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The Sidmouth Folk Festival , celebrating its 65th year in 2019, is acknowledged widely as a national cultural treasure: the week-long seaside festival has placed the stunning East Devon coastal resort firmly on the map, celebrating the best in folk music, dance and song each year in the first week of August, ever since 1955! Two Pre-Festival concerts with hardcore folk credentials get the 65th party rolling with ’70s North East folk-rock pioneers Lindisfarne and seasoned English singer-songwriter and fingerstyle guitarist Ralph McTell . Then the concert headliner baton is handed on to the cream of folk performers, from long-established icons to contemporary stars, appearing at The Ham during the week: Richard Thompson (Solo Acoustic), cult singing heroes The Spooky Men’s Chorale , ambassador of Gaelic song Julie Fowlis , virtuoso guitarist Martin Simpson , blistering tunesmiths Flook and acclaimed Quebecois livewires Le Vent du Nord amongst others. A banquet of Big Nights Out are served up at The Bulverton with Seth Lakeman , Peatbog Faeries , Topette!! and the birthday-bashing Blackbeard’s Tea Party . Stay on for the afterhours chill-out space at Betsy’s Lounge, offering the chance to wind down with soothing acoustic music and song. For Folk Dancers, there’s a wonderful new venue, the historic Music Room at Sidholme Hotel, and we are joined by the American Dance caller Diane Silver direct from Asheville, North Carolina. Also, expect The Playford Ball, The Big Square Thing, Festival Dance Club, Scandi Ball, Early Dance and more. A host of Special Shows for the 65th festival include Steve Knightley ’s Fifty Shades of Sidmouth; The Young ‘Uns : The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff; Sam Sweeney ’s WW1 tunes themed The Unfinished Violin; The Road To Peterloo , with Pete Coe, Laura Smyth and Brian Peters , Rowan Rheingans ’ Dispatches on the Red Dress and more. And elsewhere in the programme, so much more to discover….high-powered ceilidhs, a New Callers’ Showcase , some great curated series including EFDSS Presents and fRoots’ Cellarful Of Folkadelia , Sounds Of Modern Scotland concerts, an action-packed Children’s Festival, Youth Sessions for 12-17 year olds, Traditional Nights Out, storytelling, display dance and hundreds of workshops. Check out sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk and use the What’s On drop down menu to find full details about the wide range of festival events on offer. Find your own personal favourites!

Thursday 1st August 7.30 – 9.30pm Market Square The traditional start to The Festival with Great Western Morris , Sidmouth Steppers , Sidmouth Traditional Mummers , Mrs Midnight’s and other early arrivals. page 2 This Taster Programme offers a headline view of the festival.

Pre-Festival Special Concerts Pre-Festival concerts at the festival set the tone for the week ahead with a cracking range of performances with diverse appeal.

Ralph McTell

Lindisfarne

Thursday 1st August

8.00 – 10.30pm The Ham Lindisfarne plus Miranda Sykes Legendary ’70s folk-rock pioneers return to form with a classic five-piece line up of long-time members fronted by original founder-member Rod Clements. With a repertoire of unforgettable songs like Meet Me On The Corner and Fog On The Tyne, expect a live performance second to none. Best known for her work with Show Of Hands, Miranda Sykes brings powerful and poignant songs from her new solo project “Behind The Wall”. A £24/20

Friday 2nd August

3.00 – 5.15pm The Ham Ralph McTell plus Kitty Macfarlane One of the great storytellers, Ralph McTell is a prolific and gifted English songwriter and virtuoso guitarist. In a career spanning 50 years, Ralph remains as fresh and relevant as ever. Kitty is a songwriter and guitarist from Somerset. Her music is rich with visual imagery and written with an eco-eye. A £24/20 Pre-Festival Concerts are planned particularly for visitors from the region, local residents and early Festival arrivals so are separately ticketed. All Season Ticket holders (All-in-One, Week and Weekend) and residents can buy tickets for these events at a discount – the second price shown above Tickets are now on sale for events marked with an A.

See www.sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk for more details. page 3 Julie Fowlis The Ham Concerts

The Festival’s centrepiece concert venue, The Ham provides a high spec, seated venue for three first class concerts each day. The evening concerts (Saturday to Thursday) are not covered by Week, Weekend and Day tickets. All concerts are included in the All In One ticket. Where two prices are given, the second is the discount price available only to Week, Weekend and day ticket holders. Evening Concerts in The Ham Fri 2nd August Lady Maisery plus The Askew enchanted audiences Sisters around the world. Plus Matthew With a unique approach to Byrne , a traditional singer, storyteller, harmony singing, intelligent and and guitarist from Canada whose thoughtful arrangements of both latest album was awarded Traditional traditional repertoire and original Recording Of The Year at the 2018 compositions, Hazel Askew, Canadian Folk Music Awards. Hannah James and Rowan A £22/18 Rheingans draw on a myriad of musical influences. Plus Emily and Tues 6th August Hazel Askew who rework and Flook plus Lisa O’Neill reinterpret songs and balladry. Flook are back on the scene with a A £20/(£16 Residents) long-awaited new album Ancora . Included in Week and Weekend Their flutes, whistles, guitar and tickets bodhran blend with fiery technical brilliance and a bold, adventurous Sat 3rd August musical imagination. Plus vital, The Spooky Men’s Chorale plus straight-for-the-jugular Co. Cavan Hannah Rarity singer Lisa O’Neill whose latest CD Brandishing a shiny brand new CD Heard a Long Gone Song has stirred Welcome To The Second Half , up a maelstrom of critical acclaim. these festival favourites return with A £22/18 a winning spectrum of Georgian songs, pindrop-beautiful ballads, Wed 7th August highly inappropriate covers, and Le Vent du Nord plus Mama’s immaculate man anthems. Plus, Broke winner of BBC Radio Scotland A leading force in Quebec’s Young Traditional Musician of the progressive francophone folk Year 2018, Hannah Rarity . movement, Le Vent du Nord ignite A £26/22 any stage with their blazing charge through a wide repertoire of Sun 4th August traditional and original compo- Fifty Shades of Sidmouth: Steve sitions. Plus Mama’s Broke , a Knightley & Friends powerful Canadian duo delivering Steve Knightley has been coming compelling material with heart and to the Festival for half a century raw energy. A £22/18 now. With the help of some old friends and special guests, he Thurs 8th August traces his musical journey, from Richard Thompson (Solo Acoustic) apprentice to patron and from plus Kirsty Merryn busker on the beach to headliner A chance to catch a truly captivating at the Ham. A £24/20 performance from iconic guitarist and songwriting genius with fifty Mon 5th August years and nearly twenty solo albums Julie Fowlis plus Matthew Byrne under his belt. Expect fleet-fingered Multi-award winning Gaelic singer, fretwork and evocative songcraft. Julie Fowlis is a quiet torchbearer Plus Kirsty Merryn , one of the most for her native tradition with arresting and unconventional new “intoxicating” vocals which have young singer songwriters. A £34/29 page 4 This Taster Programme offers a headline view of the festival. The Ham Concerts Fri 9th August Attic , (featuring last year’s Belshazzar’s Feast plus Sidmouth great success Cohen Granny’s Attic Braithwaite-Kilcoyne) are three “One of folk’s great odd couples”, young men who play (and sing) Paul Hutchinson and Paul Sartin from the English tradition with combine amazing musicianship verve, energy and style. with wry humour: always a winner Included in Week and Weekend with festival audiences. Granny’s tickets A £20 (£16 Residents)

Afternoon Concerts in The Ham...... 3.15pm Sat 3rd August Tues 6th August 3.30pm Hannah James’ JigDoll The Young ’Uns: The Ballad of Ensemble Johnny Longstaff This immersive and impressive With their trademark harmony, one-woman song and dance show honesty and humour, the Teesside is enhanced by three international trio perform The Ballad of Johnny master instrumentalists who Longstaff , the story of one man’s perfectly articulate Hannah James’ adventure from the streets in the visionary ideas for song, tune and north of England to fighting against dance: utilising cutting-edge fascism in the Spanish Civil War. A technology, a multi-layered timely, touching and often hilarious soundscape and spellbinding musical adventure following the dance. footsteps of one working-class hero. A £18 A £20

