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FEBRUARY 2012
10-12 February CHELTENHAM FOLK FESTIVAL, Cheltenham, Gloucester 0844 5762210
17-18 February BIG WHISTLE FESTIVAL The Met, Bury 0161 761 7107
18-19 February FROME FOLK FESTIVAL Frome, Somerset, 01373 455420
22-26 February SCOIL CHEOIL AN EARRAIGH, Ballyferriter, Co. Kerry 00353 (0)87 9967501
22-26 February THE GATHERING TRADITIONAL FESTIVAL Killarney, Co Kerry, 00353 (0)6671555
24-26 February ALCESTER WINTER FOLK FESTIVAL Alcester, Warwicks, 07788 536605
25 February CHESTER FEBRUARY FOLK DAY Chester, Cheshire 07005 977045
25 February -12 March THE BLEND Stirling, Stirlingshire, 01786 274004
MARCH 2012
2-4 March PORTHCAWL INTERCELTIC FESTIVAL Porthcawl, South Wales, 01656 766667
2-4 March INTERVARSITY FOLK DANCE FESTIVAL Aberdeen
2-18 March MANCHESTER IRISH FESTIVAL Fallowfield, Manchester, 0770 2371966
16-18 March THE NIEL GOW FESTIVAL Dunkeld & Birnam, Perthshire, 01350 727340 or 01350 728 920
23-24 March BOURNEMOUTH FOLK FESTVAL Bournemouth, paul@fawm.net
23-26 March FOLK SONG AND BALLAD SEMINAR Inishowen Peninsula, Co Donegal, 00353 (0)7493 7896
30 March-4 April EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL HARP FESTIVAL Edinburgh, 0131 652 0585
31 March FRITTENDEN FESTIVAL, Frittenden, gmatkin@gmail.com
APRIL 2012
5-8 April GOSPORT & FAREHAM EASTER FOLK FESTIVAL Fareham, Hants 01329 231942
5-9 April NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL AUSTRALIA Canberra, 061 26262 4792
6-8 April SEA SHANTY FESTIVAL Ellesmere Port, derek[at]shanty.org.uk
6-9 April SHENNAGHYS JIU, Isle of Man 01624 819068
9-12 April EDINBURGH YOUTH GAITHERIN' Central Edinburgh, 0131 555 7668
13-14 April THE FOLK THING MUSIC FESTIVAL Ashby Folville, Leicestershire folkthing[at]googlemail.com
13-15 April GLENFARG FOLK FEAST Glenfarg, Perthshire, 01577 830370
13-15 April MOFFAT WEEKEND OF MUSIC Moffat, Dumfriesshire, 01257 231463
13-15 April CREDITON FOLK WEEKEND Cheriton-Fitzpaine, Devon 01363 775695
13-15 April MORPETH NORTHUMBRIAN GATHERING Morpeth, Northumberland 01670 513308
13-15 April NORTHERN STREAMS Edinburgh & surrounding areas 0795 191 8366
20-21 April MALTON & NORTON FOLK FESTIVAL, North Yorkshire, 01653 696226
20-22 April FOLK WEEKEND OXFORD, Oxford, 07866 804220
20-23 April SCANDIMOOT Scandinavian music & dance festival, Settle, N.Yorks, scandimoot@ivrig.co.uk
MAY 2012
3-6 May SHETLAND FOLK FESTIVAL Lerwick, Shetland, 01595 694757
4-6 May WATH FESTIVAL Wath-on-Dearne, S Yorks 07982 658467
4-6 May BELLINGHAM ALL ACOUSTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL Bellingham, Northumberland, 01434 221235
4-6 May FOLKWORKS FIDDLES ON FIRE The Sage Gateshead, 0191 443 4661 (tbc)
4-6 May GIRVAN FOLK FESTIVAL Girvan, Ayrshire, 01560 321102
4-6 May JOE HEANEY FESTIVAL OF TRADITIONAL SINGING Carna, Connemara, Co Galway, 00353-95-33599 / 00353-87-1826970
4-7 May UPTON FOLK FESTIVAL Upton, Worcs 01684 594200
4-7 May CUP OF TAE FESTIVAL Ardara, Co Donegal, 00353 (0)872424590
4-7 May BRISTOL FOLK FESTIVAL, Bristol 0117 922 3686
4-7 May JACK IN THE GREEN Bluebell Hill, Maidstone, Kent, 01622 726633
4-7 May HASTINGS TRADITIONAL JACK IN THE GREEN Hastings, Sussex 01424 716516
