Cheltenham Folk Festival

Friday 12th - Sunday 14th February 2010

The 14th Cheltenham Folk Festival line-up has been announced and tickets are on sale now!

FRIDAY
Lau, Hérétique, Trio Threlfall, Maz O’Connor, Niamh Parsons & Graham Dunne, Life & Times, Barron Brady and Gordon the Hedgehog,

SATURDAY
The Demon Barber Roadshow, Tom McConville Trio, Ashley Hutchings & Ken Nichol, Mawkin:Causley, Grace Notes, Trio Threlfall, Hérétique, Maz O’Connor, Niamh Parsons & Graham Dunne, The Navvy’s Wife, Roving Crows, Housewives’ Choice, Barron Brady and Blair Dunlop.

SUNDAY
Faustus, The Fay Hield Trio, Hérétique, Tom McConville Trio & Band, Trio Threlfall, Maz O’Connor, The Ram Company’s Waltzers & Wonders, Life & Times and Roving Crows.

Pop back to keep up to date with the latest festival news OR join our facebook group for more information and chat in the lead-up to the festival.

E-mail the Folk Festival office or phone 01242 775893.

Bookings can be made by calling the Box Office on 0844 576 2210.

FESTIVAL HISTORY

In 1996 Cheltenham Folk Club organiser John Shorter approached Cheltenham Town Hall with the idea of a mid-winter folk event to "banish the winter blues". He wanted to produce an event that preserved the roots of Folk tradition, showcased budding new talent, and created a friendly atmosphere.

The festival has a very strong participatory side to it, with a wide range of workshops, where you can learn the techniques behind various instruments and musical styles from the performers themselves. As well as the broad range of concerts, workshops, ceilidhs and children’s activities there is a market place with stalls selling everything from jewellery and clothing to musical instruments, as well as the infamous Real Ale bar.

Over the weekend, the town turns in to a feast of colour and energy as up to 15 morris dance sides take to the streets on the Saturday and Sunday.

Dates

Cheltenham Folk Festival 2010 12 Feb 2010 - 14 Feb 2010