Sun 4th August Wed 7th August Merry Hell plus Nick Hart Martin Simpson plus Rachael An “Acoustic Set” from North West McShane & The Cartographers folk band with a swathe of original Widely acknowledged as one of the songs, political and heartfelt. Their finest acoustic and slide guitar performances are uplifting and players in the world, Simpson is a totally infectious: a joyous master storyteller. Drawing together explosion of melody, commitment, diverse elements of British and energy and above all, songs that American music in his unique stay with you long after listening. interpretations of traditional songs, Plus an engaging performance his solo shows are spellbinding. from Nick Hart , a folk singer Expect material from his new deeply rooted in the English album! Topic Records’ latest signing tradition. Rachael McShane is a singer, A £16 cellist, fiddle and viola player, best known as an original member of Mon 5th August folk big band Bellowhead. Sam Sweeney: The Unfinished A £20 Violin plus Emily Portman & Rob Harbron Thurs 8th August Master fiddler Sam Sweeney plays Nancy Kerr & James Fagan plus poignant and uplifting instrumental Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith music inspired by the Great War A cut above, Nancy Kerr & James from his acclaimed new album, Fagan combine outstanding with a superb five-piece featuring musicianship, a lifelong grounding Rob Harbron, Patsy Reid, Jack in traditional singing and Rutter and Ben Nicholls. Plus Emily instrumental playing, acclaimed Portman & Rob Harbron who original compositions and a visceral form an inspired collaboration, with chemistry which makes them a a boldly stripped-back and stand out act on any stage. Plus intricately woven sound. Jimmy & Sid , simply one of the A £18 finest duos to have emerged onto the British folk and acoustic scene

See www.sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk for more details. page 5

The Ham Concerts

in recent years. Their combination The Shee produce an adventurous of outstanding vocal work and brew of folk, Gaelic and American sensitive instrumentation is bound music. Featuring multiple by a powerful thread of social nominees of Best Live Act at the conscience. A £18 MG Alba Scots Trad Awards and BBC Radio Folk Award Musician of Fri 9th August the Year, Rachel Newton, among The Shee plus Amythyst Kiah their ranks. Amythyst Kiah is a A masterclass of instrumental and Southern Gothic, alt-country blues vocal skill! Bringing electro-harp, singer/songwriter based out of accordion, fiddles, flute, mandolin Johnson City, Tennessee. and three powerful voices together, A £18 Lunchtime Concerts in The Ham...... 12noon Sun 4th August Horsley, Jo May, Jackie Allen, Fi National Youth Folk Ensemble plus Fraser and Linda Game. One of Finn Collinson North America’s foremost Celebrating excellence in youth folk interpreters of traditional music, music, National Youth Folk Jeff Warner opens the show. Ensemble brings together talented A £12 young musicians from across England to create and perform Wed 7th August inspiring and exciting new Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys arrangements of folk music, under BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winning the expert tuition of and guidance Bristol-based singer, song-writer, from Sam Sweeney, Artistic Director producer, and multi-instrument- 2016-19, and a team of leading folk alist, Sam Kelly heads up The artist-educators. Plus recorder Lost Boys , a formidable player extraordinaire and English instrumental force, breathing new folk musician Finn Collinson . life into traditional music, A £12 contemporary originals, with a mix of youthful exuberance and Mon 5th August instrumental virtuosity. A £14 Sounds of Modern Scotland: Ross Couper & Tom Oakes and Thurs 8th August OBT (Oakes, Bews, Thorpe) Living By The Sea Shetlander Ross Couper and Building on its popular debut last Devonian Tom Oakes are a fiddle year, this feast of words and music and guitar duo deeply rooted in the re-unites storyteller Matthew traditions of Scotland and Ireland Crampton and musical director whose dynamic mixture of power Paul Sartin with the band Faustus and fragility, and warmth and and a choir of festival goers and humour, leaves audiences townsfolk. With specially- exhilarated and entertained. OBT is researched local stories, Sidmouth a trio drawing on the music of town takes centre stage in this Scotland but combining it with world exploration of communities who music influences and new live or depend upon the sea. composition. A £12 A £14

Tues 6th August Fri 9th August Token Women plus Jeff Warner Festival Workshop Showcase Born at Sidmouth, and labelled the A chance to see the fruits of some ‘divas of the dance world’, Token of the week’s workshops. Women are celebrating 30 years of Collection playing this year. Especially for Sidmouth, former members Carly Lunchtime and Afternoon Concerts Rose and Kathryn Locke will join Jo in The Ham are included in Week, Freya, Alice Kinloch, Heather Day and All In One tickets.

This Taster Programme offers a headline view of the festival. See www.sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk for more details. page 7 Big Nights Out @ The Bulverton (Standing Venue)

The Bulverton is our festival club, the 11.00-1.15am epicentre of energetic evening roots shows Late Night Extra and dance parties each night from 7pm Whapweasel through ’til the early hours. The venue also Caller Fee Lock plays host to Late Night Extra ceilidhs, early At the forefront of contemporary doors sessions with special catering/bar deals English dance music weaving and chill out space, Betsy’s Lounge dedicated colourful strands of folk, rock, ska to relaxation, early doors sessions and after- and East European sounds into a party late night acoustic fun. wonderful melee that will leave no The Bulverton Evening Programme toe untapped. A £12 Doors and Sessions 7pm Bulverton Big Gig Ticket £30 Support Bands 8.15pm Headliners on stage approx. 9.05pm Mon 5th August Topette!! Dance Night Fri 2nd August Raunchy, up-all-night, joyously Banter jugular-grabbing dance music from Banter offer up songs that are the Anglo-French acoustic five- barking social comment with pop piece A £20 beats, irony and ridiculously danceable tunes! A £18 11.00-1.15am Late Night Extra 11.00-1.15am Threepenny Bit Late Night Extra Caller Gordon Potts Tautas Roks This dynamic eight-piece band play Caller Gordon Potts bold arrangements of traditional Young, energetic band making a big and original tunes with infectious impact on the ceilidh scene. A £12 stage energy. A £12 Bulverton Big Gig Ticket £24 Bulverton Big Gig Ticket £26

Sat 3rd August Tues 6th August Merry Hell plus Jon Wilks Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys Eight-piece North West folk rock With a reputation for a barn- band performing rousing and storming, dynamic live show, these memorable songs, in a joyous guys are rapidly becoming firm explosion of melody, commitment favourites at festivals. "One of the and energy. A £18 best folk bands on the scene." Seth Lakeman A £22 11.00-1.15am Late Night Extra 11.00-1.15am Banter Late Night Extra Caller Nick Walden Out Of Hand “Banter have opened a new Caller Fee Lock chapter with their exciting take on Young, vibrant and exciting folk- basically English dance music.” rock ceilidh band, playing trad and Ashley Hutchings A £12 new tunes. A £12 Bulverton Big Gig Ticket £24 Bulverton Big Gig Ticket £28

Sun 4th August Wed 7th August Scottish Party night with Peatbog Seth Lakeman plus Jacob & Faeries plus OBT (Oakes, Bews, Drinkwater Thorpe) No-nonsense, organic, classic folk- Party night with the rock approach – plus Lakeman’s Peatbogs! Expect “powerful trademark foot-stomping, fiddle melodies…dextrously pumped out bow-shredding and soaring vocals. with a smart degree of techno Plus ‘stand out new folk’ (BBC attitude, while cross-rhythms 6Music) Devon-based duo Jacob & ricochet over a heavy bass that hits Drinkwater . A £26 you forcefully like a massive heart beat.” A £24 page 8 This Taster Programme offers a headline view of the festival. Big Nights Out @ The Bulverton (Standing Venue)

