Festival - Performing - Music - Folk
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Calgary Folk Music Festival
Canmore Folk Music Festival
Canterbury Folk Festival - An annual family oriented festival held in the town of Ingersoll, Ontario, on the second weekend of July. Site provides a schedule, performers profiles, photographs, and travel directions.
CKCU Ottawa Folk Festival
Cuper's Cove Soiree - Held annually in Cupids, Newfoundland. Site includes schedule, history and pictures.
Deep Roots Music Festival - Annual festival dedicated to the music and musicians of the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia.
Eaglewood Folk Festival
Edmonton Folk Music Festival
Folk on the Rocks
Larry Gorman Folk Festival - News and information for the annual festival held in the Tyne Valley, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Home County Folk Festival
ICA Folk Festival
Islands Folk Festival
Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival
Mill Race Festival of Traditional Folk Music
Miramichi Folksong Festival - Annual festival featuring contemporary and traditional folk music, in Miramichi, NB, Canada. Details of programme, events, and for tickets.
Mission Folk Music Festival
Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival
Ottawa Folk Festival
Regina Folk Festival
Stan Rogers Folk Festival - Songwriters and performers gather to celebrate Stan Roger's contributions to folk music. Held in Canso, Nova Scotia. Site provides band lineup, photo gallery, camping information, and ticket information.
Stringalong Gathering - Weekend folk arts retreats offered by the University of Wisconsin. Includes a schedule and registration information.
Vancouver FolkFest - Resources, photos, movies and more from the 24th Annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival
Winnipeg Folk Festival - Annual festival; details of schedule, artists, ticketing, newsletter, merchandise and photos of past events. [Manitoba, Canada]
USA
Alaska Folk Festival
Avalon Nude Folk Festival - Clothing is optional
Boston Folk Festival
Champlain Valley Folk Festival
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
Florida Folk Festival
Folk Project Spring Festival
Folkmoot USA
Gamble Rogers Folk Festival
General Sam Houston Folk Festival
Great Lakes Folk Festival
Great River Folk Festival
Kent State Folk Festival
Kerrville Folk Festival
Lowell Folk Festival
National Folk Festival
Newport Folk Festival
Northwest Folklife Festival
Philadelphia Folk Festival
Rhode Island Folk Festival
- Annual fall event celebrating traditional music and dance with
workshops and evening concert; site features schedule, online
registration and meal orders, and artist profiles.
Shawano Folk Festival
Sioux River Folk Festival
Sisters Folk Festival
Takoma Park Folk Festival
EU
Etelapohjalaiset Spelit at Suupohja (Finland)
Folklandia Cruise Festival (Finland)
Folkwoods Festival (Netherlands)
Haapavesi Folk Festival (Finland)
International Folklore Festival (Croatia)
International Students' Festival of Folklore in Poland - Official website of the International Students' Festival of Folklore, organised in Poland by the University of Silesia, and taking place in Katowice. Site includes photos of artists, programme and application form.
Kaustinen Folk Music Festival (Finland)
Kihaus Folk Music Festival (Finland)
Kihveli Soikoon - Skiffle Music Festival (Finland)
Romani Music Festival (Finland)
Viljandi Folk Music Festival (Estonia)
Ireland
Ballyshannon Folk Festival
Calgary Folk Music Festival - Annual folkfest held each year in July. Includes photos, performers, archives, and links
Cork Folk Festival - Annual festival of music and dance; includes schedule, history, information about past years' events, and artist links.
Ennis Trad Festival
Fairhead Folk Festival
Fiddler's Green International Festival - Annual art and music festival in July, in Rostrevor, Co Down, N Ireland. Includes event programme, local accommodation and contact details.
Portpatrick Folk Festival
Tramway Folk Festival
UK
AberFest - Biennial celebration of Cornish and Breton culture in music and dance.
Alnwick International Music Festival - Annual festival of traditional folk music and dance from around the world. Details of past and forthcoming festivals. [Northumberland]
Banbury Canalside Folk Festival - An annual event next to the Oxford Canal, featuring concerts, ceilidhs, morris dancing and workshops. Includes details of programme, artists and for visitors.
