Beverley Folk Festival 2005
Friday 17th to Sunday 19th June 2005Beverley, near Hull, East Riding, Yorkshire, England MAP
£46/ £54 (after 1st April)- adult w/e season ticket; £30 / £35 - youth w/e; £25 / £25 - 5-11yr
National and international folk & roots artists are bringing another full programme of concerts, ceilidhs, workshops, childrens events and more to this small town about 5 miles north of Hull.
This year's line-up includes:
Kate Rusby; Flook; Peatbog Faeries; Warsaw Village Band (Poland); Martin Simpson; Coope, Boyes and Simpson; Karine Polwart Trio; Eduardo Niebla Duo; Chris Newman and Maire Ni Chathasaigh; Eleanor McEvoy; Whapweasel; Bernard Wrigley; Rachel Unthank and the Winterset; Tom Napper and Tom Bliss; Beverley Community Choir; Cassandra Wye, and Mike Smith.
During the festival weekend many of the pubs host sessions although the Leisure centre and the Minster are the main venues. There are also street performances including morris dancers, magicians, comedians and children's entertainers with a Craft and Music fair at the Leisure Centre on Saturday and Sunday. The main venues are all within easy walking distance of each other.
There are discounts on tickets brought before 1st April. Family and day/evening tickets are available with concessions for pensioners. Visitors can buy 9 tickets of any one type and get an extra one FREE.
CAMPING: Camping costs extra on top of the ticket price. The campsite, with full facilities, is situated adjacent to the Leisure Centre. There is a wide variety of alternative accommodation in the town.
This year's line-up includes:
Kate Rusby; Flook; Peatbog Faeries; Warsaw Village Band (Poland); Martin Simpson; Coope, Boyes and Simpson; Karine Polwart Trio; Eduardo Niebla Duo; Chris Newman and Maire Ni Chathasaigh; Eleanor McEvoy; Whapweasel; Bernard Wrigley; Rachel Unthank and the Winterset; Tom Napper and Tom Bliss; Beverley Community Choir; Cassandra Wye, and Mike Smith.
During the festival weekend many of the pubs host sessions although the Leisure centre and the Minster are the main venues. There are also street performances including morris dancers, magicians, comedians and children's entertainers with a Craft and Music fair at the Leisure Centre on Saturday and Sunday. The main venues are all within easy walking distance of each other.
There are discounts on tickets brought before 1st April. Family and day/evening tickets are available with concessions for pensioners. Visitors can buy 9 tickets of any one type and get an extra one FREE.
CAMPING: Camping costs extra on top of the ticket price. The campsite, with full facilities, is situated adjacent to the Leisure Centre. There is a wide variety of alternative accommodation in the town.