16 August - 18 August 2019
Moira Furnace Museum And Monument Site, Unit 2, Furnace La Moira, Swadlincote, DE126AT
The Moira Furnace Folk Festival at the heart of the National Forest takes place at Moira Furnace located on the Leicestershire / Derbyshire border, one of the most picturesque settings in the industrial Midlands.
The Festival features some well known and talented main acts, plus local and national, up and coming artists. A programme of workshops has been arranged and will be detailed in the Festival programme, which will be available in advance of the Festival
Most events take place on the green site of Moira Furnace, with a Ceilidh on Saturday Night at the Miners Welfare, just a few hundred metres from the main site. Singarounds and sessions also take place at local pubs, some 10 minutes walk from the Festival main site.
There are concerts all weekend in two marquees, each with a raised stage and PA system, as well as sing-arounds in the Loft of the Furnace building.
A wide variety of Morris dancing can be seen as well as
Civil War Re-enactments.
Local camping is available and free car parking close at hand. There are fun entertainment and activities for children. Festival-goers will find a choice of trade and food stalls, plus a Real Ale bar.
Many tourist attractions are close to Moira including Conkers, the National Forest centre for recreation and hands-on eco-science, as well as numerous country, walks - dogs are allowed on site.
There is a story walk through the woodland adjacent to the Festival site and canal rides on the picturesque Ashby Canal.
Blackbeard's Tea Party
Anthony John Clarke Band
ALAW
The Mile Roses
Ninebarrow
Winter Wilson
Cateran
Sound Tradition
Ian Walker Band
The Quiggs
Hicks & Goulbourn
Dave Gibb
Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer
Alterego
Abacus Duo
Alan Jones
Band on the Rum
Bethany Kay
Corinne & Barry Priest
Luckenbooth
Mice in a Matchbox
Mick & Andrea Scott
On the Fence
Sesar & Halliday
Steve & Julie Wigley
Tom Patterson & Dave Morton
Two Daves
Campbell/Taylor
There are camping options for this event.
- Abacus Duo
- Alan Jones
- Alaw
- Alterego
- Alan Jones
- Anthony John Clarke Band
Abacus Duo | unknown stage |
Alan Jones | unknown stage |
Band on the Rum | unknown stage |
Blackbeard's Tea Party | unknown stage |
Campbell/Taylor | unknown stage |
Dave Gibb | unknown stage |
Mice In A Matchbox | unknown stage |
Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer | unknown stage |
Sesar & Halliday | unknown stage |
Steve and Julie Wigley | unknown stage |
Tom Patterson & Dave Morton | unknown stage |
Two Daves | unknown stage |
Winter Wilson | unknown stage |
Alaw | unknown stage |
Alterego | unknown stage |
Bethany Kay | unknown stage |
Cateran | unknown stage |
Corinne & Barry Priest | unknown stage |
Hicks and Goulbourn | unknown stage |
Ian Walker Band | unknown stage |
Luckenbooth | unknown stage |
Mice In A Matchbox | unknown stage |
Mick & Andrea Scott | unknown stage |
Ninebarrow | unknown stage |
On the Fence | unknown stage |
Sound Tradition | unknown stage |
The Quiggs | unknown stage |
Alan Jones | unknown stage |
Anthony John Clarke Band | unknown stage |
Bethany Kay | unknown stage |
Campbell/Taylor | unknown stage |
Corinne & Barry Priest | unknown stage |
Dave Gibb | unknown stage |
Hicks and Goulbourn | unknown stage |
Mick & Andrea Scott | unknown stage |
On the Fence | unknown stage |
Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer | unknown stage |
Sear and Halliday | unknown stage |
Sound Tradition | unknown stage |
Steve and Julie Wigley | unknown stage |
The Mile Roses | unknown stage |
Two Daves | unknown stage |
Winter Wilson | unknown stage |
Artist | Stage | Day |
Abacus Duo | unknown stage | Fri 16th |
Alan Jones | unknown stage | Fri 16th |
Alan Jones | unknown stage | Sun 18th |
Alaw | unknown stage | Sat 17th |
Alterego | unknown stage | Sat 17th |
Anthony John Clarke Band | unknown stage | Sun 18th |
Band on the Rum | unknown stage | Fri 16th |
Bethany Kay | unknown stage | Sat 17th |
Bethany Kay | unknown stage | Sun 18th |
Blackbeard's Tea Party | unknown stage | Fri 16th |
Campbell/Taylor | unknown stage | Fri 16th |
Campbell/Taylor | unknown stage | Sun 18th |
Cateran | unknown stage | Sat 17th |
Corinne & Barry Priest | unknown stage | Sat 17th |
Corinne & Barry Priest | unknown stage | Sun 18th |
Dave Gibb | unknown stage | Fri 16th |
Dave Gibb | unknown stage | Sun 18th |
Hicks and Goulbourn | unknown stage | Sat 17th |
Hicks and Goulbourn | unknown stage | Sun 18th |
Ian Walker Band | unknown stage | Sat 17th |
Luckenbooth | unknown stage | Sat 17th |
Mice In A Matchbox | unknown stage | Fri 16th |
Mice In A Matchbox | unknown stage | Sat 17th |
Mick & Andrea Scott | unknown stage | Sat 17th |
Mick & Andrea Scott | unknown stage | Sun 18th |
Ninebarrow | unknown stage | Sat 17th |
On the Fence | unknown stage | Sat 17th |
On the Fence | unknown stage | Sun 18th |
Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer | unknown stage | Fri 16th |
Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer | unknown stage | Sun 18th |
Sear and Halliday | unknown stage | Sun 18th |
Sesar & Halliday | unknown stage | Fri 16th |
Sound Tradition | unknown stage | Sat 17th |
Sound Tradition | unknown stage | Sun 18th |
Steve and Julie Wigley | unknown stage | Fri 16th |
Steve and Julie Wigley | unknown stage | Sun 18th |
The Mile Roses | unknown stage | Sun 18th |
The Quiggs | unknown stage | Sat 17th |
Tom Patterson & Dave Morton | unknown stage | Fri 16th |
Two Daves | unknown stage | Fri 16th |
Two Daves | unknown stage | Sun 18th |
Winter Wilson | unknown stage | Fri 16th |
Winter Wilson | unknown stage | Sun 18th |
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Moira Furnace Museum And Monument Site, Unit 2, Furnace La Moira, Swadlincote, DE126AT