Welcome to Sidmouth FolkWeek

If you've not been to Sidmouth FolkWeek before, our taster programme will give you an idea of what the Festival is all about, with details of the main events. Click here to download a copy. Make sure you're on our mailing list to receive further details by email or by post.

The Festival Programme is now available to download. Click here to download the event details. You can also download the artists biogs with cross-references to the events they are performing in. The full 80 page version is avalable here but be warned, it's over 10MB so will take some time to download.

The Family and Young Sidmouth Programme is also available. Click here to download it

Passing it on
Folk South West, working in partnership with Music Leader South West, Arts Council England and Sidmouth FolkWeek, is running a training programme during this year’s Festival. If you want to develop your skills as a workshop leader, this is the programme for you.
You will be able to shadow Festival workshop leaders as well as having networking opportunities and additional daily training sessions. These include:

how people learn

how to structure workshop sessions and communicate in the best way

how to set yourself up in business using a variety of free software

how to market yourself and earn a living from music

Places are limited so please get in touch with Folk South West as soon as possible if you would like to be involved.
To register interest or for more information contact Eddie Upton at eddie@folksw.org.uk tel. 01935 873889 (or 07813 089002 after 23 July).

If you’ve been to Sidmouth Festival before, you’ll know what it’s all about: singing, dancing, playing, pub sessions, learning something new, ice creams, your favourite bands, your NEW favourite bands, crab sarnies, storytelling, lying on the beach, fireworks, dancing the night away at Late Night Extra, and sitting up chatting on the campsite with your brand new best friends.

If you haven’t been before, you’ve got a treat in store: One of England’s very best folk festivals combined with a seaside holiday in a beautiful Regency town!

With over 600 events to choose from, Sidmouth FolkWeek is unique. Whether you want to dive into the full festival experience, or just give the weekend a try, or dip in and out of concerts, workshops or ceilidhs, Sidmouth is YOUR festival. Decide how you want to play it, and choose the ticket combination that gives you the festival you want. It’s that simple.

Jim Moray sums it up: ‘The important thing about Sidmouth, as someone who has attended most years of my life, is that it doesn’t belong to “them” in the way that other festivals do. It belongs to everyone to make their own thing out of.’

Stop Press
There are still a few stewarding vacancies available. If you're interested click here to contact us.

Click here for the Festival Bus Timetable

Advance tickets for the Show of Hands concert are sold out. Ham evening season tickets are still available. We will be monitoring overall sales and may be able to release a few more tickets for the concert nearer the time.

Pre-Festival events

Thursday 29 July 8pm Ham Marquee Radio 4's
John Shuttleworth

Friday 30 July 2pm Ham Marquee The Temperance Seven

In Modern History is the highly anticipated 4th album by award-winning folk musician (and Sidmouth FolkWeek guest) Jim Moray due for release on June 11th. The CD will be on sale from the usual sources, but is also available for free, exclusively with the June issue of Songlines magazine (#68). The album includes guest appearances from the Orchestra of Opera North and Eliza Carthy. The issue also includes details of the winners of the Songlines Music Awards 2010 and comes with the regular Songlines 15-track compilation CD featuring the best new album releases and a playlist celebrating the life of Charlie Gillett.

To pre-order Songlines for just £4.95 (UK only, including P&P), click here

Online booking is now closed. Festival Box Office
01395 577952

Box Office
Ham Lane
Sidmouth
Devon EX10 8XR

Sidmouth FolkWeek is organised by Sidmouth FolkWeek Productions Ltd, registered in England no. 05610997 on behalf of Sidmouth FolkWeek Limited, registered charity no. 1111958

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