|
It's the 50??
Anniversary Broadstairs Folk Week! Come and celebrate with us in our
beautiful seaside town. Over 500 events in a week; a festival campsite,
craft fair, Big Parade and top quality acts in the concert marquee;
dances and ceilidhs till the small hours; workshops and intimate gigs
in small venues around the town.
Special 50 Celebrations include: a
full week of dances celebrating the origins of Folk Week as a dance
festival; a Big Ukulele Band: Golden Wednesday Bling Day; 50 years of
Folk Song and hundreds more events throughout the week.
Festival Tickets cover admission to everything - workshops, concerts
and dances - just get there early!
You can also buy
tickets for single events - so if you only want to see a couple of
events you can click through to our website, find your favourites and
then add to basket.
We're looking
forward to seeing you at our 50?? festival!
Get into the
50th spirit now by writing a new sea shanty - Write new
words (3 verses/chorus) celebrating Folk Week's 50th anniversary to the
tune of the Sea Shanty Nelson's Blood. Send it to us by 1?? July. On
8?? August at 2.30pm the best entries will be sung at the Sailing Club
and the winner selected. The winning entry will be sung with
rousing choruses at the Shanties on the Jetty on August 9th.
Wear some bling
or some lam? on Wednesday
12th - or Golden Wednesday, as we now call it - let's turn the town
gold!
Retrieve your ukulele from under the stairs and join one of the
practices for UKES AHOY on
Wednesday afternoon at the bandstand. Download the notes on the website
news page.
We have three concerts which look back over 50 years of folk
on August 7th 50
Years of Folk Song; August 12th -Golden Oldies
and Singing the
Protest
The country dance programme at the Festival Campsite includes many
familiar callers and there is more than a nod to the past 50 years with
some of their workshops.
Ushti Baba
are the band for the Fabulously Fifty Fancy Dress Night on Sunday 9th - you have fifty years of
fashion to choose from!
Who's On When
Weekend - Friday
7??, Saturday 8?? and Sunday 9?? - Flook, Tim Edey,
Brendan Power, Kate Rusby, the elusive Black Dog, Crinkle Cuts, Vin
Garbutt, Sarah McQuaid, Brooke Sharkey & Adam Beattie, Edwina
Hayes, the Jake Leg Jug Band, Tautus Roks, Granny's Attic, the
Broonzies with Rod Clements, Jez Lowe, Maggie Holland, Ian Thompson and
Chris Parkinson, Dan Walsh, The Hotfoot Specials, the String
Contingent, Fabulous Fifty Fancy Dress with Ushti Baba
|
|
Monday 10??
August - The Spooky Men's Chorale, Ben Paley and Tab Hunter,
Mawkin, Dan Walsh, Sing Like a Bloke Workshop, Barrie & Ingrid
Temple, Jez Lowe, Maggie Holland, Jeremiah Ferrari, Rod Clements &
Ian Thompson
Tuesday 11??
August - Belshazzar's Feast, Tobias Ben Jacob, Will
McNicol, Rory Ellis, Artisan, the Jam & Crumpet Band, Tim Edey's
Guitar Summit, Maia, The Long Hill Ramblers, The Demon Barbers XL,
Steamchicken
Wednesday 12??
August - Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin Watershed
Band, Mazaika, Tom McConville, The Long Hill Ramblers, The Demon
Barbers Dance workshops, The Golden Oldies Concert, Against The Grain;
Jez Hellard, Steamchicken Jazz Roots Show, Jack's Golden Night, The
Demon Barbers Dance Night
Thursday 13??
August - Gordie MacKeeman & his Rhythm Boys, Brooks
Williams , The Gerry Colvin Band; Robb Johnson, African Song
& Rhythm Workshop, Ceilidh with The Cock & Bull Band,
Tundra, The John Langan Band, Larkspur
14?? August
- Brooks Williams, The New Rope String Band, Lynne Heraud & Pat
Turner, Robb Johnson, Three Sheets To The Wind, Edward 11, TwoMan Ting,
Mazaika
More details
available on our website www.broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk
|
