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FREE! You are warmly welcome to Poole for the free folk festival on the Dorset coast. -
Friendly pubs With song sessions, tune sessions, good bands, acoustic acts and a folk club. -
Bustling Poole Quay With colourful displays of dance and outdoor stages for concerts and ceilidh and lovely views across the stunning harbour. -
Dancing in the street A ceilidh each afternoon out in the street overlooking the waters of Poole Harbour.
THANKS
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... to everyone who made FOTQ 2014 another brilliant festival!
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Here below is what we had for 2014 Festival
FOLK ON THE QUAY is a free folk music festival in Poole on 28 and 29 June with four outdoor music stages, two ceilidh dances and over twenty teams of morris dancers in the streets overlooking Poole’s lovely Harbour.
Headlining a top line-up of folk names are songwriting troubadour RORY McLEOD and his Familiar Strangers, SHEELANAGIG who deliver intricate, rhythmically complex arrangements in a Balkan style; The CHURCHFITTERS, a popular Anglo-Irish outfit with an original approach to Irish music, and URBAN FOLK QUARTET with their knockout show of globally–influenced, electrifying acoustic music.
New for 2014! A fringe venue, the beautiful old Skinner Street Church, hosts concerts by top artists MIRANDA SYKES & REX PRESTON, JOSIENNE CLARKE & BEN WALKER with support sets from local songwriting duos Ninebarrow and Tinderbox.
2013 was the first festival and attracted a crowd of more than ten thousand people who enjoyed the best of young British folk music and festive colour of morris dancers from all parts of England.
CREDIT - Folk On The Quay is inspired, event-managed, funded and supported by Poole Tourism. The festival is the brainchild of Anne Simpson, Poole Tourism's Events Manger.
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Shortlisted for Poole Tourism Award 2013!
Folk On The Quay was shortlisted for the Pomotion prize at Poole Tourism Awards. Sadly we were in competition with ITV's brilliant 'Harbour Lives' series. Apparently it was a close call - hmm.
10,000 turn out for Folk On The Quay!
What an amazing festival at the end of June - on Poole Quay overlooking the harbour.
MORE NEWS for 2014 FOTQ ..
We are delighted to say we have two indoor concerts in the very lovely Skinner Street Church. The acoustics are perfect. Capacity is set at 150 (could be more but it's pews so best err on side of caution). Tickets £12 for each concert or £20 for a combined ticket - go on sale Monday 19 May.
Combined ticket £20
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| Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston | Skinner Street Church | Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker |
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Saturday 28 June at 8pm JOSIENNE CLARKE & BEN WALKER with a support set from TINDERBOX
Sunday 29 June at 7pm MIRANDA SYKES & REX PRESTON with support from NINEBARROW
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THE URBAN FOLK QUARTET !
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Fantastic news! Urban Folk Quartet are one of the headline bands at Folk On The Quay on Sunday 29 June. You knew that already? OK, but did you know that two brilliant young friends of ours are playing in the band? Dan Walsh permanently, and Charie Heys, filling in during Paloma's maternity leave. Nice!! |
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See what the Echo said in June 2013 - press report and video
- Craft Stalls
- Dance 2014
- Headline Artists 2014
- Venues
Contact for stalls is Maria Bisp: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Enquiries are welcome from Craft Stall traders.
No food or drink stall applications please!
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| Alton Morris | Baharah Bellydance (Swanage) | Bourne River Morris |
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| City Clickers | Deofrith Morris | Dorset Buttons |
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| Dorset Buttons Rapper | Dr Turbeville's | Fleet Morris |
 GJ Cabaret |
 Heather & Gorse |
 Hobos Morris |
 Morris Mynahs |
 No Mean Feet |
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| Oyster Girls | Quayside Cloggies | Ridgeway Step Clog |
 Sidmouth Steppers |
 Southern Lights |
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| Spank The Planks | The Ring Of Eight | Wyld Morris |
 Yetminster Irish |
 Holly Copse Molly |
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All gigs below are free access on the street stages except for the Skinner Street Church concerts |
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Rory McLeod and the Familiar Strangers concert on the street Sunday |
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concert Skinner Street Church Sunday night |
concert Skinner Street Church Saturday night |
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concert on the street - main stage Sunday |
concerts on the street stages Saturday |
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ceilidh on the street Saturday |
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Outdoor Stages
THISTLE STAGE (above)
The main stage is located opposite the Thistle Hotel. The road will be closed off so that Folk On The Quay can enjoy outdoor standing concerts and ceilidh dances in the late afternoon. This is a large, very solid, high and wide mobile stage, very well-equipped for lighting and sound. Folk Sheelanagig, The Churchfitters, Urban Folk Quartet and Rory McLeod's Familiar Strangers will perfiorm on this stage in 2014. The ceilidh bands will also lead the dance from Thistle Stage.
MIDDLE STAGE (above)
The Middle Stage is along the walkway on The Quay, opposite the Poole Arms and The Portsmouth Hoy. Abov festival favourites Cheikh Diop and his drummers and dancers are picyured above.
SHAMBLES (The Fish Shambles stage is shown above on the right with crowds around it)
Outside The Lord Nelson and Jolly Sailor, the Shambles provides a covered stage.
CUSTOM HOUSE STAGE
As always on special occasions the Custom House has its stage on their patio.
For Folk On The Quay Festival, the Custom House has tthe best of folk names playing:
Saturday 2pm: BUFFO'S WAKE;
Saturday 9pm: THE CHURCHFITTERS;
Sunday 2pm: MOTHER UKERS;
Sunday 4pm: CHICKEN SOUP CHOIR;
Sunday 7pm: THREEPENNY BIT.
Pubs with music
Thanks to the landlords!
Pubs on Poole Quay whole-heartedly enter into the spirit of the festival!
Schedule of pub gigs for the 2014 Folk On The Quay will be published here shortly.
Food and beer - really good food (especially fish dishes) and real ale on tap.
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