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/sff-logo-2020.png00Jo Cunninghamhttps://shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sff-logo-2020.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 […]
https://shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sff-logo-2020.png00Jo Cunninghamhttps://shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sff-logo-2020.pngJo Cunningham2017-10-26 11:58:282017-10-26 11:58:28A very big thank you
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/sff-logo-2020.png00Jo Cunninghamhttps://shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sff-logo-2020.pngJo Cunningham2017-09-21 17:06:592017-09-25 09:38:54And in at number one.....
A celebration of Alan’s life will take place on Monday July 17th at St Chad’s Church, 1 St Chad’s Terrace, Shrewsbury, SY1 1JX, at 1.15pm. Please arrive at 1pm for a 1.15pm start. There is no dress code – please wear whatever you feel comfortable in which may include a festival t-shirt. Black is not […]
https://shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sff-logo-2020.png00Jo Cunninghamhttps://shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sff-logo-2020.pngJo Cunningham2017-07-07 08:26:112017-07-07 08:26:11A celebration of Alan's life
It is with immense sadness that we have to announce the death of our co-director Alan Surtees following a short illness. It was Alan’s vision and passion, along with that of his wife Sandra, which turned the idea they had 20 years ago of a folk festival for Shropshire into the major event that we […]
Buy 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 […]
A celebration of Alan’s life
/in Latest News /by Jo CunninghamA celebration of Alan’s life will take place on Monday July 17th at St Chad’s Church, 1 St Chad’s Terrace, Shrewsbury, SY1 1JX, at 1.15pm. Please arrive at 1pm for a 1.15pm start. There is no dress code – please wear whatever you feel comfortable in which may include a festival t-shirt. Black is not […]
Alan Surtees
/in Latest News /by Jo CunninghamIt is with immense sadness that we have to announce the death of our co-director Alan Surtees following a short illness. It was Alan’s vision and passion, along with that of his wife Sandra, which turned the idea they had 20 years ago of a folk festival for Shropshire into the major event that we […]