WIRRAL FOLK FESTIVAL, Thursday 30th May to Sunday 2nd June 2019
The Whitby Club (formerly known as Whitby Sports & Social Club)
Chester Road/Dunkirk Lane
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 6QF

Adults - £76.50
Children 11yrs to 16yrs - £38.50
Children Under 11 - Free of Charge (with a paying adult)
Students (with NUS card) - £65.50

Adults with CAMPING - £91.50
Children 11yrs to 16yrs with CAMPING - £45.50
Children Under 11 with CAMPING - Free of Charge (with a paying adult)
Students (with NUS card) with CAMPING - £80.50

Single Day tickets are available
Friday (Click Here)
Saturday Afternoon (Click Here)
Saturday Evening (Click Here)
Sunday (Click Here)

Festival Enquiries:
07981-639-336
0151-678-9902
http://www.wirralfolkonthecoast.com/

The very popular 14th Wirral Folk Festival based in Ellesmere Port returns in 2019 and the organisers are most pleased to announce that it will take place at its usual venue from Thursday 30th May to Sunday 2nd June.

Artistes booked so far are - Singer/songwriter and broadcaster ~ Jacqui McDonald (ex-Jacqui & Bridie & The Spinners), BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winners ~ Chris While and Julie Matthews, powerful a capella singers ~ The Wilsons, fantastic Beatles tribute band ~ The Upbeat Beatles, Wirral’s ~ Elbow Jane Band, The Tom McConville Band, Jim Moray, Sam Kelly Trio, The Drystones duo, Henry Priestman & Les Glover, Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer, Mather-Robinson band, locally based acts will include singer songwriter ~ Geraldine (Gerry) Ffrench, Wet The Tea trio, Paul Reaney & Harbour Moon, Jimmy Rae & Sarah Wright (Tennessee Waltz) and The Deportees with still more to be added.

Main Hall concert performers & start times:
Friday evening (7.00pm)
Gerry Ffrench, Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer, Jim Moray,
CHRIS WHILE & JULIE MATTHEWS

Saturday afternoon (12.45pm)
Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer, Henry Priestman & Les Glover,
THE WILSONS, ELBOW JANE

Saturday evening (7.15pm)
The Drystones, THE WILSONS, SAM KELLY TRIO,
and special guests - THE UPBEAT BEATLES

Sunday evening (1.00pm)
The Deportees, Wet the Tea, Harbour Moon, JACQUI McDONALD,
TOM McCONVILLE BAND

The festival will take place as usual at The Whitby Club, Chester Road/Dunkirk Lane, Ellesmere Port, CH65 6QF and the format will be the same as in previous years with main stage concerts featuring the principal artistes plus a large number of fringe events in other parts of the building.

A Craft Fair, Morris Dancers and an Appalachian Dance Team will add to the spectacle.
On-site camping facilities in the sports field grounds are excellent and includes an area of hard standing for large caravans/motorhomes.
Field portaloo toilet facilities and main building toilets and showers are available also.
The club has its own excellent catering facilities and low price food and drink is available (including breakfast) throughout each day in the main lounge.

All prices shown include a Tickets Wirral booking fee

WIRRAL FOLK FESTIVAL, Friday 31st May 2019 - 11am until 11pm
The Whitby Club (formerly known as Whitby Sports & Social Club)
Chester Road/Dunkirk Lane
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 6QF

All Tickets £21.50

Full Weekend Pass Available (Click Here)

Festival Enquiries:
07981-639-336
0151-678-9902
http://www.wirralfolkonthecoast.com/

Main Hall concert performers & start times:
Friday evening (7.00pm)
Gerry Ffrench, Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer, Jim Moray,
CHRIS WHILE & JULIE MATTHEWS.

The festival will take place as usual at The Whitby Club, Chester Road/Dunkirk Lane, Ellesmere Port, CH65 6QF and the format will be the same as in previous years with main stage concerts featuring the principal artistes plus a large number of fringe events in other parts of the building.

