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Ashley Hutchings ‘The Guvnor’ formed Fairport Convention in 1967, a group that went on to invent British folk-rock with the album Liege & Lief – an album that was voted the ‘Most Important Folk Album of All Time’ by BBC Radio 2 listeners in 2002, and at the 2006 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards it won the award for Most influential Folk Album of all time. He subsequently formed Steeleye Span who also had enormous success and then the first of many Albion Bands.
Ashley’s son Blair Dunlop joins his father for this very special concert. A BBC Folk Award-winning singer-songwriter in his own right, the pair will reflect on a very special musical relationship in chat, music and song.
‘My friend Ashley is the Godfather of Folk Rock. He made us a genre we couldn’t refuse.’ Bob Dylan
Tickets:
EX10 residents can claim a discount.
25 & Under tickets tickets are £10 (limited number), 30 & Under for EX10 residents.
Ticket holders can book single night camping at the Festival campsite at ticket holder rate.
Event included in Week & Monday Day Season Tickets.
The Ham is our main concert marquee venue, where the River Sid meets the sea, close to Port Royal at the eastern end of the Esplanade. The centre-piece for festival concerts, The Ham marquee provides a comfortable seated venue, with a well-stocked Foyer Bar and dedicated toilets for concert patrons including disabled facilities. Outside the venue you’ll find the Ham Lawn which hosts the Festival Merchandise and artists’ CD stall. Circling the lawn, there is a range of tasty food and drink outlets and a bar area with picnic benches. A great area to soak up the festival atmosphere!
If you, or anyone in your group have any access needs that you'd like to make us aware of then please complete our Access Information Form here or email access@sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk to request a copy in Word.
Personal Assistant Ticket
This is available to a ticket buying person requiring assistance to attend the festival.
Tickets can be booked online and in order to qualify you will need to provide the box office/door staff at the festival with one of the following when collecting your season tickets or using your e-tickets:
- Front page of DLA / PIP award letter (no specific rate)
- Front page of Scottish Adult Disability Payment (no specific rate)
- Front page of Attendance Allowance letter (no specific rate)
- Evidence that registered severely sight impaired (blind)
- Recognised Assistance Dog ID card
- Access Card (with the ‘+1’ symbol)
The qualifying documentation must be an original and current as of the dates of the festival.
All Personal Assistants should be aged 18+ years. Personal Assistant tickets are not available against Child tickets as they would already need to be in direct supervision and guidance by a parent or other adult guardian.
If special requirements exist, such as positioning of a wheelchair, it is the ticket holder’s responsibility to contact the venue management early to make sure that their requirements are known. Venue stewards will do their best to accommodate all such requests.
Love Sidmouth? The Friends of The Sidmouth Folk Festival are passionate about the festival and its long-term future.
Whatever your interest – whether it’s the big concerts, the dances, the late-night parties, the dance displays, the smaller-scale events, the special events for children or young people or the extensive workshop programme – you can help ensure the festival’s future by joining the Friends.
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