Folk Music Festivals Coming Soon
These are the festivals with a start date from today onwards for the next five weeks. So if you need a quick fix of your favourite musical genre, try one of these great music festivals. We're sure you'll enjoy the music. They are arranged in date order, with the soonest one first.
Remember, we can't check every ticket price, unfortunately, as some are not listed until closer to the event, so we advise you to check the prices yourself.
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Celtic Connections - 17th Jan 2019 - Glasgow, Strathclyde
Massive event in Glasgow, spanning 18 days! If it has a Celtic connection, it's probably on show here. Multiple venues. There's not enough space to describe everything, just settle for knowing there's 2,100 artists, 300 events, 20 venues. - yes, you read that right!
This is HUGE.
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Location: Glasgow
Date: Thursday 17th January 2019 for 18 day(s)
Full Price: £
Also available Individual event tickets
Contact for info:
Website: www.celticconnections.com/
County: Strathclyde
Country: Scotland
Shannonside Winter Music Festival - 17th Jan 2019 - Sixmilebridge & Bunratty Castle, County Clare
The 20th Shannonside Winter Music Weekend
A diverse range of acoustic music in small venues.
80 events, 15 venues!
Over 4,000 people visit the festival every year as there is something for everyone. It's a folk festival, a traditional session fleadh, a bluegrass hoedown, a blues jam, a ceilidh, an international festival, all bound by the enjoyment of music!
It's a big one.
Location: Sixmilebridge & Bunratty Castle
Date: Thursday 17th January 2019 for 5 day(s)
Full Price: £
Also available A mix of FREE and event tickets at 5 to 15 euros
Contact for info: 086 8707739 / mandowalsh@gmail.com
Website: www.wmw.ie
County: County Clare
Country: Ireland
Bradford Roots Festival - 18th Jan 2019 - Bradford on Avon, BA15 1DZ, Wiltshire
The seventh annual Bradford Roots festival at Wiltshire Music Centre, celebrating the very best in local musical talent with over 40 acts and activities. From folk to blues, and pop to poetry, experience a two-day indoor festival packed with fun and laughter to beat the January blues.
Proceeds in support of local charities.
Location: Bradford on Avon, BA15 1DZ
Date: Friday 18th January 2019 for 3 day(s)
Full Price: £0
Also available Day tickets £17 to £12
Contact for info: info@wiltshiremusic.org.uk
Website: www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk/whats-on/bradford-roots-music-festival-2019-friday
County: Wiltshire
Country: England
Straw Bear Festival - 18th Jan 2019 - Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire
40th Birthday!
Folk tradition and folk music. Folk dancing. Straw Bear Parade.
Often the first festival of the year.
The 38th Straw Bear Festival celebrates the old Fenland plough custom of parading straw bears around the town every January.
Location: Whittlesea
Date: Friday 18th January 2019 for 3 day(s)
Full Price: £
Also available Concert and day tickets, from £10
Contact for info: info@strawbear.org.uk
Website: www.strawbear.org.uk/
County: Cambridgeshire
Country: England
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