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JANUARY 2010
14-17 January WINTER MUSIC WEEKEND Sixmilebridge, Co Clare, 00353 (0)61367283
14-31 January CELTIC CONNECTIONS Glasgow 0141 353 8000
15-17 January WHITTLESEA STRAW BEAR FESTIVAL Whittlesea, Cambs 01733 208245
27-31 January TEMPLE BAR TRAD Dublin, 00353 1 677 23 97
28-31 January BALLINCOLLIG WINTER MUSIC FESTIVAL, Co Cork, 00353 (0) 2148 71388
FEBRUARY 2010
4-7 February CEOL CHAIRLINN, Carlingford, 00353 (0)4293 83624
12-14 February CHELTENHAM FOLK FESTIVAL, Cheltenham, Gloucester 0844 5762210
17-21 February SCOIL CHEOIL AN EARRAIGH, Ballyferriter, Co. Kerry 00353 (0)87 9967501
24-28 February THE GATHERING TRADITIONAL FESTIVAL Killarney, Co Kerry, 00353 (0)6671555
26-28 February ALCESTER WINTER FESTIVAL Alcester, Warwickshire 07788 536605
27 February CHESTER FEBRUARY FOLK DAY Chester, Cheshire 07005 977045
26 February -12 March GATEWAY INT. ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL 2010 Kendal, Lancashire, 01539 725133
27 February -14 March THE BLEND Stirling, Stirlingshire, 01786 274004
MARCH 2010
5-6 March PIPING HOT BAGPIPE WEEKEND Okehampton, Devon, 01837 53754
5-7 March INTERVARSITY FOLK DANCE FESTIVAL Durham, Co Durham
5-7 March CELTIC FESTIVAL OF WALES Porthcawl, South Wales, 01656 766667
5-7 March DONCASTER FOLK FESTIVAL, Doncaster, 01302 367302
5-21 March MANCHESTER IRISH FESTIVAL Fallowfield, Manchester, 0770 2371966
10-11 March SPRINGFEST Falkland, Fife, 01337 958838
12-14 March MILNATHORT CRACKING CEILIDH WEEKEND Milnathort, Kinross-Shire, 01577 865540
19-20 March MALTON & NORTON FOLK FESTIVAL, North Yorkshire, 01653 696226
20 March FRITTENDEN FESTIVAL, Frittenden, gmatkin@gmail.com
19-21 March THE NIEL GOW FESTIVAL Dunkeld & Birnam, Perthshire, 01350 727340 or 01350 728 920
19-22 March FOLK SONG AND BALLAD SEMINAR Inishowen Peninsula, Co Donegal, 00353 (0)7493 7896
26 March -18 April CEILIDH CULTURE Edinburgh, Edinburgh & The Lothians, 0131 228 1155
29 March - 2 April FEIS AN EARRAICH, Portee, Isle of Skye, 01471 822671
APRIL 2010
1-4 April GOSPORT & FAREHAM EASTER FOLK FESTIVAL Fareham, Hants 01329 231942
2-4 April MOFFAT WEEKEND OF SONG AND MUSIC Moffat, Dumfriesshire, 01257 231463
3 April KENT GATHERING OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC Frittenden, 01622 832871
5-8 April EDINBURGH YOUTH GAITHERIN' Central Edinburgh, 0131 555 7668
9-11 April GLENFARG FOLK FEAST Glenfarg, Perthshire, 01577 830370
9-11 April MORPETH NORTHUMBRIAN GATHERING Morpeth, Northumberland 01670 513308
9-11 April BURNLEY NATIONAL BLUES FESTIVAL Burnley, Lancashire, 01282 664400
9-14 April EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL HARP FESTIVAL Edinburgh, 0131 652 0585
16-17 April THE FOLK THING Ashby Folville, Leics, 07751230072 or 07747011669
16-18 April OXFORD FOLK FESTIVAL Oxford, Oxon.
