f8 Hungary’s Sziget Festival
(11th – 18th Aug) has an eclectic line-up, featuring rootsishness from Terakaft, Rupa & The April Fishes, Jupiter & Okwess International, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, Besh O Drom, Gipsy Burek Orkestar, Fanfarai, Winston McAnuff & Fixi, Sondorgo, Kobo Town and Fanfara Transilvania.
www.sziget.hu/festival_english
Festival de Confolens,
France runs from 12th – 17th Aug with Compañía De Danza Acuarela Boliviana
Cochabamba, Ensemble Facia De Bobo Dioulasso, Academy Art Association Folk Dance Groupe, Grupo Tiquicia De San Jose, Groupe De Danse Argia, Otxote Lurra, Arcadanse, Les Joyeux Vendéens, Ensemble “Lo Gerbo Baudo”, Shivam Nrutya Cultural Academy, I Castellani, Nimar Bamboo Dancing Group Ensemble, Ensemble Lublin, Somo Dominica, Bulgary Dance Theatre De Naberezhnye Chelny and more.
www.festivaldeconfolens.com
Women In Tune takes place in
Llangybi from 13th – 17th Aug with Julie Felix, Kizzy Crawford, O'Hooley & Tidow, Ajah UK, The Ladies Of Midnight Blue, Edina Balczo, Shanty Le Hara, Eleri Angharad, Harriet Earis, Sera, The Wyrd Sisters & Côr Gobaith.
www.womenintune.co.uk
A great line-up at this year’s
FolkEast, Glemham Hall, Suffolk (14th – 16th Aug) includes: Bellowhead, Blowzabella, The Rails, Michael Chapman, Lisa Knapp, False Lights, Keston Cobbler’s Club, The Will Pound Band, Robb Johnson, Laura Cannell, John Kirkpatrick, Stick In The Wheel, Mishaped Pearls, Johnny Kalsi’s The Dhol Foundation, Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker, Hatful Of Rain, Blackbeard’s Tea Party, The Young’uns, Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party, Peter Knight’s Gigspanner, O’Hooley & Tidow, Rum Kelter, Charlie Dore & Julian Littman, Dan Walsh, Cruel Folk, The John Ward Band, English String Band, The Broadside Boys, Tin River, Hackney Colliery Band, The Willows, Mark Flanagan, Hare’s Breath, The Dude
Coopers, Sam Kelly, the Imagined Suffolk Food Village and more.
www.folkeast.co.uk
Coming to Green Man Festival
in Glanusk (14th – 17th Aug) are The Waterboys, Bill Callahan, Angel Olsen, Tunng, Michael Chapman, The Pictish Trail, 9Bach, Georgia Ruth, The Gentle Good, O'Hooley & Tidow, The Rails and more.
www.greenman.net
Playing at this year’s
Wickham Festival (14th – 17th Aug) are The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain, Afro Celt Sound System, Dreadzone, John Jones & The Reluctant Ramblers, Dick Gaughan, Tony McManus, Oysterband, The Dhol Foundation, Neville Staple Band, Julie Fowlis, Ross Ainslie & Jarlath Henderson, Duncan Chisholm, Altan, Michael McGoldrick & Friends, Steve Knightley & Friends, Luka Bloom, Heidi Talbot, Rura, 3 Daft Monkeys, Ray Cooper, The Men They Couldn't Hang, Thea Gilmore, The Poozies, Sarah Savoy & The
Francadians, Ian Bruce & Ian Walker and more.
www.wickhamfestival.co.uk
Roddy Woomble, Duncan Chisholm, Martin Carthy, Inge Thompson, O’Hooley & Tidow, Greg Russell & Ciara Algar, The Will Pound Band and David Gibb & Elly Lucas are on the bill at Folk At The Hall, Trelawnyd on 15th & 16th Aug.
therecordjournal.co.uk
Beautiful Days takes place at
Escot Park in Devon from 15th – 17th Aug with Tinariwen, Bellowhead, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Steve Earle & The Dukes, Seasick Steve, Levellers, Jimmy Cliff, Easy Star All-Stars, Dreadzone, Fisherman's Friends, The Bad Shepherds, Steeleye Span, La Chiva Gantiva, Seth Lakeman, Cara Dillon, Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman, 3 Daft Monkeys, Belshazzar's Feast, Mad Dog Mcrea, Seize The Day, The Barsteward Sons Of Val Doonican and more.
www.beautifuldays.org
Coming to Innerleithen
Music Festival (15th – 17th Aug) are Aly Bain & Phil
Cunningham, Sophie Dyer & Seoras Ashby, Kathy Stewart & Frances Taylor, Shona Mooney,
Bellowhead: Folk East, Boomtown, Beautiful Days, Shrewsbury…
Alison Cameron, Lillias Kinsman-Blake, Laura Beth Salter, Kirsty Law, Robyn Stapleton Band, Lori Watson & Fiona Black, The Shee, Boys Of The Lough, Fiona Hunter, Mike Vass and more.
