{"id":1423,"date":"2014-06-04T22:48:15","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T22:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk\/?p=1423"},"modified":"2025-09-09T01:49:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T01:49:16","slug":"folk-at-worcester-music-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk\/features\/folk-at-worcester-music-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Folk at Worcester Music Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><strong>Every year, Worcester Music Festival includes a packed programme of folk events. Promoter John Taylor gives us an insight into the &#8216;folk face&#8217; of the festival&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1424\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1424\" style=\"width: 190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a title=\"Meet the committee \u2013 John Taylor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk\/featuresmeet-the-committee-john-taylor\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"padding: 20px wp-image-1424 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk\/featureswp-content\/uploads\/JT-photo-website-sml.jpg\" alt=\"John Taylor - WMF Promoter &amp; Committee Member\" width=\"190\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click image to find out more about John<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Each year\u00a0Worcester Music Festival attracts more and more applications from folk musicians. So much so that it\u00a0is now one of the most subscribed to genres. Starting off in a small venue it soon became obvious that somewhere larger was required, so in 2010 we used the Guildhall for the first time and remained there for the next three years. This move produced bigger bands, bigger events and more variety, including ceilidhs.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, it\u2019s now fair\u00a0to say that the folk events have evolved into a mini-fest within WMF, including an \u201copen house\u201d jam session at The Farriers Arms each year in which anyone can participate for a few hours making all kinds of acoustic folky music. With ever-increasing audiences and line-ups, the main folk events had to move to a new home in 2013 \u2013 St Swithun\u2019s Institute.<\/p>\n<p>The mention of \u201cfolk music\u201d can sometimes be a bit of a deterrent due to preconceived opinions or ideas as to what it involves. With a such a wide choice to be made from the applications I have tried over the years to introduce as wide a definition of folk as possible, so that there is something from \u201ctraditional\u201d to \u201ccontemporary\u201d. Judging by past attendance numbers this approach has been quite successful.<\/p>\n<p>2014 will see the introduction of an extra folk venue to accommodate more acts overall from the 170 plus that have applied. It is always disappointing to only offer a small percentage of applicants a performance slot. To whet the appetite you can expect to see headline performances this year from Bitterroots, Dryftwood, Fred\u2019s House, Blue Horyzon, and last but not least Granny\u2019s Attic! The support line-up isn\u2019t bad either.<\/p>\n<p>Come and enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, Worcester Music Festival includes a packed programme of folk events. 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