From: Sidmouth FolkWeek [info.abm=btinternet.com_at_mail215_dot_wdc02_dot_mcdlv_dot_net]
on behalf of Sidmouth FolkWeek [info.abm_at_btinternet_dot_com]
Sent: 26 May 2016 12:03
Subject: Half-term beckons!
Press release
Sidmouth FolkWeek
29th July - 5th August 2016
Ear to the past, Eye on the future
Half-term beckons!
Time for some serious family fun?and time to book those Children's Season
tickets in order to make the most of this year's Sidmouth
FolkWeek with its packed programme of activities for all ages!
Visit www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk
for full details of what's on offer throughout the week, where the Taster
Programme can also be downloaded now. With eight jam-packed days of summer
festival holiday, the 700+ FolkWeek events genuinely offer something for
everyone! Diversity is key: headline concert shows, folk dances, ceilidhs,
roots dance parties, up-and-coming artist series, pub sessions, theatre shows,
storytelling, dancing in the streets, youths sessions, 200+ workshops?and, of
course, a fun-filled Children's Festival.
Blackmore Gardens is the beating heart of the Children's Festival, where
daytimes always provide a wonderful range of opportunities for fun and
learning, with a superb line-up of talented young performers on the Garden
Stage, exciting pop up ?happenings' and wonderful workshops in the children's
marquees.
How about singing with Stream of Sound? Or getting
creative in the Craft Carousel? Enjoy the
idea of junk music making with Captain Sid & The Mouthy Pirates? Or
bringing your instruments along to join the Sidmouth Seaside
Stompers Ceilidh Band? For younger children, sessions for both
6 -7 year olds and for 5 years and under are available, including Crazy Crafts,
Action Songs, Fun Percussion, Mini Crafts, Messy Crafts, and, new this year,
Yoga and much, much more.
Providing quality entertainment for ALL AGES has always been
the agenda at FolkWeek, and the fabulous
Family Evening Shows on offer this year include a clown show, storytelling, a
puppet show, a Sing-Along concert and a grand finale Evening Ceilidh. For full
details of artists appearing, visit the Children's Festival web page here.
And grown-ups should be aware that event tickets for festival events are now
flying out the door! Choose now from the flexible range of ticket options
available here to enjoy the
fabulous line-up, including Show Of Hands, Jon Boden, Steeleye Span,
Seth Lakeman, Sharon Shannon Band, Kathryn Tickell and many,
many more.
BOOK NOW! www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk
Box Office 01395 577952
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Notes for editors:
Headliners include: SHARON SHANNON AND BAND, SHOW OF HANDS with
MIRANDA SYKES, OYSTERS 3, SETH LAKEMAN, JON BODEN, SHOOGLENIFTY, WIZZ JONES,
ROBIN DRANSFIELD, LE VENT DU NORD, THE JOHN McCUSKER BAND (25TH ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION), BLAZIN' FIDDLES, MARTIN SIMPSON & DOM FLEMONS, KATHRYN
TICKELL & SUPERFOLKUS, LYNCHED, NANCY KERR & JAMES FAGAN, JAMIE SMITH'S
MABON, RICCARDO TESI & BANDITALIANA, THE WATERSHED BAND featuring PHILLIP
HENRY & HANNAH MARTIN, KATHRYN ROBERTS & SEAN LAKEMAN and many more.
Sidmouth FolkWeek is a unique week-long
seaside celebration of music, dance and song taking place in the charming East
Devon regency coastal resort - a must in every festival goer's annual diary.
There has been a folk festival in Sidmouth in the first week of August every
year since 1955 attracting tens of thousands of visitors to over 700 diverse
events with broad ?something for everyone' appeal. With an ear to the past and
an eye on the future, the festival features established stars and emerging
talent; major concerts and small intimate sessions; ceilidhs, folk dancing and
lively roots parties; storytelling; fun family entertainment and youth-centred
sessions; hands-on workshops and spectacular dance displays; the best in South
West crafts and the tastiest of local food and drink. The town's streets
and venues burst with festive atmosphere and colour as holidaymakers and
festival goers join together in the friendliest music-based holiday of the
summer.