Broadstairs Folk Week 2010
Folk Week Gallery
A magnificent 600 seater marquee in Pierremont Park in the middle of the town and ten minutes walk from the campsite; major concerts every afternoon and evening featuring the festival headliners. Beer Tent, snacks and full toilet facilities. Disabled access
A splendid 200 seater venue – ideal for that quieter concert. Disabled access and toilet facilities. No alcohol.
The fully licensed Pavilion on the Sands overlooks the harbour and offers snacks and meals throughout the day. Good disabled access and toilet facilities. Dance from 10am to 1.00am – Ceilidhs, Cajun, Zydeco, and other contemporary dance. plus the leap about late-nights for those with a lot of energy! Upton School Hall for more traditional dancing –from American Squares to Playford, Country to Contra, with a few Running Steps thrown in and maybe the odd bit of Scottish, Welsh or French!
In addition to hosting the week's Country Dancing, Upton School is also the home of early morning Tai Chi;some interesting Late Night Events and some tea-time events for children - including magic shows. Let's not forget Panic Circus in their special colourful marquee teaching all sorts of circus skills.
Lots of smaller venues - acoustic and intimate: churches, church halls, cafes, meeting rooms, upstairs at the pubs –very often the places to discover the stars of the future and meet up with old friends.
The Daily Folk Club, hosted by Avril Cameron – a different guest each day and lots of opportunities for floor singers and musicians.
The famous Tom and Barbara Brown Singaround – Come All Ye – every evening in a lovely location overlooking Viking Bay, 27 years and still going strong!
The Sailing Club also hosts lunchtime acoustic concerts– your chance to see guests in a very intimate setting, and Face the Music – a friendly question and answer session with the musicians you have come to see. Local eateries host a mix of small events where you can enjoy an intimate performance of poetry, music or song while enjoying a coffee and a croissant or tea and cakes!
Another institution that is at the core of the festival. Come and sing your heart out every lunch-time with your hosts Peter Collins and Mike Nicholson.
Paul Lucas leads the lunchtime playarounds in his inimitable laid back style.
Bob Kenward is your host for the afternoon sessions. All welcome.
Playarounds and Open Mic at Ye Olde Crown:
Ye Olde Crown welcomes all musicians from noon till six – join in a session, or start one yourself. From 7.30pm the evening sessions will be led by some of the Festival’s guests
What could be a better location to host the annual “Songs from the Seas” concert with festival guests and a chorus of hundreds?
Traditional venue on the cliff overlooking beautiful Viking Bay. Renowned Hobby Horse Club with our irrepressible Hooden Horses and enormously popular Clarence the Dragon every morning with “taster” folk shows or dances afternoons and evenings. Refreshment/ice cream kiosk. Toilet facilities including disabled; adjacent to our mammoth Craft and Music Fair on Victoria Gardens selling a huge range of items from all over the world.
Broadstairs is completely taken over and almost every pub hosts live music – lunchtimes and evenings. The town is alive and Folk Week keeps true to the spirit of the festival by booking folk, roots and world music – spot the future headliners here. Buy a Souvenir Programme and you can highlight your favourites!
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