A quick look at the Sidmouth Folk Week 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.
Sidmouth FolkWeek 2018 Line-up…
(PRE-FESTIVAL SPECIALS: FAIRPORT CONVENTION ~ THE UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN ~ ROGER McGOUGH + LiTTLe MACHiNe)
ELIZA CARTHY & THE WAYWARD BAND ~ SHOW OF HANDS WITH MIRANDA SYKES
CARA DILLON ~ KARINE POLWART ~ KATHRYN TICKELL & THE DARKENING
BLOWZABELLA ~ DREVER, MCCUSKER, WOOMBLE ~ JOHN DOYLE
GIGSPANNER BIG BAND ~ FALSE LIGHTS ~ ELEPHANT SESSIONS
GORDIE MACKEEMAN AND HIS RHYTHM BOYS
ALISTAIR ANDERSON & NORTHLANDS ~ MARTIN CARTHY & JOHN KIRKPATRICK
JACKIE OATES ~ STEVE TILSTON & JEZ LOWE ~ STICK IN THE WHEEL ~ JIM MORAY
KAIA KATER ~ SALTFISHFORTY ~ BLACKBEARD’S TEA PARTY ~ POLICE DOG HOGAN
THE RHEINGANS SISTERS ~ PETER KNIGHT & JOHN SPIERS ~ EDGELARKS
LES BARKER ~SAM CARTER ~ KINNARIS QUINTET ~ TANNARA ~ YE VAGABONDS
PETE COE ~ NARTHEN
BILLY BRAGG IN CONVERSATION ~ PEGGY SEEGER IN CONVERSATION
LIVING BY THE SEA PRESENTED BY MATTHEW CRAMPTON & PAUL SARTIN
JOHN KIRKPATRICK ~ THE EMILY ASKEW BAND ~ ELI WEST
GREG RUSSELL & CIARAN ALGAR ~ NAOMI BEDFORD & PAUL SIMMONDS
PLASTIKES KAREKLES ~ INDIA ELECTRIC CO. ~ TOBY HAY
ALDEN, PATTERSON & DASHWOOD ~ SANDRA KERR ~ DIABEL CISSOKHO
KIT HAWES & AARON CATLOW ~ NICK WYKE & BECKI DRISCOLL AND LIZ SHAKESPEARE
EXMOUTH SHANTY MEN ~ RYAN YOUNG WITH JENN BUTTERWORTH ~ MAGPIE LANE
JOSIE DUNCAN & PABLO LAFUENTE ~ NATIONAL YOUTH FOLK ENSEMBLE
DEBS NEWBOLD ~ JIM CAUSLEY ~ WILL POUND’S THROUGH THE SEASONS
PATRICK RYAN ~ NICK DOW ~ PAUL DOWNES & FRIENDS ~ GEORGIA LEWIS
COHEN BRAITHWAITE-KILCOYNE ~ TIM JONES & THE DARK LANTERNS
ROCK OF EYE ~ JACK RUTTER ~ KITTY MACFARLANE ~ OUT OF HAND
ROWAN PIGGOTT~ JAKE MORRELL ~ THOM ASHWORTH
MIKEY KENNEY & DAMON KILCAWLEY ~ JACQUELEYN HYNES TRIO
TOM MOORE & ARCHIE CHURCHILL-MOSS ~ ALISON FROSDICK & JACK BURNABY
KATE GRIFFIN & FORD COLLIER ~ MATT QUINN ~ KIT HAWES & AARON CATLOW
SHORELARK ~ FINN COLLINSON ~ LUCY EMMETT ~ FEIS ROIS CEILIDH TRAIL
THE LOST SOUND DARTMOOR FOLK CHOIR ~ STREAM OF SOUND
OLD SWAN BAND ~ PLAYFORD LIBERATION FRONT ~ POLKAWORKS
VINTAGE COCK AND BULL BAND ~ BANTER ~ WHAPWEASEL
MONSTER CEILIDH BAND ~ DIATONICS ~ THE VALIANT DANCE BAND
