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The Gate to Southwell Folk Festival

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The Gate to Southwell Folk Festival

1st June to 4th June, Southwell, Nottingham, NG25 0PT. Roots and Folk Music, concerts, ceilidhs, dance displays, children’s events, workshops. Real ale bar. Friday night Jools Holland,plus many others

The Gate to Southwell Folk Festival
Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra featuring Gilson Lavis and guest vocalists Chris Difford, Ruby Turner & Louise Marshall will launch the Festival on Friday 1 June 2012. Support band: Hat Fitz and Cara Robinson.
Spectacular offer for Weekend Ticket buyers

Tickets at £32 for the Jools Holland concert are available to weekend festival goers at half price - £16.  Sadly we are unable to provide any further concessions for youths or children.

The number of discounted tickets available is limited so act today to secure yours. You can book your tickets online here or download a booking form and send with your cheque and a stamped addressed envelope. Tickets are also available by phone on 01636 812933 or from local retail outlets.
If you decide Jools is not for you on Friday night, there will still be a full programme of entertainment on site in marquee 2 and the Barleycorn stage in the beer marquee, starting around 5pm and continuing until after midnight.
Ticket sales for the festival itself are phenomenal – well up on last year. So don’t delay. Adult Weekend tickets are on sale at £86. Adult Day tickets are on sale at £36.

Calan, Isla St Clair and Morris On with Ashley Hutchings , Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman, Trí, Blair Dunlop, The Go Set, Anna Elias and the Forlorn Hope, Harry Bird and the Rubber Wellies and Manière des Bohémiens are the latest artists to be confirmed for this year. They join over 20 artists to offer an amazing line up offering a very broad spectrum of folk and acoustic music from around Great Britain and beyond – Dougie MacLean, Breabach, Jon Boden and the Remnant Kings, Martyn Joseph, Brass Monkey, Beoga, Le Vent du Nord (Canada), The Melrose Quartet, Nancy Kerr and James Fagan, Richard and Jess Arrowsmith, Karine Polwart Trio, The Toy Hearts, Fay Hield Trio, Lucy Ward, The Wilson Family, GloryStrokes, Steamchicken and Becky Wolff, The QP, Sciorr:Staged and Fay Brotherhood. There’s more to come… watch this space. See the Line up page for further information on the artists.

Please note that this year’s festival will take place from Friday 1 June – Monday 4 June 2012. This is a week earlier than normal to take advantage of the long Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend. The format will stay largely the same with events starting on Friday evening and then 3 full days of activities finishing on Monday evening.

 
Tickets for the 6th Festival go on sale online on Monday 5 December You can also download a booking form here or from the website and send with a cheque.
Tickets will be available from local retail outlets in the new year. Weekend and Day tickets are available.

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