11.00-1.15am Fri 9th August Late Night Extra 11.00-1.15am The Committee Band Late Night Extra Caller Nick Walden Kirkophany Long-established dancefloor Caller Barry Goodman favourites drawing primarily on English music for English dances in English country music. A £12 an English style from five Bulverton Big Gig Ticket £32 Kirkpatricks. A £12

Thurs 8th August Blackbeard’s Tea Party The Anchor Inn plus Thom Ashworth The Anchor Inn on Old Fore Street, at A whole night of dedicated 10th the heart of the town and the festival, anniversary fun with the big, bold provides a lively, family-friendly Yorkshire folk rockers and perennial atmosphere. The Garden behind the pub Sidmouth favourites in an engaging, offers a welcome home for lunchtime high-octane stage show. A £22 and late afternoon ceilidhs which include The Old Chapel Band , Jigfoot , Mrs 11.00-1.15am Midnight’s , Out Of Hand , The Jam Late Night Extra and Crumpet Band and The Jigalots . Blackbeard’s Tea Party Afternoon and evening concert Caller Gordon Potts performances include Folklaw , Part two of their special night, Newtown Roots Band , The Dillyboys , Blackbeard’s playful arrangements Count To Fire and The Adam Sweet and driving dance rhythms ignite Band . the dance floor for ceilidh dancers. A £12 Bulverton Big Gig Ticket £28

A Bulverton Big Gig Ticket offers two-in one best value ticket price covering evening shows and Late Night Extra ceilidhs.

Blackbeard’s Tea Party

Ceilidhs Look out for the great programme of ceilidhs and dances held at the Blackmore Gardens Marquee Evening Ceilidhs and Bulverton Late Night Extra Ceilidhs. Fri 2nd August Sun 4th August 7.30-10.30pm 7.30-10.30pm Threepenny Bit The Committee Band Caller Barry Goodman Caller Nick Walden ‘The go-to ceilidh band in the Remember the Drill Hall ceilidhs? South’ FATEA magazine £12 Party likes it’s 1994! £12

Sat 3rd August Mon 5th August 7.30-10.30pm 7.30-10.30pm Whapweasel Token Women Caller Gordon Potts Callers Jo Freya and Fi Fraser Solid eight piece folk rock dance The 30th anniversary of this band playing enthralling, turbo- wonderful bunch of women dance charged dance music. £14 music instrumentalists. £14

See www.sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk for more details. page 9 Ceilidhs Tues 6th August Thurs 8th August 7.30-10.30pm 7.30-10.30pm New Callers’ Showcase Ceilidh The Sidmouth Seaside Stompers with The Gloworms Caller Nick Walden A chance to dance to some new The Children’s Festival takes to the voices that you will not have heard Blackmore Marquee to the call at the festival before, combined Sidmouth Seaside Stompers with the infectious dance rhythms ceilidh band with Team Stompit! of The Gloworms . Hosted by and some fabulous entertainment Michael Catovsky . £12 spots. £10 (Children £5 Family £15) Wed 7th August 7.30-10.30pm Fri 9th August Morris Wednesday will be hosted 7.00-9.30pm by Windsor Morris with the theme Celebration Contra with of “Superheroes” – bring your inner Wild Ride Plus Superhero to fight crime and save Caller Diane Silver . £12 the Festival! Music for dancing by Faustus . £12 Faustus Late Night Extras

The energetic and fun-filled Late Night Extra Ceilidhs at The Bulverton feature Tautas Roks, Threepenny Bit, Whapweasel, The Committee Band, Kirkophany, Blackbeard’s Tea Party, Banter and Out Of Hand. See pages 8, 9

Folk Dance

The exciting news for 2019 is a new venue: The Music Room at Sidholme Hotel. The beautiful dance floor and elegant dome makes Dance Club with meg’n’mor , plus this a glorious place to dance…and adds to American nights. The Playford Ball, Scandi the three established in-town dance venues at evening, Early Dance and Irish Set Dance. St Teresa’s, Methodist Church Hall and Blackmore Gardens Marquee. Evening highlights include— Big Mornings include American dance workshops with Diane Silver from USA with Fri 2nd August Wild Ride and English Contra Dance Band 7.30-10.30pm and English dance workshops with Victoria Methodist Church Hall Yeomans and Stuart Marsden with Molly Festival Dance Club with Mic and Dave , and Boldwood . Spenceley and meg’n’mor £12 Afternoon sessions are as diverse as ever with Irish Set from Maggie Daniel and The 7.30-10.30pm Perfect Cure ; Scandinavian Dance from St Teresa’s Hall Megan Hatto with Christine Dyer ; the Big Welcome Dance – American with Square thing with Ivan Aitken , Jeremy Child Diane Silver and English Contra and The Linda Game Trio . Early dance and Dance Band £12 Music with Helen Richards and Eglamore Dance . Beginners are in the safe hands of Amy Burton and meg’n’mor . We have a Sat 3rd August special Indian dance feature on Bollywood and 7.30-10.30pm Bhangra with Avtar Indian Dance . Methodist Church Hall Fun evenings in town include mixed social Festival Dance Club with Mic dance with Mic Spenceley and his Festival Spenceley and meg’n’mor £12 page 10 This Taster Programme offers a headline view of the festival. Ceilidhs Folk Dance

Sat 3rd August 7.30-10.30pm Music Room: Sidholme Hotel English Dance with Victoria Yeomans and Mollie and Dave A £14

7.30-10.30pm St Teresa’s Church Hall American Dance with Ivan Wed 7th August Aitken and Wild Ride £12 7.30-10.30pm Methodist Church Hall Sun 4th August Festival Dance Club with Mic 7.30-10.30pm Spenceley and meg’n’mor £12 Music Room: Sidholme Hotel Festival Dance Club with Mic 7.30-10.30pm Spenceley and meg’n’mor A £14 Music Room: Sidholme Hotel The Playford Ball with Stuart 7.30-10.30pm Marsden and Boldwood A £14 St Teresa’s Church Hall American Dance with Jeremy 7.30-10.30pm Child and The Linda Game Trio St Teresa’s Church Hall £12 American Dance with Ivan Aitken and Wild Ride £12 Mon 5th August 7.30-10.30pm Thurs 8th August Methodist Church Hall 7.30-10.30pm Festival Dance Club with Mic Methodist Church Hall Spenceley and meg’n’mor £12 Festival Dance Club with Mic Spenceley and meg’n’mor £12 7.30-10.30pm Music Room: Sidholme Hotel 7.30-10.30pm English Dance with Stuart St Teresa’s Church Hall Marsden and Boldwood A £14 Irish Dance with Maggie Daniel and The Perfect Cure £12 7.30-10.30pm St Teresa’s Church Hall 7.30-10.30pm American Dance with Jeremy Music Room: Sidholme Hotel Child and English Country Dance Early Dance with Helen Richards Band £12 and Andy Richards A £14

Tues 6th August Fri 9th August 7.30-10.30pm 2.15-4.30pm Methodist Church Hall St Teresa’s Church Hall Festival Dance Club with Mic The Last Afternoon Dance with Spenceley and meg’n’mor £12 Ivan Aitken and meg’n’mor £12

7.30-10.30pm 7.00-9.30pm Music Room: Sidholme Hotel Blackmore Gardens Marquee Scandi Dance with Megan Hatto Celebration Contra with Diane and Chris Dyer and Jamie Silver and Wild Ride Plus £12 Huddlestone A £14 7.00-9.30pm 7.30-10.30pm Music Room: Sidholme Hotel St Teresa’s Church Hall Eurodance with Kerry Fletcher , American Dance with Diane Megan Hatto , Chis Dyer , Frances Silver and Wild Ride £14 Watt , Chris Walshaw and Jamie Huddlestone A £12

