Warwick Folk Talk

Warwick Folk Festival Choir 2012

Tash — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:13:16 +0000

Warwick Folk Festival Choir 2012

Would you like to perform at this year’s Warwick Folk Festival? Now is your chance!

You are warmly invited to join the Warwick Folk Fest Choir 2012.
No singing experience necessary, and you certainly don’t need to be able to read music as all of the songs will be taught by ear. Come and join over 50 enthusiastic singers on Monday evenings in Warwick (starting 18 June) for a series of sessions leading to a couple of short performances at the Festival on Sunday 29 July. Over 6 weeks we will be singing a cracking selection of a cappella harmony folk songs from around the world. The sessions, run by popular local choir leader Bruce Knight, will be fun and lively and will satisfy both the first-time singer and the experienced a cappella crooner.

Choir leader Bruce Knight has been running singing workshops and choirs (including the ever-popular Songlines) for 12 years. Bruce is a member of the Natural Voice Practitioners Network (www.naturalvoice.net) and believes the Zimbabwean proverb: “If you can walk you can dance, if you can talk you can sing!”

Dates: Monday 18 June – Monday 23 July, plus rehearsal and gigs on Sunday 29 July (times t.b.c.)

Venue: St. Nicholas Church, Warwick, CV34 4JD
(just by the huge car park at St. Nicholas Park)

Time: 7:30 – 9:30

Cost: £30 (payable on the first night)
Places in the Choir MUST be PRE-BOOKED. Please email Bruce: bruceknight.voice@virgin.net, or telephone 01926 778454

Cheers!

Tash — Sun, 06 May 2012 14:32:47 +0000

After a great success with the new bar last year, we are having Nigel and
his team from The Fleece, Bretferton once again. Don’t miss the great
selection of real ales and ciders, including local beers from Church End
Brewery, and the great sessions that go on til the early hours!

More stalls than ever before!

Tash — Sun, 06 May 2012 14:32:13 +0000

There will be a record number of crafts stalls on site this year, set in a new layout, to make it even easier for you to browse and pick up something special to remember the weekend by. Jewellery, clothes, leather goods and weaving, there is something for everyone, plus our usual brilliant selection of instrument … Continue reading »

Book Now and Save up to 16%

Tash — Sun, 06 May 2012 14:30:55 +0000

There’s still time to book Early Bird tickets before prices rise on June
1st.
Ticket sales are going very well, so if you haven’t booked yet, don’t miss
out!
As always, we’re bringing you the best in traditional and contemporary folk
in concerts, ceilidhs, and late night dances plus workshops, singarounds,
plenty of childrens entertainment and more! Highlights will include the
return of Faustus with their original line of Paul Sartin, Saul Rose and
Benji Kirkpatrick, and the Thursday night concert with the legendary Nic
Jones. 30 years after his career was cut short by a car accident, Nic’s gig with son Joe, and pianist Belinda O’Hooley will be a mix of new and old material and looks set to be unmissable.
A full list of who’s performing when will be on our website soon.

Award winning artists at this years Festival

Tash — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:23:30 +0000

Congratulations to all the nominees and winners in the recent Spiral Awards, and last months BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards!

We’re delighted to see Tim Edey and Brendan Power on the WFF line up, they won Best Duo at the Folk Awards, with Tim Edey also getting the prized Musician of the Year title.

A familiar face at WFF, Lucy Ward won the Horizon Award, fellow nominees were Lady Maisery and Pilgrims Way and Megan Henwood.

Damien O’Kane and David Kosky won best Instrumental Album in the Spiral Awards, for Mystery Inch. Don’t miss Damien at the Festival this year.

It’s great to see so many artists that have performed at the Festival over the years getting recognition for their hard work and great music. For the full list of winners click on the links above.

Local Businesses wanted as Festival Partners

Tash — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:20:05 +0000

Warwick Folk Festival takes place 26-29 July 2012, creating in the streets of Warwick a showcase of cultural tradition, with music, dance, song, costume and character from across the UK and beyond.

This annual transformation generates an outburst of folk art heritage, attracting visitors to our town, year after year. Families, day trippers, weekenders, musicians, artists, festival-goers; all taking part in a few hours or a few days at Warwick Folk Festival, with tents, caravans, motor homes, guest houses and hotels booked.

It’s a wonderful long weekend. The festival has been running for over 30 years, with world-class artists performing alongside bright young hopefuls; workshops, family activities, craft stalls, al fresco food, the best beer, and always something new to enjoy.

The Festival Board is inviting your company to be involved, from direct hands-on help, to commercial sponsorship, or a small donation. The Festival Programme goes out to 10,000 festival goers and the events attract 20,000 visitors over the festival weekend. It’s a great opportunity for you to be associated with Warwick’s biggest festival event.

Come and have a drink on us

To find out more about how you can be involved, you are invited to meet the Festival Board and speak to some of our existing Festival Partners at the Lord Leycester Hotel on Jury Street. Come and join us for a drink at 6pm on 7 February and we’ll tell you more about the festival.

Please RSVP by 27 January to fiona.henderson@warwickfolkfestival.co.uk or call me on the numbers below:

Fiona Henderson
Business Development Manager
T:01926 424225
M:07811 479747

Craft Fair Applications Open

Tash — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:47:47 +0000

We had more stalls then ever last year, and also undertook a survey of the traders. As a result of feedback we have introduced a new application process, and will have an improved craft fair layout.
Thank you to all who took the time to feedback to us!
Applications are now open for the festival site Craft Fair – you can download the forms from the website – and they close on 20th April.
If you have a favourite local craftperson you’d like to see at the festival, let us know!

Festival Patron Jim Moray releases new album

Tash — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:07:54 +0000

Jim Moray is one of the most consistently inventive musicians working in traditional folk music today.
His 4th album Skulk was released last week as a download available from http://jimmoray.bandcamp.com/
and is already getting rave reviews.
Skulk follows Jim’s ground-breaking and award-winning albums – 2003’s BBC Radio2 Folk Album of Year ‘Sweet England’, ‘Jim Moray’ in 2006 and fRoots Critics Poll & Mojo Folk Album of the Year winner ‘Low Culture’ in 2008. Jim Moray is at the forefront of a new folk revival in the UK, and hailed as a pivotal influence by a new generation of folk musicians while still only being in his 20s himself.
Don’t miss his concert at the festival this year!Listen here

Times running out for this year’s tickets at last years prices

Tash — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:03:11 +0000

Don’t miss out!
Buy tickets at 2011 prices until 15th Jan.
Visit the website to buy tickets now
Happy New Year! Hope you had a lovely festive time, now begins the countdown to summer & the festival season!
Be sure to make room in your diaries for Warwick Folk Festival, we’ll be back at Warwick School from 26th to 29th July to share the very best in traditional and contemporary folk music with you. Once again there will be a heady mix of concerts & ceilidhs, workshops, lectures & singarounds for you to choose from.
Our website has the latest lineup & we’ll keep you updated with these newsletters each month. See you in July!

In the groove …

Tash — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:15:22 +0000

After the Peatbog Faeries got us all dancing in the Guy Nelson Hall this year, we’re excited to have another one (or two!) dancing gigs again next year. But what do we call them? It’s not a ceilidh, it’s not a concert, not a session, not a singaround… What do you think?