---
events:
  - name: IVFDF 2022
    details: The Inter-Varsity Folk Dance Festival.
    links:
      - "https://sheffield-ivfdf.org.uk/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/931285487679053/"
    start_date: 2022-02-25
    end_date: 2022-02-27
    country: UK
    city: Sheffield
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - contra
      - e-ceilidh
      - s-ceilidh
      - ecd
      - scd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Hekety
      - Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer
      - Bearded Dragons
      - Vertical Expression
      - Bellamira
      - Fourth Road
      - The Rheingans Sisters
      - Vijay Venkat and Mel Biggs
    callers:
      - Liz and Kirsten
      - The NYFTE Group
      - Charlie Turner
      - Daisy Black
      - Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
      - Charlotte Rich-Griffin
      - Lisa Heywood
      - Nisha Lall
    price: £19-£50
    organisation: IVFDF
    source: events/uk/ivfdf.yaml
  - name: Folk Weekend Oxford
    links:
      - "https://www.folkweekendoxford.co.uk/2022-ceilidhs"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/311615671006475/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/494103258996499/"
    start_date: 2022-04-22
    end_date: 2022-04-23
    country: UK
    city: Oxford
    styles:
      - e-ceilidh
      - s-ceilidh
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Oxford University Ceilidh Band
      - Jigfoot
      - Shivelight
      - Sawney White
    callers:
      - Jane Bird
      - Ian Nichols
    organisation: Oxfolk
    source: events/uk/oxfolk.yaml
  - name: May Heydays at Evesham
    links:
      - "http://mayheydays.org.uk/"
    start_date: 2022-04-29
    end_date: 2022-05-02
    country: UK
    city: Evesham
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Albireo
      - Confluence
      - Keeping Thyme
      - Klerizma
      - Portland Duo
      - "Purcell's Polyphonic Party"
      - Wild Ride
    callers:
      - Andrew Swaine
      - Colin Hume
      - Joanna Reiner
      - John Sweeney
      - Karen Sweeney
      - Lynne Render
      - Nigel Close
    price: £48-£97
    organisation: May Heydays
    source: events/uk/heydays.yaml
  - name: Blowzabella Festival
    details: Separate tickets available for Saturday evening bal.
    links:
      - "https://halswaymanor.org.uk/event/blowzabella-festival-with-guests-les-poufs-a-cordes/"
      - "https://halswaymanor.org.uk/event/bal-blowzabella-2022/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/558582549321310/"
    start: "2022-06-24T16:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2022-06-26T16:00:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Halsway
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Blowzabella
      - Duo Rivaud-Lacouchie
    price: £6-£270
    organisation: Halsway Manor
    source: events/uk/halsway.yaml
  - name: Priddy Folk Festival
    links:
      - "http://www.priddyfolk.org/"
      - "http://www.sadfolk.co.uk/listings.php"
    start_date: 2022-07-08
    end_date: 2022-07-10
    country: UK
    city: Priddy
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - e-ceilidh
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Bristol Ceilidh Quartet
      - Confluence
    callers:
      - Hannah Moore
    organisation: Priddy Folk Festival
    source: events/uk/priddy.yaml
  - name: Bridport Folk Festival
    links:
      - "https://www.bridportfolkfestival.com/social-dance.html"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/3163196717226543/"
    start_date: 2022-07-22
    end_date: 2022-07-24
    country: UK
    city: Bridport
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - e-ceilidh
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - No Strings Attached
      - Casterbridge Band
      - Confluence
    organisation: Bridport Folk Festival
    source: events/uk/bridport.yaml
  - name: Sidmouth Folk Festival
    links:
      - "https://sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk/"
    start_date: 2022-07-29
    end_date: 2022-08-05
    country: UK
    city: Sidmouth
    styles:
      - e-ceilidh
      - contra
      - ecd
      - scd
      - balfolk
      - scandi
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Contrasaurus
      - Nozzy
      - "Belshazzar's Feast"
      - Mollie & Richard
      - Will Allen
      - De Små Grå
      - Joshua Rowe
      - CentralBal
      - Kirkophany
      - Cock and Bull Band
      - Melrose Ceilidh Band
      - Urban Folk Theory
      - Diatonics
      - Out of Hand
      - Threepenny Bit
      - Lasair
      - Jigfoot
      - Bosun Higgs
      - Random
      - "Mrs Midnight's"
      - Frog on a Bike
      - The Barber Band
