Whitby Folk Week 2016

Saturday 20th to Friday 26th August 2016
more than 30 venues, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 3EG, England MAP
full adult season ticket £190 (£240 with camping)

Last updated: Wed 27th Jul 2016

Whitby Folk Week is a long-standing celebration of the traditional music, dance and song of the British Isles has taken on the trappings of a tradition in its own right.

With over 600 events covering workshops, concerts, singarounds, dances, sessions, street entertainment and the extensive 'fringe' events that blossom spontaneously. The event takes place from Thursday 20th to Wednesday 26th August 2016.

Line-up

Anna & Elizabeth, Bernard Wrigley, Chris Sherburn & Denny Bartley, Colum Sands, Lynched, Sheila Kay Adams, Downes, Bradley & Downes, The Askew Sisters, Pressgang Mutiny, Aisling & Sean Lyons, Alistair Anderson, Alistair Russell & Chris Parkinson, Andy Casserley, Annie Winter, Arthur Knevett, Barbara Dymock & Chris Marra, Benammi Swift, Bob Knight, Bob Wood, Brenda Spence, Brian Peters, Bryony Griffith & Will Hampson, Carol Anderson & Martin MacDonald, Carol Dawson, Carolyn Robson & Moira Craig, Cath & Phil Tyler, Coblers Monday, Commonground, Coope, Boyes & Simpson, Dan Quinn, Dan Walsh Dearman Gammon Harrison, Derek Schofield, Di Henderson, Dovetail Trio, Ellen & Kevin Mitchell, Freya Rae & Louis Bingham, Gareth Kiddier, Geordie Murison, George Unthank, Gordon Tyrrall Helen Capes, Huw Williams, Ian Russell, INPO, Iris Bishop, Janet Russell, Jerry O'Reilly, Jim Bainbridge, Jim Mageean & Graeme Knights, Jim Woodland, Jimmy Crowley, Joe & Mo Nicholson, Joe Aitken, John Cocking, John Greaves, John Kempster, John Kirkpatrick, Johnny Handle & Chris Hendry, Keith Donnelly, Ken Johnson, Ken Watson, Kevin Shiels, Longhill Ramblers, Lynda Hardcastle & Alan Rose, Lynne Heraud & Pat Turner, Maggie Moore & Stan Bloor Martyn Wyndham Read, Mary Cryan, Mary Eagle, Matt Quinn, Mike & Helen Hockenhull, Mike Bettison, Mike Tickell, Notts Alliance, Ollie King, Paul & Liz Davenport, Peta Webb & Ken Hall, Pete Shepheard, Pete Wood, Rachel Hamer Band, Rattle On The Stovepipe, Ray Padgett, Roaring Forties, Robin Garside, Roger Wilson, Roisin Ban, Ruth & Sadie Price, Sandra Kerr, Stanley Accrington, Stuart & Patrick Carolan, Taffy & Chrissie Thomas, Tale of Ale, Ted Kemp & Laura Smyth, The Canny Band, The Keelers, The Rheingans Sisters, The Wilsons, Thomas McCarthy, Tony Hall, Vicky Swan & Jonny Dyer, Will Duke, Will Noble, and Windy Gyle Band.

Dance Teams: High Spen Blue Diamonds, Shropshire Bedlams, Martha Rhoden's Tuppenny Dish, Camden Clog, Chinewrde Morris, Custome & Exiles, de Mowbray's Musicke, Four Corner Sword, Gaorsach Rapper & Step, Goathland Plough Stots, Hadrian Clog, Kettle Bridge Clogs, New Esperance Morris, Southport Swords, Stroud Morris, Wakefield Morris Dancers, and Winchester Morris Men.

Ceilidh Acts: Melrose Quartet, This Way Up, Albireo, Bursledon Village Band, Dampiers Round, Dance Cupola, Momentum, Peeping Tom, Portland Drive, Stradivarious, Stray Chords, and The Hedgehog's Skin.

Ceilidh Callers: Anne Welch, Dave Turner, John Meechan, Martyn Harvey, Nic Broadbridge, Rhodri Davies, and Robin Dunn.

Workshop Leaders: Chris McShane, Dave Townsend, Doc Rowe, Earthbound Misfits, Jane Sheard & Mike Greenwood, May Cheadle, Melvyn Samuel, Michael Walsh, and Steve Dumpleton.

Storytellers: Dave Tonge, Ian Douglas, and Ursula Holden-Gill.

Tickets

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Tickets are priced at £190 for a full adult season ticket (£240 with camping). Senior/Student tickets are priced at £168 (£218 with camping), and junior tickets for 11 to 16 year olds are priced at £116 (£136 with camping). Children aged under 11 years admitted free with ticket holders at most general events but must pay a nominal charge at children's events. A large tent or caravan surcharge (over £6m) is £50.

Day tickets are also available.

Camping

The Festival sets up a temporary campsite each year for festival season ticket holders. The temporary campsite will be in operation for the week of the Whitby Folk Week at Airy Hill School, Waterstead Lane, in Whitby.It is a basic site on a school playing field, but water, showers and toilet facilities are available.

Please note that dogs will not be allowed on the campsite.