Shrewsbury Folk Festival has revealed a second wave of artists on its 2020 line up including Judy Collins, Keb’ Mo’, Seckou Keita Quintet, Band of Burns, Yorkston Thorn Khan, The John Martyn Project and lots more.
A CD launched in tribute to Alan Surtees, the co-founder of Shrewsbury Folk Festival, has raised more than £4,000 for a charity set up in his name to support young and emerging musicians.
Martin Simpson announces the release of his new album Vagrant Stanzas which will be launched at this year’s Cambridge Folk Festival. A full autumn tour will follow.
Sheffield folk collective ‘Bright Phoebus’ which includes Martin Simpson, Jon Boden, Roy Bailey, Sam Sweeney, Fay Hield, James Fagan and Nancy Kerr will pay tribute to Tom Waits at Shrewsbury Folk Festival this year.
Despite the recession Shrewsbury Folk Festival has sold all its adult weekend tickets with more than four months to go until the August Bank Holiday event.
The following videos are from the Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2010 which featured a host of names I’m sure many of you are familar with including Bellowhead, Dervish and Andy Irvine, Genticorum, Nancy Kerr and James Fagan, Boo Hewerdine and Heidi Talbot to name just a few.