5-7 May ROCHESTER SWEEPS FESTIVAL Rochester, Kent 01634 843666
11-13 May MONIAIVE FOLK FESTIVAL Moniaive, Dumfriesshire, 01848 200474
11-13 May HOLMFIRTH FESTIVAL OF FOLK Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, 01484 222444
11-13 May FOLK ON THE PIER Cromer, North Norfolk, 01263 579715
11-13 May KEITH SUMMERS FESTIVAL London, 020 8340 0530 (tbc)
11-13 May FIFE TRADITIONAL SINGING WEEKEND, Collessie, Fife 01337 830773
13-20 May MOULTON VILLAGE FESTIVAL Moulton Village, Northants, 01604 670192 (tbc)
18-20 May SKERRIES TRADITIONAL MUSIC WEEKEND Co Dublin, 00353 (0)872445524
18-20 May DONCASTER FOLK FESTIVAL, Doncaster, 01302 367302
18-20 May BUCHAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL Ritchie Hall, Strichen, Fraserburgh, 01771 637 344
18-20 May TREDEGAR HOUSE FOLK FESTIVAL Newport, Gwent 01633 246241
20-28 May FLEADH NUA ENNIS, Ennis, Co Clare, 00353 (0)656824276
23-27 May HEXHAM GATHERING Hexham, Northumberland, 01434 652477 (tbc)
25-26 May WINCHESTER MAY FEST Winchester, Hampshire, 01962 866490
25-27 May SHEPLEY SPRING FESTIVAL Shepley, West Yorkshire, 01484 604704
25-27 May PORTSOY FOLK FESTIVAL Portsoy, 01261 842571
25-27 May OFF THE TRACKS SPRING FESTIVAL Castle Donington, Leics., 01332 384518
25-27 May RYEDALE FOLK WEEKEND Hutton Le Hole, North Yorks, 01287 660060
26-27 May KIRTLINGTON LAMB ALE MORRIS FESTIVAL Kirtlington, Oxon 01280 705858
31 May-2 June ORKNEY TRADITIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL Stromness, Orkney Islands, 01856 851331
31 May-3 June KNOCKENGORROCH WORLD CEILIDH Carsphairn, Dumfries and Galloway, 01644 460662
JUNE 2012
1-2 June IREBY FESTIVAL Cumbria, 01697 371645
1-3 June WHITBY SPRING SESSION Whitby, North Yorkshire, 01947 820408
1-3 June THE BORDER GAITHERIN' Coldstream, Scottish Borders, 01573 224920
1-3 June WESSEX FOLK FESTIVAL Weymouth, Dorset, 01305 780457
1-3 June SEATON SLUICE FESTIVAL OF MUSIC Seaton Sluice, SE Northumberland, 0191 2375163 (tbc)
1-4 June CHIPPENHAM FOLK FESTIVAL Chippenham, Wiltshire, 01249 657190
1-4 June CHESTER FOLK FESTIVAL Kelsall, Nr. Chester, 07005 977045
1-4 June FISHGUARD FESTIVAL Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, 07812 143410
1-4 June THE GATE TO SOUTHWELL FOLK FESTIVAL Southwell, Notts, 01636 816678
1-5 June BUDE & STRATTON FOLK FESTIVAL Bude, Cornwall, 01288 341582
1-5 June DULVERTON FOLK FESTIVAL Dulverton, Somerset, 07971 016547
7-10 June WIRRAL FOLK ON THE COAST Wirral, Cheshire, 0151 652 0734
8-10 June ST NEOTS FOLK FESTIVAL St Neots, Cambridgeshire, 01234 376278
8-10 June TMSA KEITH FESTIVAL Keith, Banffshire, 01542 882638
8-10 June LOANHEAD MUSIC FESTIVAL Loanhead, Mid Lothian, 01721 722766 (tbc)
8-10 June GOWER FOLK FESTIVAL Heritage Centre, Parkmill, Gower, 01792 850803
8-10 June WIMBORNE FOLK FESTIVAL Wimborne Minster, Dorset, 01202 623740
14-17 June ARRAN FOLK FESTIVAL Isle of Arran, Scotland
15-17 June DUNDONALD MUSIC FESTIVAL Dundonald, Ayrshire, 07922 588223
15-17 June BEVERLEY FOLK FESTIVAL Beverley, East Yorkshire, 01377 217569
15-17 June MIDDLEWICH FOLK & BOAT FESTIVAL Middlewich, Cheshire, info@midfest.org.uk
