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Bongo Man, Jim Moray, Megson, Sam Lee & The Gillie Boys, Chalktown, Ruth Theodore and My First Tooth.
www.rotw.org.uk
The Festival Of Sacred Dance,
Music & Song at Universal Hall, Findhorn, Moray runs for a week from 9th – 16th July with special guest Yves Moreau plus Susanne Bartholomäi, Bill Henderson, Hanna Morjan, Kate O’Connell, Rory O’Connell and Peter Vallance.
www.findhorn.org
Afrofest 2011 will take place
at Queen’s Park, Toronto, Canada (9th & 10th July).
www.musicafrica.org
Kaustinen Folk Festival runs
from 11th – 17th July with appearances from Heikki Lahti Ensemble, JPP, Luomala & Salminen, Andrew Cronshaw, Tigran Aleksanyan, Ian Blake, Sanna Kurki-Suonio, Väsen, Cimbaliband, Tsuumi Sound System, Box Club, Gjangsta, Jarkko Martikainen, Veli-Matti Järvenpää, Kari Pulakka, Dave Lindholm, Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha, Hanneke Cassel, Kevin Henderson and many more.
www.kaustinen.net
The 16th Suds À Arles
Festival runs from 11th – 17th July with Afrocubism, Beirut, Staff Benda Bilili, Socalled, Mariza, Chico Trujillo, Estrella Morente, Paco Ibanez and more. Tel: 33 (0)4 90 96 06 27;
www.suds-arles.com
Guests at this year’s Larmer
Tree Festival (13th – 17th July) at Larmer Tree Gardens, near Salisbury include Ozomatli, Asian Dub Foundation, Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain, Seth Lakeman, Caitlin Rose, Krystle Warren, The Coal Porters, Muntu Valdo, Emily Portman and Kitty Macfarlane. Box Office: 023 8071 1820;
www.larmertreefestival.co.uk/tick ets.html
Coming up at the Hebridean
Celtic Festival in Stornoway, Lewes (13th – 15th July) are Peatbog Faeries, KT Tunstall, Seth Lakeman, Eddi Reader, Kan, Dàimh, Mànran, Fullsceilidh Spelemannslag, ahab, Saltfishforty, Jenna Cumming & Linda Macleod, Tim Edey & Brendan Power, Rua Macmillan and more.
www.hebceltfest.com
June Tabor – BBC Proms
The International Meeting Of Instrument Makers & Master Pipers runs from 14th – 17th July in Château d’Ars, France with Orquesta Tipica Imperial, Arasta Bazar, Alain Pennec, Baluji Classic Trio, Alezane, Duo Marchand Robin, Liz Carroll & Dáithí Sproule, Pad Brapad, Olle Gällmo, Sylvain Barou, Ronan Pellen, Tiennet Simonnin, La Bottine Souriante and more.
www.rencontresdeluthiers.org
The 8th Bradfield Traditional
Music Weekend (15th – 17th July) at Edgemount Farm, Lumb Lane, High Bradfield features singers and musicians including Jeff Wesley, Roger Hinchcliffe, Tom McCarthy, Chris "Yorkie" Bartram, Fay Hield, William Noble & John Cocking, Paul, Liz & Gavin Davenport, Roy Clinging, Hannah James & Sam Sweeney, Jim Causley, Ian Russell, Rees Wesson, Roger Digby, Gavin & Julie Atkin, Annie Dearman & Steve Harrison, Jon Boden, Liz Giddings, Harry Scurfield, Martin Clarke, Dave Hunt, Mike Hebbert, Paul Burgess, Flos Headford, John & Katie Howson, Geoff Hardman, Mark Bazely, Jason Rice & Rob Murch, Peta Webb & Ken Hall, Nick & Mary Barber, Martin Ellison, Dan & Matt Quinn and Rob Say. Tel: 0114 2851479;
edeophone@aol.com
The BBC Proms run from 15th July through to September. A few roots events include: Human Planet At The Proms with Ayarkhaan (Sakha Republic), Bibilang Shark-Calling Group (Papua New Guinea), Khusugtun (Mongolia), Rasmus Lyberth (Greenland) and Enock Mbongwe (Zambia) (23rd & 24th July); BBC Radio 3 World Routes Academy with Aruna Sairam & Har Sivanesan (27th); Grainger, a late night sequence featuring June Tabor, Wilson Family and Kathryn Tickell Band (2nd Aug). Tel: 0845 4015040;
www.bbc.co.uk/proms
The storytelling Festival At
The Edge runs from 15th – 17th July at Stokes Barn, Much Wenlock with Tanya Batt, Tom Bliss & Phil Wilcox, Fay Hield with Sam Sweeney & Rob Harbron, Kerr Fagan Harbron, Eddie Lenihan, Hugh Lupton,
Dogan Mehmet & The Deerhunters, Colum Sands, Urban Gypsies, Liz Weir and Robin Williamson.
