St Ives Festival 2009

With music, visual arts, poetry, literature, theatre and cinema, this festival usually opens with a ceilidh on Saturday night, followed by tribute band nights and a Youth night (Wednesday) culminating in a Festival Ball on the last Saturday of the festival. The dates are confirmed as from Saturday 12th to Saturday 26th September.

The full programme of artists playing includes:
Sat 12th September - Guildhall - Bellowhead.
Sat 12th September - Western Hotel - Michael Chapman.
Sun 13th September - Guildhall - Arthur Smith.
Sun 13th September - Lifeboat Inn - Devil's Creek.
Mon 14th September - Guildhall - An Evening With Johnnie Walker.
Mon 14th September - Western Hotel - Steve Tilston.
Tue 15th September - Western Hotel - St Ives Jazz Club - Empirical.
Tue 15th September - Guildhall - Ralph McTell.
Wed 16th September - Guildhall - Camborne Town Band.
Thu 17th September - Guildhall - Chris Wood.
Fri 18th September - Guildhall - Syd Lawrence Orchestra.
Fri 18th September - Western Hotel - Fernhill.
Sat 19th September - Guildhall - Edward II + Kabasa.
Sat 19th September - Western Hotel - Gordon Giltrap.
Sun 20th September - Guildhall - Eliza Carthy + Simon Swarbrick & Kenny Watkins.
Mon 21st September - Guildhall - Jackie Oates + Tom Kitching & Gren Bartley.
Tue 22nd September - Guildhall - The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain.
Tue 22nd September - Western Hotel - St Ives Jazz Club - Partisans.
Wed 23rd September - Western Hotel - Jeff Burke and Vida Wakeman.
Wed 23rd September - Guildhall - Show Of Hands & Miranda Sykes, Flossie Malavialle.
Thu 24th September - Guildhall - The Jive Aces.
Fri 25th September - Guildhall - Elkie Brooks.
Fri 25th September - Western Hotel - Wizz Jones.
Sat 26th September - Guildhall - The Bohemians.
Sat 26th September - Western Hotel - Ben Waters.

Tickets are not yet on sale.

Ticketed gigs take place at The Guildhall but artists are also booked for The Western Hotel which hosts a full programme of regular events (many of which are free entry), including afternoon jam sessions, evening acoustic sessions, open mic' nights, a Blues Club and St Ives Jazz Club. There will be music of all types in the Guildhall and the Pubs.

Other attractions include exhibitions, talks, classes, guided walks, visual arts exhibitions, classes and shows at local theatres, poetry led by Bob Devereaux, poets and musicians perform in The Square daily during the festival fortnight - or in the Salthouse Gallery if wet.

You should consider booking your accommodation early as most places fill up quickly for the festival fortnight.

More information will be here when available.

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