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Shooglenifty, Anna & Elizabeth and Sheesham & Lotus and ‘Son amongst the guests.
tracscotland.org/tradfest
Costa Del Folk, Ibiza (26th
April – 2nd May) has a line-up including Sharon Shannon, Oysterband, Show Of Hands, Skerryvore,
Trad.Attack, A Fistful Of Spookies, 3 Daft Monkeys, Dan Walsh & Alistair Anderson, Claire Hastings Band, Broom Bezzums, Colum Sands, Rodney Branigan, Lucy Ward, Track Dogs, Flossie Malavialle, Molly Evans & Jack Rutter and more.
costadelfolk.co.uk
Raunds Music Festival runs
from 3rd – 6th May and features Mawkin, Granny’s Attic, Chris Quinn, Greg Russell, False Lights, Tautas Roks and Ock’n’Dough.
raundsfestival.com
Shetland Folk Festival runs
from 3rd – 6th May with Daoirí Farrell, Pete’s Posse, Ross Couper & Tom Oakes, The Friel Sisters, The Fretless, Siobhan Miller, Moxie, Cajun Country Revival, Baltic Crossing, William Prince, Shooglenifty, Tim Kliphuis Trio, The Brother Brothers, Calan, James Hill & Anne Janelle, Hò-rò and more.
shetlandfolkfestival.com
Cathedral Quarter Arts
Festival, Belfast (3rd – 13th May) features Peggy Seeger, Mary Gauthier, Kimmie Rhodes, Kate Rusby, I’m With Her and more.
cqaf.com
Girvan Folk Festival takes place between 4th – 6th May with The Tannahill Weavers, Len Graham & Jack Lynch, Rita Gallagher, Lori Watson Trio and more.
girvanfolkfestival.co.uk
Musicport On The Moors takes place from 4th – 7th May at The Hut, Goathland with guests including The Ukrainians, Rise Kagona’s Jit Jive Duo, Alexander D Great, The Blue Lions, Muntu Valdo, The Hut People, Duotone, Reg Meuross, Gamelan Sekar Petak, Old Time Rags and more.
musicportfestival.com
Upton Upon Severn Folk
Festival (4th – 7th May) features Crows, Granny’s Attic, Moirai, Mike Wilson & Damien Barber, The Magnificent AK47, English Dulcimer Duo, Jack Rutter, Steve Turner, Molly Evans, Will
Hall, Jo Freya, Kadia, Stepling, Monty’s Maggot, Jim Mageean & Graeme Knights, Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne, Sue Harris and more.
uptonfolk.org
Kilkenny Roots Festival (4th – 7th May) features Darlingside, Seamus Fogarty, Birds of Chicago, Mary Gauthier, Molly Tuttle, Rachel Baiman, Michael Nau, The Deep Dark Woods, Hillbilly Casino, Peter Oren, Whitney Rose, Bennett, Wilson & Poole and more.
kilkennyroots.com
Scandimoot 2018 is a weekend of traditional Scandinavian music and dance taking place from 4th – 7th May in Clapham & Settle, North Yorkshire, with Ditte Andersson, Ida Meidell Blylod, Anna Rheingans, Leif & Margareta Virtanen, Peter Westerlund.
scandimoot.org.uk
Wath Festival runs from 4th –
7th May with Kris Drever, O’Hooley & Tidow, Barbara Dickson & Nick Holland.
wathfestival.org.uk
Eastbourne International Folk Dance Festival runs from 4th – 7th May with English Contra Dance Band, Keeping Thyme, Mollie & Ali, Persons of Quality and many more.
eiff.org.uk
Rochester Sweeps Festival runs from 5th – 7th May with more than 60 morris sides and entertainers celebrating throughout the three-day festival.
visitkent.co.uk/events/9580/
Brighton Festival runs from
5th – 27th May. Amongst the guests are Lankum, This is the Kit, Xylouris White, Les Amazones d’Afrique, Nakhane, Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita, Kronos Quartet with Trio da Kali and much more.
brightonfestival.org
Moniaive Folk Festival runs
from 10th – 13th May with Jarlath Henderson Band, Ross Ainsley & The Sanctuary Band, Moishe’s Bagel, Rise Kagona & The Jit Jive Band, Jenn Butterworth & Laura-Beth Salter and more.
moniaivefolkfestival.co.uk As part of the 40th
celebrations, Blowzabella hold their festival at Halsway Manor, Somerset from 11th – 13th May, with special guests Naragonia.
Molly Tuttle – Kilkenny Festival and Saltaire gig
Anna Rheingans – Scandimoot Holmfirth Folk Festival runs
from 11th – 13th May with Einar Stray Orchestra, Kalandra, Fran Wyburn, Roger Davies, Flossie Malaiville, Keith Donnelly, Dave Bainbridge and more.
holmfirthfestivaloffolk.co.uk
Amongst the guests at
Doncaster Folk Festival (11th – 13th May) are Granny’s Attic, Jim Causley, Rosie Hood, Paul & Liz Davenport, The Northern Company, Alter Ego and more.
doncasterfolkfestival.co.uk
Amongst the music featured
at this year’s Bath Festival (11th – 27th May) are Robert Plant, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita, House of Waters, Soumik Datta & Ayoze de Alejandro Lopez Vocal Sampling, Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening and Mary Ann Kennedy & Rachel Newton.
thebathfestival.org.uk
Folk On The Pier, Cromer, Norfolk runs from 11th – 13th May with Banter, Jez Lowe, Little Johnny England, Richard Digance, Home Service, Chris While & Julie Matthews, Ashley Hutchings’ ‘Morris On’, The Urban Folk Theory, Edward II, Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts, Stompin’ Dave Allen & His Bluegrass Band, Gerry Colvin Band, Fraser Nimmo, Fairport Convention and more.
folkonthepier.co.uk
Norfolk & Norwich Festival takes place from 11th – 27th May with Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Mary Chapin
The Fretless – Shetland
Carpenter, Emily Barker and more.
nnfestival.org.uk
From Albion to Appalachia, exploring Appalachian music and its links with ‘the Old Country’ runs from 18th – 20th May at Halsway Manor, nr. Crowcombe, Somerset. Tutors include Anna Roberts-Gevalt, Jeff Warner and Brian Peters, who will offer workshops including the roots of mountain ballads, old-time songs, clawhammer banjo, fiddle, and ‘crankies’. There will also be a tutors’ concert, special
presentations, jams, informal sings and a gospel session.
halswaymanor.org.uk
Trinity Folk Festival takes
place in Guildford on 18th and 19th May, with Kim Lowings & The Greenwood, Lucy Ward, Ranagri, Sam Carter, Ninebarrow, Jack Rutter, Dan Walsh Trio, Kelly Oliver, Thom Ashworth, Ellie Fountain, Russell Algar Band, Harri Endersby and more.
trinityfolkfestival.co.uk
Music Meeting in Nijmegen,
Netherlands (19th – 21st May) features Saz’izo, Sidiki Diabaté, La Mambanegra, Santiago Vazquez, Sysmo and more.
musicmeeting.nl
Shepley Spring Festival (19th – 21st May) has a line-up including Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band, Roy Bailey, Moulettes, The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc, O’Hooley & Tidow, Tim Edey, Megson, The East Pointers, Kelly Oliver, Moirai, Rosie Hood, Coope Boyes & Simpson,
Photo: © Judith Burrows
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