Leigh Folk Festival 2011

Leigh Folk Festival takes place annually at Leigh-on-sea, in Essex. This year the festival takes place on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th June 2011.

This is claimed to be "the largest free folk festival in the county", with hundreds of performers and thousands of spectators. Musicians and dancers entertain the crowds with events ranging from traditional and contemporary folk music, through to blues; plus Celtic, English and Scottish dance groups, country dancing, morris sides, African dancers, international folk dance, jive and line-dancing.

Line-up

Martin Carthy, Tom Paley, John Otway, Belinda O'hooley & Heidi Tidow, Emily Portman Trio, Nancy Wallace, Modeste, Lucy Ward, Lucy & Jacob Farrell, The Owl Service, Zoox Pamela Wyn Shanon, The London Bulgarian Choir, Cass Meurig & Nial Cain, The Famous Potatoes, Corncrow, Jason Steel, The Straw Bear Band, The Kittiwakes, Men Diamler, Phil Burdett, Klezmer Klub, Navacross, Steve Turner, Galley Beggar, Phillip Henry, Acadian Driftwood, Helen Arney, Diamond Family Archive, Skinny Lister, Tuppenny Bunters, Guilt Hands, Shining, The Hillmisters, and Dark Patrick.

On Thursday and Friday evenings, various singarounds and music sessions take place in Leigh's local pubs. On Saturday afternoon, family events are held in Leigh Library Gardens and on Sunday at venues around Leigh.

Special entertainment is laid on for children including storytelling, Punch & Judy, clowns, puppet shows, face-painting and a circus skills workshop.

See the Leigh Folk Festival website for further details of this event.

More information will be here when available.

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