Pickering Folk Festival
AUGUST 8th 9th 10th
Pickering Showground, North Yorkshire
UPDATE: Thursday 9am

Following a site inspection at 8am this morning the site of the Pickering Folk Festival is covered in standing water. It is raining now and more heavy rain is forecast over the next three days so the event has been cancelled in the interests of public safety. The Events Office will be in contact with you after the weekend.

What's On


CONCERTS

The concerts will be held in two large marquees within the grounds. A total of twenty shows will be held in the main tent consisting of four on Friday evening and eight on both Saturday and Sunday. Music will start around 7pm on Friday and run from midday on the following two days. See below for a list of artists booked so far. We will be running shows throughout the weekend in the 'smaller' tent too that will diversify slightly from much of the performance that you will see on the main stage. Confirmed acts will appear on this page as regular updates so be sure to log in and check regularly.

FRIDAY AUGUST 8th

Main Stage

THE WATERBOYS
LUKA BLOOM
JOHNNY DICKINSON
STEVE PHILLIPS & THE ROUGH DIAMONDS

Second Stage

CARA DILLON
TINY TIN LADY
MAIRE NI CHATHASAIGH & CHRIS NEWMAN
PAULA RYAN

SATURDAY AUGUST 9th

Main Stage

EDDI READER
LAST NIGHT'S FUN
CHRIS DIFFORD (of Squeeze) & BOO HEWERDINE
BELLA HARDY TRIO

TIM EDEY BAND
SARAH GILLESPIE BAND
DAMIEN O'KANE & SHONA KIPLING
THE CAFFREYS

Second Stage

LIAM O'MAONLAI (of Hothouse Flowers)
KATIE DOHERTY
ANDREW DINAN BAND
PETE MORTON

IAN BRUCE
ROGER DAVIES
STANLEY ACCRINGTON
JON LACEY

SUNDAY AUGUST 10th

Main Stage

NIZLOPI (JCB Song)
ELIZA CARTHY BAND
DEMON BARBER ROADSHOW
JO FREYA'S LAL WATERSON PROJECT

MARTIN CARTHY & DAVE SWARBRICK
LES BARKER
IAN BRUCE
CHRIS DYSON & MARK KANE

Second Stage

COOPE, BOYES & SIMPSON
CLIVE GREGSON
SALLY BARKER'S 'JONI MITCHELL PROJECT'
BREABACH

THE DURBERVILLES
ALIE BYRNE & STEVE ROBINSON
ALEX KIRBY
WENDY ARROWSMITH

Last Update 30/06/08

All of the above are subject to contract.

DANCE



On both Friday and Saturday nights a ceilidh will be held indoors in the Northern Events Arena. This will run from around midnight until 2am. Only full weekend season ticket holders can attend. Bands appearing are still to be announced. These ceilidhs will be held well away from campsites.

Morris displays will be held throughout the weekend on the showground. Invited sides still to be announced.

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMME

A full programme of events for children is to be announced here at a later date. This will include performance, circus skills workshops, face painting etc.

PETE WHITE'S SUITCASE CIRCUS
TREVOR ORGAN'S CRACKING CROCKERY

DISCLAIMER: Although every reasonable safeguard is assured, the organisers cannot be held responsible for any alterations, cancellations or postponements to any event or part thereof.

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