Dartmoor Folk Festival

The Dartmoor Folk Festival is a friendly traditional festival, with highlights including Ceilidh, Song & Music Sessions, Dartmoor Stepdance and Broomdance Championships, Dartmoor Fayre, Craft Displays, Dances, Music Hall, Sunday Ramble, Folk Service, Pub Sessions & Children's Events. PLUS - Craft tent, Sideshows, Demonstrations, Dance Displays, Children's Entertainers and much more...The festival continues to attract some of the top national and local artists as guests, maintaining its reputation as one of the top events in the folk calendar.

Camping is available in fields close to the festival site, with events taking place in the nearby village hall and playing fields.

TOP artists from the folk world will be performing alongside some of the best local entertainers at the 34th Dartmoor Folk Festival.

The impressive line-up includes Belshazzars Feast, The Jackie Oates Band, Tyde and The Watch.

Other well-known folk artists include Will Noble and John Cocking, Andy Clarke and Steve Tyler, Issy and David Emeney, and Unstrung Heroes.

Celebrated local artists appearing are The Dartmoor Pixie Band, Tony Beard (The Wag from Widecombe), Dave Wills and Rob Pudner. It will also feature Mick Groves (formerly of The Spinners) and Mariners Away. Many morris and dance teams will be performing.

The festival will include the Dartmoor Step Dance and Broom Dance Championships, a Dartmoor Fayre, craft displays, dances, a music hall, ceilidh, plus music, song and dance workshops. There will be a folk service, pub sessions and children’s entertainment plus a Sunday ramble on the moor.

There will be an increase on the new and exciting Children’s Festival, which will include circus skills, storytelling, arts, crafts and music sessions.

The festival was founded by local musician, the late Bob Cann BEM and is continued by an association of local enthusiasts, including members of his own family and friends.

This year’s festival will also include local crafts and sideshows. There will be a caravan and campsite with all the usual facilities.

The organiser’s, Dartmoor Folk Festival Association, intend to produce an educational, informative and archival DVD to mark the 35th anniversary festival in 2012. The Association would like to hear, via the contact details below, from anyone with old photographs, footage or sound recordings, which could be used on the DVD.

For further details about the Festival or to book tickets, send an SAE to the secretary, Mrs Jane White, Sunnyhill, Zeal Head, South Zeal, Okehampton Devon EX20 2JL. You can telephone Jane on 01837 840102 or email: enquiries@dartmoorfolkfestival.co.uk .

Alternatively, check out the website at: www.dartmoorfolkfestival.co.uk .