Ceilidhs
Your chance to dance!
Our ceilidh dance festival opens with New Bees and caller Charlotte Rich-Griffin, with our first Mega-ceilidh of 2023!
Come down to Wallingford Sports Park on Friday night and dance your cares away – including a display spot from the totally unique Meon Valley Morris, this exciting line-up promises a really wonderful night!
On Saturday, the fabulous Frog on a Bike and caller Fee Lock are playing! They’ll be playing for our Family Ceilidh on the Kinecroft on Saturday, then at Wallingford Sports Park on Saturday evening.
The brilliant Liberty Hill will also be giving a North West Morris display spot at half time in the ceilidh – it’s going to be SUCH an atmosphere, don’t miss it!
This year we’d like to ask ceilidh goers for a suggested donation of £15, or £8 for dance performers. Please give generously to ensure BunkFest can keep putting on our wonderful events!
Performances
Friday 1st September, Wallingford Sports Park, 20:00-23:00
BunkFest Mega Ceilidh: New Bees with caller Charlotte Rich-Griffin and a display from Meon Valley Morris
Saturday 2nd September, Kinecroft Main Stage, 11:15-12:00
BunkFest Family Ceilidh: Frog on a Bike with caller Fee Lock. Come and get dancing, whatever your age, with some easy fun dances!
Saturday 2nd September, Wallingford Sports Park, 20:00-23:00
BunkFest Mega Ceilidh: Frog on a Bike with caller Fee Lock and a display from Liberty Hill NW Morris
| Artist | Description | Performances |
|---|---|---|
| New Bees | New Bees are Jackie Allen, Guy Fletcher, Heather Horsley and Gemma Shirle who combine a frightening number of years of experience of playing music and gigs on the folk scene and beyond. A sound that will bring you joy and get you dancing...... | Friday 1st September: BunkFest Mega Ceilidh, Wallingford Sports Park, 20:00- 23:00 |
| Charlotte Rich-Griffin | Charlotte Rich-Griffin is a friendly ceilidh caller from Oxford. She loves sharing the joy of dancing with everyone, whether you're a newbie or a seasoned pro. She's been dancing all over the place, from local gigs to big national festivals, and is very excited to make her BunkFest debut! | Friday 1st September: BunkFest Mega Ceilidh, Wallingford Sports Park, 20:00- 23:00 |
| Frog on a Bike | Frog on a Bike is a high energy, dance floor-packing ceilidh band from Cambridgeshire. Featuring some of the most experienced folk-dance musicians in the business, their vivacious energy, distinctively big folk-rock sound and driving rhythm is guaranteed to have you up and dancing! | Saturday 2nd September: BunkFest Family Ceilidh, Kinecroft Main Stage, 11:15-12:00 Saturday 2nd September: BunkFest Mega Ceilidh, Wallingford Sports Park, 20:00-23:00 |
| Fee Lock | Super-caller Fee Lock has been at the very top of the ceilidh scene for so long, we almost can't believe this is her first time at BunkFest, but we're totally delighted to welcome her to Wallingford! With a background as a Mover and Shaker in the morris world and being instrumental in the running of Hastings Jack in the Green (a wonderful festival with a spirit BunkFest-goers would love), her folk-dance credentials are second to none. | Saturday 2nd September: BunkFest Family Ceilidh, Kinecroft Main Stage, 11:15-12:00 Saturday 2nd September: BunkFest Mega Ceilidh, Wallingford Sports Park, 20:00-23:00 |
