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Ahead of their appearance at Priddy Folk Festival 2016, Lady Maisery took time out to talk about their amazing sound and choice of material and what they have in store. The trio – Hannah James, accordion, Hazel Askew, harp and concertina, and Rowan Rheingans, fiddle and banjo – are all well-know on the UK folk…

We caught up with the amazing bluegrass/folk band from Cornwall Flats & Sharps at Southwell Folk Festival last weekend and had a chat about their music, their new album King of my Mind and their forthcoming appearance at Priddy Folk Festival 2016. Here’s a clip of the boys talking about how they got into bluegrass: …

This year, Ian Anderson, editor of fRoots magazine is going back to his own roots, reviving his cult duo with Maggie Holland Hot Vultures for an eagerly-awaited appearance at Priddy Folk Festival. Here, he tells Neville Hadsley about how Hot Vultures came about, his work with fRoots and the joys of Priddy. NH: Many people,…

We are pleased to announce that we have lined up an superb choice of great-value food and drink for this year’s Priddy Folk Festival. The Priddy school PTA tent will be again beback offering their now legendary range of fantastic breakfasts and home-cooked lunches and dinners at very reasonable prices, as well as their famous…

The Fringe programme for the 2016 Festival is another cracking collection of local (and not so local) talent performing an eclectic melting pot of music. The Fringe tent is a great place to dip into and check out rising acts. Last year, Ant Noel and the Peabody Drakes wowed everyone who saw them in the tent…

We have a fantastic programme planned for this year’s Priddy Folk Festival Children’s Festival, with lots of new faces and plenty of old friends. One highlight not to be missed is the amazing Fidaddle who take their audiences on an interactive musical journey complete with juggling tricks and unicycling. Fidaddle (pictured above) are Oli, who will…

How would you like to design a bag for Priddy and win a ticket for this year’s festival? We will be producing a high-quality cloth bag for this year’s festival so we’re running a competition to find a great design to go on it. The artwork needs to be no bigger than 20cm x 20cm…

The Dance Festival at Priddy Folk Festival is always popular and this year we’ve lined up some great acts over the three days of this year’s Priddy. Here are some of the highlights so far. Coming to Priddy for the first time will be Stepling, an innovative four piece who have been delighting audiences around…

Here’s a date for your diary: Festival Sunday morning in Swildons Tent – that’s the big one –  bring coffee and your voice… For that’s the date for the Faustus’ Big Sing – a chance to join in with choruses and harmonies from the Faustus back catalogue and further afield, and to explore some new…

Celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday and St George’s Day 2016, with entertainment from Ant Noel and the Peabody Drakes in a pre-Folk Festival Special appearance at Priddy Village Hall on Saturday 23rd April. They play lively, upbeat original songs about coffee drinking, French love stories, ale, travelling and west country rambles. Their music is a…

  Friday night at Priddy 2016 is looking even better after exciting young Scottish quintet Fara have been added to the opening evening’s programme. Featuring four fiddles and a piano, Fara create a stirring sound deeply rooted in the Scottish folk tradition but also bringing an exciting edge which is sure to get everybody going.…