Jersey Folklore Festival
| Jersey Folklore Festival | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Folk music, rock, comedy |
| Dates | 30 June, 1 July 2012 (weekend) |
| Location(s) | Jersey, Channel Islands |
| Years active | 2012-present |
| Founded by | Warren Le Sueur and Warren Holt[1] |
| Website | |
| http://www.folklorejersey.org.uk/ | |
Jersey Folklore Festival is a music festival held in Saint Helier, Jersey. The venue is People's Park, with a possible capacity of 5,000 people, and two stages. A main stage situated inside a large marquee, and the smaller Agapanthus Stage which is named after the Agapanthus flowers which grow in the park.
History
The plan for this festival was announced after a different annual Jersey folk music festival called Grassroots came to an end, due to financial issues.[1][2]
The 2013 festival was cancelled due to a lack of funding from Jersey's Tourism Development Fund and timing of permission to hold the event in St Peter.[3]
2012
The 2012 event took place on 30 June to 1 July. 2,000 people attended over the weekend.[4] The following acts performed on two stages;
Main Stage
- Van Morrison Saturday night headliner[5]
- Ray Davies Sunday night headline act[6]
- Joan Armatrading[7]
- Nouvelle Vague
- Lee "Scratch" Perry
- Rodriguez
- Badly Drawn Boy[8]
- Finley Quaye
- Wanda Jackson
- Jake Bugg
- Lloyd Yates
Agapanthus Stage
- John Cooper Clarke
- John Shuttleworth
- Edward Aczel
- Stanley Forbes
- The Recks
- Ashiki
- Rick Jones (musician)
- Frankie Davies (musician)
- Badlabecques (folk band performing in Jèrriais)[9]
- BBC Radio Jersey Live Show[10]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Folklore festival announced by Jersey Live organisers". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-01-16. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ↑ "Jersey Grassroots festival organisers leave £114k debts". Bbc.co.uk. 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ↑ "'No backing' blamed for festival failure « This Is Jersey". Thisisjersey.com. 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ↑ "Jersey's first Folklore festival attracts 2,000 people". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ↑ "Jersey Folklore festival confirms Van Morrison". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ↑ "Ray Davies confirmed for Jersey Folklore Festival". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ↑ "Joan Armatrading confirmed for new Jersey folk festival". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ↑ "Jersey Folklore festival confirms three new acts". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ↑ http://www.kitashton.com/node/170
- ↑ "BBC Introducing is live from two Jersey festivals". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2013-03-21.