Lucy Ward, ahab, & Blair Dunlop for Bristol Folk Festival

Derbyshire singer songwriter Lucy Ward, the alt-country band ahab, and singer, guitarist and actor Blair Dunlop have all been added to the bill for the indoor Bristol Folk Festival held over May Day Bank Holiday.

Day tickets are also released today, priced at £30 for Saturday, £35 for Sunday, and £40 for Monday with a £2 concession offered for children aged 5-15 years, students, pensioners, disabled and unwaged.

As well as up to 40 acts, the festival will feature Morris dancers, mummers and maypoles, ceilidhs,and singalong sessions. The headliners are Show of Hands on Saturday, Cara Dillon on Sunday, and supergroup Afro Celt Sound System on Monday in what is likely to be the band's only UK summer festival appearance this year. Also confirmed is Karine Polwart, Rua Macmillan, Phil Bassindale, 3 Daft Monkeys, Scoville Units, Lady Maisery, Will Pound, Hannah James and Sam Sweeney, and Young'Uns. Expect also ceilidhs, workshops, and singalong sessions.

Festivalgoers can be guaranteed no wet weather problems as the whole event will take place on two stages in the city's Colston Hall running from Saturday 5th May until Monday 7th May 2012.

Weekend tickets are also on sale priced at £80 for the three days (concessions £70). Family tickets are priced at £200 (2 adults and two children aged 5-15) and under 5s go free.

To buy tickets, click here.
Those wanting to camp for the festival will be able to stay a minutes walk from the venue at St Mary-on-the-Quay church. The church in Colston Street will welcome campers to its hall for just £12 a night (under 15s must be accompanied by a responsible adult and are full price but under 5s go free.) To buy camping, click here.

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