www.festivalattheedge.org
Amongst an eclectic line-up at
Guilfest (15th – 17th July) in Guildford are Ziggy Marley and The Sawdoctors.
www.guilfest.co.uk
2011 Tolpuddle Martyrs’
Festival & Rally (15th – 17th July) sees musical guests such as Billy Bragg, 3 Daft Monkeys, Josie Long, ahab, Robb Johnson, Rosie Doonan and Warsaw Village Band.
www.tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk
Guest invited to appear at
Scarborough’s Seafest – Festival Of Roots, Folk And Music Of The Sea from 15th – 17th July include Tom & Barbara Brown and Richard Grainger.
www.seafest.org.uk
Etnosur takes place in Alcalá la Real, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain from 15th – 17th July with Bomba Stereo and Femi Kuti amongst the guests.
www.etnosur.com
Yn Chruinnaght on the Isle
Of Man (18th – 24th July) is a gathering of Celtic musicians including Capercaillie, Guidewires, Kemysk, Maeve MacKinnon, Angus Lyon & Ross Martin, Cass Meurig, Landat- Moisson, Mo Chara and more.
www.ynchruinnaght.com
Festival De Cornouaillle,
Quimper (19th – 24th July) features guests such as: Kan, Guidewires, Gwennyn, Cécile Corbel, Lleuwen, Armel An Hejer, Ifig Flatrès, Yann Raoul, Donal Lunny, Sylvain Barou, Padraig Rynne, Ampouailh, Foune Diarra Trio, Suzanne Vega and more. www.festival-
cornouaille.com
Calgary Folk Music Festival
(21st – 24th July) at Prince’s Island Park features Balkan Beat Box, Blue Rodeo, Bonnie Prince Billy, Caravan Palace, Nanci Griffith, k.d. lang & The Siss Boom Bang, Jez Lowe, Jim Moray, Punch Brothers, Ernest Ranglin, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Socalled, Spiro, Ti-Coca & Wanga-Nègès, Wilson, Swarbrick & Gaughan, Yemen Blues, Yo La Tengo and more.
www.calgaryfolkfest.com
EthnoAmbient, Salona, Croatia runs from 21st – 23rd July Sara Jarosz – Summertyne Americana
with Danyel Waro, Kries, JuJu (Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara) and Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino.
www.ethnoambient.net
Wickerman Festival in East
Kirkcarswell takes place on 22nd – 23rd July with a small roots contingent in the form of The Chihuahuas, Inishowen Ceilidh Band and Samba Sene & Diwan.
www.thewickermanfestival.co.uk
Bellowhead and John
Hegley are amongst the many things on the menu at Port Eliot Festival, St Germans, Saltash, Cornwall from 21st – 24th July.
www.porteliotfestival.com
American roots music heads
into Perth, Scotland from 22nd – 24th July with Southern Fried Festival featuring Lyle Lovett & His Acoustic Group, Donald "Duck" Dunn & Eddie Floyd, Blind Boys Of Alabama, Iris Dement, Justin Townes Earle, Raul Malo, Savoy Family Cajun Band, Abigail Washburn, Phantom Limb and many more. Box Office: 01738 621 031;
www.southernfriedfestival.co.uk
The Village Pump Folk Club
Weekender runs from 22nd – 24th July at The Village Pump & Lamb Inn, Trowbridge with Downes & Beer, Phil Beer & Miranda Sykes, Reg Meuross, Jenna Witts, Craig & Willoughby, Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston, Helena, Mike Scott, Merv Grist, Silver Street Band, Sandy & Graham Ball and The Yirdbards. Tel: 01225-707346;
vpfolker@hotmail.com
Free Tramlines Music Festival
takes place in Sheffield from 22nd – 24th July. A world roots stage will feature the likes of Shooglenifty, Oojami, locally- based Balkan Bandits plus Los Campesinos, Johnny Clark, Michael Prophet and many more.
www.tramlines.org.uk
SummerTyne Americana
Festival 2011 runs from 22nd – 24th July at The Sage Gateshead with Lyle Lovett, Irma Thomas, Abigail Washburn, Sarah Jarosz, The Savoy Cajun Band and more. Tel: 0191 443 4661;
www.thesagegateshead.org
Appearing at this year’s
Stainsby Festival (22nd – 24th July) are Chris Wood, Rory McLeod, David Gibb & The Pony Club, Edwina Hayes,
Photo: Judith Burrows
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