A Craft Fair, Morris Dancers and an Appalachian Dance Team will add to the spectacle.
On-site camping facilities in the sports field grounds are excellent and includes an area of hard standing for large caravans/motorhomes.
Field portaloo toilet facilities and main building toilets and showers are available also.
The club has its own excellent catering facilities and low price food and drink is available (including breakfast) throughout each day in the main lounge.

All prices shown include a Tickets Wirral booking fee

Friday 31st May 2019, 7:30pm
All Tickets £17.50

Esmond Selwyn has been described as one of the best jazz guitarists in the world. His awesome technique is intimately linked to the communication of the music he performs and the warmth and truthfulness of his playing. His command of the standard repertoire and his ability to find new and interesting interpretations leave audiences spellbound. He is joined by the legendary Australian vocalist, Sandie White. She has performed throughout the world and has received great popular and critical acclaim.

All prices advertised include a booking fee. No fees to Friends of the Floral. A postage fee may apply.

WIRRAL FOLK FESTIVAL, Saturday 1st June 2019 - 12 noon until 6pm
The Whitby Club (formerly known as Whitby Sports & Social Club)
Chester Road/Dunkirk Lane
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 6QF

All Tickets £21.50

Full Weekend Pass Available (Click Here)

Festival Enquiries:
07981-639-336
0151-678-9902
http://www.wirralfolkonthecoast.com/

Main Hall concert performers & start times:
Saturday afternoon (12.45pm)
Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer, Henry Priestman & Les Glover,
THE WILSONS, ELBOW JANE

The festival will take place as usual at The Whitby Club, Chester Road/Dunkirk Lane, Ellesmere Port, CH65 6QF and the format will be the same as in previous years with main stage concerts featuring the principal artistes plus a large number of fringe events in other parts of the building.

A Craft Fair, Morris Dancers and an Appalachian Dance Team will add to the spectacle.
On-site camping facilities in the sports field grounds are excellent and includes an area of hard standing for large caravans/motorhomes.
Field portaloo toilet facilities and main building toilets and showers are available also.
The club has its own excellent catering facilities and low price food and drink is available (including breakfast) throughout each day in the main lounge.

All prices shown include a Tickets Wirral booking fee

WIRRAL FOLK FESTIVAL, Saturday 1st June 2019 - 6pm until 11:15pm
The Whitby Club (formerly known as Whitby Sports & Social Club)
Chester Road/Dunkirk Lane
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 6QF

All Tickets £21.50

Full Weekend Pass Available (Click Here)

Festival Enquiries:
07981-639-336
0151-678-9902
http://www.wirralfolkonthecoast.com/

Main Hall concert performers & start times:
Saturday evening (7.15pm)
The Drystones, THE WILSONS, SAM KELLY TRIO,
and special guests - THE UPBEAT BEATLES

The festival will take place as usual at The Whitby Club, Chester Road/Dunkirk Lane, Ellesmere Port, CH65 6QF and the format will be the same as in previous years with main stage concerts featuring the principal artistes plus a large number of fringe events in other parts of the building.

A Craft Fair, Morris Dancers and an Appalachian Dance Team will add to the spectacle.
On-site camping facilities in the sports field grounds are excellent and includes an area of hard standing for large caravans/motorhomes.
Field portaloo toilet facilities and main building toilets and showers are available also.
The club has its own excellent catering facilities and low price food and drink is available (including breakfast) throughout each day in the main lounge.

All prices shown include a Tickets Wirral booking fee

WIRRAL FOLK FESTIVAL, Sunday 2nd June 2019 - 10am until 8pm
The Whitby Club (formerly known as Whitby Sports & Social Club)
Chester Road/Dunkirk Lane
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 6QF

All Tickets £21.50

Full Weekend Pass Available (Click Here)

Festival Enquiries:
07981-639-336
0151-678-9902
http://www.wirralfolkonthecoast.com/

Main Hall concert performers & start times:
Sunday evening (1.00pm)
The Deportees, Wet the Tea, Harbour Moon, JACQUI McDONALD,
TOM McCONVILLE BAND

.The festival will take place as usual at The Whitby Club, Chester Road/Dunkirk Lane, Ellesmere Port, CH65 6QF and the format will be the same as in previous years with main stage concerts featuring the principal artistes plus a large number of fringe events in other parts of the building.

