****THE FIRST WATH SUMMER SESSION****
The First Wath Festival Trust Summer Session is to take place on June 7th at the Park View Bar in Swinton.
Tickets will be £5
The music comes from Wath's own Panjamdrum and York's The Savoy Ballroom with a headliner to be confirmed.
Che…
Folk singer, Heidi Talbot has confirmed the line up for her Saturday evening performance will be:
Ian Carr (Guitar)
Kathleen Boyle (Accordian)
Megan Henderson (Fiddle)
There are still tickets available for Saturday evening and other great concerts during the festival weekend. Please see our…
Gary Verity Chief Executive of Welcome to Yorkshire said: “We are delighted to support the Wath Festival which is one of the key folk festivals in the county’s calendar.
“Festivals and events are big business in Yorkshire, they’re worth around £500m to the economy and account for 10% of …
It has been confirmed that Rita Payne will now join the line up for the Sunday Evening Concert at Montgomery Hall.
The 41st Wath Festival is almost here! There is still time to book your tickets in advance to see an amazing line up of quality folk artists.
Ticketline: 0798 265 8467
After a whole
year of preparation Wath Festival’s 40th anniversary event didn’t
disappoint and sold out all three of it’s evening concerts at the Montgomery
Hall over the May Bank holiday.
The festival was
founded in 1972, by the Wath Morris Team and local music community. It has
expanded …
For those who enjoy good quality ale, beer and cider, you'll be pleased to hear that Wath will have a Mini Beer Festival going on from Saturday lunchtime onwards at the Town Hall Greenspace site. See here for directions.
You'll be able to sample some of the following:
Imperial Brewery
Bee’s Knees 4…
As the summer
fast approaches, you know it’s nearly time for the festival season. This year Wath
Festival celebrates it’s 40th anniversary over the May Bank holiday
on 4th – 6th May
2012.
Founded in 1972,
the festival is proud to host the title of South Yorkshire’s biggest festival
of mus…
After many months of searching for three acts to take part in the Wath Festival Young Performers Award 2012, we're pleased to announce the finalists:
Sunjay Brayne, 18 from West Midlands
Anna Rice, 22 from Brighton (accompanied by vocalists Annie Spayne, 22 and Emily Wright, 21)
Andrew Frost, 21 from…
We have two of our Wath Festival Young Performers Award judges confirmed already. If you're one of the successful applicants chosen for the final you will be in the very capable hands of judges Lucy Ward (BBC Radio 2 Folk Award 2012 Horizon winner) and local radio broadcaster, Dave Eyre from Sheffie…
Wath Festival's search for the Young Performer 2011 has reached a step closer to the finish line. We're pleased to announce that the three finalists who will be performing before the panel of judges are:
Joby Hardwick
Luke Hirst & Sarah Smout
Phil Sinclair
Entry to the finalists concert is free and it w…
Due to unforseen circumstances, we regret the Brass Band Concert at All Saint's Parish Church, on Saturday 30th April (6pm) has been cancelled.
We'd like to take the opportunity to say a big thank you to all our sponsors this year. These include:
Arts Council
Next
Bramall Trust
Market Surgery
Woodgrove Surgery
Braisby Construction
Yorkshire & Clydesdale Bank Foundation
In association with the Park Inn Rotherham & The Partnership Media.
Media Partne…
Need accomodation for Wath Festival 2011? Look no further.
The festival are working in association with the Park Inn Rotherham to provide our festival-goers with high quality, modern and conveinient accomodation.
The Park Inn is only a short walking distance away from our main venue, the Montgomery …
Following on from our successful Christmas Ceilidh with the Wath Morris team at the Park Inn Rotherham, we're hosting another festival fundraising night with a Valantine's theme, where you can take to the floor and dance till your heart's content!
DATE: Saturday 19th February, 8.00pm
VENUE: Montgomery…
Wath Festival are very pleased to welcome the Mercury Newspaper onboard as it's Media Partner. You will find the full festival programme featured in the Mercury on 20th April 2011, the week before the event.
The Mercury Newspaper is the largest and most widely read entertainment and community based…
Following 2010's festival success you can read all about what happened at Wath Festival in the papers. Take a look below at just some of the articles that featured in the press. Click the image below to view all the articles: -
Wath Festival is pleased to announce an exciting line up of performers and events for the local community, which will be taking place throughout the festival.
In addition to the music concerts, Wath Festival aims to provide events for all the community to enjoy whatever their age.
This year we are …
If you want to enjoy the brightest young talent on the folk scene together with some stunning established musicians then you should put May 2nd in the diary now.
That’s the date within the Wath Festival weekend that Pete Thornton-Smith will be presenting the 6th Young Acoustic Roots Competition as …
In association with the HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS ROTHERHAM
Wath Festival is part of the DEARNE CULTURE TRUST, registered charity no: 1036336