Holmfirth Festival of Folk 2016

Friday 6th to Sunday 8th May 2016
various venues, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 7BB, England MAP
varies depending upon event

Last updated: Tue 3rd May 2016

The festival takes place in the local pubs and on the streets of Holmfirth, West Yorkshire from Friday 6th until Sunday 8th May 2016. This is the eighth 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

New Model Army, Los Pacaminos, Kate Rusby, Joseinne Clarke/Ben Walker, Greg Russell/CiaranAlgar, Bob Fox, Janet Russell, Flossie Malavialle, Ben Robertson, Roger Davies, Shaun Hutch, Commonground, Beggar's Bridge, Bric-a-Brac, Sam Martyn, Otra, Jack Patchett, Plumhall, Yan Tan Tether, The Ribble Beck Band, Rocks and Reels, Alterego, Lana and the Lion, Something Nasty in the Woodshed, String Theory, Didikai, Bird Man Stone, Leo Brazil, Break a Leg, Caffrey/McGurk/Madge, Druce & Jones, Good Egg Band, Tony Griffin, Holme and Dry, The Hokum, Jackson Lake, Eddie Lawler, Melthem, Roy Mette, Gary Middleton, Razorbach, Lucy Roberts, Run Out The Guns, Two Pence, Ray Padgett, Eddie Lawler, The Rainey Street Band, Monologue John, Gloria Jeffries, Sue Coe, and Klonk.

Tickets

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Ticket prices vary depending upon event.

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.