main venue Village . |
| fest | 25-27 May 2012 | Pennymoor Song & Ale | Devon
| 01363 877585 | Must be booked in advance -usually sells out. In the village of Pennymoor . web page . e mail . main venue Cruwys Arms . |
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| fest | 1-4 June 2012 | Chippenham | Wilts
| 01249 657190 | dancers heavan!! Late May BH, be there - I will . web page . main venue Town Hall & leisure Centre . |
| fest | 1-5 June 2012 | Dulverton Folk Festival | Somers
| 01398 323776 | free. . web page |
| fest | 18-20 June 2012 | Tredegar House, Newport | Gwent
| 01633 246241 | music & dance, sessions etc . web page . main venue Tredegar House . |
| w/e | not June 2012 | Garway Folk Weekend | Herefs
| | 2013 is in planning . web page . main venue Village . |
| fest | 25-27 June 2012 | Kirtlington Lamb Ale | Oxon
| 01275 874167 | Sat ceilidh . main venue Village Hall . |
| w/e | 1-5 June 2012 | Bradninch | Devon
| 01392 881566 | Jackie Oates, Jim Causley etc . web page . main venue Town . |
| w/e | 15-17 June 2012 | Vale of Evesham National Morris Weekend | Worcs
| | sess, ceilidh, concert & Morris 3rd w/e in june . web page . main venue Evesham . |
| fest | 15-17 June 2012 | Alcester & Arden Folk Festival | Warks
| 07788 536605 | strong line-up . web page . main venue Grieg Hall . |
| w/e | 15-17 June 2012 | Folk Camp | Gloucs
| 0208 123 21036 | Family oreiented, workshops, sessions, Ceilidh . web page . main venue Village Hall, Miserden . |
| day | 15-17 June 2012 | Gwyl Ifan, Cardiff | Glam
| 029 2056 3989 | City Hall & Cardiff Bay - dancers etc . web page . e mail . main venue Town Hall . |
| w/e | 1-3 June 2012 | Ukulele Festival of GB | Gloucs
| 07849 696688 | Exmouth Arms, park Campus & Town Hall . web page . main venue Cheltenham varius locations . |
| day | 19 June 2010 | Folk in the Docks, Lydney | Gloucs
| | . main venue Lydney Docks . |
| day | 26 June 2011 | Folk in Brackley Park | Northants
| 01280 840219 | free, run by Brackley FC . web page . main venue Brackley Park . |
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| fest | 1-3 July 2011 | Widders Morris Weekend | Gwent
| 07870 611979 | £29 gets you free food all w/e. Real ale you have to pay for! (@ cost) . web page . main venue Chepstow Town . |
| w/e | 6-8 July 2012 | West Somerset FF | Somers
| 01643 841597 | Carhampton, nr Minehead . web page . e mail . main venue Carhampton Recreation Hall . |
| fest | 6-8 July 2012 | Priddy | Somers
| 01749 675562 | nr Cheddar . web page . e mail . main venue Village Hall . |
| fest | 13-15 July 2012 | Bromsgrove FF | Worcs
| 0121 476 5938 | in the village of Stoke WorksDemon Barber Roadshow, Coope Boyes & Simpson . web page . main venue Bowling Green pub . |
| day | 14 July 2012 | Brownshill Music Festival | Gloucs
| | Johnny Coppin, Free entry with donations to charity Music commences at 2.30pm until 10.30pm . main venue Vine Farm, Brownshill, Stroud . |
| fest | 20-22 July 2012 | Upton Blues Festival | Worcs
| | free. . web page . main venue around the town . |
| fest | 20-22 July 2012 | Festival at the Edge, Church Stretton | Shrops
| 01952 504882 | Story-telling . web page |
| w/e | 13-15th July 2012 | Folk on the Lawn | Glous
| | free, no camping at Mill. Guests and sessions . web page . main venue Tintern Abbey Mill . |
| fest | 20-22 July 2012 | Trowbridge Village Pump Weekender | Wilts
| 01225 707346 | Oysterband, Seth Lakeman, Cara Dillon etc . web page . main venue White Horse Country Park . |
