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• Angus Folk Sessions

  http://www.nigelsjelks.co.uk/
  Annual festival of live folk music around the county of Angus; includes artist profiles, venue details, and schedule.

• Banbury Canalside Folk Festival

  http://www.banburyfolkfestival.co.uk/
  An annual event next to the Oxford Canal, featuring concerts, ceilidhs, morris dancing and workshops. Includes details of programme, artists and for visitors.

• BBC - Radio 2 - Cambridge Folk Festival

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/cambridgefolkfestival/2009/
  BBC Radio 2's interactive coverage of the Cambridge Folk Festival, featuring artist biogs and pictures, listener comments and presenter tips of who to watch.

• BBC Radio 2 - Cambridge Folk Festival 2008

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/cambridgefolkfestival/2008/
  BBC Radio 2's official site for the 2008 Cambridge Folk Festival, featuring artist profiles, photos and popular tracks, plus details of on-air and online coverage.

• Bedworth Folk Festival

  http://www.bedworth-festival.info/
  Includes information on events, venues, ticketing and facilities for this annual winter festival in Warwickshire.

• Beverley and East Riding Folk Festival

  http://www.beverleyfestival.com/
  Details of artists, programme, street shows, and craft fair. Also information on workshops and sessions running through the year. (in June, annually)

• Beyond the Border International Storytelling Festival

  http://www.beyondtheborder.com/
  Takes place every summer in South Wales. Includes programme of music, song and story, with information on tickets, travel and accommodation.

• Billingham International Folklore Festival

  http://www.billinghamfestival.co.uk/
  Annual festival (since 1965), NE England, early August. International folk music and dance. Founder member CIOFF, organisers of folklore festivals. Ticket prices, events, venues. Website also hosts official CIOFF UK site and folklore festivals directory.

• Blas

  http://www.blas-festival.com/
  International celebration of Highland music and Gaelic language, in a range of venues across Highland Region; includes programme, news, and ticketing information.

• Bridgnorth Folk Festival

  http://www.virtual-shropshire.co.uk/bridgnorth-folk-festival/
  Programme, performing artists and booking information for this Shrophire event. Includes reports and pictures from past years. (Annual, in August)

• Broadstairs Folk Week

  http://www.broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk/
  Programme of events for the annual August festival, plus information about local accommodation.

• Cambridge Folk Festival

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/events/cambridge2004/
  BBC Radio 2 at the 2002 event, featuring reviews, pictures and exclusive live webcast.

• Cambridge Folk Festival 2007

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/cambridgefolkfestival/2007/
  See pictures and read reviews from BBC Radio 2's Cambridge Folk Festival 2007 website including artists such as Kate Rusby, Nanci Griffiths and Joan Baez.

• Celtic Connections

  http://www.celticconnections.com/
  Scotland's premier winter music festival. Held in Glasgow and featuring favourite acts and the best new talent in more than 200 events over 19 days including concerts, ceilidhs, workshops, club-nights, and talks.

• Chiddingly Festival

  http://www.chiddinglyfestival.co.uk/
  Sussex village arts, music and dance event. Provides an artist line-up and ticket information.

• Chippenham Folk Festival

  http://www.chippfolk.co.uk/
  Details of the annual festival in May; includes photo gallery, artist list, and ticket information.

• Cleckheaton Folk Festival

  http://www.cleckheatonfolkfestival.org/
  Information on artistes, programme, and venues. Online request for more details, and archive of previous years' festivals. [West Yorkshire]

• Cornwall Folk Festival

  http://www.cornwallfolkfestival.com/
  Four day festival held in Wadebridge, with major and local artists. Includes ticket and camping information. Annual event held on the August Bank Holiday weekend.

• Droylsden Folk Festival

  http://www.droylsdenfolkfestival.org/
  Programme details of a weekend folk festival in Manchester.

• Eastbourne Lammas Festival

  http://www.lammasfest.org/
  Festival of traditional music and dance on Eastbourne's seafront, organised for charity by the Eastbourne Pagan Circle. Featuring morris dancers, giants and musicians, a carnival procession and a ceremony on the beach.

