Settle is on the A65,about 14 miles north ofSkipton, North Yorkshire. The main venues for theweekend are:• The Victoria Hall, Kirkgate,

Settle BD24 9DZ• The Lion, Duke St, Settle

BD24 9DU

Camping is on the football field. The gate is onthe right, leaving Settle just after the Ribble Bridgeand before the Swimming Pool. There is a waterpipe and waste disposal for portapotties but nohook-ups. The fee is £10 per pitch per night.Contact Jo on 07557 354460 to book.

The Lion

Victoria Hall

Royal Oak

Talbot Arms

Camp site SettleFolk Gathering

www.settlefolk.co.uk

Thursday 31st August –Sunday 3rd September

2017

Quaker Meeting House

This is the fourth year of the

Settle Folk Gatheringand it gets bigger and better each year.

The festival is free, as it was last year;all the money has been raised over thelast twelve months through ceilidhs,special events, collections and theregular Thursday night sessions at theLion at Settle.

This year there will be huggins of musicin the pubs, dancing in the streets,singarounds and workshops and ....

The Giggleswick Temperance Band, with callerMichelle Holding, will be playing for the Ceilidh on Fridaynight. The band members have all been involved in the musicscene for many more years than they care to recall and thebreadth of their experience is evident in the quality and varietyof their music which ranges from the traditional through jazzstandards to ragtime and everything in between.

Your compere Mike Hardingannual international showcase (TheEnglish Folk Expo) that highlights the bestEnglish folk acts on the circuit.

Hicks and Goulbourn

Fingerstyle guitar virtuoso Steve Hicksand singer songwriter Lynn Goulbournmet at a gig in 2007. With a mutual loveof folk, roots and acoustic genres, theirmusical partnership has flourished andtaken them to all corners of the UK, toGermany and the USA. They thrive on thecreative process of stretching establishedboundaries and perform mesmericarrangements of traditional,contemporary and self-penned songs andmusic. Expect the unexpected …….

Zoe Mulford

A set by American songwriter ZoeMulford is like a small volume of shortstories – evocative, beautifully crafted,and endlessly varied. Whether herstarting-point is a polar expedition in1845 or a Greyhound bus ride in 2007,her vivid storytelling and down-to-earthhumor take listeners on an enjoyablejourney accompanied with guitar or claw-hammer banjo.

Mic and Susie Darling The real deal –a lifetime on the road travelling, raisingfamily, making music and writing songsthat are pure gems, rooted in their livesas part of the traveller community.

Duncan McFarlane Acoustic Band

The Duncan McFarlane Acoustic Triocombine the full sound of Duncan’s owntremendous guitar playing together withthe excellent, sympathetic yet punchyfiddle of Anne Brivonese and SteveFairholme’s fine melodeon playing andvocal harmonies. A terrific band and afavourite at festivals everywhere.

Jimmy Aldridge and Sid Goldsmith

are a highly acclaimed folk duo who playtraditional and original music of theBritish Isles. Over the last three years theyhave built a reputation on the UK folkscene for arresting and movingperformances. The songs themselves arealways given centre stage but they arebrought to life with sensitive musical

arrangements and stunning vocals. Thereis an integrity that shines through theirperformances and a common thread ofpolitical struggle, resistance, and justice.

Chris Sherburn and Denny Bartley

have been bringing their unique sound toaudiences across Europe and Americasince the early 1990s, when a chancemeeting at a music session created one offolk music’s most enduring partnerships.Known for their soul stirring songs,exhilarating tunes and a love of the craic,Chris (concertina) and Denny (guitar andvocals) ensure that no two concerts areever the same.

Harp and a MonkeyLeftfield folk and storytelling trio Harpand a Monkey specialise in poignant,humorous and melodic short storiesabout northern life, love andremembrance. Such is the outfit’sreputation as a quality live act, they havetwice been invited to appear at the

Holy Moly and The Crackersis a seven-piece ‘Gypsy Folk Rock’ bandwith founders Conrad Bird, RuthPatterson and ‘Squeezebox’ Rosie leadingthe band with compelling charismaticstyle. Influenced by an electric range offolk and popular music, Holy Moly andThe Crackers play a moonshine mix ofrock, pop, folk, blues, balkan, klezmer,ska, reggae etc.

The WilsonsThe mighty Teesside a cappella merchantsare a well-established and popular act atmany folk festivals with a unique mob-handed presence that’s felt as well asheard! Each of the five Wilson brothers(Chris, Ken, Mike, Steve and Tom) is a fineand distinctive singer in his own right butwhat comes across above all is the sheerforthright ebullience, the joy of singing; ofsiblings together in close harmony,creating out of contrasted yetcomplementary individual voicessomething consciously controlled andarranged yet without a trace ofpreciousness; internally flexible and yetalso immovable as granite.