Bedworth Folk Festival - Includes information on events, venues, ticketing and facilities for this annual winter festival in Warwickshire.
Beverley and East Riding Folk Festival - Details of artists, programme, street shows, and craft fair. Also information on workshops and sessions running through the year. (in June, annually)
Billingham International Folklore Festival - Annual festival (since 1965), NE England, early August. International folk music and dance. Founder member CIOFF, organisers of folklore festivals. Ticket prices, events, venues. Website also hosts official CIOFF UK site and folklore festivals directory.
Blas - International celebration of Highland music and Gaelic language, in a range of venues across Highland Region; includes programme, news, and ticketing information.
Blaydon Races Folk Festival
Border Gaitherin - Held annually in May, in Coldstream. Programme, accommodation, and booking details, with profiles of artists involved as tutors.
Bridgnorth Folk Festival - Programme, performing artists and booking information for this Shrophire event. Includes reports and pictures from past years. (Annual, in August)
Broadstairs Folk Week - Programme of events for the annual August festival, plus information about local accommodation
Bromyard Folk Festival - Weekend of traditional song and dance in Herefordshire. Includes programme, ticketing and contact details. (Annual, in September)
Burntwood Folk Festival - Contains location details, what's on, and booking form. In Staffordshire.
Cambridge Folk Festival - Provides artist and ticket information for the annual event.
Ceilidh Culture - Ceilidh Culture is an annual programme of events in Edinburgh that celebrate traditional arts.
Celtic Connections - Scotland's premier winter music festival. Held in Glasgow and featuring avourite acts and the best new talent in more than 200 events over 19 days including concerts, ceilidhs, workshops, club-nights, and talks.
Celtic Festival of Wales - Festival of music and dance held annually in February, in Porthcawl, South Wales. Details of programme, artists and venue.
Celtic Fusion - Celtic music festival held in Castlewellan and Down District. Includes events programme, booking information and contacts.
Cheltenham Folk Festival
Chester Folk Festival
Chiddingly Festival - Sussex village arts, music and dance event. Provides an artist line-up and ticket information.
Chippenham Folk Festival - Details of the annual festival in May; includes photo gallery, artist list, and ticket information.
Cornwall Folk Festival - Four day festival held in Wadebridge, with major and local artists. Includes ticket and camping information. Annual event held on the August Bank Holiday weekend.
Denholm Folk Festival
Droylsden Folk Festival - Programme details of a weekend folk festival in Manchester.
Edinburgh International Harp Festival - Details of classes, workshops, concerts and events, with profiles of participating artists. Contact and booking information. In April.
Ely Folk Weekend - Provides event listings, local maps, artist profiles, and ticket information for this annual festival in Ely, Cambridgeshire.
Feis an Eilein - Skye Festival of traditional music, song, dance, storytelling, theatre and film from the Gaelic and other traditions and beyond. Programme, artist profiles, and ticket details. In July.
Feis Latharna - Annual Gaelic Arts Youth Tuition Festival in Oban, Argyll. Information on tutors, programme, and venue.
Fiddler's Green International Festival - Annual art and music festival in July, in Rostrevor, Co Down. Includes event programme, local accommodation and contact details.
Folk On The Pier Festival - Information about the festival
Fylde Folk Festival - An annual music festival in Fleetwood at the end August and early September. Information about programme and venues.
Gatehouse of Fleet Festival - A 10 day celebration of folk, country, bluegrass, traditional music
Gig 'n The Bann - Cross cultural music festival in Co Antrim, in September. Includes events programme, artist profiles, and venue information.
Hebridean Celtic Festival - Traditional and contemporary music on the Isle of Lewis in July. Programme, competition, and booking details.
Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival - Annual weekend of competitions and events in Oban,celebrating highland and Scottish country dancing, traditional music and song. Includes programme and information for competitors.
Keith Festival - Programme of this annual festival in Moray, keeping the traditions of the area alive. Includes information about competitions, and practical details of tickets, booking and accommodation.
Knockengorroch Festival - Celtic roots music event held twice yearly in Dumfriesshire. Details of line-up, tickets and for contact.
