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Shepley Spring Festival '10

last updated : Mon 8th Mar 10
 
Date:  Friday 21st - Sunday 23rd May 10
Location:  Shepley Village, nr Huddersfield, West Yorkshire - MAP
Cost:  buy tickets £65 (camping £12 extra); youth (12-17) £32 (camping £6); under 12s free (camping free)
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Shepley Spring Festival is held in Shepley Village, nr Huddersfield, West Yorkshire from Friday 21st until Sunday 23rd May 2010. The festival has a full weekend of events celebrating the best of traditional music, song and dance, including concerts, ceilidhs, morris dancing, music and song sessions, and music and dance workshops.

Based in the rural community of Shepley in the heart of the Yorkshire Pennines, the festival events will be based around a large greenfield site on the edge of the village with campsite adjacent. Shepley is close to motorway links and has its own railway station on the Huddersfield to Sheffield line.

Line-up

Artists confirmed so far include Artists so far include....Seth Lakeman as Saturday night headliner, along with 3 Daft Monkeys, Tim O'Brien & Kris Drever, The Young 'Uns, Bedlam, Skerryvore, Kevin Dempsey & Joe Broughton, Saltfishforty, Jackie Oates, Craig,Morgan and Robson, Will Noble, Roy Bailey, Jim Moray (with Low Culture musicians), and more with acts still to be confirmed. For the line-up details, day and stage splits, as available please click here.

Special show

There will be a collaboration between Grenoside Sword Dancers and The Newcastle Kingsmen to celebrate the 100th year anniversary of Cecil Sharp's "Sword Dances of Northern England - Part1." The day will include a rare performance, several dance workshops and an illustrated talk.

Dance teams

The line-up of dance teams includes The Fabulous Fezheads, White Rose Morris Men, Silkstone Greens, Hexham Morris, Ripon City Morris, Newcastle Kingsmen, Inclognito, Gaorsach Rapper and Step, and The Witchmen.

Tickets

Early bird tickets were on sale. An adult weekend ticket is priced at £65 (camping £12 extra), an adult concession ticket is priced at £60 (camping £12 extra), a youth (12-17 years of age) is priced at £32 (camping £6 extra), and a child (under 12) ticket is free (camping free).

Day tickets

An adult day ticket is priced at £36, adult concession £33, youth (12-17) £18, and child (under 12) free.

To purchase tickets click here.

Camping

The camping is in a large field adjacent to the main festival site. The campsite can accommodate tents, caravans and campervans. Facilities on site will include flushing toilets, showers, and a breakfast in bed delivery service. The festival campsite is for weekend ticket holders only. The festival campsite will be open from midday on Friday until mid morning on Monday.

Accommodation

There is also a dormitory hostel accommodation with breakfast just a couple of minutes walk from the festival site in Shepley.

On site

As well as the concert marquee, dance tent, showground stage and more, the festival site is also home to a market and food stalls, crafts, a beer festival, and a full programme of youth and children's activities at the children's festival.

More information will be here when available.



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