• Edinburgh International Harp Festival

  http://www.harpfestival.co.uk/
  Details of classes, workshops, concerts and events, with profiles of participating artists. Contact and booking information. In April.

• Ely Folk Festival

  http://www.elyfolkfestival.co.uk/
  Provides event listings, local maps, artist profiles, and ticket information for this annual festival in Ely, Cambridgeshire.

• Feis an Eilein

  http://www.seall.co.uk/feis-an-eilein-skye-festival/
  Skye Festival of traditional music, song, dance, storytelling, theatre and film from the Gaelic and other traditions.

• Gig 'n The Bann

  http://www.gignthebann.com/
  Cross cultural music festival in Co Antrim, in September. Includes events programme, artist profiles, and venue information.

• Hebridean Celtic Festival

  http://www.hebceltfest.com/
  Traditional and contemporary music on the Isle of Lewis in July. Programme, competition, and booking details.

• Knockengorroch Festival

  http://www.knockengorroch.org.uk/
  Celtic roots music event held twice yearly in Dumfriesshire. Details of line-up, tickets and for contact.

• Lichfield Folk Festival

  http://www.lichfieldfolkfestival.co.uk/
  Includes programme, and information about artists, dance displays, and booking details. (Annual, in June)

• Music in the Castle

  http://jan.neuhaus-solingen.net/mitc/
  Annual folk music festival, held at Easter, in Benmore Centre/Botanical Gardens (Dunoon, Scotland). Includes an archive of past events, audio samples, photos and contact details.

• Newcastleton Traditional Music Festival

  http://www.newcastleton.com/
  Details of one of the oldest traditional music festivals in Scotland. Includes programme, contact and ticket details. Held in July.

• Newton Stewart Traditional & Acoustic Music Festival

  https://www.facebook.com/TradMusicFestival
  Ceilidh Culture is an annual programme of events in Edinburgh that celebrate traditional arts.

• Open House Traditional Arts Festival

  http://www.openhousefestival.com/
  Annual festival of Irish traditional music, arts and culture in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Includes details of program, venues, and past events.

• Shetland Accordion and Fiddle Festival

  http://www.shetlandaccordionandfiddle.com/
  A range of fiddle and accordion musicians to the Shetland islands. Information about programme, artists and events.

• Shetland Folk Festival

  http://www.shetlandfolkfestival.com/
  An annual festival of folk music from around the world. Information on past and future festival events.

• Stonehaven Folk Festival

  http://www.stonehavenfolkfestival.co.uk/
  Held annually in July. Includes programme, reporting on previous years, and details for ticket sales and contact.

• Strathspey in May

  http://www.strathspeyinmay.com/
  Annual festival in Grantown-on-Spey focussing on instrumental, song-writing, voice and performance workshops. Programme and session listings.

• The Greenman Festival

  http://www.greenman.net/
  Folk and music festival held annually in August in Hay on Wye. Features event listings, photographs and FAQs.

• The Home Of The Folk On The Pier Festival

  http://www.deckchairproductions.co.uk/
  Information about the festival

• The Portpatrick Folk Festival

  http://www.stranraer.org/portfest/
  Annual event, in September, held near Stranraer, Scotland. Includes information on schedule, venues, and booking.

• The Scots Fiddle Festival

  http://www.scotsfiddlefestival.com/
  Annual fiddle festival in Edinburgh, in November. Programme details for concerts, ceilidhs, recitals, workshops and talks. Also contact and ticket information.

• Towersey Village Festival

  http://www.towerseyfestival.com/
  Well established traditional music and dance event which takes place in Oxfordshire. Outlines the participating artists, events schedule, travel and accommodation arrangements and ticketing policy.

• Tredegar House Folk Festival

  http://www.tredegarhousefestival.org.uk/
  Includes programme of festival and associated events, archive of previous festivals, and contact details.

• Women in Tune

  http://www.womenintune.co.uk/
  Organises an annual Women's Music Festival in West Wales, every August. Information about programme, venue, facilities, fundraising, past festivals, and the organisation.

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