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Volunteering @ Sidmouth FolkWeek
Nestled in stunning red-cliffs and green Sid Valley, Sidmouth comes alive during FolkWeek as the streets and venues burst with festive atmosphere and colour, and holidaymakers and festival goers join together in the friendliest music-based holiday of the summer. A memory-making experience rather than just a festival. Our brilliant team of volunteers are offered a […]
Taster Programme Live and Event Tickets Now On Sale
With superb headliners and exceptional rising talent, festival goers are guaranteed to enjoy long-held favourites and to make exciting new musical discoveries throughout the festival. To see an overview of the variety and volume of events on offer throughout the week, the Taster Programme can now be downloaded here. Event tickets now available include Ham lunchtime, […]
How Can Festival Goers Make The Most Of Their Festival Experience?
Best value Early Bird ticket offers for this year’s Sidmouth FolkWeek run out at midnight on Monday 30th April. Book now at https://sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk/tickets/ There are some amazing headliners: from folk-rock icons Fairport Convention to 21st century powerhouse Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band, from established favourites Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening and Blowzabella to the hottest new […]
Last Week To Grab Best Value Early Bird Tickets
This week is the last one for festival goers to grab best value Early Bird tickets for the best ever summer seaside festival at Sidmouth FolkWeek (3rd – 10th August). https://sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk/tickets/ Before the week even gets started, there are three fabulous Pre-Festival Events lined up including: Mersey poet extraordinaire Roger McGough + LiTTLe MACHiNe (2nd Aug 2.30pm) in […]
HEADLINER HAM EVENING CONCERT TICKETS ON SALE TODAY
Ham Marquee Evening Concert tickets go on sale today (16th April 2018) featuring the cream of contemporary folk talent at Sidmouth FolkWeek’s centrepiece, main stage venue. Ham Evening Marquee Concerts ON SALE NOW for: On the first Friday (3rd Aug), seminal Brit folk-rock fiddle player and ex-Bellowhead squeeze-meister Peter Knight & John Spiers perform, with funnyman […]
STOP PRESS: Folk Awards Winners at Sidmouth FolkWeek
What a great night at the BBC Radio Two Folk Awards on Wednesday at the Waterfront, Belfast! Great performances and a great opportunity to celebrate the wealth of talent in the contemporary folk scene. Congratulations to all the winners, but we are particularly delighted to be celebrating the success of Singer Of The Year, Karine Polwart, […]
Dancing in the Streets
OK, so we may have been premature in our forecast for the weather improving…but the clocks going forward this weekend definitely herald a new season. Honest! And as the sap begins to rise, our thoughts turn to dancing: dancing the days and nights away by the seaside at Sidmouth FolkWeek (3rd – 10th August). Grab those […]
‘In Conversation’ events with Billy Bragg and Peggy Seeger
Now that the ‘Beast From The East’ has cleared off, we are turning our attention to sunnier times and warmer climes with the ‘Best Of The West’ at Sidmouth FolkWeek from 3rd – 10th August 2018. A festival with a view: nestled in majestic red cliffs and green valleys, the seaside town offers a unique setting for eight full days […]
Sidmouth Horse Trials 2018
Sidmouth Horse Trials are back! An all-comers event for Hobby Horses, Unicorns, Goats, Morris animals and other Beasts of Disguise. Canter along to the Hub for a bit of horseplay. A splendid new trophy has been created and donated by Aardman Animations, home of Wallace & Gromit, Shaun The Sheep, Morph and more, to be […]
Folk Award Nominations
The BBC Radio Two Folk Awards nominations were announced on 7th February and we’re pleased to be at the vanguard of taste-making in 2018, with nominated acts including Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band (Best Group/Best Album), Cara Dillon (Singer Of The Year) and Karine Polwart (Singer Of The Year/Best Album); Elephant Sessions (Best Group); […]