16-18 April CREDITON FOLK WEEKEND Cheriton-Fitzpaine, Devon 01363 775695
16-18 April NORTHERN STREAMS 2010 / HOOTS MAN ALIVE! TRADITIONAL MALE DANCE FESTIVAL Edinburgh & surrounding areas 0795 191 8366
17 April JOINT MORRIS ORGANISATIONS DAY OF DANCE Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 01473 742334
21-25 April SLAYING THE DRAGON Birmingham info@tradartsteam.co.uk
25 April St GEORGE CELEBRATION Danby Village nr Whitby, 01287 660060
28 April - 3 May WATH FESTIVAL Wath-on-Dearne, S Yorks 07982 658467
29 April - 2 May SHETLAND FOLK FESTIVAL Lerwick, Shetland, 01595 694757
30 April - 2 May GIRVAN FOLK FESTIVAL Girvan, Ayrshire, 01560 321102
30 April - 2 May CUP OF TAE FESTIVAL Ardara, Co Donegal, 00353 (0)872424590
30 April - 2 May FEIS ROIS INBHICH - ADULT FEIS ROIS Ullapool, Wester Ross, 01349 862600
30 April - 3 May JACK IN THE GREEN Bluebell Hill, Maidstone, Kent, 01622 726633
30 April - 3 May HASTINGS TRADITIONAL JACK IN THE GREEN Hastings, Sussex 01424 716516
30 April - 3 May UPTON FOLK FESTIVAL Upton, Worcs 01684 594200
30 April - 3 May ROCHESTER SWEEPS FESTIVAL Rochester, Kent 01634 843666
MAY 2010
1-2 May BELLINGHAM ALL ACOUSTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL Bellingham, Northumberland, 01434 221235
7-9 May MONIAIVE FOLK FESTIVAL Moniaive, Dumfriesshire, 01848 200474
7-9 May HOLMFIRTH FESTIVAL OF FOLK Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, 01484 222444
7-9 May FOLK ON THE PIER Cromer, North Norfolk, 01263 579715
7-9 May KEITH SUMMERS FESTIVAL London, 020 8340 0530
7-9 May TREDEGAR HOUSE FOLK FESTIVAL Newport, Gwent 01633 246241
8 May BANCHORY FESTIVAL OF SCOTTISH MUSIC Banchory, Aberdeenshire, 01330 822607
8 May DAY OF DANCE IN SALTAIRE Saltaire, West Yorkshire, 01274 730795
14-15 May WINCHESTER MAY FEST Winchester, Hampshire, 01962 866490
14-16 May FIFE TRADITIONAL SINGING WEEKEND, Collessie, Fife 01337 830773
14-16 May WHEATON ASTON FESTIVAL Wheaton Aston, Staffordshire, 01785 840010
14-16 May CLENNELL HALL FOLK FESTIVAL Alwinton, Northumberland 01669 650377
14-16 May SKERRIES TRADITIONAL MUSIC WEEKEND Co Dublin, 00353 (0)184 92223
19-23 May FOLKWORKS HEXHAM GATHERING Hexham Northumberland 01434 652477
20-23 May ORKNEY TRADITIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL Stromness, Orkney Islands, 01856 851331
20-23 May WORLD CEILIDH Carsphairn, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, 01644 460662
21-23 May MOULTON VILLAGE FESTIVAL Moulton Village, Northants, 01604 670192
21-23 May SHEPLEY SPRING FESTIVAL Shepley, West Yorkshire, 01484 604704
21-23 May OFF THE TRACKS SPRING FESTIVAL Castle Donington, Leics., 01332 384518
21-23 May BUCHAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL Ritchie Hall, Strichen, Fraserburgh, 01771 637 344
21-24 May FISHGUARD FOLK FESTIVAL Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, 01348 875183 / 07934 418186
21-24 May RYEDALE FOLK WEEKEND Hutton Le Hole, North Yorks, 01287 660060
23-31 May FLEADH NUA ENNIS, Ennis, Co Clare, 00353 (0)656824276
