Beverley Fringe Festival got underway at the Sun Inn with the popular venue hosting a number of Ukulele bands.
Groups from across the region were at the Sun Inn however it was the ‘home band’ who got proceedings underway.
A look back at 2018 shows it was a good year for the small Market Town of Beverley.
2018 saw Beverley as a town achieve a number of things, while there were also some great stories in the community. Of course, there was other not so good news too.
Yorkshire musician, Dan Webster says he could not let people with tickets for the Beverley Folk Festival go uncompensated, so is putting a free gig.
Dan and his band will now appear at the Beverley Fringe Festival which is stepping up to fill the gap created by the Beverley Folk Festival collapsed.
The Deer Shed Festival has announced it will offer full weekend adult tickets to its ninth edition at a heavily discounted price of £50 (plus booking fee) for holders of adult full weekend tickets to the cancelled Beverley Folk Festival.
The 2018 Deer Shed line-up may not be designed solely for folk purists, but fantastic folk-influenced acts include: This Is The Kit, Scott Matthews, Rozi Plain, Pictish Trail, Siv Jakobsen, Bryde, The Lost Brothers, Seamus Fogarty, Night Flight, Holy Moly & The Crackers, Morrissey & Marshall, Riley Pearce, Bella Gaffney & Polly Bolton and more.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council are the latest organisation to express their regrets at the collapse of the Beverley Folk Festival which has seen this year’s event cancelled.
The Council who have been keen supporters of the Beverley Folk Festival added they were able to put a stop to the money that was due to be granted to help fund the festival.
Beverley Racecourse have released a statement following the news that the Beverley Folk Festival has been cancelled.
The event, which was a ‘not for profit’ organisation cancelled the event leaving those with tickets and other suppliers out of pocket.
Beverley Folk Festival has been cancelled with people who have bought tickets in advanced facing prospect of not getting a refund on their purchases.
The event which has been going for 35 has ceased trading leaving those with advanced tickets out of pocket while the future of the event looks in doubt.
A Mercury Award nominated group are the latest artists to sign-up for Beverley Folk Festival’s 35th anniversary.
Acclaimed indie-folk rockers Turin Brakes will headline the Sunday night concert at this years event.
A group that has thrilled the crowds at Glastonbury and taken the Edinburgh Fringe by storm has signed up to headline Beverley Folk Festival.
As part of the event’s 35th anniversary, The Demon Barbers XL will be taking to festival’s main stage on Saturday 16th June 2018.
Beverley Folk Festival will once again bring some fun and flare to the streets of Beverley, when Dance Teams from around the country descend on the town for the 35th annual Folk Festival.
Quick-footed performers from Norfolk, Lincoln, Newcastle, Leeds, Coventry, Sheffield and Leeds will stage a range of traditional dances, including Rapper, Sword, Border and Step Clog Morris.
Beverley Folk Festival is delighted to announce that Gretchen Peters will be one of the stars on stage at this year’s festival in June.
Gretchen, who for two decades has been billed as “one of Nashville’s greatest talents” will be headlining the main concert on Friday 15th June.
Beverley Garland Dancers will be holding free taster sessions in February as they look to give people a chance to try out Morris dancing.
The group say no experience is needed, they hope people will come along and bring with them some enthusiasm coupled with a desire to have fun and stay fit and try out clog Morris dancing.
Beverley Folk Festival is urging music lovers from the town and beyond to support them in the 14th annual UK Festival Awards 2017.
The much-loved festival, which is now working towards it’s 35th year in 2018, has been nominated for two awards – “Best Small Festival” and “Best Family Festival” categories. Members of the public can go online to cast their vote for the event.
Beverley Folk Festival has announced new artist bookings for their 2018 Festival to be held over the weekend 15 – 17th June at Beverley Racecourse.
Organisers are working hard to ensure that this, the 35th annual event, will be a memorable one.
It might be almost a year away, but plans for the 35th Beverley Folk Festival are already underway, with a limited number of Early Bird discounted tickets currently available.
Priced at £80, these full weekend tickets give you access to everything the festival has to offer – for an additional fee you can also book your camping months in advance.
The sun was out, the sky was blue and Beverley Folk Festival 2017 was another resounding success.
Sun, song, dance and fun were the order of the weekend. Festival first-timers David and Rebecca King travelled with their three young sons from Gloucestershire.
Beverley Folk Festival will get under way this weekend as the town gets ready to host its biggest music event of the year.
Taking place at Beverley Racecourse from Friday 16 June to Sunday the 18 June the Beverley Folk Festival will see top names like Eddi Reader take to the main stage.
Beverley is to join communities throughout the UK as they look to honour the life of Labour MP Jo Cox who was murdered in June 2016.
A national incentive the event has been put together to help unite communities and has the backing of Jamie Oliver and the Duchess of Cornwall.