"Just as the tide was
flowing..."
The 6th Suffolk Folk Festival
4 - 6 June
2010
Photos from the 2009 Festival - click on the Photo Gallery
link.
The St. Edmund's Crown is our festival logo, as St. Edmund
is Suffolk's patron saint.
Guests for 2010 include
Julie Felix,
Rachel &
Lillias and Steamchicken.
LATEST NEWS: More acts (t.b.c.) include
Paul & Liz Davenport and
Stealing Sheep.
With more than 17 hours of free
entertainment planned, it must be
worth the price of a pint. Please be generous with your
donations.
In 2009 there
was Morris, Sword and Appalachian dancing in
Woodbridge on the Saturday and Sunday, a free concert in Woodbridge
Library on Saturday afternoon, a ceilidh and a folk club concert on
the Saturday evening, and a free concert in Elmshurst Park on the
Sunday afternoon. In 2010 we hope to add even more events.
Dance sides that performed at the 2009 festival were:
| Rumford Morris |
Royal Liberty Morris |
| Barley Brigg North West Morris |
Datchet Border Morris |
| Logdansarna (Sweden) |
Sproughton Long Blades |
| Danegeld |
Chelmo Champs |
| Fenstanton Morris |
Black Skunk Morris |
| Rising Larks |
Lagabag Morris |
| Ebekneezer |
Rumburgh Morris |
| Bullnose Morris |
Maldon Greenjackets |
| Bury Fair Women’s Morris |
Pretty Grim |
| Annie's Fantasies |
Ely & Littleport Riot |
| Green Dragon Morris |
Alive & Kicking |
| St Neots Sweeps & Milkmaids |
Harwich Morris Men |
| Westrefelda |
The Miss-Fits |
During the Saturday afternoon there was a free
acoustic concert in Woodbridge
Library with
Paul & Liz
Davenport from Yorkshire.
Paul & Liz Davenport
There was a concert on the Saturday
evening at the 5th Woodbridge Sea Scouts
Hall on the Quayside. Acts include Paul & Liz
Davenport, Patrick Gillard and
Shadows in the Shade.
The Cherry Tree Inn
again held a beer festival over the weekend and was one
of the folk festival's featured dance spots. The shanty group,
High Water Mark, performed there during the
Saturday evening.
The Saturday evening ceilidh was held at the
Abbey School with Pluck'n'Squeeze
and Gill Bosley.
The free Sunday concert of music and
song was again held in Elmhurst Park.
Artists who performed on the Sunday afternoon were
The Larks,
Kiss the
Mistress,
Triangle,
The Bounty Hounds and
Cruel
Folk. (Click on the names to visit their web
pages.)
The
Larks Kiss
the Mistress
The Bounty
Hounds Cruel
Folk
Triangle
Camping was again available at Woodbridge
Town Football Club.
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It’s your festival. It wouldn’t exist without your support, so
please let us know how you would like it to develop.
Thanks, Mike
The 6th Suffolk Folk Festival is being organised
by Sproughton
Folk.
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