f8 Bromsgrove Folk Festival
(11th – 13th July) has guest appearances from: Dougie McLean, Richard Digance, Anthony John Clarke, Mike Silver, Blackbeard’s Tea Party, Seize The Day and more.
www.bromsgrovefolkclub.co.uk
Irregular Folk's Summer
Session returns to The Perch, Binsey Lane, Oxford on 12th July. The all-dayer will feature: You Are Wolf, The May Birds, Duotone, Jess Hall, Steph West plus more. Tel: 01865 728891;
www.irregularfolk.co.uk
Sharon Shannon – Earagail, Skagen
Henry & Hannah Martin, Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston, Maz O'Connor, New Rope String Band, Baraka, Ushti Baba, Anna Massie & Mairearad, Steve Payne, Brooks Williams, Buffalo Gals Stampede, Firepit Collective, The Outside Capering Crew and more.
www.priddyfolk.org
Funny As Folk is a music,
comedy, theatre and arts festival, running from 11 – 13th July, in Cabourne, Caistor, Lincs with Andrew O'Neill, Sleeping Trees Theatre Company, Seas of Mirth, The Unknown Stuntmen, Poor Old Dogs, Howlin' Lord and Slap Ya Mama Big Band to name a few.
www.funnyasfolk.co.uk
Playing at Ely Folk Festival
(11th – 13th July) are Eddi Reader, Breabach, Steve Knightley, Jim Moray, Baka Beyond, Martyn Joseph, Tickled Pink, The Gren Bartley Band, The Jigantics, The New Rope String Band, Chris While & Julie Matthews, The Carrivick Sisters, Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin, Vin Garbutt, Blackbeard's Tea Party, The Duncan McFarlane Band, The Carrivick Sisters and more.
www.elyfolkfestival.co.uk
This year’s Furness Tradition
Festival (11th – 13th July) features Rachel Hair & Jenn Butterworth, The Wilson Family, Cupola, JFK-B, Horizontal Sunday, Ian Douglas and more.
www.furnesstradition.org.uk
Gren Bartley Band – Ely, Village Pump
Brosella Festival, Belgium (12th & 13th July) features Peatbog Faeries, Mor Karbasi, Big Basco, Antonio Castrignano and Omar Sosa Quartet.
www.brosella.be
The Festival Of Sacred Dance
Music & Song (12th – 18th July) takes place at the Findhorn Foundation, nr Inverness, Scotland with Piry Krakow plus Susanne Anders Bartholomäi, Bill Henderson, Kate O'Connell, Rory O'Connell, Laura Shannon, Barbara Swetina, Peter Vallance, Kostantis Kourmadias.
www.findhorn.org
Earagail Arts Festival (12th –
26th July) in Donegal, Eire has a line-up including Sharon Shannon, Frances Black & Mary Coughlan, The Henry Girls, Bombino, Dublin Afrobeat Ensemble, The Donegal Master Fiddlers, Emily Portman Trio, We Banjo 3, Eduardo Niebla, Zoe Conway & John McIntyre and
more.www.eaf.ie
South Sligo Summer School
(13th – 19th) holds classes each morning in most traditional instruments as well as traditional singing, lilting and sean nos style, as well as a full programme of nightly ceilis and concerts with some of tutors including: Paddy Ryan, John McHugh, Gavin Collis, Philip Duffy, Declan Folan (fiddle); Marian Egan, Fionnuala Kearins, Angela Deane Masterson, Caoimhe Kearins, Aidan Shannon, John Dwyer (tin whistle); Theresa O'Grady, Adrian McAuliffe (banjo); Brian O'Gallachoir, John Butler, Jarlath McTernan (uilleann pipes); Seamie O'Dowd, Shane McGowan (guitar); Mairead Ni Fhlatharta, Doimnic Mac Giolla Bhride (sean nos); Deirdre Scanlan
(trad singing/lilting); Laoise Kelly, Niamh McGloin, Alisha McMahon (harp); Michael Hurley, Colm O'Donnell, Cian Kearins, Damien Stenson (flute); Junior Davey, Darragh Healy, John Joe Kelly (bodhran); Jack Talty, Breda Shannon (concertina); Anne Conroy Burke, Annette Owens, Steve Sweeney (button accordion).