THREEPENNY BIT ~ LASAIR ~ VERTICAL EXPRESSION ~ CONTRASAURUS
STRADIVARIOUS ~ RELENTLESS CEILIDH BAND ~ STUMPY OAK ~ SKILLICORNE
BOWJOLIE ~ LIMEHOUSE CUT ~ MRS MIDNIGHTS ~ CHRIS GREEN
SPINACH FOR NORMAN ~ JIGFOOT ~ HIJINX CEILIDH BAND
SILVER STREET CEILIDH BAND ~ THE BARBER BAND ~ ENGLISH REBELLION
ROISIN WHITE ~ HECTOR RIDDELL ~ THE ROWSOME FAMILY
LAURA SMYTH & TED KEMP ~ WILL NOBLE ~ RACKER DONNELLY
LIZ GIDDINGS & ROGER DIGBY ~ ROB NEAL ~ KATIE HOWSON & MARTIN BRINSFORD
ANNIE WINTER ~ MEGAN WISDOM ~ LYDIA NOBLE ~ THE DOLLYMOPPS
MARY HUMPHREYS & ANAHATA ~ GEMMA KHAWAJA ~ ROWAN GODEL
COUNTER’S CREEK ~ JOHN HOWSON ~ DAN QUINN ~ BOB & GILL BERRY
RACHEL SHAPIRO WALLACE ~ GORDON POTTS ~ JO FREYA ~ EMMA WOODERS
NICK WALDEN ~ HANNAH MOORE ~ FEE LOCK ~ BARRY GOODMAN ~ SUE COE
MARTYN HARVEY ~ MADELEINE SMITH ~ VAL & MADDY KNIGHT ~ KERRY FLETCHER
MEGAN HATTO ~ DAISY BLACK ~ LYNNE RENDER ~ ANN HINCHLIFFE
CHARLOTTE RICH ~ MICHAEL CATOVSKY ~ JANE THOMAS ~ BERYL JUKES
MIKE BOSTON ~ CATHY MEUNIER
HAMMERSMITH MORRIS MEN ~ SUSSEX JUNCTION MORRIS
THE OUTSIDE CAPERING CREW ~ WRECKERS BORDER MORRIS
CHILTERN HUNDREDS CLOG MORRIS ~ BELLE D’VAIN NORTH WEST MORRIS
CAMDEN CLOG ~ FEET FIRST APPALACHIAN CLOGGERS
FLAG & BONE GANG ~ WHIP THE CAT RAPPER & CLOG
THRALES RAPPER ~ GOG MAGOG MOLLY
AFTER DINNER CLOG ~ TOWER RAVENS RAPPER
KEMYSK CORNISH DANCERS ~ SIDMOUTH STEPPERS NORTH WEST MORRIS
BEN MOSS & HAZEL ASKEW
STATE OF UNDRESS ~ DAKAR AUDIO CLUB ~ SENNEN TIMCKE
THE McSMITHS ~ OLLIE HICKMAN ~ THE CLEVERLY BROTHERS
SWEET BLACK ANGELS ~ ADAM SWEET BAND ~ ROSIE EADE BAND
ALEX DOBSON ~ ALAN TODD ~ VINE & DANDY
SHOOTING ROOTS ~ JOHN DIPPER ~ SAUL ROSE ~ PHILLIP HENRY
JO MAY ~ JACQUELYN HYNES ~ WILL LANG
PAUL SARTIN ~ ED RENNIE ~ BOB ELLIS ~ KITTY GREENWOOD
TERRY MANN ~ NICK & MARY BARBER
CANAAN’S LAND ~ KIRSTY COTTER ~ EMILY ASKEW
LUCY WRIGHT ~ STEPHEN ROWLEY ~ AMSHER
MIKE BAILEY ~ WEST GALLERY MUSIC ASSOCIATION
JANET DOWLING ~ FRANCES WATT & CHRIS WALSHAW
ILSE PEDLER ~ TOM GOODALE
CHRIS EDMUNDS, TIM HEMING AND DAVE HISCOCK ~ PAT BRENNAN
PAUL SCOURFIELD ~ PETER WILTON ~ LOUISA DAVIES-FOLEY
Keep checking the website for updates. All artists subject to contract.
