A quick look at The Sidmouth Folk Festival line up really shows the unique and broad appeal of the week long festival based in the Seaside town of Sidmouth. Whether you pop in for the day or stay for the whole week this festival really has something for everyone from smaller intimate shows to bigger concert size performances.
(PRE FESTIVAL CONCERTS: RALPH MCTELL ~ LINDISFARNE)
RICHARD THOMPSON (SOLO ACOUSTIC)
THE SPOOKY MEN’S CHORALE ~ STEVE KNIGHTLEY & FRIENDS
JULIE FOWLIS ~ SETH LAKEMAN ~ PEATBOG FAERIES ~ FLOOK
THE YOUNG ‘UNS: THE BALLAD OF JOHNNY LONGSTAFF
MARTIN SIMPSON ~ SAM SWEENEY: THE UNFINISHED VIOLIN
LE VENT DU NORD ~ TOPETTE!! ~ SAM KELLY & THE LOST BOYS
MARTIN CARTHY ~ HANNAH JAMES’ JIGDOLL ENSEMBLE ~ THE SHEE
NANCY KERR & JAMES FAGAN ~ BLACKBEARD’S TEA PARTY
LISA O’NEILL ~ LADY MAISERY ~ BELSHAZZAR’S FEAST ~ MERRY HELL
MATTHEW CRAMPTON & PAUL SARTIN: LIVING BY THE SEA
JOHN KIRKPATRICK ~ ROWAN RHEINGANS ~ IONA FYFE
THE ROAD TO PETERLOO: PETE COE, LAURA SMYTH, BRIAN PETERS
THE ASKEW SISTERS ~ MATTHEW BYRNE
RACHAEL MCSHANE & THE CARTOGRAPHERS
JIMMY ALDRIDGE & SID GOLDSMITH ~ BRIAN PETERS
EMILY PORTMAN & ROB HARBRON ~ BROOM BEZZUMS
JEFF WARNER ~ DEBS NEWBOLD ~ GRANNY’S ATTIC
MAMA’S BROKE ~ YOU ARE WOLF ~ ÇIĞDEM ASLAN & TAHIR PALALI
JIM CAUSLEY ~ BURD ELLEN ~ GWENIFER RAYMOND
ROBB JOHNSON ~ KIM CARNIE ~ HANNAH JAMES & TOBY KUHN
EILEEN O’BRIEN & CONOR KEANE ~ SHEENA WELLINGTON
OWL LIGHT TRIO ~ MA POLAINE’S GREAT DECLINE
RAGGED TROUSERS ~ NATIONAL YOUTH FOLK ENSEMBLE
THE HARBOUR LIGHTS TRIO ~ THE DARTMOOR ENTERTAINERS
BILL MURRAY ~ DAMIEN BARBER ~ NICK HART ~ ALICE JONES
CHRIS HOBAN AND SIDMOUTH TOWN BAND
MIKE O’CONNOR & BARBARA GRIGGS ~ MATTHEW CRAMPTON
DAN QUINN ~ BEN WALKER & ROB HARBRON
KEITH KENDRICK & SYLVIA NEEDHAM ~ THE KIMBERLEYS
ANNIE WINTER & PAUL DOWNES ~ SHEENA WELLINGTON
KIRSTY MERRYN ~ THOM ASHWORTH ~ KIM LOWINGS
HARRI ENDERSBY ~ FINN COLLINSON ~ GRACE SMITH
MARY HUMPHREYS & ANAHATA ~ JON WILKS ~ BEN MOSS
EXMOUTH SHANTY MEN
WHAPWEASEL ~ BANTER ~ TOKEN WOMEN ~ KIRKOPHANY
FAUSTUS ~ THE COMMITTEE BAND ~ BOLDWOOD ~ THREEPENNY BIT
THE GLOWORMS ~ OUT OF HAND ~ TAUTAS ROKS ~ WILD RIDE
ENGLISH CONTRA DANCE BAND ~ THE LINDA GAME TRIO
FAYRE PLAY ~ THE PERFECT CURE ~ THE OLD CHAPEL BAND
THE JAM AND CRUMPET BAND ~ THE JIGALOTS
MEG’N’MOR ~ MOLLIE AND DAVE ~ CHRIS DYER
DIANE SILVER ~ GORDON POTTS ~ NICK WALDEN
JO FREYA ~ BARRY GOODMAN ~ FEE LOCK ~ STUART MARSDEN
VICTORIA YEOMANS ~ MIC SPENCELEY ~ IVAN AITKEN
MARTYN HARVEY ~ HANNAH MOORE ~ MICHAEL CATOVSKY
JEREMY CHILD ~ AMY BURTON
SANDRA KERR ~ JOHN DIPPER ~ SAUL ROSE ~ PAUL SARTIN
KITTY GREENWOOD ~ BOB ELLIS ~ RUSTY WRIGHT
NICK AND MARY BARBER ~ ED RENNIE ~ KIRSTY COTTER ~ MARTIN GRAEBE
JACQUELYN HYNES ~ ALAN BELL ~ PAT BRENNAN ~ JANET DOWLING
TOM GOODALE ~ TERRY MANN ~ KITTY GREENWOOD ~ MEL BIGGS
CARTHY MEUNIER ~ MIKE BAILEY ~ WEST GALLERY MUSIC ASSOCIATION
STEPHEN ROWLEY ~ BOB ELLIS & JANNETTE STEWART
SHOOTING ROOTS ~ STREAM OF SOUND ~ ILSE PEDLER
KERRY FLETCHER ~ AVTAR INDIAN DANCE ~ MEGAN HATTO
HELEN RICHARDS & EGLAMORE ~ MAGGIE DANIEL ~ JO AND SIMON HARMER
INSTEP RESEARCH TEAM ~ LOUISA DAVIES-FOLEY ~ MATT PRICE
CANAAN’S LAND ~ STEVE McELENEY-SMITH ~ BILL CRAWFORD
BOB & GILL BERRY ~ CHRIS EDMUNDS, TIM HEMING AND DAVE HISCOCK
ALTON MORRIS ~ BLACK SWAN RAPPER ~ CROOKED MOON APPALACHIAN
EARLSDON MORRIS MEN ~ FIVE RIVERS MORRIS ~ MAKENEY MORRIS
MOULTON MORRIS MEN ~ OAKENYOUTH ~ OUSE WASHES MOLLY
RIVINGTON MORRIS ~ STAR AND SHADOW RAPPER ~ WINDSOR MORRIS.