THE organisers of Cleckheaton Folk Festival are promising a “brilliant line-up of artists” when it returns to the town next weekend.
All artists originally booked for the 2020 event have carried forward their bookings and will appear over the three-day event, which runs from July 1 to 3.
Festival director David Minich said: “Now we’re back in full swing with a brilliant line-up of artists and a street entertainment programme providing fun for all the family.”
He added: “We have over 35 events planned for the weekend with an amazing array of brilliant performers.
“Kimber’s Men, the boy band of the festival circuit, will headline the opening concert on Friday night ably supported by Si Barron of the West Country, Marie Little of the North-East and Idiot and Friend to help raise a few laughs making it a truly national concert.”
Saturday’s concert presentations will include Pete Coe, well known in the folk world as the “one-man folk industry”, The Wilson Family who are regular visitors to Cleckheaton and Bella Hardy an R2 award-winning musician and singer-songwriter.
The Black Box band will play for the free-to-enter family ceilidh in the Town Hall on Saturday afternoon.
On Sunday there will be the chance to see legends of the folk world with County Durham’s Bob Fox making a rare appearance at Cleckheaton and Peter Knight, of Steeleye Span fame, and his Gigspanner Big Band finishing the proceedings.
Other artists involved over the weekend will include Nick Dow, Hissyfit, Jess and Richard Arrowsmith, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, The Bromley’s and many others.
The parade will be held in its usual Saturday morning slot from Cleckheaton Fire Station at 11am with street entertainment continuing throughout the day, culminating in a Family Fun Day on Sunday between noon and 4pm on the Savoy Square in the centre of the town.
Organisers have said that due to circumstances outside of their control, they are unable to host a street market this year, but the usual monthly farmers’ market will be held on Saturday morning.
Tickets are still available, online through Eventbrite or they can be bought throughout the weekend from the festival desk in the Town Hall bar.
For more information visit at cleckheatonfolkfestival.org.
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