15-17 June LICHFIELD FOLK FESTIVAL Lichfield, Staffordshire, 01543 424292
15-17 June FALMOUTH INTERNATIONAL SEA SHANTY FESTIVAL Falmouth, Cornwall 01326 372349
15-17 June ROSSES POINT SHANTY AND SEAFARING FESTIVAL Rosses Point, Sligo
16-17 June IPSWICH RIVERSIDE FOLK WEEKEND Ipswich, Suffolk, 01473 601902
20-24 June OPEN HOUSE FESTIVAL Belfast, 02890 246609 (tbc)
21-24 June LEIGH FOLK FESTIVAL Leigh On Sea, Essex, 01702 715111
22-24 June TEIGNMOUTH FOLK FESTIVAL Teignmouth, Devon 01803 290427
22-24 June FALKLAND TRADITIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL Falkland, Fife, 01592 611101 (tbc)
22-24 June CRAWLEY FOLK FESTIVAL Crawley, Sussex, 01293 553636 (tbc)
22-24 June ENGLISH COUNTRY MUSIC WEEKEND Brighlingsea, Essex 01206 241 699
23-24 June SCOTTISH TRADITIONAL BOAT FESTIVAL Portsoy, Banffshire, 01261 842951
23-24 June HARBOROUGH FOLK FESTIVAL Harborough, 01858 431472
28 June-7 July LYMM FOLK FESTIVAL Lymm, Cheshire 07919 270916
29 June-1 July NEWCASTLETON TRADITIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, 01450 372247 (tbc)
29 June-1 July NATIONAL FOREST FOLK FESTIVAL Moira, Nr Ashby De La Zouch, Leicestershire, 01676 540219 (tbc)
29 June - 1 July SARK FOLK FESTIVAL Sark, Channel Islands, 07781 452365
29 June-1 July SEDBERGH FOLKFEST (FORMERLY DENT) Sedbergh, Cumbria, 01539 620125
30 June-8 July WILLIE CLANCY SUMMER SCHOOL Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare, Ireland, 00353 65 7084148 (tbc)
JULY 2012
1-6 July CEOLAS UIBHIST LTD Daliburgh, South Uist, 01878 700154
2-7 July TINTO SUMMER SCHOOL Wiston Lodge, South Lanarkshire, 01899 850587
5-8 July STONEHAVEN FOLK FESTIVAL Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, 01569 765063
6-7 July MERRY TOM FOLK FESTIVAL Brixworth, Northamptonshire, 07860 574714 (tbc)
6-8 July CLECKHEATON FOLK FESTIVAL Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, 01274 879761
6-8 July SMALL NATIONS FESTIVAL Cilycwm, Carmarthenshire, 07971448641 (tbc)
6-8 July PRIDDY FOLK FESTIVAL Priddy, Somerset, 01746 674080
6-8 July FOLK STATION Porchfield, Isle of Wight, 01983 882212
6-8 July CLOGFEST Skipton, N Yorks, 01282 868040
11-14 July HEBRIDEAN CELTIC FESTIVAL Stornoway, Isle Of Lewis, 01851 621234
11-15 July LARMER TREE FESTIVAL Salisbury, Wilts, 01725 552300
12-15 July CELTIC FUSION Castlewellan, Co Down, 02843 722222 (tbc)
13-15 July BROMSGROVE FOLK FESTIVAL Bromsgrove, Worcs, 01527 831577
13-15 July FURNESS TRADITION FESTIVAL Ulverston, Cumbria, 01229 582704
13-15 July ELY FOLK FESTIVAL Ely Outdoor Centre, Cambridgeshire, 07500 527334
13-15 July LOSSIE FOLK FESTIVAL Lossiemouth, Moray, 01343 814036 (tbc)
13-15 July ROTHBURY TRADITIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL Rothbury, Northumberland ,01669 621000
14-21 July YN CHRUINNAGHT INTER-CELTIC FESTIVAL, Isle of Man 07624 425957 or 01624 695787
19-22 July BRADFIELD TRADITIONAL MUSIC WEEKEND Bradfield, S Yorks, 0114 2851479
20-21 July MUSIC ON THE MARR Castle Carrock, Cumbria, 01228 670329
20-22 July STAINSBY FOLK FESTIVAL Stainsby, Derbyshire, 01246 559036
20-21 July VILLAGE PUMP FOLK FESTIVAL White Horse Country Park, Westbury, Wiltshire,
20-22 July SEAFEST Scarborough, North Yorks, 01287 660060
