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Traditional Music Summer School (8th – 16th Aug) features Crossharbour, Deuair, Here's A Health To The Barley Mow film, Fabula Rasa, Himmerland, Ranagri and more. bathfolkfestival.org

Ot Azoy! (9th – 14th Aug) is held at SOAS, University of London, Vernon Square campus, with immersion courses in Yiddish Language, Song and Culture for people of all ages, levels and backgrounds. Tutors include: Helen Khayele Beer, Sonia Pinkusowitz-Dratwa, Annick Prime-Margules, Lily Kahn, Barry Davis and Shura Lipovsky. jmi.org.uk/event/ot- azoy-2015

Appearing at this year’s All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil (9th – 16th Aug) are: Danú, Flook, Liam O’Flynn, Paddy Glackin & Seamie O’Dowd, Cathy Jordan & Friends, Charles O’Connor & Padraig McGovern, Oisín Mac Diarmada, Brian Fitzgerald, Michael Rooney and LOKI. fleadhcheoil.ie

Folkworks Summer Schools run from 10th – 15th August In Durham – aimed at adults, youth and juniors. For over 18s, the course runs at St John's College, Durham, directed by Ian Lowthian (accordion) and Bella Hardy (song); Roger Wilson (fretted strings); Nancy Kerr (fiddle); Gina Le Faux (fiddle); Hannah James (accordion); Karine Polwart (folkwords); Jo Freya (mixed instrument); Rob Harbron (concertina); Annmarie Gram (flute and whistle); Saul Rose (melodeon). For ages 14 – 23 years old, the course takes place at St. Chads College, Durham directed by Ian Stephenson and Sam Pirt (accordion), with Eliza Carthy (song); Sam Sweeney (fiddle); Kev Lees (fiddle); Bryony Griffith (fiddle); Saul Rose (melodeon); Sam Partridge (flute and whistle); Rob Harbron (concertina); Simon Thoumire (mixed instruments); Andrew Cadie (guitar). For 9 – 13- year-olds, the course runs from 12th – 15th Aug at St Aidans College, with Miranda Rutter (fiddle, viola); Dave Wood (guitar); Ruth Ball (fiddle); Sarah Hayes (flute, whistle, voice, piano); Jim Molyneux (percussion, accordion, and voice). The Folkworks Durham Gathering sees the culmination of

the summer school courses with Karine Polwart, Eliza Carthy and Sam Sweeney, and a day of outdoor music on Saturday features many of the Folkworks Summer Schools’ participants on 15th & 16th August. sagegateshead.com

Sziget Festival on Óbudai

Island, Budapest, Hungary (10th – 17th Aug) has a diverse line-up, including: Che Sudaka, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, Besh O Drom, Dakhabrakha, Dhoad Gypsies From Rajasthan, Helsinki- Cotonou Ensemble, Imam Baildi, La Brass Banda, Noura Mint Seymali, Söndörgö, She’ Koyokh, Taraf De Haïdouks and more. sziget.hu/festival_english

Ethno Germany is taking place this year between the 12th – 20th Aug in Burg Lichtenberg, Thallichtenberg, Germany. ethno-world.org/events/ethno- camp/ethno-germany-2

Fairport Convention's

Cropredy music festival takes place from 13th – 15th August. As well as their own sets, Fairport will be joined by Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, Katzenjammer, Dreadzone, Trad Arrr, Band Of Friends with Dan Ar Bras, Kevin Dempsey & Rosie Carson, Richard Digance and more. fairportconvention.com

Playing at this year’s

BoomTown Fair, Hampshire (13th – 16th Aug) are Amadou & Mariam, Translobal Underground, Peatbog Faeries, The Men The Couldn’t Hang, Moulettes, Edward II, Ibibio Sound Machine and more. boomtownfair.co.uk

EATS Cornwall is a 3-day event of workshops and performances in Brazilian and West African drumming and dance traditions, held at the Mount Pleasant Eco-Park, Porthtowan, Cornwall from 14th – 16th August. beatscornwall.co.uk

The Saltburn International Festival Of Folk Music, Dance & Song (14th – 16th Aug) sees guest appearances from Vin Garbutt, Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies, Kieran Halpin, Chris While & Julie Matthews, Bob Fox, The New Rope String Band, Harvey Andrews, The Duncan McFarlane Band, The Alan Bell Band, Bernard Wrigley, Les Barker, The Wilsons and more. saltburnfolkfestival.com

