Jersey Folklore Festival

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.

Jersey Folklore Festival
GenreFolk music, rock, comedy
Dates30 June, 1 July 2012 (weekend)
Location(s)Jersey, Channel Islands
Years active2012 "Folklore festival announced by Jersey Live organisers". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-01-16. Retrieved 2013-03-21.</ref>
Websitehttp://www.folklorejersey.org.uk/

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

Agapanthus Stage

See also

References
  1. "Folklore festival announced by Jersey Live organisers". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-01-16. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  2. "Jersey Grassroots festival organisers leave £114k debts". Bbc.co.uk. 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  3. "'No backing' blamed for festival failure « This Is Jersey". Thisisjersey.com. 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  4. "Jersey's first Folklore festival attracts 2,000 people". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  5. "Jersey Folklore festival confirms Van Morrison". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  6. "Ray Davies confirmed for Jersey Folklore Festival". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  7. "Joan Armatrading confirmed for new Jersey folk festival". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  8. "Jersey Folklore festival confirms three new acts". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2012-07-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "BBC Introducing is live from two Jersey festivals". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2013-03-21.


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