20-22 July FESTIVAL AT THE EDGE Much Wenlock, Shropshire, 01939 236626
20-22 July TRADITIONAL SINGING WEEKEND AT CULLERLIE Cullerlie, Aberdeenshire, 01224 645486 (tbc)
20-23 July GUILDTOWN BLUEGRASS MUSIC FESTIVAL Guildtown, Perth, 01968 670 038 or 07968124582
21-22 July BIG TENT, Falkland Fife, 01337 858838
21-28 July JOE MOONEY SUMMER SCHOOL Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim, Ireland, 00 353 719641213
22 July FOLK BY THE OAK Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire 01432 355 416
22-29 July FIDDLERS GREEN FESTIVAL Rostrevor, Co Down, 02841 739819
26-29 July CAMBRIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL, Cambridge 01223 357851
26-29 July WARWICK FOLK FESTIVAL Warwick, Warwickshire, 01926 776438
27-29 July DURHAM FOLK PARTY Durham, 0191 384 4160 (tbc)
27-29 July SPEYFEST Fochabers, Moray, 01343 829022
27-29 July LOMOND FOLK FESTIVAL Balloch, Dunbartonshire, 01389 757561 (tbc)
27-29 July UGIE FOLK FESTIVAL Stuartfield, Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, 01346 541396
27-29 July ROLLING HILLS 3, Melrose
27-29 July BULL BAY MUSIC FESTIVAL Amlwch, Anglesey 01606 834969 (tbc)
AUGUST 2012
2-5 August BALLYSHANNON FOLK FESTIVAL, Ballyshannon, Co Donegal, 00353 (0)862527400
2-5 August WICKHAM FESTIVAL, Wickham, Hants, Hampshire 023 8071 1818
3-5 August BATTLEFIELD BAND MUSIC TRYST FESTIVAL, National Mining Museum Scotland, Newbattle, info@musictryst.com (tbc)
3-5 August SABRINA BEER AND MUSIC FESTIVAL Bridgnorth, 01746 763962 (tbc)
3-5 August CORNWALL FOLK FESTIVAL Wadebridge, Cornwall, 01208 814638
3-6 August O'CAROLAN HARP FESTIVAL Keadue, Co Roscommon, 00353 (0)7196 47247
3-10 August SIDMOUTH FOLK WEEK Sidmouth, Devon, 01395 516441
3-12 August FESTIVAL INTERCELTIQUE DE LORIENT Lorient, Bretagne, France, 00 33 2 97272429
4-11 August ALNWICK INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL Alnwick, Northumberland, 01665 510785
5-12 August SHETLAND FIDDLE FRENZY Shetland islands 01595 743843
6-11 August FOLKWORKS ADULT SUMMER SCHOOL Durham City 0191 443 4661 (tbc)
6-11 August FOLKWORKS YOUTH SUMMER SCHOOL Durham City 0191 443 4661 (tbc)
6-12 August PIPING LIVE! Glasgow, 0141 353 0220
8-11 August FOLKWORKS JUNIOR SUMMER SCHOOL Durham City 0191 443 4661 (tbc)
8-11 August FOLKWORKS DURHAM GATHERING Durham City 0191 332 4041 (tbc)
8-13 August FEAKLE FESTIVAL Feakle, Co Clare, 00353 (0)61924917
9-11 August FAIRPORT’S CROPREDY CONVENTION Cropredy, Oxon (tbc)
10-12 August DARTMOOR FOLK FESTIVAL South Zeal, Okehampton, Devon, 01837 840102
10-12 August AUCHTERMUCHTY FESTIVAL Auchtermuchty, Fife, 01337 860482 (tbc)
10-12 August SALTBURN FOLK FESTIVAL Saltburn By The Sea, Cleveland, 01287 622623 (tbc)
10-12 August WHITE HORSE FOLK FESTIVAL Wantage, Oxfordshire, 01235 765445 (tbc)
10-17 August BROADSTAIRS FOLK WEEK Broadstairs, Kent, 01843 604080
10-18 August BILLINGHAM INTERNATIONAL FOLKLORE FESTIVAL Billingham, Teeside 01642 553220
10-20 August FLEADH 2012 Cavan Town info@fleadh2012.ie
11-18 August MORLAND FOLK DANCE WEEK Morland, Cumbria, 01931 714338
13-19 August BATH FOLK FESTIVAL Bath, 01225 463362
15-19 August MARYMASS FOLK FESTIVAL Irvine, Ayrshire, 01294 551047 (tbc)
