Holmfirth Festival of Folk 2015

Friday 8th to Sunday 10th May 2015
various venues, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 7BB, England MAP
expect some events from Free to £22.50

Last updated: Mon 16th Mar 2015

The festival takes place in the local pubs and on the streets of Holmfirth, West Yorkshire from Friday 8th until Sunday 10th May 2015. This is the seventh Holmfirth Festival of Folk and once again most events are free but collections will be taken. The only paid events are the concerts in the Old Bridge function room and the Ceilidh. Tickets were introduced mainly as a means of controlling numbers.

The festival consists of music sessions, concerts, singarounds, folk clubs and workshops in almost all the pubs in Holmfirth.

Line-up

Eddi Reader, Roger Davies, The Young 'Uns, The Sam Kelly Trio, Megson, Elbow Jane, Steve Tilston & Jez Lowe, Fyrish, Tony Griffin, The Ribble Beck Band, Rocks and Reels, True North, Ceildhography, Leo Brazil, Will Noble, Jim Evans, Porch Lizards, Goat Roper Band, Struggle Buggy, The Jelly Project, Jon Palmer Acoustic Band, Something Nasty in the Woodshed, Bara Bara Band, and Lucy Roberts, and more acts to be confirmed.

Tickets

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Ticket prices for Eddi Reader are priced at £22.50, and Hackney Colliery Band £15.

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Other entertainment

Expect also over 20 Morris and World Dance sides to be performing over the weekend and street musicians and the full participation of local schools. There will also be workshops in French dancing, Egyptian belly dance and Salsa.

The Procession and Dance Display will take place on Saturday afternoon from 3.30 - 5.00 starting at the Memorial Gardens, along Hollowgate, over the Toll House Bridge and along Huddersfield Road, up Cooper Lane to Victoria Park for a spectacle of dance.

Once again most of the spaces in Holmfirth will be included in the Festival.

More information will be here when available.