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here online at our FESTIVAL SHOP for 

    GREAT NORTH FOLK FESTIVAL

Botton Village 

North York Moors

May 27 -29   2022

  CONCERTS    WORKSHOPS     DANCE   

Song Competition 2022  Open Theme

 

 

Programme

Friday 27th May

EVENTS 

Early Bird Session from 3pm

Evening Singers & Musicians in the Library

Foyer Folk

and the Friday Evening Concert

FRIDAY ARTISTS  

Beth Burrows, Bounty Hounds, Caim, Chris Milner ,

Emilia Gottschalk , John Ward Trio, Kate Kramer,

Louise & Chris Rogan, Niamh Flynn & Charlie Birkett,  

Paul Lucas & Alan Young, Tin Giants, Wychwood

 

                                                                               Saturday 28th May

    EVENTS

                                                                   Poems, Pints and Songs, Foyer Folk,

                                                                       Afternoon and Evening Concerts

 Workshops 

                                                        Guitar Tunings, Ukelele, Clog Dancing for Beginners,

                                                                   Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer (Beginners)

Yodaiko Drumming, Music on the Green, Fiddle & Story Session,

'Floor Singer to Booked Artist' - A Discussion

Sing-arounds

SATURDAY ARTISTS

Barbara Wigg - Beth Burrows - Bounty Hounds  

Caim - Chris Milner - Chris Rogan - Chris Wright   

Gavin Davenport - Gordon Tyrrall -  Hawsker Village Band

 Helian - John Ward Trio - Kate Kramer  

Mel Langton - Louise Rogan - Paul  & Liz Davenport

 Paul Lucas & Alan Young 

Richard Grainger - Roger Sutcliffe - Ruth & Sadie Price

Tin Giants- Willow Changelings 

 

                                                                                  SUNDAY EVENTS

                                                                 Songs of Robert Burns, Poems Pints & Songs

                                                            Bellows & Buttons Workshop , Shanties & Sea Songs

                                                                   Great North Song Competition, A Life in Blues

                                                                      Yorkshire Songs Session - PLUGGED IN

                                                      Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Composer  Ralph Vaughan Williams

                                                                        Clog Dancing Beginners Workshop

                                                                          Singaround & Stories and Strings

                                                                           Afternoon and Evening Concerts

 

SUNDAY ARTISTS

Heather Innes - Pauline Vallance - Paul Lucas & Alan Young 

Chris Parkinson - Mel Langton - Roger Sutcliffe

Steve Dawes & Helen Pitt - Ruth & Sadie Price 

Jenny Hill - Tony Haynes - Jane & Roddy Gordon

John Ward Trio - The Davenport Family - Bounty Hounds

Fiona Katie Widdop - Gordon Tyrrall - Tin Giants

Beth Burrows - Emilia Gottschalk - Doomfolk 

Lynda Hardcastle & Alan Rose - Patchwork

 

                                          

                                                                   

 

 

                                                 

 

The Great North Tradition Awards 

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Join us  at

Folk at the Hall

First Sunday of each month

Singers and Musicians Session/Open Mic

Guests  March : Open Mic  

April 3rd  Roger Sutcliffe

      May   1st  A Day for Ukraine

 

           Musicians , Singers and Poets come together for a day of  music  and solidarity. 

          Please join us and  help  raise funds to bring relief to the people of Ukraine

Support our Big Raffle, Buy CD's or simply make a donation , however small

Day for Ukraine - Entry by Donation

Some of the guests who have volunteered to perform 

 

Auckland Shantymen * BETH BURROWS * Carrie Martin * CHERYL BAINES  

Chris Milner * CHRIS PARKINSON * Emilia Gottschalk 

 GRAHAM BROTTON * Harry Gallagher * HEATHER INNES

 Jane & Roddy Gordon * JEAN & RON CABLE * Jenny Hill

JOHN DRAKES *  Julian Plested * KEVIN SMITH * 

Kevin Young * Lynda Hardcastle & Alan Rose 

* MACKIE * Margaret & Tony Maughan  * MARTIN HEATON

OWEN SCRIBBLER LEWIS 

Paul Lucas * ROGER SUTCLIFFE  *  Richard Grainger

* VALDIAN * 

 

Please donate prizes for our BIG RAFFLE

Everyone and all styles  are made welcome at Folk at the Hall

 £2 Usual entry (£1 Members)         

Sleights Village Hall

53 Coach Road

Sleights

WHITBY YO225BT

                                                                             

                                                               

WHITBY AHOY!

Annual Sea Music Festival

July 23-24th 

Join us for two days of sea shanties and music of the sea

with BETH BURROWS , BOATHOOK BALD ,

 ENDEAVOUR SHANTYMEN

 and RICHARD GRAINGER

plus visiting performers to be confirmed

                                                                            

   Whitby Shanty and Sea Music Festival

 

YORKSHIRE DAY

August 1st

                                                                                       

at 

The Bandstand in Whitby 

A Day  of Yorkshire folk songs and tunes with a great cast of fine

Yorkshire Singers

11am till 5pm