The Wilsons, Wildwood Kin, and Wild Willy Barrett announced for FolkEast 2018

joining headliners Oysterband, Show of Hands, and The John Langan Band

By Mike Marshall | Published: Thu 14th Jun 2018

FolkEast 2018

Friday 17th to Sunday 19th August 2018
Glemham Hall, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 0BT, England MAP
currently £120, camping £15 extra

Daily capacity: 10,000

More acts have been revealed for the 7th FolkEast festival which takes place from Friday 17th to Sunday 19th August 2018 on the 300 acres of parkland at Glemham Hall, in Suffolk.

Newly announced are:- The Wilsons, Wildwood Kin, and Wild Willy Barrett.

Previously announced for the festival, are headliners Oysterband (pictured above), Show of Hands with Miranda Sykes, and The John Langan Band, performing on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday respectively. Also confirmed are Tim Edey, Irish Mythen, The Wilsons, Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker & John Doyle, Peter Knight’s Gigspanner Big Band, plus Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin (now known as Edgelarks), Will Pound, The Cartographers, Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar, Rodney Branigan, Reg Meuross, Wild Willy Barrett's French Connection, The Magnificent AK47, Luke Daniels & His Amazing Polyphon, Winter Wilson, and Alden, Patterson & Dashwood.

FolkEast has music across 6 stages, one of which is open-air while the 5 others are covered. Along with the music there's Art Arcade, packed dance programme, archery, donkey rides, a mini golf course, children’s activities (including den building, storybook making and a mud kitchen), yoga, poetry, storytelling, the Eastfolk Chronicle Kinedrome (showing folk and local interest films) and tours of Glemham Hall by Major Philip Cobbold.

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Tickets are on sale, currently priced as follows:-
adult weekend: £120
concession weekend: £108
youth weekend: £80
child weekend: free but needs ticket
camping: £15
campervan: £25

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