Peatbog Faeries – Sidmouth, Boomtown Fair, Beautiful Days

Festival du Chant de Marin,

Paimpol, Brittany, France (14th – 16th Aug) has a line-up including Youssou N'Dour, Souad Massi, I Muvrini, Aziz Sahmaoui, Fanfaraï, Las Hermanas Caronni, La Talvera, Txarengo, Breizh Kabar & Kevrenn Alre, Exmouth Shantymen, The Young’uns, Gangbé Brass Band, Darry and many more. paimpol-festival.com

Appearing at Moira Furnace

Folk Festival (14th – 16th Aug) are: Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies, Tom McConville, Grant Baynham, Winter Wilson, Paul Metsers and more.

moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk North Shropshire Cajun and

Zydeco Big Weekend (14th – 16th Aug) in Welshampton has guest appearances from Jimmy Breaux, Randy Vidrine, Rough Chowder, The Hotfoot Specials, Dwayne Ego & The Electricians, The Ragin Cajuns, Zydeco Boogaloo and more. northshropshirecajun.co.uk

Women In Tune meet up at Llanfair Clydogau, Ceredigion, Wales from 14th – 21st August. womenintune.co.uk

Klezfest at University of

London, Vernon Square campus runs from 18th – 21st August with tuition on traditional klezmer and lectures from the cutting edge of academic research with Dr Alan Bern (piano/accordion), Ilana Cravitz (violin) and Joel Rubin (clarinet). jmi.org.uk

Music Village workshops and

concerts in Agios Lavrentios, Greece run from 18th – 24th August, and from 26th August – 1st September with tuition in

subjects from Arabic maqam & taqsim to pre-war rebetiko from Maria Lappa, Antonis Anissegos, Ziad Rajab, Manos Achalinotopoulos, Evgenios Voulgaris, Theodora Athanasiou, Kyriakos Gouvendas, Dimos Vougioukas, Hayden Chisholm and more. More info at music- village.gr/en/programme-periods

Martin Hayes is the Artistic

Director of Masters Of Tradition Festival in Bantry, Co Cork, Ireland (19th – 23rd Aug) and joins tutors Dennis Cahill, Steve Cooney, John Flanagan, Cathy Jordan, Máire Ni Cheileachair, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Aoife Ní Bhriain, Séamus

Martin Hayes – Feakle, Bantry

Begley and Chris Droney. westcorkmusic.ie

Mull Of Kintyre Music

Festival (19th – 23rd Aug) features Daimh, The Treacherous Orchestra, Jenn Butterworth & Laura Beth Salter, The Carrivick Sisters and many more. mokfest.com

Green Man Festival, Glanusk Park, Brecon Beacons, Wales (20th – 23rd Aug) has a line-up featuring: Calexico, Alasdair Roberts, The Staves, Songhoy Blues, This Is The Kit, Cocos Lovers, Moulettes, Dizraeli & The Small Gods and more. greenman.net

Beautiful Days, Escot Park, Ottery St Mary, Devon (21st – 23rd Aug) is headed up by the Levellers, plus Dropkick Murphys, The Dhol Foundation, Katzenjammer, Coco And The Butterfields, Dizraeli & The Small Gods, CC Smugglers, Rev Hammer's Freeborn John Live featuring Maddy Prior, Kathryn Roberts, Sean Lakeman, Rory Mcleod, Phil Johnstone & The Levellers, Wilko Johnson, The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain, Peatbog Faeries, Moulettes, Rory Mcleod, Keston Cobblers Club, Philip Henry & Hannah Martin , Prince Fatty Soundsystem, Dub Colossus Soundsystem, Chris Tofu and more. beautifuldays.org

FolkEast, Glemham Hall,

Suffolk (21st – 23rd August) has guest appearances from The Unthanks, Chris Wood & Andy Cutting, False Lights, Peatbog Faeries, Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker, The Urban Folk Quartet, Charlie Dore, Peter Knight’s Gigspanner, Faustus, Steve Tilston, The Wilson Family, Mawkin, Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin, The Young’uns, Vin Garbutt, Neil Innes, Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar, Megson, Martin Carthy, Leveret, The Hut People, John Spiers, Hannah Sanders, Ten Strings & A Goat Skin, Maz O’Connor, Steve Turner, Andy May Trio and more. folkeast.co.uk

Appearing at Lyme Regis

Folk Weekend (21st – 23rd Aug) are Jim Causley and Roberts & Lakeman. lymefolk.com

The Unthanks headline and curate their own Home Gathering on 22nd August at The

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