From: Sidmouth Folk Week press office [huntstephen23=gmail.com_at_mail110_dot_sea61_dot_rsgsv_dot_net] on behalf of Sidmouth Folk Week press office [huntstephen23_at_gmail_dot_com]

Sent: 09 May 2018 10:29

Subject: Taster Programme Released & Event Tickets Now On Sale

 

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Sidmouth FolkWeek 3-10 August 2018

Ear to the past, eye on the future

New shows on sale now!
 
Sidmouth FolkWeek, the ultimate seaside festival holiday prides itself on its diversity and accessibility for all. New shows go on sale for the 2018 event today with Event Tickets now available here.

With superb headliners and exceptional rising talent, festival goers are guaranteed to enjoy long-held favourites and to make exciting new musical discoveries throughout the festival. To see an overview of the variety and volume of events on offer throughout the week, the Taster Programme can now be downloaded here.
 
Event tickets now available include Ham lunchtime, afternoon and evening concerts, Pre-Festival special concerts, Bulverton roots party evenings, plus special Manor Pavilion shows and the great folk dances at Stowford Rise.

Visit http://sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk and go to the What's On drop down menu to find different areas of interest and latest line-up news and look at the full range of ticket options to create a customised festival experience.
 
To build their own festival experience, ticket buyers can book All-In-One, Week or Weekend tickets to get the most out of the diverse programme of brilliant music, dance and song or, if people can only make it for the day or evening, there are plenty of choices with event tickets.
 
Book early - some events are bound to sell out! - for a top line-up of Ham evenings and afternoon concerts.
 
Advance tickets are already flying out the door for Pre-Festival specials with a musical show from Mersey poet Roger McGough + LiTTLe MACHiNe, Brit folk-rock icons Fairport Convention and the gloriously entertaining The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain.
 

Ham headline acts during the week include: SHOW OF HANDS with MIRANDA SYKES - CARA DILLON - KATHRYN TICKELL & THE DARKENING - BLOWZABELLA with JIM CAUSLEY - KARINE POLWART - DREVER, McCUSKER, WOOMBLE - GIGSPANNER BIG BAND - STICK IN THE WHEEL - GORDIE MACKEEMAN & HIS RHYTHM BOYS - STEVE TILSTON & JEZ LOWE - FAUSTUS - THE RHEINGANS SISTERS - EDGELARKS - PETE COE - NARTHEN - THE EMILY ASKEW BAND - NATIONAL YOUTH FOLK ENSEMBLE - KAIA KATER - LES BARKER - GREG RUSSELL & CIARAN ALGAR - PETER KNIGHT & JOHN SPIERS - ALISTAIR ANDERSON & NORTHLANDS
 
Bulverton roots dance party nights include powerhouse party band ELIZA CARTHY & THE WAYWARD BAND, gleefully raucous FALSE LIGHTS, influential Euro-dance trailblazers BLOWZABELLA, urban bluegrass outfit POLICE DOG HOGAN, SCOTTISH PARTY NIGHT with award-winning Neo-trad ELEPHANT SESSIONS, and more?..all already selling fast.
 
A Bulverton Big Gig Ticket offers two-in one best value ticket price covering evening shows and the Late Night Extra ceilidh so festival goers can make an Extra Big Night of it - all in the ticket deal for only an extra ?6 for the whole night.
 
For those aiming to spend most of the week up at the Bulverton, a limited edition Bulverton-in-One (BiO) offers great value. How about getting friends together for a great deal? Buy 6 Bulverton in Ones (BiOs) for the price of 5!
 
The full FolkWeek programme will be out in July with the complete breakdown of all festival events. In the meantime, check in regularly at www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk for event details and line-up additions.
 
Buy tickets now: http://sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk/tickets/


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Notes for editors:

Sidmouth FolkWeek is an unmissable week-long seaside celebration of music, dance and song taking place in the beautiful East Devon regency coastal resort. 

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, lively roots parties; small intimate sessions; ceilidhs and folk dancing; 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.

 

 

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