Q & A with Katherine Priddy

We recently caught up with the brilliant Katherine Priddy for a quick chat ahead of her debut performance at Sidmouth this summer… Congratulations on an amazing couple of years! Glasto, BBC Proms, Later with Jools and the list goes on! What have been your personal highlights?Thank you, it’s all been a bit a blur really! […]

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entries open for this year’s jig competition!

Entries are open for this year’s jig competition! The 37th John Gasson Jig Competition is on 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝟯𝗽𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵. The competition is open to everyone. The competition categories are: • Solo Jig • Double Jig • Audience Appeal • Best New Entrant • Best Dancer Aged […]

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are you a friend of the festival?

We’ve got a brand new badge for our lovely Friends of Sidmouth Folk Festival, ready to collect at the festival! Not yet a Friend? Find out how your support helps keep the festival thriving, and how to get involved from £3 a month.

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2025 festival map designer shares sidmouth memories

This year’s 2025 teatowels will feature the brand new festival map, which you can also find on the back of the Taster Programme (download it here if you haven’t explored all the events yet). The map was beautifully designed by Katie B Morgan, a longtime festival-goer, who shared this lovely memory & the photo above: […]

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merch pre-orders open!

We’ve got some new festival merch ready for pre-order – including brand new hoodies for 2025!  And if you’re after very small or very large T-shirt sizes, now’s the time to order – we’ll only have limited stock at the festival, and pre-orders close at the end of June. 2025 merch is for collection at […]

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