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guest appearances from Willy Mason and The Unthanks.
2013.deershedfestival.com/tickets/
Rhythmtree Festival (19th – 21st July) takes place at Three Gates Farm, Shalfleet, Isle of Wight with Dele Sosimi’s Afrobeat Orchestra with guest drummers Ginger Baker and Abass Dodoo, London Afrobeat Collective, Nahini Doumbia’s Malian drum orchestra Sankoulekan and Zimbabwean Zee Guveya’s Heritage Survival Band.
www.rhythmtree.info.
La Mar de Músicas, Cartagena, Spain (19th – 27th July) features Skip & Die, Sam Lee, Silvia Pérez Cruz, Susana Baca, Ebo Taylor, Buika, Imam Baildi, La Pegatina, Ondatrópica, Antonio Zambujo, Cumbia All Stars, Carminho, Chicha Libre and more.
www.lamardemusicas.com
Folk By The Oak at Hatfield House, Herts takes place on 21st July with Kate Rusby,
Oysterband, Lau, Jim Moray & the Doret Ensemble, Gilmore & Roberts, Carthy, Hardy, Farrell & Young and Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party with Martin Simpson.
www.folkbytheoak.com
Festival de Cornouaille,
Quimper, Brittany (23rd – 28th July) has a line-up including Carlos Nuñez, Dan Ar Braz, Salif Keita, Mànran, Lúnasa, Kerden En Awel and more.
www.festival-cornouaille.com
Cambridge Folk Festival
(25th – 28th July) in Cherry Hinton Hall Grounds has a line-up
including The Mavericks, The Waterboys, Bellowhead, KT Tunstall, Levellers, Liam O’Flynn, Andy Irvine, Paddy Glackin & Dónal Lunny aka LAPD, Capercaillie, BeauSoleil with Michael Doucet, Heritage Blues Orchestra, Patty Griffin, Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick, Mud Morganfield, Le Vent du Nord , Sam Lee & Friends, Breabach, Heidi Talbot, The Chair, Mokoomba, Amadou & Mariam, The Staves, Tommy Emmanuel, Thea Gilmore, The Rambling Boys of Pleasure, Darrell Scott, Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo, Jamie Smith’s Mabon, Willy Mason, Bella Hardy & The Midnight Watch, Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman, The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Valerie June, Ross Couper & Tom Oakes, Blair Dunlop, Ewan McLennan, Nick Mulvey, Emma Sweeney, John Hegley, Frigg, Larkin Poe, Jim Moray’s Silent Ceilidh, Brian McNeill, Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar and many more.
www.cambridgefolkfestival.co.uk
Viljandi Folk Music Festival in
Estonia explores the theme of ‘Holy Commotion’ from 25th – 28th July with Maarja Nuut, Pamyua, Fanfare Shukar, Joji Horota Trio, Wang Li Maria Korepanova, Tungan, Svjata Vatra, Veja, and Manganiar Group amongst others.
www.folk.ee
Calgary Folk Festival,
Canada (25th – 28th July) has a line-up including Alabama Shakes, The Cat Empire, Steve Earle, Fanfare Ciocărlia, Habadekuk, Hazmat Modine, The Latchikós, Albert Lee, Mexican Institute Of Sound, Danny Michel with The Garifuna Collective, Alasdair Roberts & Friends, Aziz Sahmaoui & University Of Gnawa, Rachel Sermanni, Saidah Baba Talibah, Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra, Fatma Zidan and more.
www.calgaryfolkfest.com
Warwick Folk Festival (25th – 28th July) has a line-up including The Lock In, Dervish, Le Vent du Nord, Jim Moray & The Skulk Ensemble, Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman, The Demon Barbers XL, O’Hooley & Tidow, The Old Dance School,
Mokoomba: Cambridge, Rudolstadt & Womad
James Findlay, Jess Morgan, Les Barker, The Young’Uns, Jess & Richard Arrowsmith, Rosie Hood, Sunjay Brayne, Maz O’Connor with Joe O’Connor & Matt Jones, The Hut People, Keith Donnelly, Steve Turner, Paul & Liz Davenport, Hekety and The QP.
