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Published:
September
4,
2009
Capacity
crowd at opening concert of Burnham's Folkfest weekend
A
capacity audience crowded into Burnham-On-Sea's Ritz Social Club
on Friday night (September 4th) for the opening performance of
this weekend's Folkfest music festival.
 Several
hundred people watched top folk group Mad Dog McRea in action,
as pictured here.
The
opening gig was so popular that organisers even had to turn away
a coach full of music fans who had not bought tickets in advance.
"Mad
Dog McRea's lively mix Irish and Scottish folk, rock, country
and East European tunes was a great hit with everyone and got
the weekend off to a great start," Folkfest's Dominic Wills
told Burnham-On-Sea.com.
The
music continues on Saturday with dozens of free music performances
across the town throughout the day and into the evening.
They
include The Spikedrivers, one of the UK's foremost blues groups
at 9.30pm in the Victoria. Celtic
band Jankie Fardal will be in action at 9.30pm in The Lighthouse
Inn.
 Bag
of Rats will peform at 8pm in Chaplins, The Roots Union are on
at 8pm in The Railway, and The Fos Brothers will appear at the
Pier from 9.30pm. The Surfin' Turnips at the S&D at 9.30pm.
Click
here for a list of all the Folkfest acts or click
here for a schedule.
There
will also be kids entertainment throughout Saturday at the Kidzone
in the Baptish Church Hall in College Street, where activities
will include hair braiding, face painting, badge making, bracelet
making, drawing and colouring. Workshops upstairs include singing,
guitar and drum playing.
Sunday
will see the annual Folk In The Park concert being held in the
town's Manor Gardens. Starting at 12 and running through until
5pm, it will include entertainment from Bag Of Rats, Dave Allen,
Dambuskers, Tiger Feet Appalachian Cloggers and Grupo Fuego Flamenco.
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