See www.sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk for more details. page 11 Advance At A Glance Adult Child Booking Thursday 1st August 8pm The Ham Lindisfarne £24/£20 £12/£10 Pre-Festival Special see p3 ✓ Friday 2nd August 3.00pm The Ham Ralph McTell £24/£20 £12/£10 Pre-Festival Special see p3 ✓ 7.30pm Blackmore Ceilidh with Threepenny Bit £12 £6 Gardens Marquee ✖ 8pm The Ham Lady Maisery and The Askew Sisters £20 £10 This first concert is i ncluded in Week and Weekend tickets (Residents £16 ) (Residents £8) at no extra charge ✓ 8.15pm The Bulverton** Banter £18 £9 Doors 7.30pm (on stage 9.10pm) Morris 8-9pm ✓ 11pm The Bulverton** Late Night Extra £12 ✓ Bulverton Big Gig Combined Ticket** £24 ✓ Saturday 3rd August 3.15pm The Ham Hannah James’ JigDoll Ensemble £18 £9 ✓ 3.15pm Blackmore Dance Spectacular £8 £4 Gardens Marquee ✖ 7.30pm Blackmore Ceilidh with Whapweasel £14 £7 Gardens Marquee ✖ 7.30pm Music Room English Dance £14 £7 Sidholme Hotel ✓ 8pm The Ham The Spooky Men’s Chorale +Hannah Rarity £26/£22 £13/£11 ✓ 8pm Manor Pavilion Dispatches On The Red Dress £16 £8 ✖ 8.15pm The Bulverton** Merry Hell + Jon Wilks £18 £9 Doors and Session 7pm ✓ 11pm The Bulverton** Late Night Extra £12 ✓ Bulverton Big Gig Combined Ticket** £24 Sunday 4th August ✓ 12.00 The Ham National Youth Folk Ensemble £12 £6 ✓ 3pm Blackmore John Gasson Jig Competition £8 £4 Gardens Marquee ✖ 3.15pm The Ham Merry Hell + Nick Hart £16 £8 3.30pm Manor Pavilion 1918 –The Untold Stories of The Great War: £12 £6 ✓ Chris Hoban and Sidmouth Town Band ✓ 7.30pm Blackmore Ceilidh with The Committee Band £12 £6 Gardens Marquee ✖ 7.30pm Music Room Festival Dance Club £14 £7 Sidholme Hotel ✓ 8pm The Ham 50 Shades of Sidmouth: £24/£20 £12/£10 Steve Knightley & Friends ✓ 8pm Manor Pavilion The Road To Peterloo £18 £9 ✖ 8.15pm The Bulverton** Peatbog Faeries + OBT £24 £12 Doors and Sessions 7pm** ✓ 11pm The Bulverton** Late Night Extra £12 ✓ Bulverton Big Gig Combined Ticket** £30 Monday 5th August ✓ 12.00 The Ham Ross Couper & Tom Oakes + OBT £12 £6 3.15pm The Ham Sam Sweeney: The Unfinished Violin £18 £9 ✓ 3.15pm Manor Pavilion Ordinary Giants £14 £7 ✓ 7.30pm Blackmore Anniversary Ceilidh with Token Women £14 £7 ✓ Gardens Marquee ✖ 7.30pm Music Room English Dance £14 £7 Sidholme Hotel ✓ 8pm The Ham Julie Fowlis + Matthew Byrne £22/£18 £11/9 8pm Manor Pavilion Dartmoor At The Seaside £16 £8 ✓ 8.15pm The Bulverton** Topette!! Dance Night £20 £10 ✓ Doors and Sessions 7pm** ✓ 11pm The Bulverton** Late Night Extra £12 ✓ Bulverton Big Gig Combined Ticket** £26 ✓

More events are detailed in the programme sections pp3-15 See Website www.sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk for latest programme information and Festival Programme (available in July) for full details

page 12 Advance At A Glance Adult Child Booking Tuesday 6th August 12.00 The Ham Token Women + Jeff Warner £12 £6 3.15pm Blackmore Dance Spectacular £8 £4 ✓ Gardens Marquee ✖ 3.30pm The Ham The Young’Uns: £20 £10 The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff ✓ 3.30pm Manor Pavilion Tribute to Roy Bailey £16 £8 ✓ 7.30pm Blackmore Callers’ Showcase Ceilidh with £12 £6 Gardens Marquee The Gloworms ✖ 7.30pm Music Room Scandinavian Ball £14 £7 Sidholme Hotel ✓ 8pm The Ham Flook + Lisa O’Neill £22/18 £11/9 8pm Manor Pavilion King Lear Retold £16 £8 ✓ 8.15pm The Bulverton** Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys £22 £11 ✓ Doors and Sessions 7pm** ✓ 11pm The Bulverton** Late Night Extra £12 ✓ Bulverton Big Gig Combined Ticket** £28 ✓ Wednesday 7th August 12.00 The Ham Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys £14 £7 ✓ 3.15pm Manor Pavilion Sounds of Modern Scotland £14 £7 ✓ 3.15pm The Ham Martin Simpson £20 £10 + Rachael McShane & The Cartographers ✓ 7.30pm Blackmore Morris Wednesday with Windsor Morris £12 £6 Gardens Marquee and Faustus ✖ 7.30pm Music Room The Playford Ball £14 £7 Sidholme Hotel ✓ 8pm The Ham Le Vent du Nord + Mama’s Broke £22/18 £11/9 8pm Manor Pavilion Odysseus Dreaming £16 £8 ✓ 8.15pm The Bulverton** Seth Lakeman + Jacob & Drinkwater £26 £13 ✓ Doors and Sessions 7pm** ✓ 11pm The Bulverton** Late Night Extra £12 ✓ Bulverton Big Gig Combined Ticket** £32 Thursday 8th August 12.00 The Ham Living By The Sea £14 £7 ✓ 3.15pm Blackmore Dance Spectacular £8 £4 Gardens Marquee ✖ 3.15pm The Ham Nancy Kerr & James Fagan £18 £9 + Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith ✓ 7.30pm Blackmore Ceilidh with Sidmouth Seaside Stompers £10 £5 Gardens Marquee Family £15 ✖ 7.30pm Music Room Early Dance £14 £7 Sidholme Hotel ✓ 8pm The Ham Richard Thompson (Solo Acoustic) £34/£29 £17/£15 + Kirsty Merryn ✓ 8pm Manor Pavilion Hey In The Hay £14 £7 ✓ 8.15pm The Bulverton** Blackbeard’s Tea Party £22 £11 Doors and Sessions 7pm** ✓ 11pm The Bulverton** Late Night Extra £12 ✓ Bulverton Big Gig Combined Ticket** £28 ✓ Friday 9th August 3.15pm The Ham The Shee + Amythyst Kiah £18 £9 ✓ 7pm Blackmore Celebration Contra £12 £6 Gardens Marquee ✖ 7pm Music Room Eurodance £12 £6 Sidholme Hotel ✓ 7.30pm The Ham Belshazzar’s Feast + Granny’s Attic £20 £10 This final concert is included in Week and Friday Day tickets (Residents £16 ) (Residents £8) at no extra charge ✓ 7.30pm Manor Pavilion The Exmouth Shanty Men £12 £6 ✓ 11pm The Bulverton** Late Night Extra £12 ✓ ** The Bulverton Marquee is a Standing Venue. How to book online: www.sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk tel: 01395 577952 post: Download a booking form from the Tickets page at www.sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk Prices for All-in-One tickets, Week, Day and Weekend tickets and other offers are shown on p23

