Holmfirth Festival 2013

Friday 10th to Sunday 12th May 2013
various venues around Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 7BB, England MAP
FREE (some events require tickets)

Last updated: Wed 6th Nov 2013

The festival takes place in the local pubs and on the streets of Holmfirth, West Yorkshire from Friday 10th until Sunday 12th May 2013. This is the sixth 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

Saturday: SheShanties, Reg Meuross, Jaywalkers, Blackbeard's Teaparty, Cherrington Ward, Reg Meuross, The Wilsons, Hex, Ruth and Sadie, Fyrish, Hade Edge Concertina Band, Roger Davies, Jaywalkers.

Sunday: Roger Davies presents Hannah Phillips, Ellie Paisley, Bella Gaffney, Dylan Brierly, Patrick McCallon, Janet Russell, Jaywalkers, Good Egg Band, John Tams and Barry Coope, Festival close with Pratty Flowers led by Ray Padgett.

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 - not to be missed - will take place on Saturday afternoon as usual 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. The Old Bridge will be the main information and concert venue and there'll be bands in the White Hart, Y Bar, The Nook, Harrows, The Postcard, Herveys and the Cricket Club.

The Parish Church will have a full programme on Saturday afternoon and a concert following the Festival Service on Sunday morning.