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Jersey Folklore Festival

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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/

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.

History

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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

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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

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Agapanthus Stage

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See also

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References

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  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. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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.