What’s New

Tickets are now on sale!

Additionally, the Festival Committee is delighted to announce that Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra featuring Gilson Lavis and guest vocalists Ruby Turner & Louise Marshall will launch the Festival on Friday 1 June 2012 in Marquee 1. Please visit the Line up page for more details.

If Jools is not for you there will still be a full programme of folk and roots music on site with Calan headlining the concert in Marquee 2 along with  Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman, Lucy Ward and  The Wilson Family 

Calan, Isla St Clair and Morris On with Ashley Hutchings , Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman, Tri, Blair Dunlop,  The Go Set, Anna Elias and the Forlorn Hope, Harry Bird and the Rubber Wellies and Manieres des Bohemiens are the latest artists to be confirmed for this year. They join over 20 artists to offer an amazing line up offering a very broad spectrum of folk and acoustic music from around Great Britain and beyond – Dougie MacLean, Breabach, Jon Boden and the Remnant Kings, Martyn Joseph, Brass Monkey, Beoga, Le Vent du Nord (Canada), The Melrose Quartet, Nancy Kerr and James Fagan, Richard and Jess Arrowsmith, Karine Polwart Trio, The Toy Hearts, Fay Hield Trio, Lucy Ward, The Wilson Family, GloryStrokes, Steamchicken and Becky Wolff, The QP, Sciorr:Staged and Fay Brotherhood. There’s more to come… watch this space. See the Line up page for further information on the artists.

Adult Weekend tickets from only £69 are now available on line or by phone. Adult Day tickets will be £30.

Please note that this year’s festival will take place from Friday 1 June – Monday 4 June 2012. This is a week earlier than normal to take advantage of the long Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend. The format will stay largely the same with events starting on Friday evening and finishing on Monday evening.

Another chance to see the Pauper’s Path locally

The Pauper’s Path will be performed again on Saturday 4 February 2012 at 8pm at Thoresby Riding Hall, nr Ollerton, Notts NG22 9EP. Tickets priced £12 for adults and £8 for children are available via PayPal from www.ruralrootsmusic.co.uk from Thoresby Box Office 01623 822 009 or from Southwell Library (cash and cheques only). Appropriately, members of the Thoresby Colliery Band will once again accompany the performance.

Further information on the Paupers Path page.

In the Spotlight

New Video  -  A  quick snapshot of 3 hours in the life of the Festival

Never been to a Folk Festival? Wondering what it’s all about?  Watch the 7 minute video here to get a flavour of all the exciting things that go on and to view our fantastic location in and around the lovely market town of Southwell in Nottinghamshire. 

Last year revisited – YouTube videos

In addition to the Snapshot video filmed by James Erskine of Iris Videos click here to view 3 YouTube videos of the 2011 festival  filmed by  Pete Simmonds

Winner of  last year’s Open Mic Competition

Last year’s open mic compeition was won by Fay Brotherhood, a wildlife conservation student from Leicestershire who is currently studying at Nottingham Trent University.

Fay sang the traditional song ‘Captain Ward’ and her own composition ’All There Can Be’ both from her debut album ‘ Follow the Falcon’. An excited Fay said ‘ This is my first festival but I’ve done a lot of spots at Folk Clubs in the area. The Festival is the best thing to happen to Southwell and  I feel marvellous about winning’.

Fay will be on the guest list for this year’s festival.

Folk & Acoustic Music Diary

The Festival only happens once a year but live folk and acoustic music is available all year round at many great venues in the area. Here is our new diary of folk events in the area. If you are a promoter or club organiser and want to feature your events in the diary please email your details.