26-30 May HEXHAM GATHERING Hexham, Northumberland, 0191 443 4661
27-30 May KNOCKENGORROCH WORLD CEILIDH Carsphairn, Dumfries and Galloway, 01644 460662
28-29 May MACLENNAN INT. DANCE FESTIVAL Langley Park School for Boys, Beckenham, Kent, 020 8300 0621
28-30 May WATERFORD SEAFARING FESTIVAL OF MUSIC & SONG Waterford, hooksandcrookes@gmail.com
28-30 May DOUNE AND DUNBLANE FLING Dunblane, Stirlingshire, 01786 823148
28-30 May DUNDONALD MUSIC FESTIVAL Dundonald, Ayrshire, 07922 588223
28-30 May PORTSOY FOLK FESTIVAL Portsoy, 01261 842571
28-31 May CHIPPENHAM FOLK FESTIVAL Chippenham, Wiltshire, 01249 657190
28-31 May CHESTER FOLK FESTIVAL Kelsall, Nr. Chester, 07005 977045
28-31 May BLACK HORSE MUSIC FESTIVAL Telham, Battle, Sussex 01424 429840
28-31 May BUDE & STRATTON FOLK FESTIVAL Bude, Cornwall, 01288 341582
28-31 May FISHGUARD FESTIVAL Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, 07812 143410
28-31 May RYEDALE FOLK WEEKEND Hutton le Hole, N Yorks, 01287 660060
28-31 May WHITBY SPRING SESSION Whitby, North Yorkshire, 01947 820408
28-31 May DULVERTON FOLK FESTIVAL Dulverton, Somerset, 07971 016547
29-30 May THE BORDER GAITHERIN' Coldstream, Scottish Borders, 01573 224920
JUNE 2010
4-6 June SUFFOLK FOLK FESTIVAL Woodbridge, Suffolk, 01473 742334
4-6 June WIRRAL FOLK ON THE COAST Wirral, Cheshire, 0151 652 0734
4-6 June WESSEX FOLK FESTIVAL Weymouth, Dorset, 01305 860277
4-6 June 2010 GARWAY FOLK WEEKEND South West Herefordshire 08451 562585
5-6 June KIRTLINGTON LAMB ALE MORRIS FESTIVAL Kirtlington, Oxon 01280 705858
5-13 June 16th ISLE OF ARRAN FOLK FESTIVAL,
11-13 June ST NEOTS FOLK FESTIVAL St Neots, Cambridgeshire, 01234 376278
11-13 June TMSA KEITH FESTIVAL Keith, Banffshire, 01542 882638
11-13 June LOANHEAD MUSIC FESTIVAL Loanhead, Mid Lothian, 01721 722766
11-13 June GOWER FOLK FESTIVAL Heritage Centre, Parkmill, Gower, 01792 850803
11-13 June WIMBORNE FOLK FESTIVAL Wimborne Minster, Dorset, 01202 623740
10-13 June THE GATE TO SOUTHWELL FOLK FESTIVAL Southwell, Notts, 01636 816678
11-13 June IPSWICH RIVERSIDE FOLK WEEKEND Ipswich, Suffolk, 01473 601902
11-27 June EXETER SUMMER FESTIVAL Exeter, 01392 278801
18-20 June BEVERLEY FOLK FESTIVAL Beverley, East Yorkshire, 01377 217569
18-20 June FALKLAND TRADITIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL Falkland, Fife, 01592 611101
18-20 June MIDDLEWICH FOLK & BOAT FESTIVAL Middlewich, Cheshire, 0709 239 0501
18-20 June LICHFIELD FOLK FESTIVAL Lichfield, Staffordshire, 01543 424292
18-20 June THE BIG SESSION Leicester, 07905 952374
18-20 June FALMOUTH INTERNATIONAL SEA SHANTY FESTIVAL Falmouth, Cornwall 01326 372349
18-20 June ENGLISH COUNTRY MUSIC WEEKEND Ampthill, Beds, 07870 281945
18-20 June ALCESTER FOLK FESTIVAL Alcester, Warwicks, 07788 536605
18-20 June TEIGNMOUTH FOLK FESTIVAL Teignmouth, Devon 01803 290427
18-20 June THE BIG SESSION FESTIVAL Leicester, 0116 2333111
24-27 June LEIGH FOLK FESTIVAL Southend On Sea, Essex, 01702 715111
24-27 June REAL ALE, JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL Lichfield, Staffs, 01543 262223
