Sidmouth Festival

There has been a folk festival in the coastal town of Sidmouth in South West England in the first week of August every year since 1955, attracting tens of thousands of visitors to over 700 diverse events.

Sidmouth Folkweek offers a wide range of activities including major folk concerts, pub sessions, workshops and master classes, social dances and colourful dance displays, family entertainment and many children's musical and craft activities. The town’s streets and venues come alive with festive atmosphere as holidaymakers and festival goers join together in a music-based holiday to remember, The popular Late Night Extra feature is also run at Bulverton on the edge of Sidmouth next to the main campsite.

The festival patron is Martin Carthy MBE.

The 2014 festival included performances by Ralph McTell, Steve Knightley, Jim Causley, Jackie Oates, India Electric Co., Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin, Martin Simpson, Alex Kumar, Matt Gordon & Leonard Podolak, festival patron Martin Carthy, and others throughout the week.

The 2013 Sidmouth Folkweek included concerts by Show of Hands with Miranda Sykes, Blowzabella, Colum Sands, the a capella singers Coope, Boyes and Simpson, Tim Erikson, John Kirkpatrick, Jim Causley, Maddy Prior with Hannah James and Giles Lewin, The Spooky Men's Chorale from Australia, and Jeff Warner from New England in the USA.

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