Full line up for extended 12th Derby Folk Festival
The complete line-up for Derby Folk festival is now confirmed, featuring main and headlining artists.
This will be the 12th year that the festival will be held right in the centre of Derby, and it has become embedded in the City's events calendar. Derby Folk Festival is jointly produced by Derby City Council’s Derby LIVE and Derbyshire-based PR Promotions.
Two of this year's headline acts Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band and Sam Kelly and the Lost Boys were nominated for Best Group in this year's BBC Radio 2 Folk awards.
For the first time ever the festival has become a four day event. Derby LIVE and PR promotions have extended the festival after deciding they could not fit all the fantastic acts into three days. As well as the full weekend, there will now be a great evening concert on Thursday 4 October.
Kicking the evening off, and setting the mood for the night will be the amazing Zulu Tradition. Then Gary Stewart’s Graceland (Gary Stewart Band / Hope and Social) bring together a spectacular group of musicians to recreate Paul Simon’s landmark album in all its glory.
Full price tickets are £16 for this additional evening concert. For those who have already bought a Weekend Ticket, they will be able to add this extra night for just £10.
The latest acts to be confirmed are
Festival regulars the Melrose Quartet will be joined by a few special friends for a fabulous one-off concert Sheffield Made. It has been a busy few years for Melrose Quartet since being nominated for Best Group at the BBC Radio 2 folk awards in 2014 and they now have their new album Dominion.
Louise Jordan played as part of the festival fringe a couple of years ago and now she is back. With an exquisite voice, and perfect self-accompaniment she will be performing her show No Petticoats Here.The show is about the inspirational women who challenged expectations through original song and storytelling. From the woman who dressed as a soldier on the Western Front to the women football players banned by the FA, the ambulance drivers running the gauntlet of enemy fire in Flanders and the so-called ‘surplus million’ single women.
Bringing together some of the most exciting musicians on the UK folk & roots scene, The Willows blur the boundaries between contemporary song and folk traditions on either side of the Atlantic.
In an English folk scene currently bursting with bold and innovative folk music, vocal trio Lady Maisery shine brightly. With their unique approach to harmony singing, intelligent and thoughtful arrangements of both traditional repertoire and original compositions, Hazel Askew, Hannah James and Rowan Rheingans harness and celebrate their united voice.
Events will run in the City Marquee on the Market Place, in the Guildhall Theatre, The Old Bell Hotel and Derby Cathedral throughout the weekend. As well as ticketed concerts and events, there will be dance displays throughout the streets and free music performances during Saturday and Sunday as part of the ever-expanding fringe.
With the whole festival programme taking place in and around the city, it is perfectly placed for those arriving by either bus or train. Festival tickets are still available and can be purchased through the Derby LIVE Box Office on 01332 255800 or online at derbylive.co.uk they can also be purchased at the Sales and Information Centre, Derby, DE1 3AH.
Tickets for the whole weekend are £90 (adult), £50 (Students) and £20 (under 16’s) and are on sale now. Weekend tickets allow access to all events throughout Friday 5 to Sunday 7 October, with the Thursday 4 October evening concert being an add-on event (open to all, but at a special price to weekend ticket holders). Tickets to the concert on Thursday can be added to Derby Folk Festival Weekend tickets for just £10 (once you have logged in with your account after you have purchased the weekend ticket, the discount will apply automatically). Day and Evening tickets for those who can’t make the full weekend are also available to book across all of the days.
The full festival line up is available at derbyfolkfestival.co.uk