24 June-2 July LYMM FOLK FESTIVAL Lymm, Cheshire 07919 270916
25-27 June SEDBURGH FOLKFEST (FORMERLY DENT) Sedburgh, Cumbria, 01539 620125
25-27 June ST ALBANS FOLK AT THE FESTIVAL St Albans, 01727 852111
25-27 June CRAWLEY FOLK FESTIVAL Crawley, Sussex, 01293 553636
26-27 June SCOTTISH TRADITIONAL BOAT FESTIVAL Portsoy, Banffshire, 01261 842951
30 June-30 July SKYE FESTIVAL Isle of Skye, Highlands, 01471 844207
JULY 2010
2-4 July NEWCASTLETON TRADITIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, 01450 372247
2-4 July YORKSHIRE COAST MORRIS DANCE WEEKEND Robin Hood’s Bay, N Yorks, 01723 862842
2-4 July CLECKHEATON FOLK FESTIVAL Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, 01274 879761
2-4 July NATIONAL FOREST FOLK FESTIVAL Moira, Nr Ashby De La Zouch, Leicestershire, 01676 540219
2-4 July TWO RIVERS FOLK FESTIVAL Chepstow, Monmouth, 07870 611979
2-4 July SARK FOLK FESTIVAL Sark, Channel Islands, 07781 452365
3-11 July WILLIE CLANCY SUMMER SCHOOL Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare, Ireland, 00353 65 7084148
4-9 July CEOLAS UIBHIST LTD Daliburgh, South Uist, 01878 700154
5-10 July TINTO SUMMER SCHOOL Wiston Lodge, South Lanarkshire, 01899 850587
5 July -3 September VARIOUS SUMMER COURSES SABHAL MOR OSTAIG Sleat, Isle Of Skye, 01471 888240
7 July SMALL NATIONS FESTIVAL Cilycwm, Carmarthenshire, 07971448641
8-11 July STONEHAVEN FOLK FESTIVAL Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, 07766 581596
9-11 July FURNESS TRADITION FESTIVAL Ulverston, Cumbria, 01229 582704
9-11 July ELY FOLK FESTIVAL Ely Outdoor Centre, Cambridgeshire, 07500 527334
9-11 July BROMSGROVE FOLK FESTIVAL Bromsgrove, Worcs, 01527 831577
9-11 July PRIDDY FOLK FESTIVAL Priddy, Somerset, 01746 674080
9-11 July FOLK STATION Havenstreet, Isle of Wight, 01983 882212
9-13 July SAINT CHARTIER FESTIVAL St Chartier, France, 5406 0996
13 July - 6 August CALEDONIAN CANAL CEILIDH TRAIL Inverness, Fort Augustus etc, 01463 724314
14-18 July LARMER TREE FESTIVAL Salisbury, Wilts, 01725 552300
14-17 July HEBRIDEAN CELTIC FESTIVAL Stornoway, Isle Of Lewis, 01851 621234
14-18 July CELTIC FUSION Castlewellan, Co Down, 02843 722222
14-18 July NORTH ATLANTIC FIDDLE CONVENTION Aberdeen, 01224 272996
16-18 July SADDLEWORTH FOLK & ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL Uppermill, Oldham, Greater Manchester, 01706 844657
16-18 July FESTIVAL AT THE EDGE Much Wenlock, Shropshire, 01939 236626
16-18 July LOSSIE FOLK FESTIVAL Lossiemouth, Moray, 01343 814036
16-18 July BRAMPTON LIVE FESTIVAL Brampton, Cumbria, 01237 451931
16-18 July STAINSBY FOLK FESTIVAL Stainsby, Derbyshire, 01246 559036
16-18 July BRADFIELD TRADITIONAL MUSIC WEEKEND Bradfield, S Yorks, 0114 2851479
16-18 July CLOGFEST Skipton, N Yorks, 01282 868040
16-18 July SCARBOROUGH SEA FESTIVAL Scarborough, N Yorks, 01287 660060
16-18 July SPRATTON FOLK FESTIVAL Spratton, Northants, 07811 682135
16-18 July ROTHBURY TRADITIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL Rothbury, Northumberland ,01669 621000