    callers:
      - Louise Siddons
      - Bob Morgan
      - Charlie Turner
      - Charlotte Rich-Griffin
      - Daisy Black
      - Jake Wood
      - Rhi Davies
      - Rhodri Davies
    price: £64-£340
    organisation: Sidmouth Folk Festival
    source: events/uk/sidmouth.yaml
  - name: Cannings Court French and Breton Dance
    links:
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/1030532541184614/"
    start: "2022-08-20T18:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2022-08-21T12:00:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Dorchester
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Sunday Jam
      - Roofed With Tigers Duo
      - Fell
    price: £15
    organisation: Cannings Court
    source: events/uk/cannings_court.yaml
  - name: Towersey Festival
    links:
      - "https://www.towerseyfestival.com/"
    start_date: 2022-08-26
    end_date: 2022-08-29
    country: UK
    city: Middle Claydon
    styles:
      - e-ceilidh
      - contra
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Banter
      - Cock and Bull Band
      - Diatonics
      - Flowers & Frolics
      - Lasair
      - Oscina
      - Stumpy Oak
      - Tautas Roks
      - Urban Folk Theory
      - Vertical Expression
      - Whapweasel
    callers:
      - Tim Walker
    price: £77-£162
    organisation: Towersey Festival
    source: events/uk/towersey.yaml
  - name: Shrewsbury Folk Festival
    links:
      - "https://shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk/line-up/dance/"
    start: "2022-08-26T14:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2022-08-29T18:30:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Shrewsbury
    styles:
      - e-ceilidh
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Gloworms
      - Threepenny Bit
      - Godot
      - The Rheingans Sisters
      - Token Women
      - Sarah Matthews & Doug Eunson
      - Brown Boots
      - Relentless
      - Bedlam
    callers:
      - Erin Mansfield
      - Phil Bassindale
      - Peter Clifton
      - Jo Freya
      - Ben Moss
      - Tom Kitching
    price: £104.45-£201.83
    organisation: Shrewsbury Folk Festival
    source: events/uk/shrewsbury.yaml
  - name: Festival des Panards
    links:
      - "https://frenchdanceleeds.wordpress.com/les-panards-festival/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/3164667060518119/"
    start_date: 2022-10-07
    end_date: 2022-10-09
    country: UK
    city: Todmorden
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Duo Pichard-Vincendeau
      - Duo Plard-Prescott
      - Eel Grinders Trio
    organisation: Les Panards Dansants
    source: events/uk/french_dance_leeds.yaml
  - name: Skint
    links:
      - "http://www.skintdance.org.uk/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/678296893287250/"
    start_date: 2022-11-04
    end_date: 2022-11-06
    country: UK
    city: Ashover
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - scandi
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    organisation: Skint
    source: events/uk/skint.yaml
  - name: "Blowzabella session, workshops and dance"
    details: There will be a session on the Friday night.
    links:
      - "https://blowzabella.co.uk/event/4336298/565913702/blowzabella-workshops-dance-holmfirth"
    start: "2022-11-25T20:00:00+00:00"
    end: "2022-11-26T23:00:00+00:00"
    country: UK
    city: Holmfirth
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Blowzabella
    organisation: Blowzabella
    source: events/blowzabella.yaml
  - name: IVFDF 2023
    details: The Inter-Varsity Folk Dance Festival.
    links:
      - "https://ivfdf2023.wordpress.com/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/IVFDF-2023-101175758757822/"
    start: "2023-02-03T16:30:00+00:00"
    end: "2023-02-05T17:00:00+00:00"
    country: UK
    city: Exeter
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - contra
      - e-ceilidh
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Shivelight
      - Ygra
      - Jackie Oates & John Spiers
      - Oxford Waits
    callers:
      - Rhi Davies
      - Louise Siddons
    price: £15-£60
    organisation: IVFDF
    source: events/uk/ivfdf.yaml
  - name: Peakdance
    links:
      - "https://www.facebook.com/groups/157883120929220/posts/6044297155621091/"
    start_date: 2023-02-23
    end_date: 2023-02-26
    country: UK
    city: Kinnersley
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - scandi
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Emily & Simon
      - En Attendant Godot
      - Jess Ward
    organisation: Peakdance
    source: events/uk/kinnersley.yaml
  - name: French & Breton Dance Week
    details: Separate tickets available for Thursday evening bal.