page 13 Intimate Concert Venues A week-long festival offers the 8pm advantage of many opportunities to see The Road to Peterloo festival guests in more intimate spaces, Presented by Pete Coe, Brian in small venues around the town, as Peters and Laura Smyth . In its well as headlining main stages. bicentennial year, Th e Road To Afternoon and evening concerts are Peterloo tells the story of one of programmed at The Manor Pavilion the most notorious incidents in whilst lunchtime, afternoon and evening British labour history – the Peterloo concerts can be found at The Bedford Massacre in Manchester in 1819 – Hotel. The EFDSS Presents concerts in through some of the many The Bedford showcase the talents of broadside ballads that were the next generation of folk stars, printed around the time of the including Kim Lowings , Finn event. Collinson , Nicola Beazley , Harri £18 Endersby and Owen Spafford & Louis Campbell . EFDSS will also be co- Mon 5th August 3.15pm curating a showcase and Open Mics at Ordinary Giants Betsy’s Lounge and showcasing their A song suite performed solo and Bursary recipients Thom Ashworth , written by acclaimed songwriter Grace Smith and Ben Robb Johnson based on the life Walker & Rob Harbron . and times of his father, Ron Johnson. It’s a family history of the The popular f Roots -curated Cellar Full 1930s, the Second World War and of Folkadelia in the Cellar Bar the Welfare State. at Kennaway House includes A £14 Lisa O’Neill , Mama’s Broke , Çi dem ğ Aslan & Tahir Palali , You are Wolf , 8pm Gwenifer Raymond , Burd Ellen , Ma Dartmoor at the Seaside Polaine’s Great Decline , Owl Light The Dartmoor Entertainers was a Trio , Jon Wilks and The Kimberleys . late ’70s BBC TV documentary focused on the thriving Dartmoor Manor Pavilion traditional music and dance scene. The Manor Pavilion is a traditional Continuing this legacy are the theatre space, an ideal home for many present-day Dartmoor Entertainers special shows and commissions who include Mark Bazeley , Jason including: Rice , Thomas White , Christabel White , Rob Murch , Carl Sat 3rd August 8pm Allerfeldt , Jim Causley and Bill Dispatches on the Red Dress Murray . Together they bring the presented by Rowan Rheingans full flavour of a traditional night of In her much anticipated debut solo merrymaking on the moor. show, multi-instrumentalist and A £16 award-winning composer Rowan Rheingans unravels an urgent Tues 6th August 3.30pm and pertinent message hidden in What You Do With What You've the folds of a true story passed Got – A Tribute to Roy Bailey with down from her grandmother. Martin Simpson , Martin Carthy , £16 Sandra Kerr , John Kirkpatrick , Nancy Kerr & James Fagan . Sun 4th August 3.30pm A £16 "1918" – The Untold Stories of the Great War 8pm Chris Hoban takes the listener King Lear Retold through the war in a chronological An explosive, one-woman retelling journey of music and narrative. of Shakespeare’s King Lear, Debs With special guests Sidmouth Newbold channels her love of Town Band and a vocal quartet Shakespeare’s language to whip (along with a possible star visitor) up a great storm that will snatch the less familiar characters of you from your seat and send you World War 1 finally have their say. hurtling into its bloody centre. A £12 A £16 page 14 This Taster Programme offers a headline view of the festival. Wed 7th August 3.15pm The Bedford Hotel hosts three concerts a Sounds of Modern Scotland day with Emily Portman , Brian Peters , with Iona Fyfe , Kim Carnie , Matthew Byrne , The Askew Sisters , Sheena Wellington , Arthur OBT , Hannah Rarity and Moirai among Coates . the headliners. A £14 Bob & Gill Berry will be back to host 8pm Acoustic Evenings in the Kingswood Odysseus Dreaming Room with plenty of opportunities to presented by Mike O’Connor & sing, say and play. Barbara Griggs Odysseus Dreaming is the original tale of tales, a great epic that is Storytelling one of the foundation stones of Storytelling plays a key part at Sidmouth Western literature. Starting with Folk Festival each year with concerts, texts by Homer, Hesiod, Virgil, workshops and story-shares. This year Dante and Tennyson, crafted into a we welcome some wonderful tale- stunning performance, a mixture spinners including Debs Newbold , Mike of powerful oral storytelling and O’Connor , Janet Dowling and Tom achingly beautiful music and song. Goodale . Look out for Debs’ King Lear A £16 Retold and Mike’s Odysseus Dreaming . Thurs 8th August 8pm ‘Hey in the Hay’ is an original Display Dance show by Adrian Williams , Once again, the Festival will be specially developed for Sidmouth, showcasing a diverse range of British bringing to life through music, dance traditions, performed by some of words, song and dance the rural the best teams from across the country. lives depicted in the famous 18th During the week they can be seen in century painting of the ‘Dixton Processions, ‘Chance to Meets’, in Haymakers’, and featuring an displays around the town and along the accomplished line up of dancers and musicians. seafront, in Dance Spectaculars in the A £14 Blackmore Gardens Marquee and Connaught Gardens, and in other special Fri 9th August 7.30pm events. The Exmouth Shanty Men Sunday’s John Gasson Jig Popular local shanty crew with Competition will continue to show just international credentials return to how much jig dancing standards have the Manor for a rousing finale. risen since its inauguration, while Morris A £12 Wednesday will be hosted by Windsor A limited number of advance event Morris with the theme of ‘Superheroes’ – tickets are available for evening bring your inner Superhero to fight crime shows (Mon-Fri only) and for and save the Festival! afternoon shows. ‘Hey in the Hay’ is an original show by The Woodlands Hotel is a great informal Adrian Williams , specially developed for setting for traditional music and song Sidmouth, bringing to life through music, events hosted by John Howson and words, song and dance the rural lives Dan Quinn . Guests include: Irish depicted in the famous 18th century instrumental virtuosos Eileen O’Brien painting of the ‘Dixton Haymakers’, and and Conor Keane , melodeon maestro featuring an accomplished line up of Tony Hall , Dartmoor’s own Bill Murray , dancers and musicians. Northumbrian piper Chris Ormston , This year’s dance workshops will cater Sheena Wellington , The Harbour for a range of abilities and include Lights Trio , Damien Barber , Ragged workshops in North West Morris, Rapper, Trousers , Iona Fyfe , Jeff Warner , Appalachian, Molly, Cotswold, Border, and Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham , Stepping. Stephen Rowley will present a Katie Howson , Mary Humphreys & talk on historic Cotswold Morris music, Anahata , Jim Causley and Kim Carnie. followed by a workshop on playing for

