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Welcome to Orkney Folk Festival 2010
Orkney is set to come alive to the sounds of the world’s best folk music once again in May, with the 2010 line-up promising four days’ entertainment from some of the best acts from across Scotland, the UK and further afield, not to mention the finest home-grown talent to top it off
Eleven visiting and twelve Orkney-based acts are confirmed to appear at the festival (so far) and a few more will be added over the coming months.
We have three fantastic vocalists in Cara Dillon, Lori Watson and Bella Hardy, and there’s also a strong American contingent this year, with both Tim O’ Brien and the Foghorn Stringband being masters of their trade. We are really pleased to have Lau back in Orkney as well, as we last had them in 2006 when they had just come together as a trio, and now they are one of the busiest acts in Scotland.
The Orkney Folk Festival is as much about the locally based acts as well, though, and the list of them already confirmed is only a small indicator of the amount of talent here in the county.
The festival will once again be based in Stromness, however events will also take place in
Tickets will go on sale to Patrons in April, with general booking opening in May. For information on Patronage - which entitles you to advanced ticket booking, discounted ferry travel to the islands via Northlink Ferries and discounted festival merchandise - click here.
For information on getting to, travelling around and staying in Orkney contact the local tourist board, VistOrkney, at www.visitorkney.com
Reviews from the festival are starting to come through. Sue Wilson’s already written a couple – one in The Scotsman, and another for Hi-Arts.
We're also in the Shetland Times (29 May), following the festival's Sheltie invasion!
More reviews will be posted on this site as soon as possible, as well as photos and videos. In the mean time check out the festival's MySpace for photos from 2009 Resident Photographer, Tom O'Brien.
Most of the photographs on this website were supplied by Tom O'Brien - Orkney Folk Festival's photographer in residence 2009.
Additional photographs and videos were supplied by Lieve Boussauw - Orkney Folk Festival's photographer in residence 2008.
The Orkney Folk Festival is a registered charity in
No. SCO27280