Priddy Folk Festival 2011

With 2 concerts, a ceilidh and a Late Nite Bop on Friday, 4 concerts, a ceilidh and a Late Nite Bop on Saturday and 2 more concerts and a ceilidh on Sunday, this claims to be the friendliest folk festival in England, held at the beautiful village of Priddy, high on the magnificent Mendip Hills in sunny Somerset.

The festival takes place from Friday 8th until Sunday 10th July 2011.

Line-up

Friday Evening 7pm - 1am

Swildons - Dragonsfly, Les Barker, Fay Hield Trio, Emily Portman Trio, Mike Scott.
Eastwater - Wheeler Street, Gadarene, De Fuego, The Firepit Collective, Blue Mosquitoes.
Village Hall - Monster Ceilidh

Saturday Daytime

Swildons - Freshly Gound, Lucy Ward
Village Hall - Lunchtime special with John Kirkpatrick
Swildons - Dana & Sue Robinson, Pete Harris & Hugh Budden, Appalachia
Church - Barley Rye Choir

Saturday Evening 7:30pm to 1am

Swildons - Eliza Carthy Band, The Young 'Uns, Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin, Lucy Ward, Sandy & Graham Ball
Eastwater - Dogan Mehmet, Moss Moore & Rutter, The Froud Family, Elfynn, Twelfth Day Village Hall - Ceilidh with Dyer:Cumming's, Late Night Dance with the Sex Pirates

Sunday Morning 10:30am to 12noon

Church - Festival Church Service
Swildons - John Kirkpatrick, Mrs Price’s Parlour

Sunday Afternoon 2pm to 5pm

Swildons - Jamie Smith's Mabon, Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston, Moishe's Bagel
Eastwater - Angles, Moss, Moore & Rutter, The Gasworks Singers.

Tickets

An early bird adult over 16 weekend with camping ticket is priced at £52 (price goes up to £60 on 1 April/£68 on 1 June). An early bird youth 11-16 years with camping ticket is priced at £26 (price goes up to £30/£34. entry is free for children aged under 11 but they require a ticket. An early bird weekend without camping ticket for adults is priced at £44 (price goes up £50/£57). An early bird youth 11-16 years ticket without camping is priced at £22 (price goes up to £25/£28.50). Tickets have SOLD OUT.

Other entertainment

In addition there will be many smaller one hour concerts/meet the artist type events, as well as the usual Dance Festival with Morris, Maypole, Appalachian and more, Children's Festival offering Juggling, story telling, puppets, face painting and more, Sessions in the two pubs, singarounds and so on. There will be a Club Tent and open mic Sessions and Craft Fayre and Workshops with wood-turning, pottery, weaving, and a carefully selected mix of traders.

The festival will offer a varied and interesting range of food, real ales & scrumpy, on-site camping, large parking field.

Camping

There's a campsite adjacent to the village at a small extra charge for weekend ticket holders or individual concert ticket holders only.

More information will be here when available.

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