Hardraw May Folk Gathering 28 April - 1 May 2011

Hardraw May Folk Gathering

Spend May Day Bank Holiday weekend enjoying wonderful music at the Green Dragon Inn, Hardraw near Hawes in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales.
The name, Hawes, means a ‘pass between mountains’, and it stands between Buttertubs and Fleet Moss. The town is an excellent centre for walking and touring Wensleydale and the adjoining dales of Swaledale, Cotterdale, Dentdale, Garsdale, Wharfedale and Ribblesdale. Take a walk round the Hawes Town Trail, or Millennium Walk, or Pennine Way or along the River Ure, which is nearby. The three peaks of Ingleborough, Whernside and Pen y Ghent are all temping possibilities for keen walkers and Aysgarth falls are spectacular – especially after rain.

Program

Thursday 28th April 2011
Camp site opens early (£5pp for the extra night – payable on arrival) as we have an extra Bank Holiday!
Sessions and singarounds plus
8pm – OPEN MIC contest in the main bar (winner will be invited to open the final evening concert).

Friday April 29th 2011
Sessions and singarounds all day and long into the night (& throughout the weekend)!
Session leaders include: Mark Pugh (Banjo) and Seonaidh Matheson (Fiddle)
Singaround leaders to include: “Murf & Mullins”!!!!
Concert Room for full weekend ticket holders:
7.30 – Skeyin – Celtic/Folk Rock
8.30 – Winter Wilson – Vocal & instrumental duo
9.45 – New Rope String Band – Musicianship combined with Comedy!

Saturday April 30th
11.30am (approx) in main bar: Bloomer, Dyson, Hunt – Traditional Irish & Celtic music
In Concert Room (open if weather permits):
Ladies Day!
2.30 – Holly Taymar – acoustic and folk singer songwriter
3.30 – Isis -  powerful and remarkable harmonies
Concert Room for full weekend ticket holders:
7.30 – Ian Bruce -  headlining singer/songwriter
8.45 – The Young’uns – brilliant harmony singing
10.00 – Uiscedwr – young award winning trio with Celtic & World music influence

Sunday May 1st 2011
11.30 in the nextdoor Church of St Mary & St John: The Gladly Solemn Sound – West Gallery Music
In the Concert Room (open if weather permits & partially standing )
2.30 – The Sunday Stomp! The 309s –  American Dance music including Swing, Old Time and Cajun for listening or dancing…..
Concert Room for full weekend ticket holders:
7.15 – Winners of Thursday’s Open Mic Contest
7.30 – Tattie Jam –  Scottish instrumental and vocal duo
8.30 – Other Roads (formerly The John Wright Band) - singing familiar and new, original material
9.45 – Jez Lowe – brilliant entertainer& singer songwriter playing solo
The new Concert Room Bar will be open during 15 minute intervals between artists.

http://www.hardrawgathering.co.uk

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