    links:
      - "https://halswaymanor.org.uk/event/french-breton-dance-week-6/"
      - "https://halswaymanor.org.uk/event/bal-peter-clifton/"
    start: "2023-03-13T16:00:00+00:00"
    end: "2023-03-17T10:00:00+00:00"
    country: UK
    city: Halsway
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Richard Heacock & Paul Hutchinson
      - Nigel Eaton
    price: £6-£400
    organisation: Halsway Manor
    source: events/uk/halsway.yaml
  - name: Folk Weekend Oxford
    links:
      - "https://www.folkweekendoxford.co.uk/"
      - "http://www.oxfolk.org.uk/2023/04/16/folk-weekend-oxford.html"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/181408710962324/"
    start: "2023-04-14T10:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2023-04-17T01:30:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Oxford
    styles:
      - e-ceilidh
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Helen Gentile & Lewis Wood
      - Geckoes
      - Narthen
      - Guerilla Ceilidh
    callers:
      - Sheena Masson
      - Jo Freya
      - Fi Fraser
    organisation: Oxfolk
    source: events/uk/oxfolk.yaml
  - name: May Heydays at Evesham
    links:
      - "http://mayheydays.org.uk/"
    start_date: 2023-04-28
    end_date: 2023-05-01
    country: UK
    city: Evesham
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Doug Eunson and Sarah Matthews
      - English Contra Dance Band
      - Knotted Chord
      - Keeping Thyme
      - "The Old Boys' Network"
      - Stradivarious
    callers:
      - Brian Stanton
      - Burt Hunter
      - Cis Hinkle
      - Colin Hume
      - Denise Devonald
      - Geoff Cubitt
      - Kathryn and David Wright
      - Liz Bartlett
      - Louise Siddons
      - Maureen Knight
      - Nicola Scott
      - Paula Evans
    price: £48-£97
    organisation: May Heydays
    source: events/uk/heydays.yaml
  - name: Hadleigh French Music & Dance Weekend
    links:
      - "https://www.hadleighfolk.org.uk/?page_id=831"
    start_date: 2023-05-12
    end_date: 2023-05-14
    country: UK
    city: Hadleigh
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Skolvan
      - Duo Shepherd-Gielen
      - BOF!
    price: £70
    organisation: Hadleigh Folk
    source: events/uk/hadleigh.yaml
  - name: Chippenham Folk Festival
    links:
      - "https://www.chippfolk.co.uk/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/7705607009510868/"
    start_date: 2023-05-26
    end_date: 2023-05-29
    country: UK
    city: Chippenham
    styles:
      - e-ceilidh
      - contra
      - balfolk
      - irish-set
      - scandi
      - scd
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Albireo
      - Banter
      - Chris Dyer & Tom Evans
      - Coldharbour
      - "Dave Yeomans, Matt Norman & Marni Rachmiel"
      - Emily & The Simons
      - English Contra Dance Band
      - Folk Camps Party Band
      - "Joshua & Benjamin Rowe, Ali Messer & David Ledsam"
      - Kirkophany
      - Old Spot
      - Out of Hand
      - Stradivarious
      - Urban Folk Theory
      - Vertical Expression
      - Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer
      - Will Allen
      - WillPower
    callers:
      - Andrew Swaine
      - Bob Morgan
      - David Wright
      - Frances Richardson
      - Jake Wood
      - Kathryn Wright
      - Rhi Davies
      - Rhodri Davies
      - Victoria Yeomans
    organisation: Chippenham Folk Festival
    source: events/uk/chippenham.yaml
  - name: French Music & Dance Week
    details: Separate tickets available for Thursday night bal.