16-19 August MULL OF KINTYRE FESTIVAL Campbeltown, Argyll, 01586 552056
17-19 August TEGEINGL FESTIVAL OF FOLK Mold, 0791 9177373
17-19 August GWYL PONTARDAWE FESTIVAL Pontardawe, Wales, 01792 830200 (tbc)
17-19 August MOIRA FURNACE FOLK FESTIVAL Moira, Derbyshire, 01530 272305
17-19 August INNERLEITHEN MUSIC FESTIVAL Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, 01721 729949
18-24 August WHITBY FOLK WEEK Whitby, North Yorkshire, 01274 833669
23-26 August TONDER FESTIVAL Denmark 0045 74 72 46 10
23-26 August PURBECK FOLK FESTIVAL Langton Matravers nr Swanage
23-27 August TOWERSEY VILLAGE FESTIVAL Towersey, Oxfordshire, towerseyfestival.com
24-27 August SHREWSBURY FOLK FESTIVAL Shrewsbury, Shropshire, 01746 768813
28-29 August A BOXFUL OF TREASURES FOLK FESTIVAL Forli, Italy, + 39-349-54.44.330 (tbc)
30 August-2 September BURNHAM-ON-SEA FOLKFEST Burham-on-Sea, Somerset, 01278 794414
31 August-1 September GLENELG MUSIC FESTIVAL Glenelg, By Kyle, Ross-Shire, 05602 878585 (tbc)
31 August-2 September OFF THE TRACKS FESTIVAL Castle Donington, Leics., 01332 384518
31 August-2 September SEDGEFIELD FOLK FESTIVAL Sedgefield, Co Durham 01740 621347
31 August-2 September PORTPATRICK FESTIVAL Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway, 01776 810717 (tbc)
31 August-2 September TMSA KIRRIEMUIR TRAD. MUSIC FESTIVAL Kirriemuir, Angus, 01575 540261 (tbc)
31 August-2 September WALLINGFORD BUNKFEST Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 0774 3330494
31 August-2 September FYLDE FOLK FESTIVAL Fleetwood, Lancashire, 01253 872317
31 August-2 September MOSELEY FOLK FESTIVAL Moseley, Birmingham, 07789 440026
SEPTEMBER 2012
5-9 September LINLITHGOW FOLK FESTIVAL Linlithgow, West Lothian, 01506 844392
6-9 September KINGS PLACE FESTIVAL London 020 7520 1490 (tbc)
6-9 September GIG'N THE BANN Portglenone, Co Antrim, 02825 821743
7-9 September BROMYARD FOLK FESTIVAL Bromyard, Hereford, 07772 831860
7-9 September SWANAGE FOLK FESTIVAL Swanage, Dorset.
7-9 September THE BIG GREEN CARDIGAN Cripps Corner, East Sussex 07969462836 or 07786025693
7-15 September BLAS Various towns throughout The Highlands, 01463 783032
8-22 September ST. IVES FESTIVAL 9t.Ives, Cornwall, 01736 795813
12-16 September FESTIVAL OF THE PENINSULA Newtownards, Co Down, 028 9182 6846 (tbc)
12-16 September DOON HAME HAIRST GATHERIN' Forest of Ae, Dumfries & Galloway, 01644 460662 (tbc)
13-16 September CEOL CHOLSA Isle Of Colonsay, 01951 200336 (tbc)
13-16 September OTLEY BLACK SHEEP FOLK FESTIVAL Otley, West Yorkshire, 01943 464858 (tbc)
14-16 September DOUGLASDALE FOLK FESTIVAL Douglas, South Lanarkshire
14-16 September TRAD ON THE TYNE Haddington 07597 269 110 (tbc)
20-23 September JOHNNY KEENAN BANJO FESTIVAL Longford, 00353 (0)8728 17825
21-23 September JOHNNY DOHERTY MUSIC AND DANCE FESTIVAL, Ardara, Co Donegal, 00353 (0)749537949 (tbc)
21-23 September JURA FESTIVAL Isle of Jura, 01496 820362 (tbc)
21-23 September DUNBAR TRADITIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL Dunbar, East Lothian, 01246 410172 (tbc)
21-23 September ROOTS NORTH - CROPTON FOLK N ROOTS WEEKEND Pickering, North Yorks 01287 660060
