Shepley Spring Festival 2009

Shepley Spring Festival is held in Shepley Village, nr Huddersfield, West Yorkshire from Friday 15th until Sunday 17th May 2009. The festival has a full weekend of events celebrating the best of traditional music, song and dance, including concerts, ceilidhs, morris dancing, music and dance workshops, a beer festival, music and song sessions and a full programme of youth and children's activities.

Based in the rural community of Shepley in the heart of the Yorkshire Pennines, the festival events will be based around a large greenfield site on the edge of the village with campsite adjacent. Shepley is close to motorway links and has its own railway station on the Huddersfield to Sheffield line.

Artists confirmed so far include Michael McGoldrick Band, Show of Hands, Martin Simpson Trio, Genticorum, Sheelenagig, Ella Edmondson, The Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Belshazzar's Feast, Edward II, Chris Sherburn, and Denny Bartley. For the line-up details as available please click here.

There will also be a folk musical 'The Navvy's Wife' by Mick Ryan with Mick Ryan, Heather Bradford, Judy Dunlop, Paul Downes, Roger Watson and Jackie Oates. Shepley Singers, Skelmanthorpe, MVC Shepley Springboard will offer workshops and performances for young people with Jiggawatt, Jack Rutter, James Meadows, Will Pound, and Lydia Noble.

Dance teams include White Rose, Mortimer's Morris, Chiltern Hundreds, Silkstone Greens, Black Swan Rapper, Inclognito, La Goulee D'Ev, Donna Kimberley School of Highland Dance, Boggarts Breakfast, Kirkburton Rapier Dancers, and Barnsley Longsword.

Tickets
Tickets are on sale and 'early bird' tickets have already sold out. Adult tickets are priced at £64, concession £58, youth weekend (11-16) are priced at £32, children tickets (11 and under) are free, but must be booked. To buy tickets, click here.

Camping
The camping is in a large field adjacent to the main festival site. The campsite can accommodate tents, caravans and campervans. Facilities on site will include flushing toilets, showers, and a breakfast in bed delivery service. The festival campsite is for weekend ticket holders only. The festival campsite will be open from midday on Friday 15th May until mid morning on Monday 18th May.

There is also a dormitory hostel accommodation with breakfast just a couple of minutes walk from the festival site in Shepley. Please ring the festival office on 01484 604704 for further details.

More information will be here when available.

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