17-18 July HULL MARITIME FESTIVAL Hull Marina Hull, East Yorkshire, 01482 613539
17-24 July JOE MOONEY SUMMER SCHOOL Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim, Ireland, 00 353 719641213
18-23 July LIVING TRADITION SUMMER SCHOOLS – Traditional Music, Song & Dance Week, Dundee, Angus, 01563 551408
18-25 July FIDDLERS GREEN FESTIVAL Rostrevor, Co Down, 02841 739819
22-25 July TROWBRIDGE VILLAGE PUMP FESTIVAL Trowbridge, Wiltshire, 01225 769132
23-25 July WARWICK FOLK FESTIVAL Warwick, Warwickshire, 01926 776438
23-25 July TRADITIONAL SINGING WEEKEND AT CULLERLIE Cullerlie, Aberdeenshire, 01224 645486
23-25 July UGIE FOLK FESTIVAL Stuartfield, Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, 01346 541396
23-25 July DURHAM FOLK PARTY Durham, 0191 384 4160
23-25 July BIG TENT FESTIVAL Falkland, Fife, 01337 858838
25 July FOLK BY THE OAK Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire 01432 355 416
25-30 July LIVING TRADITION SUMMER SCHOOLS – Guitar and Instrumental Week, Dundee, Angus, 01563 551408
26 July -1 August SPEYFEST Fochabers, Moray, 01343 829022
29 July -1 August STOKES BAY (WICKHAM) FESTIVAL, Stokes Bay, near Gosport, Hampshire 023 8071 1818
29 July –1 August CAMBRIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL, Cambridge 01223 357851
30 July -1 August BALLYSHANNON FOLK FESTIVAL, Ballyshannon, Co Donegal, 00353 (0)862527400
30 July - 1 August LOMOND FOLK FESTIVAL Balloch, Dunbartonshire, 01389 757561
30 July - 2 August BULL BAY MUSIC FESTIVAL Amlwch, Anglesey 01606 834969
30 July - 2 August O'CAROLAN HARP FESTIVAL & SUMMER SCHOOL Keadue, Co Roscommon, 00353 (0)7196 47247
30 July -6 August SIDMOUTH FOLK WEEK Sidmouth, Devon, 01395 516441
30 July -8 August FESTIVAL INTERCELTIQUE DE LORIENT Lorient, Bretagne, France, 00 33 2 97272429
31 July-7 August ALNWICK INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL Alnwick, Northumberland, 01665 510785
AUGUST 2010
1-6 August COMMON GROUND SCOTLAND – Living Tradition Summer School, Dundee, Angus, 01563 551408
4-10 August FEAKLE FESTIVAL Feakle, Co Clare, 00353 (0)61924917
5-8 August WICKHAM FOLK FESTIVAL Wickham, Hants, 023 8071 1818
6-8 August DARTMOOR FOLK FESTIVAL South Zeal, Okehampton, Devon, 01837 840102
6-13 August BROADSTAIRS FOLK WEEK Broadstairs, Kent, 01843 604080
7-14 August BILLINGHAM INTERNATIONAL FOLKLORE FESTIVAL Billingham, Teeside 01642 553220
7-14 August MORLAND FOLK DANCE WEEK Morland, Cumbria, 01931 714338
7-15 August BATH FOLK FESTIVAL Bath, 01225 463362
8-13 August LIVING TRADITION SUMMER SCHOOLS – Music Technology Week, 01563 551408
9-14 August FOLKWORKS ADULT SUMMER SCHOOL Durham City 0191 443 4661
9-14 August FOLKWORKS YOUTH SUMMER SCHOOL Durham City 0191 443 4661
9-15 August PIPING LIVE! Glasgow, 0141 353 0220
11–14 August FOLKWORKS JUNIOR SUMMER SCHOOL Durham City 0191 443 4661
12–14 August FOLKWORKS DURHAM GATHERING Durham City, 0191 443 4661
12-14 August FAIRPORT’S CROPREDY CONVENTION Cropredy, Oxon.