| day | 21-22 July 2012 | RiverFolk Festival | Gloucs
| | Lechlade, Trout Inn . web page . main venue Trout Inn Lechlade . |
| fest | 26-29 July 2012 | Warwick | Warks
| 01926 614932 | 3 ceilidhs, and an occasional flash of red . web page . e mail . main venue Guy Nelson School . |
| fest | 24 -1st Aug July 2010 | Gloucester Rhythm Blues & Festival | Gloucs
| 01452 412828 | just sessions/bar music in pubs this year . web page . main venue pubs near docks . |
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| week | 3-10th Aug 2012 | Sidmouth Folk Week | Devon
| 01395 516441 | a full week of everything, relax and enjoy . web page . e mail . main venue Sidmouth Town . |
| week | 6-14th Aug 2011 | Bath Folk Festival | Somers
| 07881646633 | individual events, week long. Martin Simpson etc . web page . main venue various venues in Bath . |
| fest | 11-14 Aug 2011 | Bideford | Devon
| 01237 470792 | this looks to have become a day of folk in the Joiners Arms. . web page . main venue Town . |
| fest | 17-19 Aug 2012 | White Horse Folk, Grove | Oxon
| 01235 765445 | nr Wantage, ceilidh . web page . e mail . main venue Town sports field and Old Hall . |
| fest | BH Aug 2007 | Shrewsbury | Salop
| 01746 768813 | not near the town, take earplugs and wellies - you may find you need them. . web page . e mail |
| fest | 30th -2 Sep Aug 2012 | Burnham-on-Sea | Somers
| 01278 794434 | 9 pubs doing sessions, but no music sessions! (per se) . web page . main venue various venues . |
| fest | 30th -2 Sep Aug 2012 | Didmarton Bluegrass Festival | Gloucs
| | Plus Show of Hands Thurs night . web page . main venue KEMBLE AIRFIELD . |
| fest | 31 -2 Aug - Sep 2012 | Wallingford | Oxon
| 07743 330494 | Plus a singing/sessionist railway journey . web page . e mail |
| fest | 31 -2 Aug - Sep 2012 | Pipe & Tabor Festival | Gloucs
| 01452 831411 | Medeival theme, in conjunction with the 3 Choirs Festival . web page |
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| fest | 2-4 Sep 2011 | MAFEA Festival CANCELLED | Somerset
| 07970 735682 | Ebborways Farm Pelting Drove Priddy . web page |
| fest | 2-4 Sep 2011 | Stratford upon Avon Folk Festival | Warks
| 08000 474023 | very sketchy information . web page |
| fest | 7-9 Sept 2012 | Bromyard | Herefs
| 0777 283 1860 | ceilidhs/concerts/SAR/sess - a real buzz . web page . main venue On Campsite . |
| day | 17 Sep 2011 | Oakengates, Telford | Shrops
| 01952 608450 | guests sessions SAR, & Morris . web page . main venue Crown, Market Square . |
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| fest | 12-14 Oct 2012 | Banbury Folk Festival | Oxon
| 01295 770952 | 3 ceilidhs, . web page . main venue at the Mill at Spiceball Park . |
| day | 15 Oct 2011 | Folk at the Oak, Corsham | Wilts
| 01225 309115 | CLIVE GREGSON+JACQUELINE SHARP, TOM McCONVILLE . web page . main venue Royal Oak, Corsham . |
| w/e | 19-21 Oct 2012 | Bristol Cajun w/e | Bristol
| 01227 274340 | 40a Park St Bristol (road up to Clifton) . web page . e mail . main venue the Folk House . |
| fest | 24-26th Oct 2010 | Fieldtown Festival, Leafield | Oxon
| 01993 878585 | concert, ceilidh . web page |
| w/e | 26-28 Oct 2012 | After the Fair (Bampton) | Devon
| 01884 860023 | sessions, concert, etc . web page |
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| fest | 23-25 Nov 2012 | Bedworth | Warks
| 02476 744211 | . web page . main venue Town Hall . |
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