See www.sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk for more details. page 15 Cotswold, and Jameson Wooders will workshop, an “interactive dissection” of give a talk on morris history, including the Leveret process. Also new for some of his personal discoveries. instrumentalists in 2019 are Ukulele Dance teams invited to perform this with Rusty Wright , Intermediate Fiddle year include Alton Morris , Black Swan with Sarah Matthews , Intermediate Rapper , Crooked Moon Appalachian , Melodeon with Mel Biggs , Scandin- Earlsdon Morris Men , Five Rivers avian Tunes with Christine Dyer , Guitar Morris , Makeney Morris , Moulton with Paul Downes , Tune repertoire with Morris Men , Oakenyouth , Ouse Johnny Adams , Swedish Bagpipes Washes Molly , Rivington Morris , Star with Terry Mann and Welsh Tunes with and Shadow Rapper and Windsor Mary Humphreys . Morris . Ed Rennie returns with Absolute Beginners’ Melodeon, Bob Ellis with Highlights include Melodeon For Relative Beginners and Sat 3rd August Well-Known Tunes At A Steady Pace, 3.15pm Blackmore Gardens Marquee John Kirkpatrick with Festival Concert Dance Spectacular: A taster of some Band, Nick and Mary Barber with Big of this year’s dance teams. £8 Band, John Dipper ’s advanced fiddle workshops, Kitty Greenwood ’s fiddle Sun 4th August for Beginners, Emily Askew ’s Medieval 1.30pm The Hub and Renaissance Music, Saul Rose Sidmouth Horse Trials Collection with Advanced Melodeon. and Louisa Davies-Foley ’s Bones workshops. 3.00pm Blackmore Marquee There’s John Kirkpatrick ’s accordion The John Gasson Jig Competition £8 workshops, Brian Peters and Jeff Dance Spectaculars Warner concertinas, Kirsty Cotter 3.15pm Tues, Thurs explores Reels, Jigs and Slow Airs, Pat Blackmore Gardens Marquee £8 Brennan ’s Beginner Whistle workshops, Jacquelyn Hynes ’ Flute and Advanced 2.30pm Mon, Wed, Fri Whistle workshops, Terry Mann with Connaught Gardens Collection Pipe and Tabor, Jo May ’s Percusstra and Balkan Instrumental Music A Chance To Meet Workshop with Chris Edmunds , Dave 1pm Sun-Fri Hiscock and Dave McKeown . Blackmore Gardens Marquee with Black Swan Rapper , Crooked Singing Workshops Moon Appalachian , Earlsdon Morris Sandra Kerr celebrates 25 years at the Men , Five Rivers Morris , Makeney helm of the Sidmouth Festival Choir. Morris , Oakenyouth , Rivington Morris Paul Sartin is back, this year with ‘Out and Star and Shadow Rapper . of the Horse’s Mouth: Songs from the Folk Stable’. Workshops As well as our popular choirs, song- The 200+ workshop events programme based series also include the return of at Sidmouth Folk Festival offers a West Gallery with Mike Bailey and wonderful opportunity to learn and grow West Gallery Music Association , in a safe and welcoming community of Shape-note Singing with Canaan’s teachers and learners. With a huge Land and Stream of Sounds ’ popular variety, breadth and depth, the workshops for grown-ups and single programme introduces new skills, fine- workshops on a whole range of hones established talents, offers the traditions. New this year are Song chance to try one-off taster sessions or Arrangements with Nancy Kerr & to commit to week-long series, and James Fagan , Singing Styles with ranges from perennial favourites to Chris Coe and Harmony Singing with exciting innovations. Many series lead Ragged Trousers . to showcase performances at the end of the week. For dancers, there’s a whole range of New this year is the Leveret Folk Dance from Contra to English page 16 This Taster Programme offers a headline view of the festival. Country Dance and Ritual Dance from can flex, stretch and move with yoga, Rapper to Border Morris and a week of reflexology and maypole dancing. They European Dance with Kerry Fletcher as can sing and make noisy music and well as Scandinavian with Megan also join in with Little Songstars Hatto , Balkan with Cathy Meunier , Music . 5-7 year olds can learn ceilidh Irish Set with Maggie Daniel and Early dancing and then join in the Family Dance with Helen Richards . Instep Ceilidh in Blackmore Gardens and at the Research return with their popular Stomping Ceilidh . They can join the Social Stepping workshops featuring Sidmouth Mini Singers led by Jackie Dartmoor and Lancashire styles. New Oates or play music in The Minims this year are Salsa and Swing with Beginners Band . Over 8s can really start Hannah Moore and Indian Dance with to step it out Morris and Appalachian Avtar Indian Dance . Step Dance workshops, or raise the roof in the Sidmouth Songswell Choir with Then there’s a wide range of Talks and Bryony Griffith , and find more about Presentations with Martin singing early 19th century songs with Graebe ,Brian Peters, Iona Fyfe , Keith the West Gallery Music Association . Kendrick & Sylvia Needham , On top of all of this young musicians Jameson Wooders and more. There’s can join the Sidmouth Seaside Storytelling workshops with Mike Stompers Ceilidh Band , which O’Connor and Janet Dowling and practises all week to play for the Poetry sessions with Ilse Pedler . Stomping Ceilidh. Don’t forget to pack your instruments to experience this CHILDREN’S fabulous musical experience. FESTIVAL Blackmore Gardens Blackmore Gardens is the location for Evening Fun For All The Major, Midi and Minor Marquees The Family where children can get involved with Our popular family evening shows are lots of other activities too, such as: immense fun for everyone. This year, Crazy Crafts, Pottery, the Craft Carousel, there’s an unmissable series of superb Drama Fun and Games, Jack-In-The- events including a welcome Family Green Jig Dolls and the Children’s Ceilidh (Sat); a Family Story Show (Sun) Festival Torchlight Processional Build with wonderful tales from Dave Tong, and much, much more. The Gardens are the Yarnsmith of Norwich ; a Family a wonderful place to relax and enjoy Circus Show with Solid State Circus superb entertainment from the Garden from Australia, with their whirlwind Stage, which features the daily Young adventure, action-packed with plate Performers Showcases. Watch out for spinning, hula hooping and unicycling great pop up entertainment from fun (Mon); a joyous, fun-filled I Am The Laurence Marshall’s One Man Band , Song show with Jim Causley , Keith Uncle Tacko’s Tingalary , Hand to Kendrick & Sylvia Needham based on Mouth Theatre , Bob and Bob Jobbins , the children’s poetry of Charles Causley The Yarnsmith of Norwich plus dance (Tues); an enchanting puppet show, The displays, face painting and the new Mystery of Memory Lane , from the Threads Strings and Yarns area fabulous Hand to Mouth Theatre featuring a host of daily surprises. (Weds) and a Thursday finale Stomping Ceilidh featuring the Sidmouth Seaside Tickets Stompers Ceilidh Band led by Team The best way to make sure that STOMPIT! and Nick Walden . c h i ld r e n g e t t h e m o s t v a l u e o u t o f the Children’s Festival is to purchase a Dance, Music & Song children’s season ticket for the week. As ever, the Children’s Festival offers a This gives priority access to all events wonderful selection of music, song and in the Children’s Programme – space dance opportunities, all specially permitting. These are available in tailored for appropriate ages. Little ones advance on line or from the Sidmouth

See www.sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk for more details. page 17 Tourist Information Centre – local our last workshop each day, head up to families might want to check out the Betsy’s Lounge for a selection of Betsy’s special resident’s ticket deal for Bashes, Open Mics and Young children. Performers’ workshops. There’s never a dull moment! Festival Souvenirs Summer is just around the corner, and Unique Festival Souvenirs are on sale at we can’t wait for you to join us at our The Ham and Blackmore Gardens at the workshops and help us make our 25th official merchandise stalls. David year even more special! Owen , the internationally renowned graphic artist, has created some The Festival Fringe exceptional designs, just for this year’s During the Festival there are plenty of Sidmouth Folk Festival. You can buy T- opportunities for singers and musicians shirts and a host of other souvenirs and to participate in informal sessions. The collectors’ items with these special Middle Bar Singers are firmly designs, so come and browse to pick up established in the upstairs room of The something special to mark your time at Anchor Inn every lunchtime and the Festival. evening. Their financial support of the Festival is much appreciated. Youth Festival with Open Mics and programmed Shooting Roots and performances happen daily at Dukes . Stream of Sound The Festival is now programming daily sessions in the front bar of The A quarter of a century ago, in August Bedford Hotel and in The Royal York & 1995, Shooting Roots was born. This Faulkner . There are also regular year, 25 years later, we will be back for sessions in The Swan Inn , The another year of fun, friends, and folk, Volunteer , The Radway , The Balfour and we hope you’ll be able to join us! Inn and The Black Horse . If you are new to Shooting Roots you Please support the Festival by giving will have the opportunity to meet the generously to the Collectors’ tins in tutors, try out the workshops, and start these venues. to make new friends at our taster sessions on Saturday, followed by a full day of craft for all participants on Food and Drink Sunday: try your hand at a new Special news this year at the Ham for traditional skill and take something Foodies . There is a very fine restaurant home to show for it! in Ottery St Mary, the Rusty Pig , with a On Sunday evening you’re in for a stellar and growing reputation around treat...a Betsy’s Bash Special: 25th the South West for fine food at home anniversary edition, up at the Bulverton! and at events. STOP PRESS: We have Think music, games, songs, dancing, enticed the Rusty Pig to the Ham as our photos, and lots of laughter and main caterer! And that’s not all, they silliness. Participants and past and were recommended by previous main present tutors invited - let’s fill Betsy’s caterer Tom’s Kitchen/Pies. So expect Lounge and show the world what we’re the same high standards that Tom capable of! delivered, with Rusty presenting their The rest of the week will include our own take on the best food at ANY usual explosion of youth folk arts festival. NB: For the multitude of workshops, from Band to Theatre to devotees, Rusty will also be offering Dance, and our wonderful friends over Tom’s pies, so breathe a sigh of relief! at Stream of Sound will also be back All the caterers have their thinking to run a sumptuously sublime set of caps on for inventive ‘Special Sidmouth’ singing workshops. All of this will come culinary offerings to celebrate the 65th together in our annual joint showcase Festival. At the Ham, as well as the on Friday, as well as a dance out along Rusty Pig , Goodness Gracious the Esplanade. Healthy Foods (veggie), Crazy Crepes , And if you are still keen for more after Exe Roasters (coffee) and Salcombe

