Alternative music weekends heading for Fleetwood
Don't miss out on two extraordinary weekends of alternative music, right here in Wyre this month.
If folk's your thing, come and join 3,000 festival goers at the Fylde Folk Festival on 3 to 5 September. Held at 20 different venues around the town, including the Marine Hall, this much loved spectacle is now in its 38th year.
It's a celebration of folk music, song and dance, with 135 events featuring 200 performers playing all day long to keep all ages entertained. Highlights includea drummer and dancer from Gambia and 16-year-old Niamh Boadle, a finalist in the 2010 BBC Performers Contest.
Artists include:
The Tannahill Weavers(Fri), Vin Garbutt, The McCalmans (Final Tour), Archie Fisher, New Scorpion Band, Kristina Olsen & Peter Grayling(Usa & Aus), Jez Lowe & The Big Bad Pennies, Heidi Talbot with John McCusker & Boo Hewerdine, Urban Folk Quartet, Keith Donnelly, The Wilsons, Shep Woolley, Cloudstreet (Aus), James Findlay (BBC Young Folk Awards Winner), The Churchfitters, Rosie Doonan & The Snapdragons, George Papavgeris & Los Marbles, Johnny Silvo, Vicky Swann & Jonny Dyer, Bernard Wrigley (Thurs), The Carrivick Sisters (BBC Young Folk Awards Finalists), Tom Kitchen & Gren Bartley, Strawhead, Elaine Davidson & Danny Hart, Stanley Accrington, Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts, Steve Turner, Alan Bell Band, Scolds Bridle, Gary & Vera Aspey, Gordon Tyrrall, The Balkanics, Thistle, Derek Gifford, The Captain’s Crew, The Jeps, Zoe Mulford (USA), Ian Gartside Band, Anna Shannon, Niamh Boadle (BBC Young Folk Awards Finalist) with Trí, Roy Clinging, Camellia, Peter & Barbara Snape, Andrew Green, Penny Black Troubadour, Dylan Owen, Hard Times, Red Duster, Bruce Hogg, Festival Ceilidh Band, Tom Walsh, Hugh O’Donnell, Neil Brook, Joe Crane, A69 Band, Dave Walmisley, Fred Rose, Paul D. Wrigley, Malcolm Bishop, Spitting on A Roast, Jenny Coxon, Roger Barnes, Sedayne & Rachel.
Full details of show times, tickets, camping and caravan bookings are online at www.fylde-folk-festival.com
Another musical feast follows on 10, 11 and 12 September when Fleetwoodstock arrives for the sixth year running, again at the Marine Hall. Headlined on Saturday night by The Quireboys, the festival will play host to great bands all weekend long. Grab a ticket while you can from Marine Hall Box Office, call 01253 887693 or visit www.marinehall.co.uk
Councillor Lynne Bowen, Leisure & Cultue Portfolio Holder for Wyre Borough Council said: "It's great to see that the music scene in Fleetwood is going strong and getting bigger and better each year.
"These two weekends are a great way for local people to enjoy the festival experience on their doorstep, but are also a great attraction, bringing visitors from all over the country to Fleetwood."
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