Wirral Folk on the Coast Festival - a weekend of folk music and much much more on the beautiful Wirral Peninsular

also confirmed for 2009 are:
Gordon Giltrap; Mike Silver; Kerfuffle; Churchfitters;
Shona Kipling & Damien O'Kane; Les Barker; Stanley Accrington;
Elbow Jane; Chris Moreton; Joe Topping; The Bogtrotters;
Anthony John Clarke; Ruth Fuga & Ken Powell; Loctup Together; Fiddlestone; Finnan, Chrimes & Welcomme; Shellback Chorus

SHOW OF HANDS
Steve Knightley and Phil Beer are widely acknowledged as the finest acoustic roots duo in England. Knightley, who writes most of their inspired material and Beer, a dazzling multi instrumentalist, have built up a huge following which has seen them twice sell out the Albert Hall , headlining at major festivals from Glastonbury to WOMAD and playing all over the world, from Europe to America, Australia and India. Voted Best Live Act by the public at the 2004 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

MIRANDA SYKES
Miranda Sykes is a multi-talented singer, double bass and guitar player who easily slips between genres as diverse as folk, jazz, rock and pop. Her rich, spine-tingling vocals and strident, yet sensitive double bass playing is much in demand and she has worked alongside some of the finest musicians in the world.

Plus dance teams, craft fair, free concerts, workshops, rolling folk club sessions and many other fringe activities
all on one beautiful site (see the location here)
FREE CAMPING - for weekend tickets holders
(Please note -no dogs allowed on site - except Guide dogs)

Belly Dancing display at this years festival

Well it's all over now for another year!

we already have the dates for next years festival scheduled as
4th - 6th June 2010

Thanks to all who attended and to all the superb artists and entertainers, thanks also to all who made the festival the fantastic success this year, it is going from strength to strength....more feedback here soon........ and lots of photos and video too!

Appeal for festival stewarts for 2010 - if you fancy being a part of our next festival as a steward then please ring
0151 678 9902 and leave your details on the answerphone and we may be able to fit you in as one of our valued helpers

visit our MySpace page

The Fringe!
click here for full programme of fringe events

The Fringe activities begin with a free event on the 4th June in the evening at The OC Club bar lounge with
“Sing in the Festival” a sing around
– all welcome.

Then over the weekend free events will be taking place in Marie’s Marquee; on the Bowling Green; and in several Workshop Rooms in The OC Club; and there will be a large selection of Craft Stalls all around the Festival Site.

Included in the free fringe events are:

Rolling Folk Clubs, Singers & Musicians Sessions and Late Night Sessions in the Main Concert Room;
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Many different styles of dance displays with Hoylake School of Dance, Argarmeles Clog Morris, Mersey Morris Men, Belly Dancers, Majorettes, and Irish Children's Dancers;
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Children’s/ (grown ups too!) events with A Punch and Judy Show, Storytelling and a Slip Juggling Demonstration;
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Lots of workshops going on throughout the weekend including workshops for Guitar, Accordion, Guitar Making, Fiddle, Fiddle Making, Belly Dancing, and Songwriting with Elbow Jane;
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Free music with Songs of the Sea with Loctup Together, Sheffield Friends Music Group, Scolds Bridle, Alternative Concert with Shellback Chorus, local artists Lizzie Nunnery & Vidar Norheim;
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Meet the artists with
A ‘Chance to Meet’ Elbow Jane,
and ‘A Chance to Meet’ Les Barker (writer, poet, singer extraordinaire!)
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All that plus
a surprise ‘BIG NAME’ artist!

Enquiries for craft fair stall holders can be made by
contacting Marie Nicholls on email gortna4@talktalk.net
or telephone 0151 648-1239

email info@wirralfolkonthecoast.com

Ticket Box Office
0151 652-0734

for more information please telephone 0151 678-9902, 07981 639336 or 07773 205028

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