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Spiers & Boden top first sixteen acts for Bristol Folk Festival

moving to a new home in 2014

By Scott Williams | Published:

Bristol Folk Festival 2014 - Spiers and Boden
Photo credit: Karen Williams


After a year off Bristol Folk Festival returns to May Day Bank Holiday  running on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th May 2014 at two new venues – St Georges Bristol and Bristol Folk House.

The first acts are led by Spiers & Boden who will be making their only Bristol appearance of their Farewell Tour. They are joined by Jim Moray, Martha Tilston, Hannah James & Sam Sweeney, Paper Aeroplanes, Baxter Rhodes, Josienne Clark & Ben Walker, The Hut People, Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin, The Bookshop Band, The Black Feathers, Fabian Holland, Folklaw, The Willows, Matthew & Me, and Bad Cardigan.

The festival will also feature Morris dancers, mummers and maypoles, ceilidhs,and singalong sessions.

Festivalgoers can be guaranteed no wet weather problems as the whole event will take place on foiur stages. As well as the Main Stages at St George’s and the Folk House, Songs From The Shed will also be hosting their  own stage, and organisers are also introducing the brand new Kidnap Stage../p>

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Early bird tickets are priced at £55 for both days plus booking fee.