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The third Southdowns Folk Festival 25-27 September promises to be even bigger and better than before with great folk & roots headline & support acts, a superb dance programme, Sussex Young Folk Competition, `Big Bite` Food Festival, singarounds, music workshops, ceilidhs, craft displays, fascinating market stalls, sumptuous catering, quality childrens` entertainments and much, much more.
Line Up:
Friday 25 Sept 7:30pm: Scottish award winning band Breabach, plus support from the multi-talented Paul Downes
Saturday 26 Sept
(Matineee) 2:00pm - 4:30pm: The multi talented Pilgrims` Way
Evening 7:30pm : One of the very best bands to hail from Northern Ireland Craobh Rua supported by the 2013 BBC Folk Awards `Best Duo` nominees, O`Hooley & Tidow.
Sunday 27 Sept
(Matinee) 2:00pm - 4:30pm : From the Northeast The Broonzies (featuring Jez Lowe and ex-Lindisfarne member Rod Clements)
Evening 7:30pm : Back by huge popular demand Show Of Hands supported by the brilliant Ric Sanders Trio.
- Craobh Rua
- O'Hooley & Tidow
- Pilgrims Way
- The Young Uns
- Kit Bradshaw
- Pete Morton
- Tom & Ash
- Celtic Simbel
- Frank Regester
- Alana Westall
- Jez Lowe
- Maggie Holland
- Iolar
- Rod Clements
- Ian Thompson
- The Fabulous Tomato Brothers
- Flossie Malavialle
- Aimée
- Steve Ball & Ed Goodale
- Porchlight Smoker
- Noahs House Band
- The Honeyfire
- Luke Jackson
- Hatful Of Rain
- Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin
- Daisy Trail
- Jason Hinchey
- Chipping Away
- Legacy
- Show Of Hands
- The Ric Sanders Group
- The Broonzies
- Jason Hinchey
- Gracie Spooner
- Flossie Malavialle
- Sarah Saville
- Elsie Franklin
- Lewis James
- Claire Sullivan
- Megan Linford
- Ed Goodale
- Mike Fry
- John Forrester
- Bellacapella
- Simon Stevens
- South Downs Folk Singers
- Love Street
- Greetham & Son
- Ninebarrow
- Fred's House
- The Bounty Hounds
- Paul Downes
- Fawson & Copeman
- Harpeth Rising
- Alistair Goodwin
- Pilgrims Way
Breabach
Scottish firebrands Breabach are one of the most talked about bands on the folk scene. Their innovative celtic style, blending double bagpipes, flute…
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Craobh Rua
Celtic folk band with a rich acoustic-driven sound, this exciting four-piece from Belfast take a refreshing, unpretentious and uncommonly skilled run…
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Show Of Hands
Steve Knightley and Phil Beer are widely acknowledged as the finest acoustic roots duo in England. Knightley, who writes most of their inspired…
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Paul Downes
Guitar playing folk legend who played in 'Gawain' with Steve Knightley and later forged a partnership with Phil Beer at college, which continues as…
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O'Hooley & Tidow
With a personal invite from Billy Bragg to play Glastonbury, sessions on 6 Music and Radio 2, a five star live review and feature in The Guardian…
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Pilgrims Way
Pilgrims' Way are a 'refreshingly different, reassuringly traditional' new three-piece band from Stockport, bringing together some of English folk's…
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