www.sssschool.org
Les Suds, à Arles, France
(14th – 20th July) sees guests including: Oumar Souleyman, Johnny Clegg, The Mahotella Queens, Kayhan Kalhor & Erdal Erzincan, Susheela Raman, Esperanza Fernandez, Chucho Valdes, Cidgem Aslan, Nadia Khaless Trio, Deltas, Amsterdam Klezmer Band, Ahamada Smis,
Krismenn/Alem, DakhaBrakha, Winston McAnuff & Fixi.
www.suds-arles.com
Masala World-Beat Festival,
Hanover, Germany (15th – 27th July) has a line-up featuring Manu Dibango, Chupacabras, Christina Branco, Nynke, Danjal, Aly Keita & The Magic Balafon, Bollywood Masala Orchestra, A Moving Sound, Monsieur Periné, Nataša Mirković & Matthias Loibner, Jyotsna Srikanth, Kali Mutsa, Minyeshu and more.
www.masala-festival.de
Playing this year at Stimmen, Lörrach, Switzerland from (15th July – 3rd Aug) are Billy Bragg, Flavia Coelho, La Caravane Pass, Amália Rodrigues, Lucy Ward and more.
www.stimmen.com
Hebridean Celtic Festival, in
Stornoway (16th – 19th July) has a line-up including Donnie Munro, Rachel Sermanni, Cara Dillon, Duncan Chisholm, Magnolia Sisters, Gordie Mackeeman & His Rhythm Boys, Luke Daniels, Levellers, We Banjo 3, Sean Taylor with Danny Thompson, Rura, Adam Holmes and more.
www.hebceltfest.com
On the bill at Yn Chruinnaght
Inter-Celtic Festival on the Isle Of Man (16th – 20th July) are Jamie Smith's Mabon, The Brim, The Friel Sisters, Davy Knowles and more.
www.ynchruinnaght.com
Playing at Larmer Tree (16th – 20th), Larmer Tree Gardens, nr Salisbury are Staff Benda Bilili,
Gentleman’s Dub Club, La Pegatina, Dreadzone, The Bad Shepherds, La Chiva Gantiva, Dub Pistols, O’Hooley & Tidow, Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin, Coco And The Butterfields, Georgia Ruth, The Rails, Steve Knightley & The Happy Campers, Blackbeard’s Tea Party, Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston, Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra, Hat Fitz & Cara, Kidnap Alice and more.
larmertreefestival.co.uk
The Colours Of Ostrava,
Moravia, Czech Republic (17th – 20th July) has a line-up including Angelique Kidjo, Iarla Ó Lionáird & Leo Abrahams, Taksim Trio, Skip&Die, Winston McAnuff & Fixi, Rupa & The April Fishes.
www.colours.cz
Music On The Marr in Castle
Carrock, Brampton, Cumbria (17th – 20th July) features Chris Wood, O’Hooley & Tidow, John Kirkpatrick, Roy Bailey, Spiro, The Men They Couldn’t Hang, Gordie MacKeeman, The Young ‘Uns, Marc Block, Zulu Traditon, Grace Petrie, John Spires and more.
www.musiconthemarr.com
Amongst the diverse line up
at Latitude Festival in Suffolk (17th – 20th July) are Billy Bragg, Tinariwen and Josephine Foster.
latitudefestival.co.uk
Chagstock Festival, Whiddon Down, Devon (18th & 19th July) has guests including The Waterboys, Moulettes, Steve Knightley, The Selecter and Sheelanagig.
www.chagstock.info
Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival
(18th – 20th July) have music from The Men They Couldn't Hang, Soothsayers, Robb Johnson, Namvula, Kidnap Alice, Stompin' Dave's Bluegrass Band, Union Jill, Wlllowen, East Creek Union, The Standfield Brothers and Boff Whalley’s play Wrong ‘Un.
www.tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk
Coming up at Tiree Music
Festival (18th – 20th July) are Eddie Reader, Julie Fowlis, Roddy Woomble & Band, Peatbog Faeries and Dougie McLean.
tireemusicfestival.co.uk
Amongst the guests on at this
year’s Guilfest, Stoke Park, Guildford (18th – 20th July) are The Fureys, Dreadzone, Slim
La Chiva Gantiva – Larmer Tree, Cartagena
Photo: Judith Burrows
Photo: Rebekah Jane
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