“The finest instrumental duo on the traditional scene, and the contemporary equivalent of Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick” The Guardian

compositions in the same style. Now enjoying considerable success, Waged / Unwaged Number: FRIDAY : they have performed on the main stages of major festivals in the UK and (Steward) abroad and we are lucky to see them in their home town of Sheffield. GloryStrokes and Pete Weekend Ticket £22 / £14 Rees Contra with Vertical Expression and (before 31/12/08) (£8) Possibly the world's only traditional Andrew Swaine Weekend Ticket £25 / £16 English metalcore dance band, Glory- High-energy contra band Vertical Expression took IVFDF 2007 by storm (from 1/1/08) Strokes bring together some well known and we are delighted that they’re coming back for more in 2008, ably (£10) names from the UK folk dance scene with assisted by the immensely talented caller Andrew Swaine. a cataclysmic dash through their skeleton-riddled musical Friday Evening £5 / £4 closets. Take two melodeons, add double kick drums, detuned guitars, beats, Ceilidh with Gloworms and Nick Walden samples and weird keyboard noises and you're left with traditional music as it hasn't been heard before, bridging the barrier from barn dance to mosh pit, with For our Saturday night e-ceilidh Saturday Evening £12/ £8 shouts from the deleteriously delirious Pete Rees. knees up we’re going to take (all events) you on a journey through the PLUS! Eurodance and chill zone shiny bright, utterly stompy and Saturday £8 / £7 effervescent music of the (concert only) amazing Gloworms, in perfect SATURDAY: partnership with the eminent Saturday £6/ £5 Nick Walden, who will guide you (evening dances) Concert with: through the dances with his own inimitable flair. & Jon Boden T-shirt (see website £8 FOLLOWED BY a kicking late night roots event for those who just can’t for details) “The finest instrumental duo on the stop dancing! traditional scene, and the contempo- PLUS! Dance display ceilidh, Scottish ceilidh, Morris tour Total: rary equivalent of Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick” -The Guardian Please make cheques payable to IVFDF 2008, SUNDAY: and send to the contact address overleaf. John Spiers and Jon Boden have been consistently wowing audiences up and down the country for the last 5 years with their unique blend of traditional Survivors’ ceilidh led by Sheffield CeilidhSoc musicians English folk song with a contemporary twist and hi-octane dance tunes which NAME get everyone dancing. Winners of the Best Duo category at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in both 2004 and 2006, and ALL WEEKEND: founders of the Big-Band folk phenom- ADDRESS enon that is , Spiers & Dance, music and more - workshops to satisfy even the broadest of Boden now find themselves at the tastes and the most curious of minds forefront of the new folk revival. PLUS! Sessions and Crucible beer-drinkage in “A seriously dynamic live act with the University conviction that hits you straight Arms POSTCODE between the eyes” -Jon Boden (Spiers & Boden, PHONE Bellowhead) Crucible are a young four-piece band performing an exciting mix of energetic tunes, robust harmony singing and subtle accompaniment for a unique EMAIL programme of English traditional material, ably complemented by their own