Tickets are now on sale for Bristol Folk Festival featuring folk stars Gigspanner who will be headlining on Saturday, April 30.
They will be joined by Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin a jazz duo in the headline spot.
This year the extravaganza welcomes Worry Dolls to the line-up, the indie folksters performed at Glastonbury Rock Festival last year and supported Joan Armatrading on tour.
Their debut EP clocked up more than 100,000 views on YouTube and they are firm favourites on BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music.
Worry Dolls will be playing on the Saturday at St George's. Also on the bill are 9Bach, Threepenny Bit, Edd Donovan and the Wandering Moles, Swindon's own Sam Kelly Trio, The Changing Room, The Company of Players and many more.
The festival for those indoor folk fans runs over Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1 at various venues including St George's, The Bristol Ram, The Bristol Folk House and St George's Doric cellar bar. All the venues are within easy walking distance. There will also be workshops and talks, and in the streets Morris dancing and stalls will add to the festival flavour.
The Company of Players will launch their new EP at the festival. It has been created in celebration of the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare. Isambard, Said The Maiden and Chris Cleverley, The Sam Kelly Trio, Lukas Drinkwater, Kelly Oliver, Kim Lowings, Daria Kulesh and Minnie Birch make up the company who write and perform original material interpreting The Bard's work through music. They take a sonic journey through English literature on the Saturday afternoon.
The Bristol Ram on Park Street, will be hosting traditional music sessions and informal jams, where folk musicians can turn up for a mixed session from 2pm to 5pm on both Saturday and Sunday and again from 8pm on Sunday evening.
The Folk House on Park Street just down the hill from St George, will be hosting a Ceilidh from 2pm on the Sunday, featuring The Brewery Band and Vicky Cooper.
On Sunday morning local dance teams will meet before sunrise on Brandon Hill, which is just above St George's, to dance up the sun in a ritual dating back centuries. The dancers heralding May Day are the Bristol Morris Men, Ray Morris and the City Clickers.
On Sunday at St George's bands such as The Barnacle Buoys, The Great Sea Choir, Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker, India Electric Co and Heg and the Wolf Chorus will take to the stage.
Weekend tickets are £55 and day tickets are £30 per day from www.bristolfolkfestival.co.uk/ - Flicky Harrison
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