Folk Radio UK is off to Priddy Folk Festival tomorrow, we’ll be reviewing the festival and taking in the many folk music acts that will be performing…from the well known such as Eliza Carthy to many newcomers and rising folk stars that we have featured on Folk Radio UK such as Fay Hield, Lucy Ward and Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin. There are so many performances we want to see, it will be a challenge to cover them all as well as keeping our two kids awake for it all! The running order has just gone live on the Priddy Folk Festival site:
Friday Evening 7pm – 1am
Swildons – Dragonsfly, Les Barker, Fay Hield Trio, Emily Portman Trio, Mike Scott.
Eastwater – Wheeler Street, Gadarene, De Fuego, The Firepit Collective, Blue Mosquitoes.
Village Hall – Monster Ceilidh
Saturday Daytime
Swildons – Freshly Gound, Lucy Ward
Village Hall – Lunchtime special with John Kirkpatrick
Swildons – Dana & Sue Robinson, Pete Harris & Hugh Budden, Appalachia
Church – Barley Rye Choir
Saturday Evening 7:30pm to 1am
Swildons – Eliza Carthy Band, The Young ‘Uns, Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin, Lucy Ward, Sandy & Graham Ball
Eastwater – Dogan Mehmet, Moss Moore & Rutter, The Froud Family, Elfynn, Twelfth Day
Village Hall – Ceilidh with Dyer:Cumming’s, Late Night Dance with the Sex Pirates
Sunday Morning 10:30am to 12noon
Church – Festival Church Service
Swildons – John Kirkpatrick, Mrs Price’s Parlour
Sunday Afternoon 2pm to 5pm
Swildons – Jamie Smith’s Mabon, Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston, Moishe’s Bagel
Eastwater – Angles, Moss, Moore & Rutter, The Gasworks Singers
They have sold out of tickets but there is still plenty to enjoy so still come along, as they say on their site:
Much of our festival is open to all comers. There’s a lot to see and do even if you don’t have a ticket and parking is available for the whole day for just £2 per car, only a very short walk to the green (sorry no dogs allowed on the festival site).
You are welcome to enjoy our Club tent, where you can see up and coming acts performing each day & evening, and the Children’s festival welcomes all. Wander around our Trader’s field full of arts, crafts, clothing and music – there’s lots to see and do. Bring or buy an instrument and join in the non-stop pub sessions or join in an impromptu jam, which could occur at any time – absolutely anywhere! Dance, sing or just chill out with a drink from our bar, eat from a choice of cuisines and watch the miniature world that is Priddy on this very special weekend.
See you there! I’ll be the man with his two sons dragging him from one marquee to another!