Tenterden Folk Festival 2009

 

 

 

Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th October

 

 

 

Tenterden Folk Festival is a full weekend festival of folk song, music and dance.  Tenterden, situated in the ancient Weald of Kent, about 12 miles west of Ashford, is an ideal setting for this friendly, family folk festival.  It features one of the widest High Streets in the country lined with historic and listed buildings, numerous friendly pubs and restaurants and green verges.

Tenterden, the Jewel of the Weald

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tenterden Folk Festival 2009 information and booking forms

Further details to be published shortly

 

 

Guest list including dance sides and display teams

Dance sides and display teams now added!

Updated 14th July 2009

 

 

Dance sides and display teams

Details coming soon

 

 

 

Supported and/or partly funded by

A list of material sponsors and funders

 

 

 

Tenterden Folk Festival is a member of

Organisations we belong to and support

 

 

 

Details of some special shows for 2009

 

28th January 2009

 

 

Book your full weekend tickets and camping

Download booking form

11th February 2009

 

 

Accommodation in Tenterden

 

 

 

 

News on some important forthcoming folk events in Kent

Tenterden Folk Club – Tuesday 10th March

Strategic Conference for Folk – Sunday 22 March *

Frittenden Festival – Saturday 4th April *

Jez Lowe concert in Ashford – Friday 10th July *

Tenterden Folk Festival 2009 - Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th October 2009

Oyster girls & hovelling boys – new CD available now *

 

* These projects are not organised byTFDT/TFF us so please check details with the organisers.

 

4th March 2009

 

 

TFF Craft Fair

Details and booking form

7th March 2009

 

 

Good news for TFF

 

19th March 2009

 

 

Festivals are now seen as a cheap holiday rather than an expensive concert ….

 

13th April 2009

 

 

Festival barn dance and other events

 

13th April 2009

 

 

Update on guests

Jeff Warner (USA) and

Nibs Nibs Van der Spuy (South Africa)

3rd June 2009

 

 

Dance sides and display teams now added

 

4th July 2009

 

 

TFF/TFC special events 2009/10

Special events during 2009 and 2010

3rd August 2009

 

 

New of craft and music fair and record number of dance sides and display teams

 

6th August 2009

 

 

Festival events in Tenterden Club

One of the main venues for this year’s festival is the Tenterden Club

16th August 2009

 

 

Single event and full weekend tickets available to order now

Down load these details and booking form as a pdf ready to print out and complete to order your tickets

17th August 2009

 

 

Update on changes and guests

 

5th September 2009

 

 

Working programme

The full free souvenir programme will be ready week commencing 7 Sept 09

5th September 2009

 

 

Map showing all venues

 

10th September 2009

 

 

Update on events

 

16th September 2009

 

 

Tinkers Bag poster and further details

Find out more about their “sing the year round” show by viewing these documents

16th September 2009

 

 

Folk songs from Kent and Wiltshire

Details of two special events

21st September 2009

 

 

Spare Parts Concertina Band: concertina part-playing.  Find out more and download the music here

 

 

Find out more

 

 

22nd September 2009

 

 

Probably the last general update for TFF 2009

 

25th September 2009

 

 

Video of TFF 2009

Visit www.yourkenttv.co.uk to see other local news

14th October 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenterden Folk Festival 2009 is supported and/or partly funded by;

 

Tenterden Town Council – grant and use of venues

Ashford Borough Council – Community Fund grant

Kent County Council – Members Community Grant

Kent Community Foundation Grassroots Grant – Capital equipment and specific revenue funding

Kent and East Sussex Railway –Other sponsorship

Hobgoblin Music - Sponsorship

Talking Elephant Records - Sponsorship

Courtfield Audio – PA and sound engineer for dance displays

Shepherd Neame - Sponsorship

Waitrose – Other sponsorship

Gail Juliet Accessories – Sponsor and co-operation

Around Kent Folk – Media sponsor and co-operation

Concertina Charitable Trust - grant

Supported by an increasing number of businesses and organisations

 

The Festival could not happen without the support and co-operation of the landlords of all the public houses and the other venues.

 

Thanks also go to the schools and other organisations that support the Trust’s educational projects throughout the year.

 

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Tenterden Folk Festival is a member of;

 

Ashford Community Network

Ashford Federation of the Arts

Association of Festival Organisers

English Folk Dance and Song Society

FUNDRAISING Standards Board

Making Music – The National Federation of Music Societies

Produced in Kent

South East Folk Arts Network (SEFAN)

 

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