28-30 September SELKIRK SESSIONS Selkirk, Scottish Borders, 07768 053596 (tbc)
28-30 September HELMSLEY FOLK WEEKEND North Yorkshire 01439 771700 (tbc)
28-30 September BALLINAGLERA TRADITIONAL MUSIC WEEKEND Co Leitrim, 00353 87 6904498 (tbc)
28 September-14 October THE DORIC FESTIVAL Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, 01467 620981 (tbc)
OCTOBER 2012
1-3 October FEST'N'FURIOUS Dundee, Angus, 01382 432473 (tbc)
4-7 October TENTERDEN FOLK FESTIVAL Tenterden, Nr Ashford, Kent, 01233 626805
4-7 October CORK FOLK FESTIVAL, Cork, Ireland
5-7 October DERBY TRADITIONAL MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL Derbyshire 01332 255800 / 01773 853428
5-13 October CELTIC COLOURS FESTIVAL Cape Breton, Canada, 001 902 5626700
11-14 October LEWES FOLK FESTIVAL Lewes, Sussex, 01273 478124
12-14 October BANBURY CANALSIDE FOLK FESTIVAL Banbury, Oxon, 01295 709881
13 October GAINSBOROUGH FOLK FESTIVAL Gainsborough, Lincs, 07710 535725 (tbc)
15-19 October BLAZIN IN BEAULY Beauly, Invernes-Shire, 0779 294 7269
17-21 October LOWENDER PERAN FESTIVAL Perranporth, Cornwall, 01872 553413
19-21 October BARING-GOULD FOLK FESTIVAL Okehampton, West Devon, 01837 53754 (tbc)
22-26 October BARING-GOULD FOLK SONG SCHOOL Bridestowe, Devon, 01837 53754 (tbc)
24-29 October THE SLIGO LIVE SESSIONS, Co Sligo info@sligolive.ie
25-28 October RETURN TO CAMDEN TOWN (MUSIC & SONG) London 07871 088121 (tbc)
26-28 October DUNFERMLINE FOLK WEEKEND Dunfermline, Fife, 01383 725872 (tbc)
26-28 October CAPTAIN COOK FESTIVAL Staithes, N Yorks, 01287 660060 (tbc)
26 October-4 November SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL STORYTELLING FESTIVAL Edinburgh, Lothian & Borders, 0131 556 9579
26 October-4 November PERTHSHIRE AMBER FESTIVAL Pitlochry & various towns, Perthshire, 01350 724281
NOVEMBER 2012
2-4 November DENHOLM FOLK FESTIVAL Denholm, Nr Hawick, Scottish Borders, 01450 860641
2-4 November RETURN TO CAMDEN TOWN (DANCE) London 07871 088121 (tbc)
7-11 November CARRYING STREAM FESTIVAL Edinburgh, 0131 650 2458 (tbc)
8-10 November HOUSE FOLK FESTIVAL, Kinlochard by Aberfoyle, 01877 387754
8-12 November ENNIS TRAD FESTIVAL Ennis, Co Clare (tbc)
9-11 November BUTTON BOXES AND MOOTHIES Aberdeen, 01224 272996 (tbc)
9-11 November THE ISLAY SESSIONS Islay, info[at]islaysessions.co.uk
15-18 November WILLIAM KENNEDY PIPING FESTIVAL Armagh, Co Armagh, 028 3751 1248 (tbc)
16-18 November MUMMERS UNCONVENTION Bath, 01225-334775
16-18 November FIDDLE 2011 Edinburgh, 0131 555 7669 (tbc)
23-25 November BEDWORTH FOLK FESTIVAL, Bedworth, 02476 345568
DECEMBER 2012
1 December HADDENHAM FOLK FESTIVAL Haddenham, Bucks, 01296 415333 (tbc)
27 December-1 Jan FRANKIE KENNEDY WINTER SCHOOL Gweedore, Co Donegal, 00353 (0)749560392 (tbc)
JANUARY 2013
10-27 January CELTIC CONNECTIONS Glasgow 0141 353 8000 (tbc)
11-13 January WHITTLESEA STRAW BEAR FESTIVAL Whittlesea, Cambs 01733 208245 (tbc)
17-20 January SHANNONSIDE WINTER MUSIC WEEKEND Sixmilebridge, Co Clare, 00353 (0)61367283, 00353 (0)86 8464509
23-27 January TEMPLE BAR TRADFEST Dublin, 00353 1 677 23 97 (tbc)
24-27 January BALLINCOLLIG WINTER MUSIC FESTIVAL, Co Cork, 00353 (0) 2148 71388 (tbc)
