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Acoustic+Folk+Blues+World+Fusion+Roots
Fri 16 Apr 2010
Village Hall
19:15 - 20:00 Rosedale Crossing.........................................................................Local Electric Folk Rock
20:00 - 20:45 Pennyless.................................................................Traditional Folk, fiddle, guitar and flute
20:45 - 21:30 Bob Smith...........................................................................Country, Folk, Blues Americana
21:30 - 22:30 Three Legged Dog....................................................................................Local Celtic Rock
22:30 - 24:00 Bogus Bob.................................................................................................Americana Folk
Skittle Stage 18:30 - 20:30...........................................................................................................................Open Mic
21:00 - 22:00 Ta Be Sure..........................................................................................Traditiional Irish Folk
22:00 - 23:00 Chris Chambers...........................................................................Acoustic, Steel and Dobro
Sat 17 Apr 2010
Village Hall
12:00 - 13:00 Bob Smith............................................................................Country, Folk,Blues Americana
13:00 - 14:00 Neil and Julie Smith..........................................................Acoustic guitar and accordian duo
14:00 - 15:00 Chris Chambers...........................................................................Acoustic, Steel and Dobro
15:00 - 16:00 What's The Point.......................................................................Traditional folk dance music
16:00 - 16:45 Old Pekuliar...................................................................................Acoustic covers and folk
16:45 - 17:30 Paul Pearson................................................................................Original singer songwriter
17:30 - 18:30 Los Salvadores........................................................Trad folk with punk and dance influences
18:30 - 19:30 Tim Garland & Nitin Odedra......................Trad, original songs,cittern,guitar,fiddle,tabla,dholak
19:30 - 20:15 Becky Syson...............................................................................Original Singer songwriter
20:15 - 21:15 Tree of Souls.................................................................................................vocal folk trio
21:15 - 22:15 Lisa deVille.................................................................................Original Singer songwriter
22:15 - 24:00 Treebeard..........................................Acoustic folk, rock and pop covers - Heavy Wood style
Skittle Stage
10:00 - 12:00 Guitar Workshop TBC (depending on demand)
12:00 - 20:00 Session and singers space.
20:00 - 21:00 Pica Pica............................................................................................Acapella folk singers
21:00 - 22:00 The Cabin Band...........................................................................................Traditional Folk
22:00 - 24:00 Bogus Bob................................................................................................ Americana Folk
Carrington Arms
Friday evening, Irish mandolin virtuoso: James Joyce
Saturday afternoon "around two-ish": When Cousins Marry
...and on the field
Both nights, on the field from midnight until "later", there will be an aftershow party, this will be acoustic only so as not to disturb the village, and there will be covered session spaces and fires to keep warm. There is no set running order, anyone who wishes to play is welcome to do so. There will be a simple guitar amp and vocal mic - but please remember that we must consider the villagers who live close by. There will be strictly no beer sold on the field. There is a bar in the village hall.
Other Information
There is no shop in the village, but there are shops in nearby towns. There will be food (including vegetarian options) available in the Village Hall from afternoon until late evening. Tea, coffees and cakes also available
Welcome to the Folkthing, a small but perfectly formed music festival in the heart of England. The village of Ashby Folville is a beautiful unspoilt hamlet in Leicestershire, not far from Melton Mowbray. The location of the village can be found in the "Contact Us" page.
We have a limit of 300 people, so consider it a small, friendly, non-corporate, music festival in a Village Hall, with an emphasis on local bands and musicians. There are two stages, a pub for sessions, and ample room for Morris sides (which are welcome, contact us if you are part of one and wish to join us.) The ethos is DIY - if you want to join in, bring an instrument and start a session. The more the merrier!
The weekend event will (still) cost a recession beating £15 on the gate, available in advance and at the event. Parking and Camping inclusive.
The pub serves excellent food (Inc. breakfast) and real ale, and there are no open air stages, making this the ideal weatherproof start to your festival season.
There is a comunal open air barbeque area so if the weather's looking good, bring some food and fuel and cook up a barbie...
2010 Ticket Prices (same as last year!)
Weekend
Day
Adult £15
Adult £10
Youth(12-16yrs) £10
Youth(12-16yrs) £5
Student £10
Student £5
Family (2 Adult, 2 Youth) £40
Family (2 Adult, 2 Youth) £25
Under 12 Free
Under 12 Free
300 Limit - book early!
(contact Linda on 07954993750
or Fiona on 07970283731)
Dogs are welcome, subject to common sense regarding control and cleaning up. It is Lambing Season, so please keep dogs on leads where there is lvestock. Please note that although we have bags of space for camping, motor homes etc, there is no electric hook-up, nor a chemical disposal point.
There will be toilets on the campsite, but no showers. There will be no campsite shop this year, so please bear that in mind and bring all you think you might need. There are shops nearby, but none in the village.