Lichfield Folk Festival - Includes programme, and information about artists, dance displays, and booking details. (Annual, in June)
Lomond Folk Festival - Held annually during July at Balloch, on the shores of Loch Lomond. Includes programme, contact details, and previous years' programmes.
London Fiddle Convention - Annual spring event featuring fiddling in a multitude of traditional and modern styles. Information about programme and events, artists and ticketing.
Lossiemouth Folk Club and Festival - Folk music festival and folk club information, held annually in July. Programme and contact details.
Milnathort Folk Festival - Information about the artists appearing, venues, and tickets. Includes pictures and biographies. (Annual, in March
Music in the Castle - Annual folk music festival, held at Easter, in Benmore Centre/Botanical Gardens (Dunoon, Scotland). Includes an archive of past events, audio samples, photos and contact details.
National Folk Festival - Covers both the Scottish and English events, with details of the programmes, artists, workshops, venues, facilities, and ticket arrangements.
Newcastleton Traditional Music Festival - Details of one of the oldest traditional music festivals in Scotland. Includes programme, contact and ticket details. Held in July.
Open House Traditional Arts Festival - Annual festival of Irish traditional music, arts and culture in Belfast. Includes details of programme, venues, and past events.
Otley Folk Festival - Details of artists, programme and facilities. Includes reports and photos of previous year's festival. (in September, annually)
Plymouth Folk Festival - Annual event, held in July. Includes events schedule, and artist, ticket and accommodation details.
Pontardawe Festival - Celebration of world music, held annually in the Swansea Valley, South Wales. Programme and artist information, with contact details.
Portpatrick Folk Festival - Annual event, in September, held near Stranraer, Scotland. Includes information on schedule, venues, and booking.
Saddleworth Folk Festival
Scots Fiddle Festival - Annual fiddle festival in Edinburgh, in November. Programme details for concerts, ceilidhs, recitals, workshops and talks. Also contact and ticket information.
Shetland Accordion and Fiddle Festival - Brings a wide range of fiddle and accordion musicians to the Shetland islands. Information about programme, artists and events.
Shetland Folk Festival - An annual festival of folk music from around the world. Information on past and future festival events.
Sidmouth Folk Week - Week-long annual folk festival, SW England, early August. Concerts, ceilidhs, workshops, top bands, late-night dancing, camp site. Details of ticket prices and all events.
Stonehaven Folk Festival - Held annually in July. Includes programme, reporting on previous years, and details for ticket sales and contact.
Strathspey in May - Annual festival in Grantown-on-Spey focussing on instrumental, song-writing, voice and performance workshops. Programme and session listings.
Towersey Village Festival - Well established traditional music and dance event which takes place in Oxfordshire. Outlines the participating artists, events schedule, travel and accommodation arrangements and ticketing policy.
Tredegar House Folk Festival - Includes programme of festival and associated events, archive of previous festivals, and contact details.
Upton Folk Festival - Annual event held in May. Traditional and modern music and dance: profile, programme, ticket and joining details.
Warwick Folk Festival
Wheaton Aston Festival - A rural Staffordshire celebration of music, song and dance. Includes dates, programme, and details of facilities. (Annual)
Wimborne Folk Festival - Annual event of Traditional Folk Dance and Song. Lists programme, performers and contact details.
Women in Tune - Organises an annual Women's Music Festival in West Wales, every August. Information about programme, venue, facilities, fundraising, past festivals, and the organisation.
Pacific
Araluen Folk Festival
Auckland Folk Festival
Blue Mountains Festival - An annual music festival of folk, roots and blues in the Blue Mountains (Katoomba), Australia.
Cobargo Folk Festival - New South Wales event with Australian and International folk music artists. Includes artist and ticket information.
Fairbridge Festival of Folk - Australia
Illawarra Folk Festival
National Folk Festival - Australia
Port Fairy Folk Festival - Held annually in the town of Port Fairy, Australia.
Wellington Folk Festival - New Zealand
Whare Flat Folk Festival - New Zealand
Woodford Folk Festival
- Annual festival located in between the Brisbane Valley and
Queensland's Sunshine Coast. Includes a calendar of events, news,
photos and contact information.
Yackandandah Folk Festival
- Annual festival in March. Information on program, artists, and
booking information. Includes photos and history of past festivals.
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