The Festival Edge Programme
Date |
Time |
Place |
Event |
Access information |
Thursday
3rd June | Evening 8-11pm | OC Club
Upstairs Room 2 | "Sing in the Festival" Open Mic Night with special guests Greg Russell, and Brendan Fahy. Performers and audience most welcome. | Free Admission
but space limited |
FRIDAY |
Friday
4th June | 2pm-4pm | Marie's Marquee | Song Session with Maurice Pursell | Free Admission |
| 6.30pm-8.30pm | Tennis Court Marquee | Celidh Dance with Alison Parker & The Third Man |
Non Wristband Ticket or Non Min-Ticket holders Admission - £5
|
| | 7pm-8pm | OC Club
Upstairs Room 1
| | Weekend and Mini-Ticket Holders only |
| 7pm-9pm | Marie's Marquee | Singers & Musicians Session with Dawn & Alan | Free Admission |
| 11.30pm-12.30am | Knockaloe Concert Hall | Late Night Singaround | Free Admission |
SATURDAY |
| Saturday 5th June | 10.15am-11.15am | OC Club
Upstairs Room 2 | "Bram & Eggs"
with Bram Taylor
Bring your Instruments & Voices
MC: Barry Evans | Weekend and Mini-Ticket Holders only
|
| 10.30am-11.30am | Bowling Green Marquee | "Childrens' Gory Stories"
with John Mayhew
(Suitable for 8 to 12 years or older)
| Free Admission |
| | 10.30am-11.30am | Marie's Marquee | "Singalong"
Bring your own chorus songs | Free Admission |
| | 10.30am-11.30am | OC Club
Upstairs Room 1
| Guitar Workshop
with Chris Moreton
| Weekend and Mini-Ticket Holders only |
| | 11am | Outside Dance | Cylgwri Molly Dancers | Free Admission |
| | 11.15am-12.10pm | Tennis Court Marquee | Anthony John Clarke
in concert
MC: Ali O'Brien | Weekend and Mini-Ticket Holders only |
| | 11.20am | Outside Dance | | Free Admission |
| | 11.40am | Outside Dance | Mersey Morris Men | Free Admission |
| | 12noon | Outside Dance | | Free Admission |
| | 12noon-1pm | Bowling Green Marquee | Childrens' Jewellery-making Workshop
| Free Admission
£3 charge for materials |
| | 12noon-1pm | OC Club
Upstairs Room 1 | Blues guitar with
Graham Bellinger | Weekend and Mini-Ticket Holders only |
| | 12noon-1pmp; | OC Club
Upstairs Room 2 | "Woman left on the shore"
with Scolds' Bridle
MC: John Finnan | Weekend and Mini-Ticket Holders only
|
| | 12noon-3pm | Marie's Marquee | Rolling Folk Club
with Folk at the Manor
MC: Roger Parker
(12noon to 1.30pm)
followed by Lymm Folk Club
MC: Stewart Lever
(1.30pm to 3pm) | Free Admission |
| | 12.20pm | Outside Dance | | Free Admission |
| | 12.30pm-1.30pm | Tennis Court Marquee | Tri in concert
MC: Ali O'Brien | Weekend and Mini-Ticket Holders only |
| | 12.40pm | Outside Dance | | Free Admission |
| | 1pm
| Outside Dance
|
Gypsy Dance display & workshop with
Zazu Gypsy Tribal
| Free Admission |
| | 1.30pm-2.30pm | Bowling Green Marquee | An hour with Brendan Fahy | Free Admission |
| | 1.30pm-2.30pm | OC Club
Upstairs Room 1 | Celtic & Traditional Music Workshop with Martin Pleass
All instruments welcome
| Weekend and Mini-Ticket Holders only |
| | 1.30pm-2.30pm | OC Club
Upstairs Room 2 | Song-writing with Anthony John Clarke - "Is it pretentious to bring out a songbook?" | Weekend and Mini-Ticket Holders only |
| | 2pm | Outside Dance | Cylgwri Molly Dancers | Free Admission |
| | 2pm-3pm | Tennis Court Marquee | Bram Taylor in concert
MC: Ali O'Brien | Weekend and Mini-Ticket Holders only |
| | 2.20pm | Outside Dance | | Free Admission |
| | 2.40pm | Outside Dance | | Free Admission |
| | 3pm | Outside Dance | Mersey Morris Men | Free Admission |
| | 3pm-4pm | Bowling Green Marquee | Poetry Readings
with John Gorman (ex-Scaffold) & Wirral Alliance of Poets | Free Admission |
| | 3pm-6pm | Marie's Marquee | Singers & Musicians Session
with Alison Parker & The Third Man | Free Admission |
| | 3.30pm-5pm | Tennis Court Marquee | Family Ceilidh
with Arthur Marshall & the Lifeboat Band | Non Wristband Ticket or Non Min-Ticket holders Admission - £5 |
