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Festival Artists Line Up (A-Z)

Here are the artists booked so fa for the 2018 festival.
They are all in sections for you to find easily. Use one of the links below to go directly to that section i.e. Social Dance or just scroll down and view all the acts that are with us this year. If you click on their individual links you will find most of the things you need to know about that band or performer. There are videos, sound samples and info on their web pages and photos.

Social Dance

"Welcome to the Social Dance section."
3D
Geoff Cubitt
Ivan Aitken
Rachel Shapiro Wallace
Stringrays (USA)
Vertical Expression
Burt Hunter
Confluence (Bal Folk) [ SAT ]
Contrasaurus
Jake Wood
Madeleine Smith
Nikki Muckle (Bal Folk) [ SAT ]
Pendragon
Pete Hendy
Raise The Roof
Rhodri Davies
Steve Earwicker (Bal Folk) [ SAT ]
The Perfect Cure Band (Irish)
Val Knight

Story Telling

"Welcome to the Story Telling section."

Family Events

A Tour of the Castle Grounds and Highlights of castle life!!

Every castle in history is a busy jumble of guilds, towers and halls. The Chippenham Folk Festival Family Castle is no different. Our castle walls may be ply wood and our towers and hall marquees, but we have everything from a blacksmiths workshop to stables.

Open from 10 to 5 the fun doesn’t even stop for lunch!! Don’t forget to bring a picnic, or check out the stalls around Island Park to enjoy with our lunch time shows.
Ade the face painting fairy [ SAT | SUN | MON ]

Schools

An integral part of Chippenham Folk Festival, particularly for those who live in the town. Primary school children from local schools are invited to attend the festival on the Friday, to experience a range of different aspects of traditional music and dance. Each attending child takes part in two separate workshops in the morning, then displays the work of the second of these in the afternoon in front of the other schools at a mass ceilidh or "barn dance".
Although the event is not attendable by the general public, it is a vital and exciting part of the festival, and the attending children gain a great deal from the experience.
Pete Hendy [ FRI ]

Displays

Chippenham Folk Festival is renowned for the atmosphere from the huge variety of display teams that can be found showcasing up and down the high street. Throughout the town, dancers from all traditions can be found for your delight and entertainment! Browse this section to see which wonderful teams will be joining us this year.