Upton upon Severn Folk Festival 2015

Upton upon Severn Folk Festival celebrates its 26th Birthday over the May Bank holiday from Friday 1st until Monday 4th May 2015, and takes place in the town of Upton Upon Severn in Worcestershire.

Line-up

Artisan, Alistair Anderson, Steamchicken, Polkaworks, Martyn Harvey, Jim Mageean & Graeme Knights, The Snapes, Ninebarrow, Sunjay Brayne, Kelly Oliver, Sharpe & Guy, Gary Hopwood (John Birmingham Cup finalist), Dave Collins (John Birmingham Cup finalist), Will Morgan, and Project Jam Sandwich.

Other entertainment

The festival will also have over 50 Morris and other dance sides. Plus ceilidhs, concerts, workshops, craft fair, music and song sessions, street theatre, a grand procession, stalls, juggling and other activities on the river bank.

New Orleans-style parade

The festival has planned a Mardi Gras parade with a 1940s theme, to coincide with the ongoing VE Day celebrationsto celebrate its 30th anniversary. A series of bands will strike up outside Upton’s Parish Church at 11am on the Saturday, leading carnival floats, professional dancers and children from both Upton CE Primary and Hanley Castle High Schools. Organisers hope hundred of jazz fans will join the throng as it winds past the Jazz City festival village and through Upton’s streets to the riverside.

Tickets

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Advance festival tickets are priced at £53 for a full weekend (£48 concessions), junior tickets (14-18) £27, and under 14s are free.

Folk Clubs

Upton is blessed with ten licensed premises plus a boat with a bar, all of which welcome the folk community for informal and organised sessions. The festival also hosts Folk Clubs in which there are open mic sessions. Just turn up in good time before the start and ask. (Spots will be allocated at the discretion of the MC.)

Fringe events

There will also be free dances under the bridge, plus the popular 'Upton Fringe' events, and spontaneous street acts.

Camping

The camp site, only open to festival ticket holders, is on the edge of the town, about 2 minutes away from the action. It offers showers, "posh" toilets and a club house for late night sessions.Camping is priced at  £15 per person for the weekend, under 14's free.

Wet weather provision

The committee have arranged a local alternative camp site which they can use if the usual one is flooded. This is Brickwalls Barn Camp Site, Gilberts End, a pleasant rural site about 3 miles outside Upton and well away from any potential floods. There is a seven acre field which will be available to the Folk Festival. Organisers will, of course, provide a free shuttle bus service.

More information will be here when available.

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