| Folk Festivals In the area covered by cresby.com |
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| type | when | event | county
| +44(0) | details |
| day | 16 Jan 2010 | Chepstow Wassail & Mari Lwyd | Gwent
| 07870 611979 | . web page |
| fest | 22-24 Jan 2010 | Gloucester Cajun | Gloucs
| 01452 396370 | Sarah Savoy, Boat Band - Early-bird tickets £37.50 . web page . main venue Gloucester Guildhall . |
| fest | 12-14 Feb 2010 | Cheltenham FF | Gloucs
| 01242 227979 | season tickets maybe sold out, - ceilidhs (IN main venue) maybe OK . web page . main venue Town Hall . |
| w/e | 26-28 Feb 2010 | Alcester Fundraiser | Warks
| 0778 8536605 | conerts, sessions and sing-arounds . web page |
| day | 22-23 Feb 2008 | Celts in the Cotswolds | Warks
| 01608 661157 | may not run in 2009 . web page . e mail . main venue ? . |
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| w/e | 9-11 Apr 2010 | Banbury Song & Ale | Oxon
| 01295 709881 | Singaround/Session . web page |
| fest | 16-18 Apr 2010 | Oxford FF | Oxon
| 01865 278639 | Kate Rusby, Ukulele Orchestra of GB, Cock & Bull . web page . main venue various . |
| w/e | 17-19th Apr 2009 | Salwey Arms, nr Ludlow | Shrops
| 01568 770821 | Song and music sessions & ceilidh |
| fest | 16-18 Apr 2010 | Crediton | Devon
| 01363 775696 | sessions/SAR and evening food/music . web page . main venue Cheriton Fitzpaine . |
| fest | 30th-3rd Apr-May 2008 | 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 | 23-26 Apr 2010 | Great Alne Long Weekend | Warks
| | folk dance festival nr Alcester . web page |
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| fest | 30Apr-3(BH) May 2010 | Upton upon Severn | Worcs
| 01594 832910 | laid back but excellent . web page . e mail . main venue Town . |
| day | 5th May 2008 | Jack in the Green, Ilfracombe | Somers
| 01271 865030 | Maypole & Morris, Stripping Jack in the Green . main venue Town . |
| w/e | 1-3 May 2010 | Clun Green Man Festival | Shrops
| 01588 640305 | not as old a custom as you might think. . web page |
| fest | 7-9 May 2010 | Tredegar House, Newport | Gwent
| 01633 246241 | music & dance, sessions etc . web page . main venue Tredegar House . |
| fest | check May 2010 ? | Wheaton Aston Festival | Staffs
| 01785 840010 | Returns in 2010. . web page . e mail . main venue Village . |
| fest | 28-31 May 2010 | Chippenham | Wilts
| 01249 657190 | dancers heavan!! Late May BH, be there - I will . web page . e mail . main venue Town Hall & leisure Centre . |
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| w/e | 4-6 June 2010 | Garway Folk Weekend | Herefs
| | on the Welsh border, sess, ceilidh, song, concerts. . web page . main venue Village . |
| fest | 5-7 June 2009 | Kirtlington Lamb Ale | Oxon
| 01275 874167 | Sat ceilidh . main venue Village Hall . |
| fest | 4-6 June 2010 | Pennymoor Song & Ale | Devon
| 01363 877585 | Must be booked in advance -usually sells out. In the village of Black Dog . web page . e mail . main venue Cruwys Arms . |
| w/e | 18-20 June 2010 | Vale of Evesham National Morris Weekend | Worcs
| | sess, ceilidh, concert & Morris . web page |
| fest | 18-20 June 2010 | Alcester & Arden (ex Redditch) | Warks
| 07788 536605 | strong line-up . web page . main venue Grieg Hall . |
| day | 18-20 June 2010 | English Country Music w/e | Beds
| 01242 603187 | Ampthill, music & song sessions, talks but no ceilidh . web page . main venue ? . |
| day | 19-21st June 2010 | Gwyl Ifan, Cardiff | Glam
| 029 2056 3989 | City Hall & Cardiff Bay - dancers etc . web page . e mail . main venue Town Hall . |
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| fest | 1-2 July 2005 | Wolverhampton Free Folk Fest | W Mids
| 01905 397906 | Bushbury, W'ton . main venue Northycote Farm . |
| fest | 2-4 July 2010 | Two Rivers Folk Festival, Chepstow | Gwent
| 07870 611979 | now on the race course. A good bet . web page . main venue Chepstow Castle . |
