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. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2013.</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. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  2. "Jersey Grassroots festival organisers leave £114k debts". Bbc.co.uk. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  3. "'No backing' blamed for festival failure « This Is Jersey". Thisisjersey.com. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  4. "Jersey's first Folklore festival attracts 2,000 people". Bbc.co.uk. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  5. "Jersey Folklore festival confirms Van Morrison". Bbc.co.uk. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  6. "Ray Davies confirmed for Jersey Folklore Festival". Bbc.co.uk. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  7. "Joan Armatrading confirmed for new Jersey folk festival". Bbc.co.uk. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  8. "Jersey Folklore festival confirms three new acts". Bbc.co.uk. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  9. "My new project: Badlabecques! | Kit Ashton". Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  10. "BBC Introducing is live from two Jersey festivals". Bbc.co.uk. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2013.


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