From watching Eddi Reader in 2010 to performing as a main act on the same night as her in 2017, Sarah Shiels’ development and journey with Beverley Folk Festival is wonderful. You can read Sarah’s Beverley Folk Festival journey below:
“8 years ago I started my involvement with Beverley Folk Festival by watching Eddi Reader, who is for me, the most brilliant singer to come out of Scotland and probably the rest of the world.
Beverley Folk Festival is encouraging residents to come along and get a taster of what the event has to offer for just £3 each per day, with children under 12 getting in for free.
This festival entery gives attendees access to a wide range of events and sessions. If you like what you see and hear, upgrade tickets will be available, which allow access to all performances and venues for either half day, full day or the whole weekend, depending on which option you choose.
Beverley Folk Festival and Hull’s Atom Brewery are raising a toast to their new partnership that will see the event re-brand a number of their venues within the event.
Chairman of the Bevelrey Folk Festival, Matt Snowden says he was looking forward to working with Atom at this years festival.
Beverley Folk festival is promising big changes at their 2017 event promising their ‘biggest and best festival ever’.
In 2016 the festival introduced a ‘Big Top’ style marquee for their popular Concert Stage and now in 2017 they plan to introduce another Big Top for their Main Stage as well.
Beverley Folk festival is promising big changes at their 2017 event promising their ‘biggest and best festival ever’.
In 2016 the festival introduced a ‘Big Top’ style marquee for their popular Concert Stage and now in 2017 they plan to introduce another Big Top for their Main Stage as well.
In 2013, a band called Lau took to Beverley Folk Festival’s concert marquee stage and blew the audience away.
Whilst the event organisers hoped the group would be popular, they were astounded to see this venue full to capacity, with a strictly one-in-one-out policy such was the demand.
Beverley’s newest arts and music festival has secured backing from the Arts Council of Great Britain and the East Riding of Yorkshire Council and now looks on track to becoming a permanent feature on the town’s calendar.
Stage4Beverley, based at the East Riding Theatre, launches across the weekend of 17th to 19th February next year and will be one of the first major City of Culture events held in the East Riding in 2017.
Local film lovers are being invited to join Beverley Film Society for a slice of birthday cake to celebrate 10 years of international cinema in Beverley.
The Society’s committee will be welcoming members and guests at 7.00pm on Thursday 8th December, half an hour ahead of the regular monthly film screening at 7.30pm.
Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman have long established themselves as one of the UK folk scene’s most rewardingly enduring partnerships.
Twice recent winners of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Best Duo – 2016 & 2013 – the couple’s intimacy and strength of passion on stage have won them many fans and an enviable reputation
Beverley Folk Festival has an enviable reputation of both spotting new talent and also nurturing young artists. Nowhere is this more evident than with Moore,
Beverley can already justifiably claim to be the festivals capital of East Yorkshire; now a new three-day event has been launched with the aim of drawing visitors to the town in winter.
A host of artists have been announced for Beverley Folk Festival 2017, with full-weekend tickets currently on sale at a £35 discount on the final sale price.
After the success of Beverley Folk Festival 2016, plans are already underway for 2017 and now is the chance for revelers to purchase full weekend tickets for just £85 each – a saving of £35 off the full price
The best festival yet was the view of artists and audiences alike as clearing up continued through the night after the 33rd Beverley Folk Festival on the town’s Racecourse.