    links:
      - "https://halswaymanor.org.uk/event/french-music-and-dance-2023/"
      - "https://halswaymanor.org.uk/event/bal-nathalie-oliver-selsis-emmanuel-pariselle-didier-oliver/"
    start: "2023-06-05T16:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2023-06-09T10:00:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Halsway
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Didier Oliver & Emmanuel Pariselle
    price: £6-£400
    organisation: Halsway Manor
    source: events/uk/halsway.yaml
  - name: Peakdance
    links:
      - "https://www.facebook.com/groups/157883120929220/posts/6298765883507549/"
    start_date: 2023-06-08
    end_date: 2023-06-11
    country: UK
    city: Kinnersley
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - scandi
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - En Attendant Godot
      - Sian & Paul
    price: £180-£270
    organisation: Peakdance
    source: events/uk/kinnersley.yaml
  - name: Sidmouth Folk Festival
    links:
      - "https://sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk/"
    start_date: 2023-08-04
    end_date: 2023-08-11
    country: UK
    city: Sidmouth
    styles:
      - e-ceilidh
      - contra
      - ecd
      - scd
      - balfolk
      - scandi
      - irish-set
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Linda Game Band
      - Bearded Dragons
      - Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer
      - Banter
      - Brown Boots
      - Flowers & Frolics
      - New Bees
      - Out of Hand
      - Relentless
      - Stumpy Oak
      - Token Women
      - Whapweasel
      - "Mrs Midnight's"
      - The Barber Band
      - EFDSS Workshop Ceilidh Band
      - Fayre Play
      - Oscina
    callers:
      - Will Mentor
      - Rhodri Davies
      - Andrew Swaine
      - Lynne Render
    price: £164-£549
    organisation: Sidmouth Folk Festival
    source: events/uk/sidmouth.yaml
  - name: Cannings Court French and Breton Dance
    links:
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/210817401685578/"
    start: "2023-08-18T19:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2023-08-20T19:00:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Dorchester
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Dave Faulkner & Steve Turner
      - Wod
    price: £17
    organisation: Cannings Court
    source: events/uk/cannings_court.yaml
  - name: Towersey Festival
    links:
      - "https://www.towerseyfestival.com/"
    start_date: 2023-08-25
    end_date: 2023-08-28
    country: UK
    city: Middle Claydon
    styles:
      - e-ceilidh
      - contra
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Bargainatt
      - Kirkophany
      - Dartmoor Pixie Band
      - Threepenny Bit
      - "Granny's Attic"
      - Pepping Tom
      - Guerilla Ceilidh
      - James Delarre & Saul Rose
      - Folk Camps Party Band
      - Frog on a Bike
      - Powerhouse
      - 3Sticks
      - Crowdy-Kit
      - "Fred, Odhran & Ben"
    organisation: Towersey Festival
    source: events/uk/towersey.yaml
  - name: Shrewsbury Folk Festival
    links:
      - "https://shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk/line-up/dance/"
    start: "2023-08-25T14:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2023-08-28T18:30:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Shrewsbury
    styles:
      - e-ceilidh
      - balfolk
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Bagas Fallyon
      - The Canny Band
      - EFDSS Ceilidh Band
      - Lasair
      - Leveret
      - Lil Jim
      - Melrose Ceilidh Band
      - Old Spot
      - Oscina
      - Peeping Tom
      - Topette
      - Whapweasel
    callers:
      - Erin Mansfield
      - Tom Kitching
      - Fi Fraser
      - Phil Bassindale
      - Sheena Masson
      - Lisa Heywood
      - Kerry Fletcher
      - Fee Lock
      - Nick Walden
    price: £113.91-£218.90
    organisation: Shrewsbury Folk Festival
    source: events/uk/shrewsbury.yaml
  - name: Summer Days
    links:
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/619701840012858/"
    start: "2023-08-25T16:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2023-08-30T11:00:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Kinnersley
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - scandi
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Bargainatt
      - Duo Jonsson-Coudroy
      - Man Encantada
      - Kaleidoscope
      - Julian Sutton
      - Mike & Blanche
      - Steve Turner
    organisation: John Leopold
    source: events/uk/kinnersley.yaml
  - name: Hathersage Village Hop
    links:
      - "https://www.facebook.com/Scandimoot/posts/pfbid04kyNth3wZqSmojz1zUGksK2RzRjKyPU2RDuTChhrSRD5UZff7LVn5jxyDNXJrWihl"
    start: "2023-09-08T18:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2023-09-10T17:00:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Hathersage
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - scandi
    workshop: false
    social: true
    organisation: Hathersage Village Hop
    source: events/uk/hathersage.yaml
  - name: Festival des Panards
    links:
      - "https://frenchdanceleeds.wordpress.com/"
      - "https://hebdenbridgepanards.uk/home/les-panards-dansants-festival/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/1248717562672379/"
    start: "2023-10-06T20:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2023-10-08T16:00:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Todmorden
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Gallica Trio
      - Duo Blain-Leyzour
      - Duo Cheul-Rigal
      - The Wendigo
      - Oscina
    organisation: Les Panards Dansants
    source: events/uk/french_dance_leeds.yaml
  - name: Skint
    links:
      - "http://www.skintdance.org.uk/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/524013035938714/"
    start: "2023-11-03T17:00:00+00:00"
    end: "2023-11-05T17:00:00+00:00"
    country: UK
    city: Ashover
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - scandi
    workshop: true
    social: true
    organisation: Skint
    source: events/uk/skint.yaml
  - name: IVFDF 2024
    details: The Inter-Varsity Folk Dance Festival.
