Folk Weekend Oxford 2017

around the festival site (Morris dancers)

Folk Weekend Oxford 2017

Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd April 2017
various venues around Old Fire Station, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2AQ, England MAP
£67 weekend

Daily capacity: 700

Last updated: Mon 13th Mar 2017

The community led Folk Weekend returns for a seventh year from Friday 21st until Sunday 23rd April 2017 and will be based again at the Old Fire Station, with additional events in other venues throughout the city centre.

A weekend of Morris dancing, concerts and performances, a host of free song and music events, and a huge ceilidh.

Line-up

Confirmed so far are: Nancy Kerr and James Fagan, Melrose Quartet, Jim Moray, Leveret, Ange Hardy, Jackie Oates & Megan Henwood, John Spiers, Dan Walsh, Dipper Malkin, Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith, The Emily Askew Band, The Discussion Topic.

Local Oxfordshire acts will include Coldharbour, Edward Pope, Irwing-Brown-Acty, Shivelight, White Horse Whisperers, The Skeptics, Short Drag Roger.

Alongside this varied concert line-up, the festival promises ceilidhs, workshops, European-style dancing, Morris dance displays, and many free family events. Folk Weekend is proud to be paving the way in accessible and inclusive music-making, and is building on 2015's first 'relaxed' performance with a series of events during festival Saturday, which aim to encourage members of the community who may normally feel excluded from the folk arts. These Special Saturday events include a Makaton-signed performance of folk songs, a ceilidh for people with Special Needs, and a workshop exploring the use of technology in making music more accessible.

Tickets

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Tickets are priced at £67 for weekend.

More info

Expect a return of the Village Fête, crafts workshops, Morris dancing and performances, a Children’s Festival, storytelling, singing workshops, Morris dancing workshops, a family ceilidh. There will be free performances, workshops and informal music sessions.