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Events for Friday 28th of September 2012
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A Long Weekend Of Great Folk Music
Helmsley Folk Weekend
The festivities kick off at 7.30pm on Friday 28 September with an upbeat 'Fun With Folk' concert headlined by the Churchfitters, bringing zany Celtic music from Brittany, as well as the world music rhythms of Mambo Jambo, and Lincolnshire’s good-humoured folk raconteurs Bill Whalley and Dave Fletcher.
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| Churchfitters |
The headliners for Saturday night's act on 29 September, are the award-winning The Outside Track who have recently received the ‘Group of the Year’ award at both the Live Ireland Music Awards 2012 and the TIR Irish Music Awards. The band were crowned on 1 January 2012, and celebrated double success as their lead singer, Norah Rendell was also awarded the accolade of ‘Vocalist of the Year’. Hailing from Scotland, Ireland, Cape Breton and Vancouver, its five members are united by a love of traditional music and a commitment to creating new music on its foundation. Their blend of boundless energy and unmistakable joie de vivre has won them a large following which has seen them headline festivals all over the globe.
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| The Outside Track |
The Sunday concerts are headlined by American roots duo from Asheville, North Carolina, Dana and Susan Robinson,
Due to circumstances beyond our control Dana and Susan Robinson will not be able to appear at the festival and their concert spot will be filled by the Steve Tilston Trio ...
and SONY Award winning Northeast songwriter Jez Lowe. And if audiences aren’t too exhausted they can stay for the Festival Finale which sees comedy-folk vaudevillians The New Rope String Band close the main programme with their inimitable brand of family-folk-fun.
Add to that the rolling programme of singers sessions, tune gatherings and street dancers and you have a wonderful recipe for a great music weekend. So bring your walking boots, instruments and dancing shoes and enjoy Helmsley Folk Weekend, the fast growing ‘boutique’ festival at the foot of the North York Moors.
For more concert information visit our event website www.helmlseyfolkweekend.co.uk
Weekend Ticket £58Day Pass: Friday (evening only) £16.50 / Saturday £21 / Sunday £21
Day Pass: Saturday £21
Individual Concert Prices:
Sat 29 September
12 noon: An Hour with Bill Whalley & Dave Fletcher £6
1.15pm Simon Howarth and guests £6
7.30pm Transatlantic Concert £14.50
Sun 30 Sept
12 noon Sunday Songwriters £12
4pm Festival Finale £13.50
