IVFDF 2008: Sheffield

Friday - Ceilidh

Band: The Glory Strokes
Caller: Pete Rees

Possibly the world's only traditional English metalcore dance band, GloryStrokes bring together some well known names from the UK folk dance scene with a cataclysmic dash through their skeleton-riddled musical closets. Take two melodeons, add double kick drums, detuned guitars, beats, samples and weird keyboard noises and you're left with traditional music as it hasn't been heard before, bridging the barrier from barn dance to mosh pit, with shouts from the deleteriously delirious Pete Rees.

PLUS! Eurodance and chill zone (more details soon!)

Saturday - Concert

Band: John Spiers & Jon Boden

John Spiers and Jon Boden have been consistently wowing audiences up and down the country for the last 5 years with their unique blend of traditional English folk song with a contemporary twist and hi-octane dance tunes which get everyone dancing. Winners of the Best Duo category at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in both 2004 and 2006, and founders of the Big-Band folk phenomenon that is Bellowhead, Spiers & Boden now find themselves at the forefront of the new folk revival.

Saturday - Concert

Band: Crucible

Crucible marry driving and infectious instrumental music with richly layered harmony song and subtle accompaniments. Their music combines the deepest roots of their native English tradition with a fresh and contemporary edge to produce performances sparking with raw energy. Now enjoying considerable success, they have performed on the main stages of major folk festivals in the UK and abroad, and at IVFDF we see them back in their home town of Sheffield.

Saturday - Contra

Band: Vertical Expression
Caller: Andrew Swaine

High-energy contra band Vertical Expression took IVFDF 2007 by storm and we are delighted that they're coming back for more in 2008, ably assisted by the immensely talented caller Andrew Swaine.

Saturday Night - Ceilidh

Band: The Gloworms
Caller: Nick Walden

For our Saturday night e-ceilidh knees up we're going to take you on a journey through the shiny bright, utterly stompy and effervescent music of the amazing Gloworms, in perfect partnership with the eminent Nick Walden, who will guide you through the dances with his own inimitable flair.

FOLLOWED BY a kicking late night roots event for those who just can't stop dancing!