Plans are well under way for the 40th Dartmoor Folk Festival which will take place on the 11th, 12th & 13th August 2017 in the village of South Zeal near Okehampton in Devon. We'll have another packed programme of concerts, ceilidhs, workshops, song and music sessions, a children's festival, craft displays, folk service, a Dartmoor ramble and much more.
Artists confirmed for 2017 so far include:
Fay Hield and the Hurricane Party (Friday)
Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra (Saturday & Sunday)
Jim Causley (Saturday - Solo) (Sunday - Trio)
Siobhan Miller Trio (Saturday & Sunday)
Keith Donnelly (Saturday & Sunday)
Jackie Oates (Saturday - Band) (Sunday Solo / with Chris Foster)
Gadarene (Sunday)
Phil Beer (Saturday)
Geoff Lakeman (Sunday)
The Valiant Dance Band (Friday)
The Dartmoor Pixie Band (Saturday night & Sunday night)
Ramsley Minors (Sunday)
The Okelele Band (Sunday evening Overture)
Entertainingly different (See Children's festival)
plus more to be confirmed......