www.warwickfolkfestival.co.uk
The Lomond Folk Festival takes place in The Moss o’ Balloch, West Dunbartonshire during the last weekend in July (26th – 28th) with Shooglenifty, Wolfstone, The JSD Band, Drever McGuire Young & The Raggle Taggle Gypsies
www.lomondfolkfestival.com
Sfinks Festival in Boechout/ Antwerp, Belgium (26th –28th July) features Che Sudaka, DakhaBrakha, Coely, Dom La Nena, Jagwa Music, Lindigo and more.
www.sfinks.be
Speyfest (26th – 28th July) in
Fochabers sees guest appearances from The Fochabers Fiddlers, Findlay Napier Duo, Fiddlers Bid, Skerryvore, Emily Smith, Sharon Shannon, Peatbog Faeries, The Scott Wood Trio, Roddy Woomble and more.
www.speyfest.com
Coming to Village Pump Folk
Festival, White Horse Country Park, Westbury (26th – 28th July) are artists including The Proclaimers, Eric Bibb, Nic Jones Trio, Phil Beer, Steve Knightley, Steeleye Span, Kate Rusby, Spooky Men’s Chorale, The Tannahill Weavers Coope, Boyes & Simpson, Martyn Joseph. Little Johnny England, Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin, Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman, Megson, Hungrytown, Tom Palmer, Jennifer Crook Trio, Reg Meuross, Jenna Witts, Keith Christmas, Mad Dog Mcrae and Mike Scott.
villagepumpfolkfestival.co.uk
fRoots sponsored events coming up next month:
Sidmouth FolkWeek (2nd – 9th August) has a host of concerts, dances, ceilidhs, workshops and much, much more including special fRoots curated sessions at Kennaway House with Three Cane Wale, Stephanie Hladowksi & C Joynes, Emily Portman Trio, Will Newsome, Shelagh McDonald, Sarah McQuaid, Wizz Jones, Jason
David Wax Museum
Steel, Tim Eriksen and Olivia Chaney. Elsewhere in the festival, there is a pre-festival special Private Peaceful ~ The Concert with Michael Morpurgo and Coope, Boyes & Simpson plus a week of shows including Nic Jones Trio, Blowzabella, Maddy Prior with Hannah James & Giles Lewin, Show of Hands with Miranda Sykes, Lau, Blowzabella, Carthy, Hardy, Farrell, Young, Flook, Peatbog Faeries, The Unwanted, The Spooky Men’s Chorale, Eliza Carthy & Tim Eriksen, Capercaillie, Le Vent du Nord, Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas, Jaipur Kawa Brass Band, Melrose Quartet, Martin Carthy & Peter Robinson, Roy Bailey, Bella Hardy & The Midnight Watch, Wizz Jones, Martin Carthy, Morris Offspring with Faustus, Short Sharp Shanties, Mairearad Green & Anna Massie, Dave Burland, Faustus, Colum Sands, Gadarene, Tim Edey & Brendan Power, Jim Causley with Julie Murphy & Ceri Owen Jones, The Albion Band and much, much more. Tel: 01395 577952;
www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk
Towersey Festival (22nd – 26th August) sees guest appearances from Show Of Hands with Miranda Sykes, The Unthanks, Home Service, Martin Carthy & Eliza Carthy, Martin Simpson, Orkestra Del Sol, Spiers & Boden, The Spooky Men’s Chorale, Vin Garbutt and a special fRoots evening with Nidi d’Arac and Mama Rosin. Tel: 023 8071 1818;
www.towerseyfestival.com
TOURS
David Wax Museum, as featured on last issue’s fRoots 44 compilation, have UK dates at Southern Fried Festival, Perth (20th July); SummerTyne, Gateshead (21st); The Slaughtered Lamb, London (24th); Womad (27th).
Le Vent Du Nord bring the sounds of Cape Breton to New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-Under-Lyme (23rd July); The Sage Gateshead (24th); Borough Theatre Town Hall, Abergavenny (25th); Womad, Charlton Park (26th);
Photo: Judith Burrows
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