A Craft Fair, Morris Dancers and an Appalachian Dance Team will add to the spectacle.
On-site camping facilities in the sports field grounds are excellent and includes an area of hard standing for large caravans/motorhomes.
Field portaloo toilet facilities and main building toilets and showers are available also.
The club has its own excellent catering facilities and low price food and drink is available (including breakfast) throughout each day in the main lounge.

All prices shown include a Tickets Wirral booking fee

Thursday 6th June 2019, 7:30pm
All Tickets £17.50

In 1969 Eric Bell walked into a bar in Dublin, ordered a pint and settled down to watch a band play. Two of the members of that band were Brian Downey and Phil Lynott. He was knocked out by what he saw and heard and asked them to form a band with him. Both duly obliged and within weeks Thin Lizzy was born. The three of them worked very hard both in the studio and on the road and were eventually rewarded with a hit single, the anthemic - Whiskey In The Jar - which catapulted them into world wide recognition. Their new found popularity kept them very busy. There was a lot of pressure, both touring and recording and eventually Eric conceded that, health wise it was a bit too much for him to handle and left the band.

Noel Redding, bass player to Jimi Hendrix, befriended Eric and they were soon recording and touring together through Europe and America. In the late seventies Bo Diddley came to the UK to tour and asked Eric, who else, to play guitar with him.

Eric eventually decided to forge a solo career, playing in his favourite 3 piece format and has over the years recorded a host of albums both live and studio and most recently has recorded two highly acclaimed albums, Exile and Standing At A Bus Stop. Both albums contain songs that have been laying dormant for a number of years and have now been given a well deserved airing.

2019 is the 50th anniversary of Thin Lizzy and Eric will celebrate this landmark the way he likes best, playing live in as many towns and cities as possible. He brings with him two musicians who are also no slouches when it comes to recording and touring; Dave Wintour on bass and Romek Parol on drums, who, between them, have a client list that looks like a who's who of the rock'n'roll world. Eric will work his way through a playlist of songs that takes him from early days and influences, through his "Lizzy" days, through his back catalogue and right up to the present day.

The evening will be full of surprises as no two nights are ever the same…

All prices advertised include a booking fee. No fees to Friends of the Floral. A postage fee may apply.

Friday 14th June 2019, 8:00pm
All Tickets £16.50

Deirdre Cartwright, Guitar & Alison Rayner, Double bass
"We’ll be playing originals, exploring some jazz standards and having fun." Melodic, imaginative with a few stories behind the music. Two of the UK’s top jazz musicians in a rare duo performance.

Deirdre Cartwright is a London based guitarist and composer who became well known presenting the BBC TV’s ground breaking series 'Rockschool'. Also in the 1980's she played with the Afro Latin Jazz group The Guest Stars. They recorded three albums and toured in 17 countries. In 1991 she formed the Deirdre Cartwright Group. Her group has recorded five albums, and played at international festivals from Mexico to Warsaw.

More recently she has written and recorded with Emily Remembered, Paint it Blue, Solar Flares and ARQ. She has played with Tal Farlow, toured with the Jamaican composer Marjorie Whylie, presented on Radio 3 and founded Blow the Fuse with Alison Rayner.

Deirdre has written seven books on guitar playing and was head of guitar syllabus for the Rock School exam series. She presents a radio show 'Curious Adventure' for internet radio station Jazz London radio.

“If there is a more complete guitarist in contemporary music than Deirdre Cartwright - I'd like to know who it is” Dave Gelly The Observer.

"Cartwright’s coolly undulating Grant Green shuffle groove is one of the understated pleasure of UK’s contemporary fusion." John Fordham

Alison Rayner, Runner up for best double bass in the 2018 British Jazz Awards has played with jazz legends such as US guitarist Tal Farlow, New York jazz poet Jayne Cortez, drummer Denardo Coleman and critically acclaimed jazz-Latin group ‘the Guest Stars’ in a career of over 40 years. She leads the Alison Rayner Quintet or ARQ who were winners of ‘Jazz Ensemble of the Year’ in the 2018 Parliamentary Jazz Awards. ARQ were also shortlisted as best small group in the 2018 British Jazz Awards.

