Spiers & Boden for Frome Folk Festival

Melodeon, fiddle and singing duo Spiers & Boden have been announced as headliners of the new winter Frome Folk Festival which will take place at The Cheese and Grain, Frome in Somerset over two days on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th February 2012.

The duo will headline the first day of England's newest folk festival next February – in a special double appearance. Firstly they will be getting festivalgoers on their feet for a two-hour afternoon ceilidh, with caller Phil Bassindale.

After the ceilidh Spiers and Boden will be back on The Cheese and Grain stage that evening with a concert finale to crown the Saturday night programme.

Frome Folk Festival will run from 9am until 11pm both days. The Sunday headliners are still to be announced and the line-up will includeincludes Bella Hardy, Jenna, Sean Lakeman and Kathryn Roberts, Luke Jackson, Dyer Cummings, and Tim Edey & Brendan Power.

The festival is the brainchild of West Country music promoter Jan Ayers, who successfully brought a folk festival back to Bristol after 32 years this spring.

Jan said, "We're delighted to announce the fabulous Spiers and Boden as our first headliners – their Bellowhead gig in Frome in November was the first to sell out on their upcoming tour so here's another chance to catch them in town."

Early Bird weekend tickets are priced at £58 (£48 concessions). A family weekend ticket for two adults and 2 children (aged under 15) is priced at £190. To buy tickets, click here.

For those wishing to camp, there will be provision locally for tents and camper vans. There are also numerous campsites, hotels and B&Bs in the area.

The event will also feature Ceilidhs, sing-arounds, workshops, jam sessions, Morris dancing, and market stalls.

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