Who’s on When

To help start to plan your Sidmouth week by the seaside, here’s the first view of who’s on when, with plenty more to be added. Many of our performers, including ‘In the Tradition’ guests and workshop leaders are, of course, with us all week. Check out the latest line up for more info.

Download the Main Festival Programme to plan your week 

Download our Taster Programme for more event details 

Fisherman’s Friends | George Hinchliffe’s Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain 

Steeleye Span (Pre-Festival Concert) 

McGoldrick McCusker Doyle | Skipinnish | Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves | Mishra ft. Deepa Nair Rasiya | Jack Rutter | Sara Grey | Phil Tyler & Sarah Hill | Guinea Lane Saxophone Quartet |

Bob & Gill Berry | Graham O’Callaghan | Macdara Yeates |

Polkaworks | Tickled Pink | Mrs Midnights | Kettlehawk | Fee Lock | Erin Mansfield | Cate Haynes | Alison Rowley

Kerry Fletcher | Oscina | Vertical Expression | Lynne Render | Frances Richardson | Double Dichotomy

Jon Shapley | Alan Austen | The Loose Knit Band

Blazin’ Fiddles * | Sea Song Sessions (Jon Boden, Seth Lakeman, Ben Nicholls, Emily Portman & Jack Rutter)

Stick In The Wheel | Melrose Quartet | The Melsons (Melrose Quartet & The Wilsons) | Martin Carthy |  Goblin Band

Jim Causley And Miranda Sykes Present: Ghosts, Werewolves And Countryfolk – The Songs And Stories Of Sabine Baring-Gould

Halsway Young Folk |  Eugenia Georgieva 

Steve Knightley & Friends introducing Dream In Colors * | Karine Polwart 

Melrose Quartet | Saltfishforty| The Melsons (Melrose Quartet & The Wilsons)

Eliza Carthy | Jali Bakary Konteh | Emily Portman |

Old Swan & Friends | Monster Ceilidh Band

The Wilderness Yet | Eugenia Georgieva  

John Gasson Memorial Jig Competition | Sidmouth Horse Trials

Spiers & Boden * | Catrin Finch & Aoife Ni Bhriain | Mad Dog Mcrea

Ryan Young | Saltfishforty | Teilhard Frost | Step Ceilidh Party 

Celtic Heartbeat | Melrose Quintet Ceilidh Band | Wheelhouse Folk Choir

Ralph McTell * | Spooky Men’s Chorale | Blowzabella | Oyster Ceilidh Band

Geoff Lakeman & Rob Murch | Paul Downes &Phil Beer | Cahalen Morrison

Windjammer | Shooting Roots Anniversary Ceilidh | 

The Folk Detectives (Matthew Crampton & Paul Hutchinson) | Pandvani108 

Oysterband * | Kinnaris Quintet | Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham

Blowzabella| Spooky Men’s Chorale (family show) | Ewan Wardrop : Sweet Thames: The London Folk Club Heritage Project

Tipping Points Land and Sea 2022 – 2024: Luke Daniels with Guests | Morris Wednesday with Great Western Morris

Tim Edey | Tam Lin Retold (Corinne Harrigan & Nick Hart) | The Great Sea Choir

Kate Rusby * | Mànran | The Breath | Jo Freya 50th Special

Tim Edey | Murder At The Grange – Robb Johnson | Bedlam

Family Ceilidh with the Seaside Stompers | Fay Hield 

O’Hooley & Tidow | Angeline Morrison & The Sorrow Songs Band | Chris Wood & Andy Cutting | Fay Hield | Jennifer Reid | Detta Kenzie| Strandline | National Youth Folk Ensemble | The Hearth by Tom Oakes | Bird in The Belly | Filkin’s Drift | Arthur Coates and Kerran Cotterell  | Arbrevyn | Exmouth Shanty Men

Barry Lister | Megan Wisdom | Mike Bailey | Jack Lynch and Len Graham | Jigfoot | Janet Dowling | Stream of Sound

Traditional Farewell | Children’s Festival Showcase | Grand Workshop Showcase | Torchlight Procession

Mrs. Midnight’s | Brown Boots Boogie Band | Big Band Ceilidh led by Nick and Mary Barber | Nick Walden | Barry Goodman

Bridget Flett | Double Dichotomy | Hoik | Charlotte Rich-Griffin | Oscina | Kerry Fletcher | Nicky McConkey

Artists with * are Ham Evening events, are included in All-in-One tickets or available as individual concert event tickets.