Folk legend Richard Thompson is set to make an electrifying return to this year’s festival with a rare appearance with his Electric Trio. The former Fairport Convention musician, named by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the top 100 guitarists of all time, will headline the Bellstone stage on Saturday August 25. Other names added […]
A CD launched in tribute to our co-founder Alan Surtees has raised more than £4,000 for a charity set up in his name to support young and emerging musicians. The profits from Resound, a 15-track recording featuring tracks from artists including Oysterband, Jon Boden, Grace Petrie and Karine Polwart, will be ploughed into the Alan […]
https://shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/shrewsbury-folk-festival-logo-2017.png00Jo Cunninghamhttps://shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/shrewsbury-folk-festival-logo-2017.pngJo Cunningham2017-11-06 10:32:432017-11-06 10:32:43Buy the Resound tribute CD online
Thank you so much for all your amazing fundraising efforts for Hope House at this year’s festival. You’ve helped to raise more than £6,400 for music therapy sessions for the children with life limiting illnesses that use the hospice. This year’s fundraising takes the overall amount pledged to Hope House since we began our partnership […]
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Every year, we eagerly await the news from our friends at Roots Records about which were the top selling CDs of the festival. They’ve crunched the numbers and this year’s top 20 was: 1. Skipinnish 2. The Fitzgeralds 3. Daphne’s Flight 4. Eric Bibb 5. Le Vent du Nord 6. The Young ‘Uns 7. Sarah […]
https://shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/shrewsbury-folk-festival-logo-2017.png00Jo Cunninghamhttps://shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/shrewsbury-folk-festival-logo-2017.pngJo Cunningham2017-09-21 17:06:592017-09-25 09:38:54And in at number one.....
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More headliners announced
/in Latest News /by Jo CunninghamFolk legend Richard Thompson is set to make an electrifying return to this year’s festival with a rare appearance with his Electric Trio. The former Fairport Convention musician, named by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the top 100 guitarists of all time, will headline the Bellstone stage on Saturday August 25. Other names added […]
First 2018 acts revealed
/in Latest News /by Jo CunninghamBuy the Resound tribute CD online
/in Latest News /by Jo CunninghamA CD launched in tribute to our co-founder Alan Surtees has raised more than £4,000 for a charity set up in his name to support young and emerging musicians. The profits from Resound, a 15-track recording featuring tracks from artists including Oysterband, Jon Boden, Grace Petrie and Karine Polwart, will be ploughed into the Alan […]
A very big thank you
/in Latest News /by Jo CunninghamThank you so much for all your amazing fundraising efforts for Hope House at this year’s festival. You’ve helped to raise more than £6,400 for music therapy sessions for the children with life limiting illnesses that use the hospice. This year’s fundraising takes the overall amount pledged to Hope House since we began our partnership […]
And in at number one…..
/in Latest News /by Jo CunninghamEvery year, we eagerly await the news from our friends at Roots Records about which were the top selling CDs of the festival. They’ve crunched the numbers and this year’s top 20 was: 1. Skipinnish 2. The Fitzgeralds 3. Daphne’s Flight 4. Eric Bibb 5. Le Vent du Nord 6. The Young ‘Uns 7. Sarah […]