A PLETHORA of music stars will descend on Dorset this summer for the Purbeck Valley Folk Festival (PVFF).
Taking place at its usual home of Purbeck Valley Farm off the A351 between Corfe Castle and Harman’s Cross, the festival will run from Thursday, August 17 to Sunday, August 20.
Headlining this year’s event are Devon folk royalty Seth Lakeman, pop rock band The Magic Numbers, singer-songwriter Newton Faulkner and Grammy-winning Texan singer Sarah Jarosz.
Also on the bill are Radio 2 favourite Kathryn Williams, foot-stompers Sheelanagig, Bristol’s Americana singer Lady Nade, explosive big band The Destroyers, Irish folkies The Jeremiahs and bluegrass revisionists Old Baby Mackerel.
Party band Quinns Quinney, shanty combo Wareham Whalers and Dorset’s popular oompah pop specialists Bierfass Band will also feature.
Festival director Catherine Burke said: “PVFF is a festival that’s loved by everyone because there’s loads for kids to do, loads for parents and loads for the old folkies!
“We have four evenings and three full days of outstanding, original young folk, roots and world music across five stages thanks to a brilliant musical line-up.
“Purbeck Valley Folk Festival is so much more than just a great music festival. There is also an unprecedented number of activities for children, a huge craft area for adults, a perfect location and a great selection of real ales and ciders.”
There will be hundreds of activities going on for all ages including a family ceilidh, space-hopper obstacle course, welly wanging, and circus skills performances and workshops, including juggling, diablo, devil’s sticks, unicycling, stilt walking, low level trapeze, an inflatable tumble mat.
Children’s activities include storytelling, The Circus of Science, theatre workshops, fun crafts, puppet shows, bubble displays, baby/toddler rhyme time sessions, face-painting, a treasure hunt, bouncy castles, fancy dress, maypole dancing and Morris dance workshops.
Tickets are on sale now from £135 (£70/£30) for the weekend Thursday to Sunday, including camping.
Catherine added: “Tickets have been selling fast already with record numbers of festival-goers buying tickets for this year’s festival before they even left the site last year – so hurry if you want to attend.”
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