Programme

When does it all start?

Thursday 7th June at 8pm in the Oak Room with a 'Sing in the Festival' Open Mic concert with hosts 'VOCAL POINT' and the Hungry Horse Folk Club

MAIN STAGE CONCERTS

Friday evening 7.30pm

Saturday afternoon 1pm
Saturday evening 8pm
Sunday afternoon 1pm

Sunday evening - 7.15pm

Edwina Hayes Dawn Beth Evans & Alan Hesford Edwina Hayes Sarah Horn & James Cudworth The Young 'Uns

Jaywalkers The Jones Family Band Kieran Goss The Young 'Uns Keith Donnelly

Mike Silver & Jo Partridge Bernard Wrigley Barbara Dickson (OBE) Ildanach The Tom McConville Band

Elbow Jane Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman Anthony John Clarke Jez Lowe & the Bad Pennies

Harvey Andrews The Tom McConville Band

ADDITIONAL VENUES

The Oak Room, The President's Lounge, Marie's Marquee, Marketplace Marquee, Marketplace Arena. Some main stage artistes will be appearing in some of these venues.

ADDITIONAL ARTISTES

Harmony singing with An Croenen, Session/tunes workshops with AcousticA, Shanty singing with Bernie Davis

The John Denver Experience with Brian Lupton & Timberwolf (Neil & Gill Sharman), The Chester Poets

Graham Bellinger, The Survivors (Maurice Pursell & Colin Daniel), Singer songwriter John Warburton

Leap To Your Feet - Appalachian Dancers, Mary McCombs, Stewart Lever, Wirral Ukulele Orchestra, Heritage demonstrations and battle re-enactments,

Wirral Viking Society (Wirhahl Skip Felag), Ya Raqs Arabic dancers

A number of workshops will take place over the weekend

The songwriters

What comes first - the lyrics or the tune? Come and join in the songwriters' session with Bernard Wrigley, Dylan Owen, Edwina Hayes and Mary McCombs. Apart from hearing the songs written by these superb songwriters, you will be able to air your own songs and ask any questions you may have about writing lyrics and tunes. This gentle, relaxed session will benefit anyone who has already written songs and even if you haven't written any yet you will gain lots of new information about songwriting techniques.

                          Never been to a 'Meet' before?



Artistes are always happy to meet with their audience and we are holding  several of these events. It is an informal, relaxing way to speak personally to the artists and ask any questions you may have. They usually give an outline of how they started their career, the kinds of music that influences them and how they developed their career in the folk world. From then on the floor is usually open to questions and requests.

The artists you can meet this year are Mike Silver & Jo Partridge, The Jones Family Band, Harvey Andrews and Jez Lowe & the Bad Pennies.

ADDITIONAL EVENTS

Craft Fair Market Place, Water colour painting demonstrations, Boat Museum Crafters - Canal Art, Late Night Ceileidh dance, Mini-concerts, Rolling Folk Club concerts, Talent Showcase, Story telling sessions with Mary Holden-Gill, Whitby School Canal Heritage display

Coach Trip around Wirral Peninsula NB This must be booked in advance via 0151 678 9902

Programme

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