Spirit of Folk 2014 will see musicians and storytellers from all over Ireland and the UK come together for a weekend of fantastic entertainment this September.
This year’s festival will feature Kíla, hailed as one of Ireland’s most innovative and exciting bands; Tupelo, voted best Folk Act at the Hot Press Reader’s Poll 2013; Dan Walsh, regarded as one of the finest banjo players in the UK; In Their Thousands, a four-piece outfit comprising alt-country, folk & rock; Dan Amor, hailing from North Wales, and The Emerald Armada, an energetic festival-favorite and Belfast born and bred.
Other acts featuring on the musical programme include Carriages, Lynched, Bunoscionn, DANI, Leading Armies, Coscan, Mo Hat Mo Gheansaí, Elk, Juhn Echo, Liam Quinn, Stephen James, Na Tonnta, Wicker Bones, Corner Boy, Catherine Hatt, Oisin McCole, Laura Ann Brady, Ailbhe Reddy, Darren Lynch, Owensie, Rob Corcoran and Tommy Hayes & Mattu Noone, and Old Hannah,with more acts to be announced!
As well as great musicians there will be lots of alternative events that will complement the music and these include storytelling and poetry reading by Pat Speight, Eddie Lenihan, Aideen Mc Brideas well as talks and workshops on ancient druidism and shamanism; African song and dance workshops; yoga; ancient astronomy and bushcraft.
To get into the festival mood, a launch party will be held in Whelan’s of Wexford Street on August 16th with a night entitled ‘We are made of Star Stuff’.
It will include talks by an astronomer, theatre makers and artists as well as musical performances by Leading Armies, Stephen James, Carriages and a very special performance by Bunoscionn of ‘Trad side of the Moon’
A limited supply of Early Bird weekend tickets for €65 and day tickets for €40 will be available until August 16 only. From then onwards, weekend tickets will cost €70 and day tickets will cost €50.
To purchase your Spirit of Folk 2014 tickets go to https://entertainment.ticketsolve.com/shows/873515816/events