The Moira Furnace Folk Festival The Moira Furnace Folk Festival

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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 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