This Taster Programme offers a headline view of the festival. page 18 See www.sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk for more details. Dairy’s Ice Cream Parlour complete Craft Village & the team, making the Ham a real Food and Drink destination. Music Fair This year at The Bulverton, we have The eclectic and exciting Craft Village improved the range of food on offer continues its residency in Peacock with two caterers giving a better variety Gardens in 2019, bringing a wide and for the whole evening and late for the beautiful array of gifts and crafts from Betsy’s Lounge devotees. around the South West as well as In Blackmore Gardens, something’s slightly further afield. always brewing at the Lemon Jelli Open daily throughout the Festival coffee van with their pies, pasties, (including late night opening at the cakes and snacks stall, with Salcombe weekend), the Craft Village provides an Ice Cream to round it off. Super duper opportunity to browse and discover that Café Dish (vegan) is next door in the memento of The Sidmouth Folk Festival amazing Craft Village. to take home with you. We are now into the second year of our The Craft Village is located immediately successful Brewery partnership with next to Blackmore Gardens in the very Wickwar Brewing Company from heart of the town, so keep an eye out for Gloucestershire. Brewing since 1860, the signs and pay us a visit as you stroll Wickwar offer an excellent range of fine in the summer sun. ales for our Festival beer cognoscenti. **NEW FOR 2019** Added music, Launching at the Festival, superb new dancing, craft displays and workshops Stand Up IPA to meet demand for this as well as ‘pop-up’ stalls offering all increasingly popular ale. In Blackmore sorts of things to enhance your Folk Gardens Marquee Bar other local ales Festival experience. are available plus Branoc around the The Music Fair in Blackmore Gardens Festival. From the rugged heartlands of once again welcomes an assortment of Devon, the true home of cider, musical instrument craftsmen and Sandford Orchards bring us delicious traders. Everything from penny whistles craft and fruit varieties for discerning to handcrafted instruments is on sale, cider drinkers. and it’s always a great meeting place to Festival bars are manned by the discuss your next musical instrument splendid Anchor’s Away teams at the purchase. Ham Hub and Bulverton and, in Blackmore Gardens, by the debonaire Blackmore Volunteer Bar outfit.

page 19 Sponsorship, Grants and Donations Sidmouth Town Council Halsway Manor Sidmouth Town Council has again Halsway Manor , the national centre for renewed its significant and long term the folk arts, showcase their Young Folk support for the Festival, demonstrating participants in concerts and sessions. the importance of this internationally Creative Scotland renowned event to the town as a resort We are grateful to Creative Scotland for and to its businesses. their support of our Sounds of Modern Town Council support has enabled us to Scotland programme strand, showcasing develop the Children’s Festival, our Social emerging young Scottish artists. dance offering and our main venue programmes. All areas of the Festival Sidmouth Businesses and benefit from this support, including the Organisations Festival’s organisational structure and The Festival provides a significant benefit Marketing, particularly our rapidly to town and local area businesses and growing Social media coverage, with a organisations. There is a strong recog- reach of over 2m during Festival week. nition that significant business sponsor- ship is needed to sustain the event. Devon County Council The Festival Sponsorship programme, We are grateful to Devon County Council with five bands from Bronze to Platinum, for their support of the Folk Festival, advertising promotional opportunities and which is a major West Country event and Social Media support through the year particularly important to Devon. County and particularly over an extended period support helps us to strengthen our main prior to and during the Festival, reaches concert programme and provide for new tens of thousands of festival-goers and Young People’s initiatives. visitors. EFDSS Local Festival sponsors and advertisers The English Folk Dance and Song are identified by Business Supporter Society curate another series of concerts, posters in their windows and are listed in a series of Open Mics at Betsy’s Lounge the Festival Programme. Please support and a Showcase of their Bursary them by using these businesses recipients. whenever you can. For details of sponsorship and fRoots advertising opportunities, please Our media sponsors return with Cellar Full contact— of Folkadelia, which is again at the Cellar Colin Trussell 07976 351324 Bar at Kennaway House. [email protected] or visit our website: www.sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk Join Friends of The Sidmouth Folk Festival The money raised is put into a fund administered Keeping The Tradition by Sidmouth FolkWeek Limited, a registered charity For over 60 years, the Festival in Sidmouth has (no. 1111958). been a vibrant and innovative event in the cultural Please support the sustainability of the Festival life of the town, and in the national folk music and by becoming a Friend of The Sidmouth Folk dance calendar. The town-based festival has an Festival. Just go online to— array of events reflecting the diversity of the folk www.sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk , look on the Buy arts, including dance, song, music and storytelling. Tickets page and order your membership of the The continuation of the tradition has always been a Friends, which you will find right at the end of this priority for the Folk Festival and this is reflected in page. If you prefer to download a form from the the huge variety of workshops for both adults and website, look for the Friends page under children. In the 2018 Festival, Friends’ donations 'Information' and print out a membership form. In supported the Ham Marquee concert featuring either case, please tick the Gift Aid box to increase Blowzabella and Jim Causley. the value of your membership, if you qualify as a By becoming a member of the Friends of the UK taxpayer. Sidmouth Folk Festival, you would help to make a Individual membership is £20 per year and joint contribution to the continued existence of the membership at £35 per year. Group membership is Festival and towards its future development. £50 per year. page 20 This Taster Programme offers a headline view of the festival. Where is Sidmouth?

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Sidmouth is on the East Devon adult. The Campsite is open from noon ‘Jurassic’ Coast, just a few miles from on Wednesday July 31st and closes at junction 30 of the M5. The nearest noon on Saturday 10th August. stations are at Exeter or Honiton with regular bus services into Sidmouth. Accessibility We try to make the Festival as Transport and Parking accommodating as possible to all Car parks are available at the Cricket people. The programme contains details and Rugby Clubs and Bedford Lawn (all of venue accessibility and our volunteer festival sponsors), as well as the Ham stewards are always ready to assist with and Manor Road. The Official Festival any special needs. We offer free Personal Car Park is next to The Bulverton: a Assistant tickets to any person requiring short walk down the hill takes you to assistance to attend the festival. Tickets the Campsite bus stop and into town. can be booked online (qualifying documentation required for ticket The Festival Buses provide a timetabled collection – full details on the website). service from the Campsite (near to The Bulverton) to the Town Centre, and also Volunteers include a regular service via town The Sidmouth Folk Festival depends supermarkets. upon volunteers to perform a variety of Festival Campsite tasks – from checking tickets to car park The Festival Campsite is available to all duties, from backstage to box office, and those attending the Festival with tents, much more! If you want to help support motorhomes and caravans. Festival the event in these areas, then please Ticket holders get a preferential rate apply through the website. Volunteers and should book in advance. Those normally work up to 5 hours a day and in without a ticket can stay at the exchange receive a Week Ticket and free Campsite at the higher non ticket (NT) camping. We still have vacancies for rate. Children 5 and under are free with volunteers. Follow the link on the an adult camping ticket. Under 18s website for more information, and down- must be booked with a responsible load and complete the application form.

