2012 • Early Festivals
With Festivals now taking place all year round, we have a rolling festival listing on our website and are giving an advanced listing of some of the early festivals in advance of our main Festivals Issue. Please check information before booking or travelling. Please report errors or omissions to
admin@livingtradition.co.uk See website for full listings:
www.livingtradition.co.uk
JANUARY 2012
12-15 January SHANNONSIDE WINTER MUSIC WEEKEND Sixmilebridge, Co Clare, +353 (0)61367283 +353 (0)86 8464509
12-29 January CELTIC CONNECTIONS Glasgow 0141 353 8000
13-15 January WHITTLESEA STRAW BEAR FESTIVAL Whittlesea, Cambs 01733 208245
25-29 January TEMPLE BAR TRADFEST Dublin, +353 1 677 23 97
25-29 January BALLINCOLLIG WINTER MUSIC FESTIVAL, Co Cork, 00353 (0) 2148 71388
FEBRUARY 2012
2-5 February CEOL CHAIRLINN, Carlingford, +353 (0)4293 83624
10-12 February CHELTENHAM FOLK FESTIVAL, Cheltenham, Gloucester 0844 5762210
17-18 February BIG WHISTLE FESTIVAL The Met, Bury 0161 761 7107
18-19 February FROME FOLK FESTIVAL Frome, Somerset, 01373 455420
22-26 February SCOIL CHEOIL AN EARRAIGH, Ballyferriter, Co. Kerry +353 (0)87 9967501
22-26 February THE GATHERING TRADITIONAL FESTIVAL Killarney, Co Kerry, +353 (0)6671555
24-26 February ALCESTER WINTER FESTIVAL Alcester, Warwickshire 07788 536605
25 February CHESTER FEBRUARY FOLK DAY Chester, Cheshire 07005 977045
25 February -12 March THE BLEND Stirling, Stirlingshire, 01786 274004
MARCH 2012
2-4 March PORTHCAWL INTERCELTIC FESTIVAL Porthcawl, South Wales, 01656 766667
2-4 March INTERVARSITY FOLK DANCE FESTIVAL Aberdeen
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2-18 March MANCHESTER IRISH FESTIVAL Fallowfield, Manchester, 0770 2371966
16-18 March THE NIEL GOW FESTIVAL Dunkeld & Birnam, Perthshire, 01350 727340 or 01350 728 920
23-24 March BOURNEMOUTH FOLK FESTVAL Bournemouth
23-26 March FOLK SONG AND BALLAD SEMINAR Inishowen Peninsula, Co Donegal, +353 (0)7493 7896
30 March-1 April NORTHERN STREAMS Edinburgh & surrounding areas 0795 191 8366 (tbc)
30 March-4 April EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL HARP FESTIVAL Edinburgh, 0131 652 0585
31 March FRITTENDEN FESTIVAL, Frittenden,
APRIL 2012
5-8 April GOSPORT & FAREHAM EASTER FOLK FESTIVAL Fareham, Hants 01329 231942
5-9 April NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL AUSTRALIA Canberra, +61 26262 4792
6-8 April SEA SHANTY FESTIVAL Ellesmere Port, derek @
shanty.org.uk
6-8 April MOFFAT WEEKEND OF SONG AND MUSIC Moffat, Dumfriesshire, 01257 231463 (tbc)
6-9 April SHENNAGHYS JIU, Isle of Man 01624 819068
9-12 April EDINBURGH YOUTH GAITHERIN’ Central Edinburgh, 0131 555 7668
13-14 April THE FOLK THING MUSIC FESTIVAL Ashby Folville, Leicestershire folkthing @ googlemail. com
13-15 April GLENFARG FOLK FEAST Glenfarg, Perthshire, 01577 830370
13-15 April CREDITON FOLK WEEKEND Cheriton-Fitzpaine, Devon 01363 775695
13-15 April MORPETH NORTHUMBRIAN GATHERING Morpeth, Northumberland 01670 513308
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