Thank you for the Hope House fundraising
We are delighted to reveal that the final total raised for Hope House this year was a wonderful £6,160! That’s over £1,000 more than last year.
New Dance Director
We are delighted to announce that we have appointed a new Dance Director! Jon Brenner has taken over the role from Phil Bassindale.
Name our new workshop venue
This amazing yurt from Shropshire Yurtmaker.co.uk will be our dedicated workshop venue this year. But the impressive 42ft handmade structure needs a name! We will give the winning suggestion* a free bag of merchandise and a meal on us (food vouchers to be redeemed at the festival). So send your ideas for the name for our workshop venue to competition@shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk before May 31.
* A winner will be picked at random and notified via email. Please remember to include your name and a contact number.
Top 10 summer festival
We are delighted that for the 5th year running Songlines magazine has named us as one of the top 10 summer festivals for people to experience in 2015. It’s a great honour and we think it reflects the wide mix of music you can enjoy at our festival from traditional and contemporary to North American and world music.
This year’s line up promises some real gems including Folk Nations that features British and Asian artists, Catrin Finch and Seckou Kieta, Calan, and Amadou Diagne not to mention the legendary La Bottine Souriante amongst others.