13-15 August AUCHTERMUCHTY FESTIVAL Auchtermuchty, Fife, 01337 860482
13-15 August SALTBURN FOLK FESTIVAL Saltburn By The Sea, Cleveland, 01287 622623
13-15 August WHITE HORSE FOLK FESTIVAL Wantage, Dorset, 01235 765445
16-22 August FLEADH 2010 Cavan Town, Co Cavan, 00353 (0)494337994
18-22 August MARYMASS FOLK FESTIVAL Irvine, Ayrshire, 01294 551047
19-22 August MULL OF KINTYRE FESTIVAL Campbeltown, Argyll, 01586 552056
20-22 August GWYL PONTARDAWE FESTIVAL Pontardawe, Wales, 01792 830200
20-22 August MOIRA FURNACE FOLK FESTIVAL Moira, Derbyshire, 01530 270494
20-22 August TEGEINGL - FESTIVAL OF HIDDEN FOLK Mold, Flintshire, North Wales, 07929 965993
20-22 August INNERLEITHEN MUSIC FESTIVAL Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, 01721 729949
21-27 August WHITBY FOLK WEEK Whitby, North Yorkshire, 01274 833669
26-30 August TOWERSEY VILLAGE FESTIVAL Towersey, Oxfordshire, towerseyfestival.com
27-28 August DRIFFIELD FOLK FESTIVAL Driffield, 07887914974
27–29 August THE THIRD MONIAIVE GUITAR FESTIVAL Moniaive, Dumfriesshire, 01848 200474
27-29 August SOLFEST Silloth, Cumbria, 01900 602122
27-29 August FESTIVAL OF WORLD CULTURES Dun Laoghaire, Ireland, 00353 1 2719555
27-30 August CORNWALL FOLK FESTIVAL Wadebridge, Cornwall, 01208 814638
27-30 August SHREWSBURY FOLK FESTIVAL Shrewsbury, Shropshire, 01746 768813
29 August DURHAM STREETS OF FOLK FESTIVAL, Durham
SEPTEMBER 2010
1-5 September GIG'N THE BANN Portglenone, Co Antrim, 02825 821743
3-5 September PORTPATRICK FESTIVAL Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway, 01776 810717
3-5 September TMSA KIRRIEMUIR TRAD. MUSIC FESTIVAL Kirriemuir, Angus, 01575 540261
3-5 September OFF THE TRACKS FESTIVAL Castle Donington, Leics., 01332 384518
3-5 September WALLINGFORD BUNKFEST Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 0774 3330494
3-5 September FYLDE FOLK FESTIVAL Fleetwood, Lancashire, 01253 872317
3-5 September MOSELEY FOLK FESTIVAL Moseley, Birmingham, 07789 440026
3-5 September PURBECK FOLK FESTIVAL Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, www.purbeckfolk.co.uk
3-5 September BURNHAM-ON-SEA FOLKFEST Burham-on-Sea, Somerset, 01278 794414
3-5 September LANARK MUSIC CONNECTIONS Lanark www.myspace.com/lanarkmusicconnections
3-12 September BLAS Various towns throughout The Highlands, 01463 783032
8-12 September OPEN HOUSE FESTIVAL Belfast, 02890 246609
9-12 September LINLITHGOW FOLK FESTIVAL Linlithgow, West Lothian, 01506 844392
10-12 September BROMYARD FOLK FESTIVAL Bromyard, Hereford, 07772 831860
10-12 September OSMOTHERLEY GATHERING, North Yorks, 01287 660060
10-12 September SWANAGE FOLK FESTIVAL Swanage, Dorset.