    links:
      - "https://ivfdf2024.org.uk/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/1574298923068330/"
    start: "2024-02-16T20:30:00+00:00"
    end: "2024-02-18T17:00:00+00:00"
    country: UK
    city: York
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - contra
      - e-ceilidh
      - ecd
      - scd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Matt & Ali
      - Bearded Dragons
      - "Blackbeard's Tea Party"
      - Contrary Faeries
      - Emily & Simon
      - FiddlersWreck
      - Portmanteau
      - Shamrock Experience
      - Weaver and Wood
    callers:
      - Ben Couper
      - Colin Hume
      - Charlie Turner
      - Gordon Potts
      - Jack Kanutin
      - Lauren Catlin
      - Michael Jary
      - Rhodri Davies
      - Sam Smith
    organisation: IVFDF
    source: events/uk/ivfdf.yaml
  - name: French & Breton Dance Week
    links:
      - "https://halswaymanor.org.uk/event/french-breton-dance-week-2024/"
    start: "2024-03-11T16:00:00+00:00"
    end: "2024-03-15T10:00:00+00:00"
    country: UK
    city: Halsway
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    price: £240-£430
    organisation: Halsway Manor
    source: events/uk/halsway.yaml
  - name: Hadleigh French Weekend
    links:
      - "https://hadleighfrenchweekend.co.uk/"
    start_date: 2024-04-12
    end_date: 2024-04-14
    country: UK
    city: Hadleigh
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Les Hirondelles
      - Anna Pack & Jo Veal
      - Arbadétorne
      - BOF!
      - Dave Shepherd
      - Sawney White Bird
    price: £70
    organisation: Hadleigh Folk
    source: events/uk/hadleigh.yaml
  - name: Oxford Folk Festival
    links:
      - "https://www.tickettailor.com/events/oxfolkceilidhs/1143403"
      - "https://www.tickettailor.com/events/oxfolkceilidhs/1162016"
      - "https://www.tickettailor.com/events/oxfolkceilidhs/1162024"
      - "https://www.tickettailor.com/events/oxfolkceilidhs/1162028"
      - "https://www.tickettailor.com/events/oxfolkceilidhs/1162008"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/808023687832453/"
    start: "2024-04-19T19:15:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-04-20T22:00:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Oxford
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - e-ceilidh
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Brown Boots Boogie Band
      - Sarah Matthews & Doug Eunson
      - Dirty Big Canal Dance Band
    callers:
      - Ollie Simons
      - Mary Panton
    organisation: Oxfolk
    source: events/uk/oxfolk.yaml
  - name: May Heydays at Evesham
    links:
      - "http://mayheydays.org.uk/"
    start_date: 2024-05-03
    end_date: 2024-05-06
    country: UK
    city: Evesham
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Contrasaurus
      - Emily & Simon
      - Eclectic Regency
      - Mollie & Dave
      - Keeping Thyme
      - Lighthouse
      - Momentum
      - Faren
      - Ygra
    callers:
      - Andrew Swaine
      - Brian Stanton
      - Burt Hunter
      - Charlie Turner
      - Daisy Black
      - Frances Richardson
      - Jeannie Byron-Williams
      - Kathryn Wright
      - David Wright
      - Keith Wood
      - Lynne Render
      - Maureen Knight
      - Paula Evans
      - Rhodri Davies
      - Trevor Monson
      - Will Mentor
    organisation: May Heydays
    source: events/uk/heydays.yaml