Skinny Lister, Le Vent du Nord, and more for Warwick Folk Festival

including Jim Moray, Jess Morgan, Roberts & Lakeman,

By Scott Williams | Published: Thu 3rd Jan 2013

Warwick Folk festival 2013

Thursday 25th to Sunday 28th July 2013
Warwick School, and Warwick Town Centre, Warwickshire, West Midlands, CV34 6PP, England MAP
£106 adult Thursday to Monday weekend ticket with camping

Daily capacity: 5,000

The first acts have been announced for the 34th Warwick Folk Festival, happening from Thursday 25th to Sunday 28th July 2013.

The line-up will include Skinny Lister, Le Vent du Nord, Jess Morgan, Rob Halligan, Niall Teague & the Fast Company , Kathryn Roberts And Sean Lakeman, Belinda O'Hooley & Heidi Tidow, The Young'Uns, Maz O'Connor, Sunjay Brayne, Steve Turner, Borderline Crossing, Keith Donnelly, Les Barker, Kayna, The Old Dance School, The Hut People, Hekety, Jess and Richard Arrowsmith and Jim Moray as festival patron will also make an appearance.

A wealth of entertainment is featured on the festival site, which is in the School grounds of Warwick School. There are concerts, Ceilidhs, workshops, dance displays and crafts stalls plus a Children's Programme, Jan's Blackboard Van, a swimming pool and hot showers. Camping can only be booked with weekend tickets. A free bus service takes you to the Town Centre, which is about a 15 minutes walk.

Concerts on the Festival site are usually held in the Main Stage Marquee, and Bridge House Theatre. The Guy Nelson Hall is used for Ceilidhs and workshops, and on the same site there are acoustic concerts, singarounds, and workshops. The festival offers an extended Craft Fair, a range of real ales, on-site catering and community-led-recycling throughout the festival weekend.

The Warwick team also delivers an extensive Fringe Festival of events in the Town Centre, featuring dance displays, street theatre, music sessions, and an evening concert on Saturday.

Ticket prices have not yet been announced an are not yet on sale.

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