Fire in the Mountain 2012

Cwmnewidion Isaf (Valley of Change) is an old stone farm set in the foothills of Cambrian Mountains below the Elan Valley. The farm is home to Fire in the Mountain, a small "folk festival on the farm", a place where folk artists from across the UK, Ireland and the world can meet and make music from Friday 1st until Tuesday 5th June 2012.

Line-up

Jonny Kearney and Lucy Farrell, Kidnap Alice, BARD, Cut A Shine, Tim Chipping, Stompin' Dave, Ruby and the Ribcage, The Barker Band, Ana Silvera, yoB, Boat to Row, The Wagon Tales, Serious Sam Barret, David Broad, Nick Mulvey, Simon Panrucker, Nuala Honan, Jamie Harrison, Beth Porter, Waitress for the Beas, Toby Norman, Ben Sayer, The Triangulators, HoneyFeet, Alabaster de Plume, Noon, Rik Warren, Ríoghnach Connolly, Kazimier Krunk Band, Sidney Bailey's No Good Punching Clowns, The Loose Moose String Band, Pete Bentham and the Dinner Ladies, Mamadou, Long Finger Bandits, The Cubical, Automatic Sam, Flamin' Mamies, King Twit, Married to the Sea, Dave Owen, Nick Ellis, Calan, The Gentle Good, The Mordekkers, Under the Driftwood Tree, Finikity Chaos, DnA, Ross Ainslee Trio, Jarlath Henderson Trio, Ross and Jarlath Big Band, Alasdair Roberts, Adam Hurt, Beth Hartness and Stephanie Coleman, This is the Kit, Jeff Jepson and the Angry Wasps, The Long Notes, and Fitty Gomash.

Tickets

Early bird tickets are priced at £65 for a weekend ticket with camping available. Car parking is priced at £5 payable on arrival, and camper vans £10 payable on arrival. To buy tickets, click here.

Festival Attractions

Wood Fired Cob Ovens, providing fresh pizzas and fresh bread. Communal Central Kitchen; all day food and large communal banquets every evening. Healing Area, Sauna, cold river plunge pool and bathing, and contemporary therapies. Local Ales and Ciders from the Barn Bar. Tons of Workshops in the workshop tent: singing, flat foot, dance, etc. Kids Activities: Face painting, treasure hunts, circus skills Jam Sessions, Camp Fire Sing Songs, Acoustic Marquee with hot drinks and chai + open stage for bands and jams.

Welsh Culture Day

Bank Holiday Monday features a farmers and local crafts market. They also feature a host of Welsh folk bands on the main stage with headliners, Calan.

Food

Locally sourced and freshly prepared food at the festival. There will be a breakfast bar serving from the farm 8 – 11am. Our central kitchen will provide lunch and a big communal dinner every night, so everyone eats together! There will be fresh pizza, bread and pastries available from our newly built traditional cob ovens around the clock. All food is reasonably priced and ethically sourced, with minimal packaging. They encourage everyone to eat food served on site to help cut down on food brought on site, waste and food miles.

Camping

There are two camping areas: Quiet and Family camping in the main paddock, near to car parking, and Adventure Camping (short walk from main gate). The camping field opens to the public at noon on Thursday 31st May, and closes to the public on Wednesday 6th June at noon. Access to the main site is from Friday 5pm until noon on Tuesday 5th June.

Children

Twelve and under get free entry to the festival, thirteen and over pay full adult price. In order for 12 and under to be admitted to festival, please email fireinthemountain11@gmail.com to reserve your child ticket - they need to know how many kids are on site for our license. There will be plenty of activities arranged for kids - workshops, face-painting, circus skills, etc.

Loos

The festival is pioneering the latest designs in Composting Loos.

Preparedness

The farm is in remote mid-Wales, in the foothills of the Cambrian Mountains. They highly recommend bringing good solid footwear and good quality rain clothes, in addition to sun cream.

Travel and Parking

It will cost £5 per car to park, and £10 per Camper Van/Caravan. This is because space is limited and they want to encourage people to car share and take alternative public transport. A Car Sharing website has been set up here:
http://www.freewheelers.co.uk/Fire_In_The_Mountain

Please email fireinthemountain11@gmail.com to reserve your campervan ticket - space is limited and we need to keep tabs on live-in vehicles coming. Shuttles will meet EVERY train coming to Aberystwyth Friday and Saturday, and again, shuttles will run to meet every train Monday and Tuesday at no cost.

More information will be here when available.

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