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 SPECIALS:
STEELEYE SPAN ~ FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS
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EDDI READER ~ SHOW OF HANDS
ELIZA CARTHY RESTITUTE LIVE ~ HOME SERVICE
JON BODEN & THE REMNANT KINGS ~ PEATBOG FAERIES
EDWARD II ~ THE DEMON BARBERS XL ~ YVES LAMBERT TRIO
TALISK ~ WILL POUND’S A DAY WILL COME
THE MAGPIE ARC ~ DAOIRI FARRELL ~ THE EAST POINTERS
MELROSE QUARTET ~ CENTRALBAL ~ THE TRIALS OF CATO
JACKIE DALY & MATT CRANITCH ~ FARA ~ BRIGHDE CHAIMBEUL
JAMIE SMITH’S MABON ~ TIM EDEY ~ THE LOCAL HONEYS ~ OLCAY BAYIR
JOHN KIRKPATRICK ~ MAIREARAD GREEN & ANNA MASSIE
JACK RUTTER ~ COHEN BRAITHWAITE-KILCOYNE
EUGENIA GEORGIEVA ~ ROSIE HOOD TRIO ~ GRANNY’S ATTIC
BELINDA KEMPSTER & FRAN FOOTE ~ FRANKIE ARMSTRONG
TEILHARD FROST ~ RACHEL HAIR & RON JAPPY ~ MOIRAI
MIKE WILSON ~ DAMIEN BARBER ~ DAN KEDING ~ GADARENE
RUTH NOTMAN ~ BEN PALEY ~ CHRISTINE KYDD ~ NICK DOW
TRAVELLING WITH THOMAS: LAUREL SWIFT
THE COLLECTING OF NATHAN TWIST: MATTHEW CRAMPTON
A DEVONSHIRE GARLAND: MICHAEL DACRE, SAM RICHARDS & ANDY CLARKE
THE SHACKLETON TRIO ~ TOM KITCHING
CARTOGRAPHY: CHRIS HOBAN & SIDMOUTH TOWN BAND
CLARK ANDREWS TEMPEST: JIM CAUSLEY & CHARLIE COLDFIELD
DAVID JONES ~ MARTIN BRINSFORD & DAN QUINN
RON TAYLOR & MOIRA CRAIG ~ JULU IRVINE & HEG BRIGNALL
QUINIE ~ WINDJAMMER ~ BIRD IN THE BELLY
WYNNDEBAGGE ~ RACKER DONNELLY
PETER & BARBARA SNAPE
CHRISTINA ALDEN & ALEX PATTERSON ~ HONEY & THE BEAR
ROWAN GODEL ~ GEORGE SANSOME ~ THE WILDERNESS YET
MEGAN WISDOM ~ BROWN BOOTS ~ HOLLY CLARKE
GEMMA KHAWAJA ~ ZOE WREN
KIRKOPHANY ~ COCK & BULL BAND ~ MELROSE QUINTET
DIATONICS ~ URBAN FOLK THEORY ~ THREEPENNY BIT ~ LASAIR
THE TWO PAULS (HUTCHINSON AND SARTIN)
THE PIGEON SWING ~ RANDOM ~ CONTRASAURUS
OUT OF HAND ~ JOVIAL CREW ~ NOZZY ~ MRS MIDNIGHT’S
SILVER STREET CEILIDH BAND ~ BOSUN HIGGS ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE BAND
JIGFOOT ~ THE BARBER BAND ~ FROG ON A BIKE
MOLLIE KOENIGSBERGER & RICHARD JONES
BROOKE FRIENDLY ~ GORDON POTTS ~ NICK WALDEN ~ BARRY GOODMAN
FEE LOCK ~ HANNAH MOORE ~ FRANCES RICHARDSON ~ MICHAEL CATOVSKY
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN ~ RHODRI DAVIES ~ JANE BIRD
EMMA WOODERS ~ JEREMY NEWTON ~ SOL LORETO-MILLER
SANDRA KERR ~ JOHN DIPPER ~ SAUL ROSE ~ PAUL SARTIN
KITTY GREENWOOD ~ BOB ELLIS ~ EMILY ASKEW
NICK & MARY BARBER ~ ED RENNIE ~ SARAH MATTHEWS
FOLK ON FOOT ~ REUNION LANE
JACQUELYN HYNES ~ JO MAY ~ TERRY MANN
MIKE BAILEY ~ WEST GALLERY MUSIC ASSOCIATION
SHOOTING ROOTS ~ STREAM OF SOUND ~ ILSE PEDLER ~ LOUISE SHERMAN
KERRY FLETCHER ~ AVTAR INDIAN DANCE ~ CHLOE MIDDLETON-METCALFE
HELEN RICHARDS & EGLAMORE ~ KEVIN & CAROL MONAGHAN
BRIDGET FLETT ~ INSTEP RESEARCH TEAM
NORMA MILLS ~ HUGH TAYLOR ~ JANET DOWLING
BOSS MORRIS ~ COMPASS ROSES ~ NEWCASTLE KINGSMEN
SHROPSHIRE BEDLAMS & MARTHA RHODEN’S TUPPENNY DISH
FIRST CLASS STAMP ~ FOOL’S GAMBIT MORRIS
LANCASHIRE WALLOPERS ~ LEOMINSTER MORRIS, MORTIMER’S MORRIS
PIG DYKE MOLLY DANCERS ~ RUMWORTH MORRIS
CHIPPING CAMDEN MORRIS DANCERS
SHEFFIELD STEEL RAPPER ~ SIDMOUTH MUMMERS
CHRIS WALSHAW ~ FRANCES WATT
IN HELEN’S SHOES ~ JOSHUA ROWE & THEO PARMAKIS
JAKE MIDDLETON-METCALFE