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This is where the latest news will be posted during the run-up to the festival - check this page regularly to keep up to date!
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31-March-2008 - NIZLOPI and other artists added to Festival bill
More arists to be added to the festival bill - see the Artists Page for more information..
Local heroes Nizlopi will play in the Market Square on Sunday. Other artists added to the festival programme include the Dustbowl String Band and Sambassadors of Groove.
11th February 2008 - Roy Bailey and Tony Benn confirmed for festival
More artists have been announced for this year's festival including Roy Bailey and Tony Benn, winners of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Best Live Act in 2001. See the Artists page for latest details.
9th-January-2008 - Provisional list of artists for Warwick 2008 announced
A great line-up for 2008 has been announced, including:
Bellowhead, Oysterband, Bob Fox, Jez Lowe & the Bad Pennies, Breabach, PJ Wright & Dave Pegg, Rachel Unthank & the Winterset, Mrs. Ackroyd band, Last Orders, Brian McNeill, The Wilsons, Glorystrokes, Flossie Malavialle, London Philharmonic Skiffle Orchestra, Eileen McGann, George Papavgeris, Keith Donnelly, 4Square, Jim Couza, Jack McNeill & Charlie Hays, The Maerlock, Ceridwen Davies, Dave Webber & Annie Fentiman, Hissyfit, Tom Bliss, The Tindalls and many more.
See the Artists Page for more details.
15-November-2007 - MP3 files of Community Choir concert now available
Chris Rowbury of Worldsong again ran a very successful singing safari, creating a singing group from scratch especially for Warwick Folk Festival. Six FREE informal weekly sessions of fun, and fantastic singing leading up to a performance at Warwick Folk Festival in Market Square. You can get a flavour of the performance by listening to some MP3 files and taking a look at some pictures.
31-July-2007 - Thanks to all for supporting Warwick Folk Festival 2007!
Huge thanks to all for making Warwick Folk Festival 2007 such a great success.. special thanks go to the stewards and the school staff for making the festival happen despite the downpour on Thursday, and also to all the campers who stayed happy while coping with the hastily organised new camping arrangements.
31-July-2007
Did you leave anything at the festival?. There are several articles being held at the festival office - if you wish to claim any of them please call the Admin Office on the number at the foot of this page or email us by referring to the Contacts Page.
- 1. Digital voice recorder
- 2. Money purse
- 3. Guitar tuner
- 4. Prescription glasses
- 5. Blue Ikea box with contents
- 6. Words of folk songs booklet
- 7. Thermos flask with cinnamon potion in it
- 8. Cap with treasure island print
- 9. Black 'floppy' hat with union jack
- 10. Sleeveless fleece with "Wolly" badge
- 11. Cinderella's green shoe (surely a shlipper??)
- 12. Morris rag jacket
- 13. Fleece jumper