innerleithenmusicfestival.org Folkfestival Ham, Belgium
(15th – 17th Aug) has guests including Didier Francois & Philippe Malfeyt, Tcha Limberger & Tristan Driessens, Frank De Vos, Ensemble Sangineto, Two Time Polka and Korrontzi.
folkfestivalham.be
Playing at Moira Furnace
Folk Festival (15th – 17th Aug) are Blackbeard’s Tea Party, Lucy Ward, Something Nasty In The Woodshed, Kieran Halpin, The Jaywalkers, Wendy Arrowsmith and Fake Thackray.
moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk
North Shropshire Cajun and
Zydeco Big Weekend runs from 15th – 17th Aug with Sarah Savoy & the Kitchen Boys, The Zydeco Diamonds, Sheryl Cormier Quartet, Joe Le Taxi & the Zydeco Band, The Roosters Trio and Zydeco Boogaloo.
www.northshropshirecajun.co.uk
An alphabetical collection of
artists at Whitby Folk Week (16th – 22nd) includes: 422, Blackbeard's Tea Party, DanceCupola, Peeping Tom, Steamchicken, Alison McMorland & Geordie McIntyre, Alistair Anderson, Amsher, April Verch Trio, Arthur Watson, Bob Pegg, Bryony Griffith & Will Hampson, Calan, Cath & Phil Tyler, Dan Quinn, Dave Townsend, Dovetail Trio, Foxglove Trio, Grace Notes, Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar, Heather Heywood, Ian Russell, Iris Bishop, Issy & David Emeney, James Findlay, Janet Russell, Jess & Richard Arrowsmith, Jim Woodland, John Kirkpatrick, Keith Donnelly, Longhill Ramblers, Martyn Wyndham-Read, Mary Humphreys & Anahata, Mike Tickell, Misha MacPherson Trio, Notts Alliance, Old Fashioned, Paul & Liz Davenport, Paul Downes, Peta Webb & Ken Hall, Pete Shepheard, Pete Wood, Peter & Barbara Snape, Phil Lyons, Racker Donnelly, Rattle On The Stovepipe, Sarah
Matthews & Doug Eunson, Taffy & Chrissie Thomas, The Askew Sisters, The Furrow Collective, The Mighty Doonans, The Wilsons, The Young 'Uns, Thomas McCarthy, Vicky Swan & Jonny Dyer, Vin Garbutt, Wendy Arrowsmith, Will Duke, Will Noble and more.
www.whitbyfolk.co.uk
Music Village in Agios
Lavrentios, Greece have two periods of workshops and concerts from 18th – 24th Aug, then 26th Aug - 1st Sept. For full details of the range of workshops and events on offer visit
www.music-
village.gr
Mull Of Kintyre Music
Festival takes place from 20th – 24th Aug with Breabach, Marc Duff, Hamish Napier, Arthur Johnstone, Soig Siberil, Colin McAllister, Davie Robertson, Iain McPherson, Dalriada Connections Band, Ross Kennedy, Scooter Muse, Lorne McDougall, Struan Thorpe, Frank Rochford and many more guests.
www.mokfest.com
The 50th Anniversary
Towersey Festival (21st – 25th Aug) has a bill including Richard Thompson, Seth Lakeman, 75 Years of Topic Records with Norma Waterson, Eliza Carthy with The Gift Band and very special guests, Lau, Michael McGoldrick & John McCusker, The Chipolatas, Dick Gaughan, Georgia Ruth, John Smith, Nancy Kerr & James Fagan, The Urban Folk Quartet, Blair Dunlop, Dan Walsh, Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker, Merry Hell, Nancy Kerr & The Sweet Visitor Band, Roy Bailey, Rusty Shackle, Sheryl & Russell Cormier with The Flatville Aces, The Wilson Family, Whapweasel, Will McNicol, Ashley Hutchings, Conservatoire Folk Ensemble, Kerry Fletcher, Grace Petrie, Jim Woodland, John Kirkpatrick, MoltenAmba, Taffy Thomas, The Bursledon Village Band, The Cock & Bull Band, The Glorystrokes, The Melrose Quartet, The Mischa Macpherson Trio, Tred, Under Her Skin - Debs Newbold & Laurel Swift, Against The Grain, Alex Cumming & Nicola Beazley and more. Tel: 023 8071 1818;
www.towerseyfestival.com
Breabach: Sidmouth, Telemark, Mull Of Kintyre
Photo: Judith Burrows
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