f50 festivals 2015 this year’s folk, roots & world music events MARCH
10-17 Féile An Earraigh, Belfast. 473 Falls Road, Belfast, BT12 6DD. 028 9031 3440.
ciaran@feilebelfast.com www.feilebelfast.com
13-15 Free Spirit Music Festival, Glengarriff, Co Cork, Ireland. John Corteen. +353 876567471.
freespiritceol@live.co.uk www.facebook.com/freespiritglengarriff
14 Mellor Brook Fiddle Day, Mellor Brook, nr Blackburn Lancashire. Julian Taylor, 50 Moorfield Avenue, Ramsgreave, Blackburn, BB1 9BU. 07745 493135. sound-
post@fiddlemusic.co.uk www.fiddlemu-
sic.co.uk/mellor-brook-fiddle-day.htm
14-17 Cork St Patrick’s Festival, Cork, Ire- land. +353 21 492 4042.
stpatricksfestival@corkcity.ie www.corkstpatricksfestival.ie
20-22 Niel Gow Festival, Dunkeld & Birnam, Scotland. The Taybank, Tay Terrace, Dunkeld, PH8 0AQ. 01350 728920 / 727340.
admin@thetaybank.com www.niel-gow.co.uk
21 Blowzabella Day London, Cecil Sharp House, London. Box Office: 0788 794 8853.
paul@pauljames.eu www.blowzabella.co.uk
21 Melodeons & More, Mendlesham, Suf- folk. Katie Howson, EATMT, The Old Sta- bles, Museum of East Anglian Life, Crowe Street, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1DL. 01449 771090.
info@eatmt.fsnet.co.uk www.eatmt.org.uk
21 Unity Folk Festival, Wakefield, York- shire. 01924 831114. via website
www.unityworks.co.uk
26-28 Babel Med Music, Marseilles, France. Dock des Suds, 12 rue Urbain V, 13002 Marseille, France. +33 4 91 99 00 00.
contact@dock-des-suds.org www.dock-des-suds.org
27-29 Hawick Reivers, Scottish Borders. C Elliott. 01450 372962. info@hawick-
reivers.com www.hawickreivers.com
27-30 Shennaghys Jiu Celtic Youth Festival, Ramsey, Isle of Man. 07624 406876 / 01624 819068 / 07624 452653.
www.shennaghysjiu.com
28 Ceardlann Earraigh: Master Classes In Traditional Music, Celbridge, Co Kil- dare, Ireland. via website
www.ceardlannearraigh.com
28-2 Apr Chalemie Easter School, Oxford. Barbara Segal, 3 Thornhill Square, Isling- ton, London, N1 1BQ. 020 7700 4293.
chalemie@thorn.demon.co.uk www.thorn.demon.co.uk/SummerSchool htm
28-2 Apr Reykjavik Blues Festival, Iceland.
bluesfest@blues.is www.blues.is
APRIL
1-2 Wales International Harp Festival, Caernarvon, Gwynedd, Wales. 01286 685230. Box Office: 01286 685222.
post@galericaernarfon.com www.galericaernarfon.com
2-5 London Intl Ska Festival, London.
enquiries@rockersrevolt.com www.londoninternationalskafestival.co.uk
3-4 Folk@ASPIRE, Ryde, Isle of Wight.
mikebutler@onwight.net
www.folkstation.co.uk
3-5 Ellesmere Port Sea Shanty Festival, Cheshire.
derek@shanty.org.uk www.shanty.org.uk/home.html
4 Hothouse Festival, Halsway Manor, nr Crowcombe, Somerset. Halsway Manor, Halsway Lane, near Crowcombe, Somer- set, TA4 4BD. Box Office: 01984 618274.
office@halswaymanor.org.uk www.halswaymanor.org.uk
4-5 Roscommon Fleadh, Elphin, Co Roscommon, Ireland. Patricia Rogers.
http://www.roscommonfleadh.com
5-10 Halsway Manor Easter House Party, Halsway Manor, nr Crowcombe, Som- erset. 01984 618274. office@halsway-
manor.org.uk www.halswaymanor.org.uk
10-12 Banbury Song & Ale Weekend, Oxon. Derek & Mary Droscher. 01295 709881.
www.banburyfolkfestival.co.uk
10-12 Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering, Northumberland. Kim Bibby-Wilson, Westgate House, Dogger Bank, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 1RE. 01670 513308. Box Office: 01670 623455.
enquiries@northumbriana.org.uk www.northumbriana.org.uk
10-15 Edinburgh International Harp Festi- val, Scotland. Michelle Kelly, Studio G43, Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG. 0131 554 0212. via website
www.harpfestival.co.uk
10-12 May Glenfarg Folk Feast, nr Perth, Scotland. Lesley Toner, 567 Westfield Avenue, Cupar, Fife, Scotland. 07473 931440.
tickets@glenfargfolkclub.com www.glenfargfolkclub.com
17-19 Folk Weekend Oxford. 1 Abbey Street, Eynsham, OX29 4TB. 01865 881896. Box Office: 023 8071 1818. info@folkweek-
endoxford.co.uk www.folkweekendoxford.co.uk
17-19 Malton & Norton Folk Festival, N Yorkshire. 01653 696338 / 07851 445293.
mnff@live.co.uk www.maltonfolk.co.uk
20-26 Mazurkas Of The World Festival, War- saw, Poland. Janusz Prusinowski, Fundac- ja Wszystkie Mazurki wiata, ul. Kazury 2E m 6, 02-795 Warszawa, Poland. +48 60 98 42875.
biuro@festivalmazurki.pl www.festivalmazurki.pl
21-30 Katowice Jazz Art Festival, Poland. Instytucja Kultury Katowice Miasto Ogrodów, plac Sejmu Slaskiego 2, 40-032 Katowice, Poland. +32 609 03 11. sekre-
tariat@maisto-ogrodow.eu www.jazzartfestival.eu
21-30 La Linea: London’s Latin Music Festi- val, Venues in London.
info@comono.co.uk www.lalineafestival.com
22-25 FOCUS Wales, Wrexham, Wales.
info@focuswales.com www.focuswales.com
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