Folk by the Oak 2014
Sunday 20th July 2014Hatfield House, Great North Road, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL9 5NQ, England MAP
£40
Seth Lakeman, Kathryn Tickell & The Side, The Elizabethan Session, and Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker have been announced for this summer's Folk by the Oak.
The Elizabethan Session is a very special project commissioned by Folk by the Oak and English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS). This March Martin Simpson, Nancy Kerr, Jim Moray, Bella Hardy, John Smith, Hannah James, Rachel Newton, and early music specialist Emily Askew will live and work together for one week at a rural retreat to create new music that has a resonance and relevance to the Elizabethan era.
They will then present a set of this new music at the one day folk festival for 5,000, now in its seventh year, and set in the grounds of Hatfield House in Hertfordshire happening on Sunday 20th July 2014.
There are still three more acts to be announced for the main stage, as well as up and coming acts for the Folk Rising Acorn Stage.
An early bird adult ticket is priced at £33, a child (aged 5 to 15 years) ticket is priced at £17, and children aged 4 and under are free, and do not require a ticket. There is also an early bird family offer (2 adults and 2 children) for £92. Early bird prices are available until midnight 31 March 2014. Advance group bookings of 10 or more qualify for a £2 reduction per ticket.
In addition to the musical programme of contemporary folk and acoustic artists the family friendly event offers a craft fair, workshops, children's activities, storytelling, circus skills, real ale bar, music stalls, recycled gifts and a selection of tasty produce and a real ale bar on site.
Festival goers are invited to bring a picnic, but for safety reasons no fires or barbecues are allowed. Refreshments and bar will be available. Seating and cover is not provided so chairs, tables, picnic blankets and umbrellas are all allowed. No dogs, other than guide dogs, can be admitted. This is a non-camping event.