TENTERDEN FOLK FESTIVAL
2009
Friday
2nd to Sunday 4th October
There are some changes and
some new events at this year’s Tenterden Folk Festival but all of the popular
events will take place as usual. The Music Fair has moved to the Junior
School Hall in Recreation Ground
Road and has expanded to include more stalls while
the popular craft fair stays in the Town Hall. The showcase marquee, which
for the last few years has been at the back of the Woolpack, has now followed
the Music Fair to the Junior School. Les Elvin and Andy Smythe, will introduce guests in
the marquee including The Andy Smythe Trio, The Buckthorn Band, Janis Haves and
Nibs van der Spuy (South Africa) on Saturday and Liz & Paul Davenport,
Phil Drane and the Ticklish Allsorts
Show (12.30 to 2.00 pm) for children on Sunday. There will also be other
surprise guests to be announced on the day so look out for the posters.
The Sea Songs and Shanties session has moved to the Evan’s Bar at the Tenterden
Club to cope with the number of people wishing to sing their hearts out.
Band of Two will be performing a couple of sets in the bar of the Woolpack on
Saturday afternoon. Pete Collins and friends will be back in the William
Caxton on Friday evening. There are concerts in the White Lion Saddlery
and Tenterden Club and sing-a-rounds and sessions in the Vine, White Lion and
Woolpack as well as music and song workshops. The Welcome Barn Dance with
Geckoes will take place in the Tenterden Club on Friday evening. The
number of Morris and other folk dance teams attending the Festival over the
weekend is now pushing 50 so the Town will be echoing to the sound of sticks
clashing, bells ringing bells and clogs stamping. Full details of all
events and guests are to be found in the big free souvenir programme available
from Tenterden Gateway, festival venues, Ashford
TIC or by post in the next few days. It is worth noting
that despite the recession ticket sales are already up on this time last year
and continue to sell well so don’t delay, get yours
now.
The festival guest list
includes some of the best know names on the English traditional folk scene such
as Brian
Peters. Brian is one of the great
all-rounders; a compelling singer, a top squeezebox player and a skilled guitarist. He is one of the
country’s best anglo-concertina players and is just as good on melodeon on which
he will be running a workshop in St Mildred’s Church Hall on Saturday. He
is also internationally-known as a singer of traditional ballads. Brian
has played most of the major folk festivals in Britain, Australia, New
Zealand, USA and Canada, as well as touring extensively in
Europe. He’s collaborated with many British and
American musicians.
Another very different
guest is Geoff Higginbottom who is
well known on the folk scene as a big man with a big voice and an even bigger
collection of traditional folk songs, mostly with sing-a-long choruses or
refrains. Geoff is also one of the three members of “Three Sheets to the Wind” and will be
taking part in the popular sea songs and shanties session in the Tenterden Club
on Saturday. Details of all the other guests can also be found in the free
souvenir programme.
Book
now:
To buy your tickets, book
your craft fair, street stall or music fair pitch or if you would like to be
otherwise involved in the Festival contact us now.
Festival
information:
More details of
Tenterden Folk Festival 2009 guests,
accommodation and camping are now being posted on our website at www.tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk.
To receive our regular
email updates send an email to info_at_tenterdenfolkfestival_dot_org_dot_uk
with "add to festival news list" in the subject
box.
Alan
Castle
Folk Spots
alan_at_folkspots_dot_co_dot_uk
www.folkspots.co.uk
Tenterden Folk
Festival
info_at_tenterdenfolkfestival_dot_org_dot_uk
www.tenterdenfolkfestival
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