"A big, beautiful bass sound that comes from the heart. Highly intelligible music, characterized by individuality, spirit and a sense of freedom." Val Wilmer, author, As Serious as Your Life: The Story of the New Jazz

All prices advertised include a booking fee. No fees to Friends of the Floral. A postage fee may apply.

Monday 24th until Saturday 29th June 2019, 7:30pm
Saturday Matinee 29th June 2019, 2:00pm

Ticket Prices;
Monday and Tuesday from £13.50 to £17.50
Wednesday and Thursday from £17.50 to £21.50
Friday and Saturday from £19.50 to £23.50
Saturday Matinee from £11.50 to £15.50
Group Discount applied when booking 10 or more tickets (10% off)

Please note: All advertised prices are inclusive of Ticket Wirral's £1.50 booking fee

Earlybird Offer - Buy 2 FULL PRICE tickets in the Yellow Zone and save £5 on your booking, not available on Saturday matinee (Book by 31st March)

SPECIAL OFFER: On Monday and Tuesday select an adult and an under 16 seat in the green section and save £5 on your order.

This is an open-air-production in
Royden Park,
Hillbark Road,
Frankby,
Wirral,
CH48 1NP

All seats however are under cover, there are no refunds in the event of cancellation due to bad weather.

For further information please visit http://www.hillbarkplayers.co.uk
Those requiring wheelchair access please telephone or visit in person the box office at Floral Pavilion; 0151 666 0000.

About The Play
‘Ay me! ... The course of true love never did run smooth’

Join four sparring lovers; a feuding Fairy King and Queen; and six hopeless amateur actors in a beautiful setting for a Midsummer Night of magic, mayhem and romance - with a little bit of rock ‘n’ roll thrown in for good measure!

Ideal for the whole family, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Shakespeare’s most-loved comedy, full of memorable moments and characters. This fresh and frantic production will give Hillbark audiences, old and new, a night to remember.

‘Lord, what fools these mortals be!’

About The Company
As well as being a unique part of Wirral’s cultural heritage, Hillbark Players have become the longest established open-air Shakespeare company in the North West. Beneath midsummer skies in the magical setting of Royden Park, come join them for an unforgettable evening of classic Shakespearian entertainment!

“A great night out, where Shakespeare’s work remains as it was for the original audience – a living event”

VIP Package available
Please select VIP tickets in Stand B
With the best seats in the house, a complimentary programme, indulge in Prosecco and canapes (this year served before the show and during the interval) served in our bespoke VIP tent; or simply treat your family to an outing they’ll never forget. Whatever the occasion, our VIP experiences will make you feel centre-stage.

Weather Policy
Every theatre performance is unique, but this is especially the case with Open Air Theatre.

On rare occasions, it will not be possible for us to complete the performance, but we will never cancel a performance before the advertised start time. This is because you would be amazed how often it can rain all day and then clear up just in time for the action to start and indeed, how localised bad weather can be. Also we really don’t want to disappoint anyone – audiences or our actors (who are always keen to perform, if at all possible).

In the event of a performance being cancelled or abandoned due to inclement weather, or any other circumstances beyond the control of Hillbark Players, no refund will be made. Tickets cannot be exchanged for other performances or returned for resale.

Saturday 29th June 2019 2:00pm and 7:00pm
Tickets £14.50 (£12.50 conc)

Irby Dance Studio's Annual Show: Let's Dance Through The Musicals

This show will be filled with endless entertainment and a selection of fantastic musicals. Come along with the whole family and enjoy a great variety of dance genres & performers!

All of Irby Dance Studio have worked so hard towards this years performance please come along & show your support.

All prices advertised include a booking fee. No fees to Friends of the Floral. A postage fee may apply.