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Wynonie Harris · 13-09-2009, 08:10

I'm not into folk music, so I didn't bother going, but just a couple of thoughts -

An event like this, by its very nature, attracts something of a specialist audience. Was it advertised in folk music magazines and on folk music programmes on the radio? The blues magazines I read always carry full-page ads for the Burnley Blues Festival and Colne Rhythm & Blues Festival.

Perhaps, it would have been better to stage a two-day event. If people are travelling from other parts of the country, they might not think it was worth it just for one day. If they could make a weekend of it, they might have been more inclined to come.

Folk is a thriving minority music just like blues, so if Burnley and Colne can make a go of it, I'm sure it could be a success over here. Perhaps you ought to give it another go next year, but chat to the organisers of the blues fests first, for some tips?

13-09-2009, 08:10	#6
Wynonie Harris Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: On another planet. Posts: 11,865 Liked: 1217 times Rep Power: 144711	Re: Accrington Folk Festival I'm not into folk music, so I didn't bother going, but just a couple of thoughts - An event like this, by its very nature, attracts something of a specialist audience. Was it advertised in folk music magazines and on folk music programmes on the radio? The blues magazines I read always carry full-page ads for the Burnley Blues Festival and Colne Rhythm & Blues Festival. Perhaps, it would have been better to stage a two-day event. If people are travelling from other parts of the country, they might not think it was worth it just for one day. If they could make a weekend of it, they might have been more inclined to come. Folk is a thriving minority music just like blues, so if Burnley and Colne can make a go of it, I'm sure it could be a success over here. Perhaps you ought to give it another go next year, but chat to the organisers of the blues fests first, for some tips? __________________