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New additions to the Festival Directory

Apr 13, 2016

We have just done an update to our Festival Directory of folk, roots, blues and world music festivals in the UK and Europe. That we run in conjunction with the venerable fROOTS  magazine and Association of Festival Organisers

We have fourteen new festivals in the UK:
Kimpton Folk Festival in Hertfordshire

Caught By The River Thames in Fulham Palace London, The Priory Park Festival in Chichester, Bracknell Festival and Totally Thames

The Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival in Colne Lancs

The Church Stretton Blues ‘n’ Roots fest in Shropshire and Bewdley Festival in Worcestershire

The Stroud Folk Festival

Malton & Norton Folk Festival

In Wales the Festival Of Voice in Cardiff and Llyn Acoustic Guitar Festival in Llanbedrog

In Scotland the Selkirk Sessions and Blazin’ In Beauly 

In Ireland there is the Leitrim Fleadh
Then there is Glatt & Verkehrt in Austria

The Muddy Roots Europe Festival in Belgium

Spancirfest in Croatia 

Festival Africa Fête, Les Nuits Basaltiques : Festival de musiques et danses traditionnelles and Transhumances Musicales in France

KHAMSA – Gibraltar World Music Festival

 

See the whole directory here

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