Wilkswood Farm, Langton Matravers, Near Swanage, Dorset, BH19 3DU

Fri 24th to Sun 26th August 2012 Tickets  

Only 13 weeks to go to the festival! Only 5 weeks left in which to buy early bird tickets at the reduced price of £80. 

LINE-UP for the festival. 

FRIDAY: Shooglenifty, Larkin Poe, Old Man Luedecke, Hat Fitz & Cara Robinson (blues), More Like Trees, Trembling Bells, Pete Christie, Djambo.

SATURDAY: KT Tunstall, Moulettes, Rory McLeod & the Familiar Strangers, Roving Crows, Yirdbards, Dorset Ceilidh Band (Alex Percy), Niall Teague & the Fast Company, Harpeth Rising, Gilmore:Roberts, Emily Kraemer Band, Willowen, Andrew Scott, Polly Barrett, Krista Green, Widowmaker and Catherine Burke Band.

SUNDAY: The Destroyers, The Old Dance School, Monster Ceilidh Band, Tyde, Holika, Jack McNeill & Charlie Heys, Carly Bryant, The Jaywalkers, Penny Red, Philip Henry & Hannah Martin, Phil King, Owl In The Sun, Portraits, Katie McLeod & Yazzie Stephens, Mike Dawes and (Dorset Music Award winners) Pachango. 

And there's more! 
Details about times and stages for some of the best local acts are still being sorted out but Fearne, the Mother Ukers and Glenn Ross - among others - have all definitely confirmed. 

WORKSHOPS and other Events
Music - The Jaywalkers (youth music), Katriona Gilmore (fiddle) and Jamie Roberts (guitar). Jack McNeill & Charlie Heys also (details later).

Singing workshop with Ali Sharpe - as always! 

Kids - There are lots of children's activities this year: arts & crafts, music as always as well as puppet theatre, circus workshops, giant building project.

Poetry - yes indeed. This is becoming a special feature of Purbeck Folk Festival.

Festival theme: PIRATES! 

CAMPING

The definitive statement is that camping is available from 9am on the Thursday (23 August). However camping for Thursday is payable: adults £10, children £5.

There is no need to pay for this in advance. You will be charged on arrival at the camping field (access from B3069) when you pick up your wristbands.
Camping from Friday morning to Monday afternoon is free with your weekend ticket.