Robin Hood’s Bay

Folk Weekend

Friday, Saturday & Sunday

8th - 9th - 10th June 2018

A FREE WEEKEND

of Concerts, Music Sessions, Dance and Singarounds

in and around the 'famed city of Robin Hood's Bay'

on the beautiful Yorkshire Coast.

OUTLINE PROGRAMME: These are the Organised? Events.

You will find informal performances - the Acoustic Cafe Dash - by singers & musicians

Saturday & Sunday in most of the village pubs & cafes in support of the RNLI

Friday 8th:

8.30 - Late:  Folk Club Night: Singers & Musicians in Ye Dolphin : MC Jim

Saturday 9th:

Lunchtime and Afternoon: DANCE DISPLAYS by Thieving Magpie Morris in the Dock and elsewhere

12.30 to 2.30-ish: Singaround in Ye Dolphin Big Room. MC Ed Murphy.

1.00 to 3.00: POETRY at the BAY - Spoken Word with Attitude (with Sue & Terry Ireland)

Come and listen to invited poets and JOIN IN!

Saturday lunchtime onwards: Instrumental Music Session in Ye Dolphin downstairs

2.30 - 4.00: Afternoon S&M* Session in Ye Dolphin Big Room. MC Eddie Lawler.

8.00 - Late: CONCERT in Ye Dolphin Big Room

- including the Winner of the FISH SONG CONTEST

- and featuring Bayfolk Regulars, The Smugglers and Carrie Martin

Sunday 10th:

Late Morning and Early Afternoon: DANCE DISPLAYS by Thieving Magpie Morris in the Dock and elsewhere

12.30 - 2.00: Afternoon S&M* Session in Ye Dolphin Big Room. MC Beth Burrows.

1.00 onwards: Face painting for the children with Jeanette Grainger - in the Old Coastguard Station

2.30 BIG RAFFLE DRAW - Who has won the Guitar???

3.00 - 4.30-ish GRAND FINALE CONCERT in Ye Dolphin Big Room

with Richard Grainger and Chequered Past

And for those who still have not had enough . . .

from 8.30- ish: Last Survivor’s Session in the bottom bar of the Bay Hotel

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   For ACCOMMODATION see the Bed & Breakfast and Holiday Cottages

and Camping & Caravan pages on the Bayfair Website at www.bayfair.co.uk

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The Bay Folk Club meets every Friday Evening in the big room of Ye Dolphin,

a characterful pub on King Street in the old village of Robin Hood’s Bay,

where we keep alive the local tradition of music and singing.

We usually start between 8.30 and 9.00 p.m.

Check the Guest List at folkclub.rhbay.co.uk or the Folk Club page at www.bayfair.co.uk

N.B. *S&M means Singers and Musicians !

Bay Folk Weekend

June 8 - 9 - 10  2018

Diary Dates: 2019 Robin Hood's Bay Folk Weekend:

June 7th 8th & 9th 2019