Musicport gets awarded a grant

Musicport 2014

Friday 17th to Sunday 19th October 2014
Whitby Pavilion, The Spa, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 3EN, England MAP
£95 adult weekend ticket

Musicport has been awarded a grant of £41k from Arts Council England to help develop, over the next year, its infrastructure and to support its programme of activities including the 15th international festival which takes place from Friday 17th until Sunday 19th October at Whitby Pavilion, in North Yorkshire.

Jim McLaughlin Musicport director said,"In these difficult times it is good that the value of what we do for this part of the coast is recognised and the economics of this level of funding will impact on the local economy in a very positive way. Having struggled to keep the festival going for the last 3 years and overseen its move back home to Whitby, the not for profit organisation can now begin to look forward to developing Musicport once again into a recognised international brand but with very local roots and a strong support locally, regionally and nationally."

Also announced are Mitch Benn, and Eduardo Niebla who join the previously announced Lo'Jo, Idlewild, Andy Kershaw, Yaaba Funk, Rise Kagona, Banco de Gaia, Amira Kheir, The Baghdaddies, Robyn Hitchcock, John Smith, Lucy Ward, New Rope String Band, The Bevvy Sisters, Arthur Brown, Amine & Hamza, Jesse Bannister's Play Out featuring Zoe Rahman, Kathryn Williams, Perunika, The Monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, Mosaik, Zuros Banda, Heath Common & Carol Grimes, Suzy Condrad, Enkelit, My Sweet Patootie, Attila the Stockbroker, Varldens Band, Belinda O'Hooley & Heidi Tidow, Moirai, Haddo, Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita, and Tantz.

For the line-up details click here.

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An adult weekend ticket is priced at £95. Day tickets are also available priced at £25 for Friday night, £45 for Saturday (All Day 9am-after midnight), and £40 for Sunday (9am-Midnight).

Indoor camping is available at Brunswick Centre. A new feature of this year’s festival is indoor camping, which at £25 per head for full weekend, gives a cost effective and festival-appropriate option that combats the weather. Enquiries & booking of this space limited facility 01947 603475.

This year sees new feature at the festival will be the Sol Cinema, the worlds smallest cinema, where an audience of 8 are treated with red carpet, usherettes and popcorn to a cinematic experience for short films in a beautifully converted caravan.

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