IVFDF 2008: Sheffield

IVFDF 2008, Sheffield

IVFDF is the country's longest continually running folk festival, aimed squarely at students (although anyone who feels they can keep up is welcome) and run by a different university each year. IVFDF is a non-stop weekend based (fairly broadly) around traditional forms of music and dance.

In 2008 for the record breaking 7th time it will be hosted by Sheffield.

We are currently confirming the venue details and main band line up. The festival will be the weekend starting Friday 29th Feb 2008 (it's a leap year!). Band line-up is being finalised and details will be added to this website as they are confirmed.

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About Sheffield

Sheffield has always been a focus for traditional music and dance, and Sheffield University CeilidhSoc is one of the longest running in the country; in recent times Sheffield has only increased its reputation as a folk mecca and is starting to read like a who's who in the folk world, boasting such acts as Crucible, Trinculo, Hekety and James Raynard as well as new talent such as The Glory Strokes, Derwenna and Tegwen Roberts. There is also a wealth of morris and rapper sides such as Triskele Sword, Sheffield City Morris, Mr Fox, Sheffield City Giants, Pecsaetan and Boggart's Breakfast.

Many of these acts have originated with Sheffield University CeilidhSoc and members still attend ceilidhs regularly or participate in scratch bands. There is at least one session every night of the week and ceilidhs are vibrant, fun and packed full of students, ex-students and wannabe students in a friendly welcoming atmosphere. Sheffield now has its own annual folk festival at Kelham island with a mixture of both local and national talent.