Season’s greetings from The Sidmouth Folk Festival

by Sidmouth Folk Festival • December 21, 2022

Season’s greetings to you all from The Sidmouth Folk Festival. Thanks for your support this year and we hope to see you in 2023.  Whatever your plans we hope you find time to revel in traditions old and new, and hope you enjoy this small selection of seasonal delights from festival artists: Early Pearly – Bryony Griffith […]


Barbara Dickson to play Sidmouth 2023

by Sidmouth Folk Festival • December 13, 2022

We can’t wait to welcome the brilliant Barbara Dickson back to Sidmouth for our second Pre Festival event in the afternoon on Friday 4th August. Emerging from the Scottish folk scene of the late 1960’s Barbara had enjoyed mainstream chart success with hits including ‘Answer Me’, ‘Another Suitcase in Another Hall’, ‘Caravan’ and the million-selling […]


Fisherman’s Friends Return for 2023

by Sidmouth Folk Festival • December 13, 2022

We’re delighted to welcome back Fisherman’s Friends for our first Pre-Festival event on the evening of Thursday 3rd August 2023. Cornwall’s best-known musical export, a decade ago The Fisherman’s Friends were persuaded to sign the million-pound record deal that saw their album Port Isaac’s Fisherman’s Friends go Gold as they became the first ever traditional […]