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Super exciting! We have just been actually officially invited to Sidmouth Folk Week!!! Get your replies in quick! We've made it to the big festivals!! :)
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[...] am responsible for organising dance displays at Sidmouth Folk Week, and I am writing to ask if Tower Ravens would like to come to Folk Week in 2018, from Friday 3rd August to Friday 10th August.
The invitation would involve dancing throughout the week (except for one day off for each team) in a range of spots around the town, on the seafront, and in high profile dance shows and ceilidh spots. You may also be asked to run at least one workshop.
The offer to the team would be the standard one to all Sidmouth dance teams, with free season tickets for dancers, musicians and their partners plus children which allow free entry to all of the 700 or so events throughout the week except for the evening concerts in the Ham Marquee where there is an additional charge. The range of events include concerts, song sessions, dance shows, social and ceilidh dances, workshops, talks, and also a whole series of events for children. There is free camping on the well equipped campsite for all side members, with a small charge for camping partners, and also a small charge for any caravans / camper vans brought. You can also find more general information on the festival website
sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk.
Rapper has proved very popular at Folk Week in recent years and we would like to have at least 2 or 3 high quality rapper teams present throughout the week. So far we already have confirmation of attendance from Whip The Cat and Thrales, but as Thrales have told us very recently they can only attend for the first weekend of the festival, we would like to have at least one more excellent side. We therefore very much hope you’ll be able to accept this invitation, but would appreciate an answer as soon as you are able, and ideally within the next couple of weeks so that we have the opportunity to invite other teams if you are unable to come."