Jersey Folklore Festival is a music festival held in Saint Helier, Jersey. The venue is People's Park, with a possible capacity of 5,000 people, and two stages. A main stage situated inside a large marquee, and the smaller Agapanthus Stage which is named after the Agapanthus flowers which grow in the park.
History The plan for this festival was announced after a different annual Jersey folk music festival called Grassroots came to an end, due to financial issues.
The 2013 festival was cancelled due to a lack of funding from Jersey's Tourism Development Fund and timing of permission to hold the event in St Peter.
2012 The 2012 event took place on 30 June to 1 July. 2,000 people attended over the weekend. The following acts performed on two stages;
Main Stage Van Morrison Saturday night headliner Ray Davies Sunday night headline act Joan Armatrading Nouvelle Vague Lee "Scratch" Perry Rodriguez Badly Drawn Boy Finley Quaye Wanda Jackson Jake Bugg Lloyd Yates
Agapanthus Stage John Cooper Clarke John Shuttleworth Edward Aczel Stanley Forbes The Recks Ashiki Rick Jones (musician) Frankie Davies (musician) Badlabecques (folk band performing in Jèrriais) BBC Radio Jersey Live Show
See also Jersey Live
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