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Welcome to the first issue of the English Folk Festivals Newsletter. Subscription to this letter is free and it will come out whenever there seems enough in it to make it worth circulating, probably once or twice a month.
The exact nature of the content will depend on you, the reader. Send us your news, opinions and reviews. What festivals have you enjoyed? What ones didnt you? Why? Were the facilities good? Were children properly catered for? What about the beer and the food? etc.
If you are an artiste send us news of what festivals you are attending and also your views on what makes a good or bad festival.
NEWS
The Fling from Australia are at Stainsby, Brampton and Warwick festivals. Watch out for more news of them in future newsletters.
Les Barker is at Gosport, Winchester, Redditch and Hastings Jack in the Green Festivals. If you cant make any of these you can buy his CD & Cassettes from Little Pot Stove Records - see below.
FESTIVALS
April 24-26 TAMWORTH FOLK MOOT, Staffs. A great little festival. Lots of dance teams, Ceilidh plus singaround.. Details from Malcolm Robinson, 90 Lindridge Road, Whitehouse Common, Sutton Coldfield, W. Midlands B75 6HJ.
May 1-4 UPTON UPON SEVERN FOLK FESTIVAL, Worcs. Beautiful riverside setting with Roy Bailey, Fred Wedlock, Strawhead etc. Details from Ted Webb, 25 High Street Croughton, Northants. NN13 5LT. Tel: (01869) 810733.
May 16-18 MOOR & COAST FESTIVAL, Whitby, N. Yorks. Second year of a new festival dor Whitby with Vin Garbutt, Roy Bailey, Jez Lowe, Eliza Carthy, The Wilsons etc. Details from Glen Rogers, 9 Windsor Terrace, Whitby, N. Yorkshire, YO21 1ET. Tel: (01947) 820408.
May 22-25 CHESTER FOLK WEEKEND, Kelsall, Nr Chester. with Brian Peters The Keelers Shake a Leg Andy M Stewart & Gerry O'Bierne Martin Carthy & Norma Waterson Heather Heywood Tom Lewis Chris & Denny Taffy Thomas Eliza Carthy Band Six Foot Three Kate Rusby Details from Cheryl Hunt, 13 Dee Fords Avenue, Chester, CH3 5UP. Tel: (01244) 320424.
May 29-31 CAVERSHAM CHARITY FOLK FESTIVAL, Reading, Berks. Alan Burke, Johnny Collis. Clan Lir (Belgium) Coope Boyes and Simpson, Dis Disley. Musical River Cruises. Most Events admission free. More details next issue or from Colin Waters, 95 Hemdean Road, Caversham, Reading, Berks. RG4 7SS. Tel: (0118) 948 3145. e-mail: 100754.764@compuserve.com
JUNE/JULY FESTIVALS (MORE DETAILS TO COME)
June 19-21 MIDDLEWICH FOLK & BOAT FESTIVAL, Middlewich, Cheshire. Details from Dave Thompson, 33 Manor Crescent, Middlewich, Cheshire CW10 0EW. Tel: (01606) 836896.
June 26-28
July 3-5 CLECKHEATON FOLK FESTIVAL, West Yorks. Details from Geoff Pickles, 7 Listerdale, Littletow, Liversedge, W. Yorks. WF15 6EN. Tel: (01924) 404346. Fax: (01924) 404346. e-mail: cff@argonet.co.uk
July 10-12 BROMSGROVE'S ANNUAL FOLK FESTIVAL, Bromsgrove, Worcs. Details from Ralph Barton, 2 Malvern View Cottages, Whinfield Road, Dodford, Bromsgrove, Worcs. B61 9BG. Tel: (01527) 831577.
July 24-26 WARWICK FOLK FESTIVAL, Warwick. Details from Dick Dixon, P.O. Box 429, Coventry, CV5 6ZS. Tel: (01203) 678738. Fax: (01203) 678738. e-mail: dixon@warkfolk.demon.co.uk
July 31-2 SALTBURN INTERNATIONAL FOLK MUSIC, DANCE & SONG FESTIVAL, Saltburn, Cleveland. New Seaside festival taking over from Redcar. Details from John Taylor, Fern Cottage, Dalehouse, Staithes, Cleveland TS13 5DT. Tel: (01947) 840928
LITTLE POT STOVE RECORDS
This newsletter is put out by by Little Pot Stove Records. We have a CD stall at many of the festivals mentioned. We also supply most independent label British folk CDs mail order at reasonable prices and put out a monthly list of collectors vinyl folk records. Contact us at the same Email address as this newsletter.
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