Fylde Folk Festival 2010

The 40th Fylde Folk Festival takes place on Friday 3rd until Sunday 5th September 2010 at various venues Fleetwood, Fylde, Lancashire and promises to be a celebration of Folk Music Song and Dance. The Fylde Folk Festival attracts around 3000 people every year including festival & club organisers, agents, concert promoters, arts organisations etc who have come to enjoy the music and the friendly atmosphere in the various hotels, pubs and outdoor events.

Line-up

The acts confirmed include The Tannahill Weavers(Fri), Vin Garbutt, The McCalmans (Final Tour), Archie Fisher, New Scorpion Band, Kristina Olsen & Peter Grayling(Usa & Aus), Jez Lowe & The Big Bad Pennies, Heidi Talbot with John McCusker & Boo Hewerdine, Urban Folk Quartet, Keith Donnelly, The Wilsons, Shep Woolley, Cloudstreet (Aus), James Findlay (BBC Young Folk Awards Winner), The Churchfitters, Rosie Doonan & The Snapdragons, George Papavgeris & Los Marbles, Johnny Silvo, Vicky Swann & Jonny Dyer, Bernard Wrigley (Thurs), The Carrivick Sisters (BBC Young Folk Awards Finalists), Tom Kitchen & Gren Bartley, Strawhead, Elaine Davidson & Danny Hart, Stanley Accrington, Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts, Steve Turner, Alan Bell Band, Scolds Bridle, Gary & Vera Aspey, Gordon Tyrrall, The Balkanics, Thistle, Derek Gifford, The Captain?s Crew, The Jeps, Zoe Mulford (USA), Ian Gartside Band, Anna Shannon, Niamh Boadle (BBC Young Folk Awards Finalist) with Tr�, Roy Clinging, Camellia, Peter & Barbara Snape, Andrew Green, Penny Black Troubadour, Dylan Owen, Hard Times, Red Duster, Bruce Hogg, Festival Ceilidh Band, Tom Walsh, Hugh O'Donnell, Neil Brook, Joe Crane, A69 Band, Dave Walmisley, Fred Rose, Paul D. Wrigley, Malcolm Bishop, Spitting on A Roast, Jenny Coxon, Roger Barnes, and Sedayne & Rachel. There will be over 120 different events taking place - music, dance, poetry and much more.

Dance Teams

Dance Teams booked include Feet First Appalachian Dancers, Singleton Cloggers, Fylde Coast Cloggers.
Clog Dance Champions : Eilidh Brinsley, Chas Fraser, Kath Morris, Harry Cowgill, Tony & Marguerite Hill, Jenny & Cameron Martin, Melanie Barber, Linda Burton.
Street Entertainers : Flipjack Jugglers. Fiddling Green Machine.

Venues

The festival venues are diverse, ranging in size from small personal rooms above local pubs to the Marine Hall seating over 700 people. The Marine Hall also houses the CAMRA award winning "WYRE LOUNGE" which features many popular real ales.

There are also various workshops held at Fylde.

Tickets

Weekend Tickets are priced at £65. A Saturday all day ticket is priced at £35, session tickets from £7.50. Tickets for children under 11 years old are free. Tickets for children aged 11 - 16 yrs are half price. To buy tickets, click here.

Camping

Camp/Caravan site tickets are £10 per adult for weekend and only on offer to weekend ticket holders.

Additional free services

Weekend ticket Holders also have access to free showers & swimming, free entry to Craft Fair, and a free festival bus service.

More information will be here when available.

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