Whitby Folk Week 2014

Saturday 16th to Friday 22nd August 2014
more than 30 venues, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 3EG, England MAP
full adult season ticket £158 (£198 with camping)

Last updated: Tue 15th Jul 2014

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 has moved in the festival calendar to now take place from Thursday 16th to Wednesday 22nd August 2014.

Line-up

422, Alison McMorland & Geordie McIntyre, Alistair Anderson, Andy Clarke, Anna Shannon, The April Verch Trio, Arthur Knevett, Arthur Watson, The Askew Sisters, Calan, Blackbeard's Tea Party, Bob Knight, Brenda Spence, Bryony Griffith & Will Hampson, Carol Anderson & Martin Macdonald, Carol Dawson, Carolyn Robson & Moira Craig, Chris Miles, Coblers Monday, Dan Quinn, Dave Arthur, Dave Townsend, Derek Schofield, The Mighty Doonans, Dovetail Trio, The Four Star Trio, Foxglove Trio, The Furrow Collective, George Garside, Grace Notes, Graham Moore, Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar, Heather Heywood, Huw Williams, Ian Russell, INPO, Issy & David Emeney, James Findlay, Janet Russell, Jerry O'Reilly, Jim Bainbridge, Jimmy Crowley, Jim Woodland, Joe & Mo Nicholson, John Kirkpatrick, Johnny Handle & Chris Hendry, Keith Donnelly, Ken Johnson, Kevin Shiels, Longhill Ramblers, Martyn Wyndham Read & Iris Bishop, Mary Humphreys & Anahata, Mike O'Connor & Barbara Griggs, Old Fashioned, Paul Downes, Paul & Liz Davenport, Peta Webb & Ken Hall, Pete Cooper, Pete Shepheard, Phil Lyons, Rattle On The Stovepipe, Ray Padgett, Robin Garside, Roisin Ban, Sara Grey, Ruth & Sadie Price, Sarah Matthews & Doug Eunson, Stanley Accrington, Tich Frier, Tom Spiers & Family, Thomas McCarthy, Vicky Swan & Jonny Dyer, Vin Garbutt, The Watch, Will Duke, Will Noble, The Wilsons, and The Young 'Uns.

Storytellers

Bob Pegg, Dave Arthur, Mike O'Connor, Taffy Thomas

Bands & Callers

422, Blackbeard's Tea Party, Chris Turner, Dance Cupola, Dave Turner, David & Kathryn Wright, Fendragon, Folkus Pocus, Hosepipe Band, Ian Wilson, Janice Kilroy & Pete Jones, Jerry O'Reilly, John Meechan, Les Barclay, Lynne Render, Martyn Harvey, Meg'n'Mor, Peeping Tom, Skylark, Steamchicken, Stradivarious, Trevor Monson

Dance Teams

Boggarts Breakfast, Camden Clog, Chiltern Hundreds, Goathland Plough Stots, Gog Magog Molly, Hammersmith Morris Men, Kirtlington Morris, Mabel Gubbins Rapper, Mortimers Morris, Parti Dawns Aberesc, Persephone, Severn Gilders and Ironmen, Sheffield City Morris Men, Snark Rapper, and Twostep.

Tickets

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Tickets are priced at £158 for a full adult season ticket (£198 with camping). Senior/Student tickets are priced at £123 (£153 with camping), and junior tickets for 11 to 16 year olds (under 11s admitted free with ticket holders at most general events but must pay a nominal charge at children's events) are priced at £78 (£98 with camping).

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.