THE very best in British folk music and dancing will be entertaining people on the Jurassic Coast this September.

Organisers are getting ready for the Lyme Folk Weekend 2016 with specially reduced early bird weekend tickets already on sale.

There will be more than 40 acts appearing at seven venues around the town.

The festival is now in its fourth year and firmly established as one of the highlights of the summer in Lyme Regis.

Making her first appearance at the festival is Eliza Carthy, who will be headlining the Sunday night finale show at the Marine Theatre along with her father, folk legend Martin Carthy. Martin and Eliza will be performing songs from their critically acclaimed album, The Moral of the Elephant, the first recording they have made as a duo.

Also gracing the Marine Theatre stage for Lyme Folk Weekend will be John Kirkpatrick, another legendary figure from British folk. And if you’re in the mood for joining in, John will be hosting, singing and playing sessions in the Ship Inn, along with Lyme Folk patron Jim Causley.

As a bonus, John Kirkpatrick will also be appearing at a special show in a new pop-up venue in Langmoor Gardens, featuring music from the hit BBC programme Victorian Farm, for which he was musical director.

As usual there will be music, dancing, poetry and other entertainment all weekend, all around the town, including the amazing Steampunk Morris, the brilliant Ninebarrow and the hilarious Uke-Men League.

And don’t forget entertainment all day on the seafront, live music each night at the Pilot Boat, open mic night at the Galley Cafe, the Saturday night barn dance in the new Town Mill Brewery beer tent, and muchmore.

Lyme Folk Weekend takes place from Friday September 9 to Sunday September 11. See lymefolk.com for more information.

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