| w/e | 9-11 July 2010 | West Somerset FF | Somers
| 01643 841597 | Carhampton, nr Minehead . web page . e mail . main venue Carhampton Recreation Hall . |
| fest | 9-11 July 2010 | Priddy | Somers
| 01749 675562 | nr Cheddar . web page . e mail . main venue Village Hall . |
| fest | 10-12 July 2009 | Bromsgrove FF | Worcs
| 0121 476 5938 | in the village of Stoke Works . web page . main venue Bowling Green pub . |
| fest | 16-18 July 2010 | Upton Blues Festival | Worcs
| | free. And Perry Foster will be there. Yea! . web page . main venue around the town . |
| fest | 17-19 July 2009 | Festival at the Edge, Church Stretton | Shrops
| 01952 504882 | Story-telling . web page |
| fest | 23-26 July 2009 | Trowbridge Village Pump Festival | Wilts
| 0117 929 9008 | more a music festival than folk. . web page |
| fest | 23-25 July 2010 | Warwick | Warks
| 01926 614932 | 3 ceilidhs, and an occasional flash of red . web page . e mail . main venue Guy Nelson School . |
| fest | 26 -3rdAug July 2009 | Gloucester Rhythm Blues & Festival | Gloucs
| 01452 412828 | GBH . web page . main venue Docks . |
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| week | Jul 30-6th Aug 2010 | Sidmouth Folk Week | Devon
| 01395 516441 | a full week of everything, relax and enjoy . web page . e mail . main venue Sidmouth Town . |
| w/e | 7-9 Aug 2009 | Lechlade Folk Festival | Gloucs
| 01367 252313 | music and song . web page . main venue Trout Inn, Faringdon Rd . |
| fest | 13-15 July 2010 | Pipe & Tabor Festival, Lichfield | Gloucs
| 01452 831411 | Medeival theme, in conjunction with the 3 Choirs Festival . web page |
| w/e | 10-18 Aug 2009 | Bideford | Devon
| 01237 470792 | John Kirkpatrick, & ceilidhs . web page |
| fest | 14-16 Aug 2009 | White Horse Folk, Grove | Oxon
| 01235 765445 | nr Wantage, ceilidh . web page . e mail |
| 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 |
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| fest | 4-6 Sep 2009 | Burnham-on-Sea | Somers
| | 9 pubs doing sessions, but no music sessions! (per se) . web page . main venue various venues . |
| fest | 4-6 Sep 2009 | Didmarton Bluegrass Festival | Gloucs
| | Mountain Heart and Chris Newman & Maire ni Chathasaigh . web page . main venue KEMBLE AIRFIELD . |
| fest | 3-5 Sep 2010 | Wallingford | Oxon
| 07743 330494 | Definitely ON. Climax & Toothless Mary for the ceilidhs. . web page . e mail |
| fest | 11-13 Sept 2009 | Bromyard | Herefs
| 0777 283 1860 | concerts/SAR/sess a real buzz . web page . main venue On Campsite . |
| fest | 17-19 Sept 2010 | MAFEA Festival | Somerset
| 07970 735682 | Ebborways Farm Pelting Drove Priddy . web page |
| day | 19th Sep 2009 | Oakengates, Telford | Shrops
| 01952 608450 | guests sessions SAR, & Morris . web page . main venue Crown, Market Square . |
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| fest | 9-11 Oct 2009 | Banbury canalside Folk Festival | Oxon
| 01295 770952 | 3 ceilidhs, . web page . main venue at the Mill at Spiceball Park . |
| w/e | 16-18 Oct 2009 | Bristol Cajun w/e | Bristol
| 01227 274340 | 40a Park St Bristol (road up to Clifton) . web page . e mail . main venue the Folk House . |
| w/e | 30th - Nov 1 Oct 2009 | After the Fair (Bampton) | Devon
| 01363 877585 | sessions, concert, Anglo Irish Breton flavour this year . web page |
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| day | 18 Nov 2008 | Folk at the Oak, Corsham | Wilts
| 01225 309115 | Jez Lowe, Pete Coe, Leon Rosselson . web page . main venue Royal Oak, Corsham . |
| w/e | 20-22 Nov 2009 | SALWEY ARMS MUSIC SONG & DANCE WEEKEND |
| 0156 8770821 | Sessions& SAR, ceilidh & ceilidh w/s . main venue Salwey Arms, Wooferton nr Ludlow . |
| fest | 28-30 Nov 2009 | Bedworth | Warks
| 02476 744211 | . web page . main venue Town Hall . |
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