| | 4.30pm-5.30pm | Bowling Green Marquee | Adults' Jewellery-making Workshop | Free Admission
£3 charge for materials |
| | 5pm-6pm | OC Club
Upstairs Room 1 | Songs from around the world
with Muldoon's Picnic
MC: Ali O'Brien | Weekend and Mini-Ticket Holders only |
| | 5.30pm-6.30pm | Tennis Court Marquee | Drumming & Percussion Workshop with Rhythmweave | Weekend and Mini-Ticket Holders only |
| | 6pm-7pm | OC Club
Upstairs Room 2 | Folk meets Rock n Roll with Dave Burland & Bernard Wrigley
MC: John Finnan | Weekend and Mini-Ticket Holders only |
| | 7pm-9pm | Tennis Court Marquee | Ceilidh Dance
with Arthur Marshall & the Lifeboat Band | Non Wristband Ticket or Non Min-Ticket holders Admission - £5 |
| | 7pm-9.30pm | Marie's Marquee | Singers & Musicians
with Stewart Lever | Free Admission |
| | 11.30pm-12.30am | Knockaloe Concert Hall | Late Night Singaround | Free Admission |
SUNDAY |
| Sunday 6th June | 10am-11amp; | Tennis Court Marquee | Traditional Morris Dance Workshop | Weekend and Mini-Ticket Holders only |
| | 10.30am-11.30am | Bowling Green Marquee | Songwriting Workshop
with Paul Reaney | Free Admission |
| | 10.30am-11.30am | OC Club
Upstairs Room 1 | "American folk hymns (unaccompanied singing)
with Muldoon's Picnic"
MC: Ali O'Brien | Weekend and Mini-Ticket Holders only |
| | 10.30am-11.30am | OC Club
Upstairs Room 2 | "Songs of Appalachia - A personal journey"
with David Ferrard
MC: John Finnan | Weekend and Mini-Ticket Holders only |
| | 11.30am-12.30pm | Tennis Court Marquee | Belly Dance Workshop | Weekend and Mini-Ticket Holders only |
| | 12noon-1pm | Bowling Green Marquee | Adults Jewellery-making Workshop | Free Admission
£3 charge for materials |
| | 12noon-1pmp | OC Club
Upstairs Room 1 | "Roots & Shoots"
with Graham Bellinger
MC: Ali O'Brien
| Weekend and Mini-Ticket Holders only |
| | 12noon-1pmp | OC Club
Upstairs Room 2 | "Woody Guthrie - Man, Myth & Music"
with David Ferrard
MC: Barry Evans
| Weekend and Mini-Ticket Holders only |
| | 12noon | Outside Dance | Mersey Morris Men | Free Admission |
| | 12noon-2pm | Marie's Marquee | Music with Bromborough Folk Club plus Showcase artistes
John Barber
Dawn & Alan
& others
MC: Steve Barker
| Free Admission |
| | 12.20pm | Outside Dance | Argarmeles Clog | Free Admission |
| | 12.40pm | Outside Dance | Scally Rapper | Free Admission |
| | 1pm | Outside Dance | Ishta Belly Dancers | Free Admission |
| | 1pm-2.30pm | Tennis Court Marquee | Ceilidh Dance with Alison Parker & the Third Man | Non Wristband Ticket or Non Min-Ticket holders Admission - £5 |
| | 1.20pm | Outside Dance | Mersey Morris Men | Free Admission |
| | 1.30pm-3pm | Bowling Green Marquee | (until 2pm) -Poetry Workshop
(2pm-3pm) -Poetry Readings with John Gorman (ex-Scaffold) & Wirral Alliance of Poets
| Free Admission |
| | 1.30pm-2.30pm | OC Club
Upstairs Room 1 | Paul Reaney in Concert
MC: Barry Evans | Weekend and Mini-Ticket Holders only |
| | 1.40pm | Outside Dance | Argarmeles Clog | Free Admission |
| | 2pm | Outside Dance | Mersey Morris Men | Free Admission |
| | 2pm-4pm | Marie's Marquee | Singers & Musicians
Session with
The Marrowbones | Free Admission |
| | 2.20pm | Outside Dance | Scally Rapper | Free Admission |
| | 2.40pm | Outside Dance | Argarmeles Clog | Free Admission |
| | 3pm-4pm | OC Club
Upstairs Room 2 | Weaver Valley Accordian Band in Concert
| Weekend and Mini-Ticket Holders only |
| | 3pm-4pm | Tennis Court Marquee | | Weekend and Mini-Ticket Holders only |
| | 5pm-6pm | OC Club
Upstairs Room 2 | "The Whiskey Experience"
with Robin Laing
MC: Ali O'Brien | Weekend and Mini-Ticket Holders only |
| | 7pm-9.30pm | Marie's Marquee | Singers & Musicians
Informal Session
| Free Admission |
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