IT is almost time for Priddy Folk Festival which is held this year on July 12-14.
Set across eight stages around the village of Priddy high up on the Mendips, there will be a range of internationally renowned bands, dance sides and workshops with something for every age group.
Weekend tickets are still available – this gives access to a ticketed programme full of musical treats including Breabach and Gnoss from Scotland, The Haar (Ireland), Sheelanagig, The Fugitives (Canada), the Sam Sweeney Band, Reg Meuross, Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne and Suntou Susso and many more.
Together with comedy (David Eagle), and story-telling (Martin Maudsley), ceilidhs and the Ford Dimensional 4D Folk Disco, ticket holders are in for a packed weekend of entertainment.
As well as the ticketed programme, there will be lots to do on Saturday and Sunday that is free. Watch a dance side in the Market Field or join a workshop with Zimbabwe’s Black Umfolosi. Try maypole dancing, or sing shanties. Explore the folk arts with Libby Bove’s Museum of Roadside Magic, as well as dance demonstrations, sessions, workshops, choirs, and walks.
There will also be an hour of new folk music written and performed by Blue School students under the ‘Priddy Rising’ banner, which is supported by Priddy Folk Festival funds. The Children, Dance and Fringe Festival are all free.
The festival is run by entirely by volunteers with proceeds going to local causes.
For more including information about what’s on, tickets and camping see www.priddyfolk.org