For your diary ... not to be missed ... next year's Folk Festival in Tenterden ... Thursday 4 October - Sunday 7 October 2012

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Tenterden Folk Festival

Tenterden Folk Festival 2012

A four day long festival of folk song, music and dance. Thursday 4 October - Sunday 7 October 2012

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Exhibition

Tenterden Folk Festival special Exhibition in the Tenterden Museum, Station Road, Tenterden from- Easter to October 2012, more information

Events

Events: English Barn Dance, concerts, sing-a-rounds, music sessions, folk clubs, special shows, a craft fair and street stalls, music fayre, dance displays, procession, showcases, meet the guest spots, workshops, dancers and musicians on the K&ES Railway, events for children and much more.

Venues and public houses

Festival venues: The Evans Bar and Moulton Hall upstairs in the Tenterden Club, St Mildred’s Parish Church, St Mildred’s Church Hall, The Town Hall, The Recreation Ground, Junior School and the High Street, There will also be events in the bars of The Woolpack (if reopened), The White Lion, The Vine and The William Caxton and No 75 Dining Room.

Thursday Evening Concert 4 October
The Acoustic Strawbs

7.30 pm to 10.30 pm (doors open 7pm)
Brian Peters, Chris Sarjeant, The Climax Ceilidh Band with caller Nick Walden, Graeme Knights, Jackie Oates, Jeff Warner (USA), Jim Causley, Jody Kruskal (USA), The Keelers (Jim Magean, Peter Wood, George Unthank & Alan Fitztsimmons), Keith Kendrick and Sylvia Needham, Nic Dow, Pete Castle, Rude Albert, Sara Grey (USA), Steve Turner, Swinging The Lead (Peter Brooker, Brian Withstandley, Stephen Skey, Lee Leatham & Dave Webb), Tom and Barbara Brown, Plus more to be confirmed... Tickets £14.00 available from Kathy and Bob Drage E: kathybobdrage@btinternet.com T: 01843 835694

Welcome barn dance

The English barn dance is a regular feature of the festival and is always very popular. As well as the barn dance there is often a chance to try Contra dancing and other forms of traditional folk dancing.

Concerts

The main concerts on Saturday and Sunday will be held in the Tenterden Club with smaller acoustic concerts, including concerts on Friday, being held in the Saddlery at The White Lion. There will be a special fundraising concert on Thursday in the Town Hall.

Sing-a-rounds and music sessions

One of the highlights of Tenterden Folk Festival for many of the participants are the numerous friendly and informal sing-a-rounds and music sessions. With a choice of four town centre pubs there is sure to be a sing-a-round or session that suits your taste going on in one of these venues.

Workshops and meet the guest sessions

Tenterden Folk Festival is a charity formed to preserve and advance public education and appreciation of folk music, song and dance as part of the living heritage. Therefore we offer you a chance to “Meet” some of the guests in informal sessions. We also offer workshops where you can hear about folk related topics or improve your own skills.

Dance displays

Tenterden is “the Jewel of the Weald” and over the Festival weekend it has even more colour and sparkle than usual as hundreds of Morris men and women and other folk dancers take to the streets of the town centre. The majority of teams are Morris dance sides of varying styles, from the Cotswold tradition and Black-faced Border style, to clog to garland dancers. The teams you will see will be both men’s, women’s and mixed sides and come from all over England. It’s not just Morris you will see as Tenterden is regularly host to teams performing traditional dances from Scotland, Ireland, England, Slovakia and the Appalachian Mountains of North America. There is also Saturday’s popular procession along the High Street culminating in a display of dancing in the coach park in Station Road. There will also be dancing throughout the town centre and on the K&ES Railway on Saturday and Sunday.

Crafts fair, street stalls, music fayre and music showcases

Thanks to the co-operation of Tenterden Town Council, the craft fair and other stalls will be in a large commercially erected marquee on The Recreation Ground, just off the High Street. The marquee will act as the venue for the popular music showcases. There will still be street stalls in the High Street. We also have plans for a new dance stage on the Recreation Ground for 2012.

Tickets

Full Weekend Tickets: Admits holders to all events on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. (Does NOT include Thursday):

Before 1st September 2012 adults £34.00 (under 16s £17)
From 1st September 2012 adults £43.00 (under 16s £22)

Thursday Evening Concert: Tickets for the Acoustic Strawbs, Thursday evening concert are also available. All tickets £14.00 each

Camping: The campsite will be available from Thursday afternoon to Monday morning. More details on Newsletters page.

Caravan/campervan (for up to four nights) £20
Tent (for up to four nights) £18

Lanyards: High quality green TFF lanyards with plastic ticket wallets for tickets. £3 each

Single Event Tickets: Other single event tickets will be available nearer the time

Order Tickets

By Post directly from the Folk Festival organisers - download booking form here

Online from http://www.wegottickets.com/f/3909

Personal callers, by phone and by post:

Right Track Music, Shop, 25-27 Tufton Street, Ashford, Kent TN23 1QN T: 01233 662682 (plus booking fee)

Ashford Tourist Information Centre, Ashford Gateway (2nd floor), Church Road, Ashford, Kent TN23 1QX T: 01233 620649 or 331316 (Plus booking fee)

Tenterden Gateway, 2 Manor Row, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6HP T: 01580 762558 (plus booking fee)

Photo: Lewis J Brockway

Booking

To get your dance side or display team invited to the festival, book your craft fair, street stall or music fayre pitch, book an advert in the programme, buy your tickets, volunteer as a steward or marshal, make a donation, or to get otherwise involved in the festival contact us now. Full weekend tickets will be available on line from www.wegottickets.com