11-25 September ST. IVES FESTIVAL 9t.Ives, Cornwall, 01736 795813
15-19 September FESTIVAL OF THE PENINSULA Newtownards, Co Down, 028 9182 6846
15-19 September DOON HAME HAIRST GATHERIN' Forest of Ae, Dumfries & Galloway, 01644 460662
16-19 September CEOL CHOLSA Isle Of Colonsay, 01951 200336
16-19 September OTLEY BLACK SHEEP FOLK FESTIVAL Otley, West Yorkshire, 01943 464858
17-19 September MENDIP AUTUMN WEEKEND FESTIVAL Priddy, Somerset, 07970 735 682
23-26 September JOHNNY KEENAN BANJO FESTIVAL Longford, 00353 (0)8728 17825
23-26 September HELMSLEY FOLK WEEKEND North Yorkshire 01439 771700
24-25 September GLENELG MUSIC FESTIVAL Glenelg, By Kyle, Ross-Shire, 05602 878585
24-26 September JOHNNY DOHERTY MUSIC AND DANCE FESTIVAL, Ardara, Co Donegal, 00353 (0)749537949
24-26 September JURA FESTIVAL Isle of Jura, 01496 820362
24-26 September DUNBAR TRADITIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL Dunbar, East Lothian, 01246 410172
30 September-3 October 30th CORK FOLK FESTIVAL, Cork, Ireland
30 September-3 October TENTERDEN FOLK FESTIVAL Tenterden, Nr Ashford, Kent, 01233 626805
OCTOBER 2010
1-3 October SELKIRK SESSIONS Selkirk, Scottish Borders, 07768 053596
1-3 October DERBY TRADITIONAL MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL Derby, 01773 853428
1-4 October FEST'N'FURIOUS Dundee, Angus, 01382 432473
1-17 October THE DORIC FESTIVAL Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, 01467 620981
7-10 October LEWES FOLK FESTIVAL Lewes, Sussex, 01273 478124
8-10 October BANBURY CANALSIDE FOLK FESTIVAL Banbury, Oxon, 01295 709881
8-10 October BBC RADIO SCOTLAND YOUNG TRADITIONAL MUSICIAN AWARD SEMI-FINALS, Coulter Hall, Couter, South Lanarkshire 0131 208 3089
8-16 October CELTIC COLOURS FESTIVAL Cape Breton, Canada, 001 902 5626700
13-17 October LOWENDER PERAN FESTIVAL Perranporth, Cornwall, 01872 553413
15-16 October GAINSBOROUGH FOLK FESTIVAL Gainsborough, Lincs, 07710 535725
18-22 October BLAZIN IN BEAULY Beauly, Invernes-Shire, 01463 783056
21-25 October SLIGO LIVE, Co Sligo
22-24 October BARING-GOULD FOLK FESTIVAL Okehampton, West Devon, 01837 53754
22-24 October DUNFERMLINE FOLK WEEKEND Dunfermline, Fife, 01383 725872
22 October -31 October SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL STORYTELLING FESTIVAL Edinburgh, Lothian & Borders, 0131 557 5724
24-26 October DUNBAR TRADITIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL Dunbar, Lothian & Borders, 01368 863353
25-29 October BARING-GOULD FOLK SONG SCHOOL Bridestowe, Devon, 01837 53754
29-31 October CAPTAIN COOK FESTIVAL Staithes, N Yorks, 01287 660060
NOVEMBER 2010
29 October -7 November PERTHSHIRE AMBER FESTIVAL Pitlochry & various towns, Perthshire, 01350 724281
4-8 November ENNIS TRAD FESTIVAL Ennis, Co Clare
5-7 November DENHOLM FOLK FESTIVAL Denholm, Nr Hawick, Scottish Borders, 01450 377165
5-13 November CARRYING STREAM FESTIVAL Edinburgh, 0131 650 2458
11-14 November WILLIAM KENNEDY PIPING FESTIVAL Armagh, Co Armagh, 028 3751 1248
19-21 November FIDDLE 2010 Edinburgh, 0131 555 7669
26–28 November BEDWORTH FOLK FESTIVAL, Bedworth, 02476 345568
26-28 November SCOTS TRAD MUSIC AWARDS 01899 850587
27 November FESTIVAL OF VILLAGE CAROLS Grenoside, Sheffield, 01224 645486
DECEMBER 2010
4 December HADDENHAM FOLK FESTIVAL Haddenham, Bucks, 01296 415333
26 December-1 Jan FRANKIE KENNEDY WINTER SCHOOL Gweedore, Co Donegal, 00353 (0)749560392