Accommodation in the Sidmouth area: contact the Tourist Information Centre for details— 01395 516441 www.visitsidmouth.co.uk

See www.sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk for more details. page 21 The Sidmouth Folk Festival Supporters Creative Scotland Sidmouth Town Council Devon County Council Halsway Manor East Devon District Council EFDSS fRoots – media sponsor We would like to thank the following business sponsors and donors for supporting The Sidmouth Folk Festival. All Seasons Beach Shop, The Anchor Inn, Bedford Hotel, Bedford Lawn Car Park, Branscombe Vale Brewery, Churches Together in Sidmouth, The Dairy Shop, the Donuterrie, Dukes, Hall & Scott Estate Agents, Hobgoblin Music, Hotel Elizabeth, Hunter’s Moon Hotel, Ice Cream Paradise, Kia Cars Exeter, Kingswood and Devoran Hotel, Middle Bar Singers, The Mocha Restaurant, The Prospect, Royal Glen Hotel, Royal York & Faulkner Hotel, Sandford Orchards Cider, Sidmouth Chamber of Commerce, Sidmouth Cricket, Tennis & Croquet Clubs, Sidmouth Rugby Club, The Swan Inn, Sweetcombe Cottages, Upper Crust Bakery, Vinnicombes, White Horse Cafe, Wickwar Brewing Company, The Woodlands Hotel. minutes before the start of the event. Tickets Week: Adult £237 / Student £175 / All-in-One Tickets: Week and Weekend Youth £111 / Child £56 Give admission to all events at the Festival, Day and Weekend Tickets space permitting, except Pre-Festival Events If you can’t come for the whole Festival, buy a for which there is a discount. Day or Weekend Ticket. They have the same For all events, All-in-One Ticket holders have conditions as the Week Tickets, for the priority over customers paying at the door, up appropriate time period. The Weekend ticket to 10 minutes before the start of the event. covers Friday to Sunday. AiO Week: Adult £343 / Student £258 / Weekend: Adult £98 / Student £72 / Youth £164 / Child £108 Youth £47 / Child £23 AiO Weekend: Adult £148 / Student £103 / Day: Adult £47 / Student £37 / Youth £23 / Youth £70 / Child £35 Child £12 Bulverton-in-One Tickets Students (18+), Youths (12-17) and Gives admission to all 8 days of Bulverton Children (6-11) events and includes Full Week Camping. There are discounted tickets for all of the Available for 18-25 and 25+ above. Ages are calculated as at 2nd August. BiO: 18-25 £124 / 25+ £175 Children 5 and under free. Week Tickets Advance Event Tickets Give admission, space permitting, to all Tickets go on sale on Tuesday 14th May for events at the Festival except Ham Marquee events marked with an A. Evening Concerts (Sat-Thurs) and Pre- Festival Events, for both of which there is a Residents Tickets discount. Week Ticket holders have priority are available to those resident in the over customers paying at the door, up to 10 Sidmouth Town Council area.

This Taster Programme offers a headline view of the festival. page 22 See www.sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk for more details. Family Ticket Offer purchased before 15th July will be posted. Buy at least one Adult ticket and pay for one Please allow 2 weeks for delivery. Bookings Youth (12-17) or Child (6-11) and the next received after 15th July will be held for Child ticket is FREE. collection from the TIC until end of 28th July, or from the Festival Box Office from 29th July. Children’s Prices Prices for events in this Taster Programme for By Post children (6 –17) are half the adult price Download the Booking Form from the Tickets shown, rounded up to the nearest £ where page at www.sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk and necessary. Children under 5 go free. Children send to Sidmouth Folk Festival Tickets, Tourist under 12 (and Youths under 16 for Bulverton Information Centre, Ham Lane, Sidmouth EX10 Late Night Extra events) must be 8XR. Bookings paid for by cheque should be accompanied by a responsible adult for all made payable to Sidmouth TIC and should performance events. reach the TIC by 12th July at the latest. Pre-Festival Concerts From Monday 29th July Thursday 1st August 8.00pm Tickets can be bought from the Folk Festival LINDISFARNE Box Office (near The Ham). Tel: 01395 Friday 2nd August 3.00pm 577952. Open 12noon-8pm 29th July, RALPH McTELL 9am-8pm 30th July–8th August, 9am-6pm 9th August. See pages 12-13 for ticket price The Folk Festival Box Office will accept information telephone bookings for event tickets until 5pm on the day of the event for evening How to Book shows with advance tickets, and 1pm for Online Ham afternoon concerts. www.sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk Refunds Payment by credit/debit card. Event tickets No refunds or exchanges.

All prices include VAT at 20% VAT Reg 878 4532 77. We undertake not to sell, distribute, disclose or otherwise misuse any contact information given to us. All-in-One, Week, Weekend and Day Tickets will not be sent through the post. A receipt will be sent and this can be exchanged for tickets on arrival in Sidmouth. Sidmouth FolkWeek Productions Ltd (registered in England No 05610997) can give no guarantee that any events will take place, or any artists will perform at any particular time, or at all. We will, however, make every effort to carry out the programme as advertised. See website for full terms and conditions.

page 23 THURSDAY F st AUGUST Lindisfarne + Miranda Sykes (Pre-Festival Special) FRIDAY Ralph McTell + Kitty Macfarlane (Pre-Festival Special) Lady Maisery • The Askew Sisters • Banter • Jeff Warner Threepenny Bit • Tautas Roks • Alice Jones • Ragged Trousers SATURDAY The Spooky Men’s Chorale • Hannah James’ JigDoll Ensemble Rowan Rheingans • Merry Hell • The Askew Sisters • You are Wolf Whapweasel • Banter • Damien Barber • Hannah Rarity • Tony Hall Eileen O’Brien & Conor Keane • Sheena Wellington • Jon Wilks • OBT SUNDAY Steve Knightley & Friends • Peatbog Faeries • Merry Hell Çi dem Aslan & Tahir Palali • Tim Eriksen • Hannah Rarity ğ The Road To Peterloo (Pete Coe, Laura Smyth, Brian Peters) • Nick Hart OBT • Whapweasel • Gwenifer Raymond • Jo Freya & Kathryn Locke National Youth Folk Ensemble • The Committee Band MONDAY Julie Fowlis • Topette!! • Sam Sweeney: The Unfinished Violin Martin Carthy • Emily Portman • Brian Peters • Matthew Byrne Token Women • Nick Hart • Ross Couper & Tom Oakes The Dartmoor Entertainers • Broom Bezzums • Robb Johnson Owl Light Trio • Ma Polaine’s Great Decline • OBT TUESDAY The Young ‘Uns: The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff • Flook • Lisa O’Neill Nancy Kerr & James Fagan • Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys • Broom Bezzums Kim Carnie • Burd Ellen • Brian Peters • Matthew Byrne • Rob Harbron Debs Newbold • The Gloworms • Token Women • Out of Hand WEDNESDAY Seth Lakeman • Le Vent du Nord • Martin Simpson • Mama’s Broke Iona Fyfe • Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys • Faustus Rachael McShane & The Cartographers • Granny’s Attic The Committee Band • Mike O’Connor & Barbara Griggs Debs Newbold • Jacob & Drinkwater THURSDAY Richard Thompson (Solo Acoustic) • Nancy Kerr & James Fagan Blackbeard’s Tea Party • Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith • Jim Causley Living By The Sea: Matthew Crampton & Paul Sartin • Iona Fyfe Ben Walker • Kirsty Merryn • Harbottle & Jonas • Thom Ashworth FRIDAY The Shee • Amythyst Kiah • Belshazzar’s Feast Kirkophany • Granny’s Attic • Harbour Lights Trio Sheena Wellington • Exmouth Shanty Men • Chris Ormston Mike O’Connor & Barbara Griggs • Mrs Midnight’s • Torchlight Procession

And lots more – see inside! Box Office 01395 577952 Book Online www.sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk