A FULL programme of music has been announced for Lyme Folk Festival next month.

There are a variety of venues for the event, which takes place from August 21 to 23, including at the Marine Theatre in Lyme.

Turin Brakes, the acclaimed electro-folk combo, will open this year’s festival on Friday night, supported by Radio 2 Folk Awards nominees, Wildwod Kin, and Jonny Morgan, Lyme’s favourite folk troubadour.

Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman, the award-winning husband and wife duo will headline Saturday night, with Lee Rahn, a virtuoso singer-songwriter and Aimée, one of the best family acoustic bands around.

Jim Causley and Friends will bring down the curtain on Sunday with How the West was Sung, an evening of music, song, poetry and dance, all with a West Country theme, supported by Six Days, the Lyme-based brother and sister duo making big waves on the folk circuit

On Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings the Pilot Boat will host three folk acts for a mere £5 on the door, featuring Isobel Sugden, Jack Warshaw, Mischa and his Merry Men, Russell Joslin, Mitchell & Vincent, The Uke Men League, Toby Noble, Cecilia Meadows and Lee Rahn.

Saturday night wouldn’t be the same without another riotous ceilidh (£5 on the door) in the Langmoor Marquee which coincidentally will act as the festival beer tent and workshop venue.

There will be free daily concerts on the Seafront Stage from noon to 5pm plus the usual Morris dancing and parade throughout the town.

Julie Sheppard, one of the organisers and festival publicist, said: "We’ve added some new elements this summer.

"Jim Causley, our patron, will be running sing-alongs and there’ll also be open mic sessions at venues around town.

"This year, we’re also supporting the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow charity with Marrow Bones, a celebration of Frank Purslow’s collection of English folk songs, in the Langmoor Marquee."

See lymefolk.com and www.facebook.com/lymefolk for more information.

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