After the success of the 2008 Winter Warmer & The Big Birthday Bash we have great pleasure in bringing you the 3rd KFFC weekender Winter Warmer Weekend 2. This event will run from Friday 20th February to Sunday 22nd February 2009.
Tickets: Friday £9, Saturday £12, Sunday £5 or full weekend for £20.

Some truly wonderful acts, the draft line up is:

Friday 20th Feb.

6.00pm to 8.30pm: Big Welcome Sing. Feel free to strut your stuff!

Sarah McQuaid - Photo by Colm Henry

8.45pm - Sarah McQuaid “Sarah’s voice is both as warm as a turf fire and as rich as matured cognac while her guitar playing throughout should be a lesson to anyone unconvinced of the instrument’s role in traditional music.” Geoff Wallis & Sue Wilson - The Rough Guide To Irish Music



Zoox 10.00pm - Zoox “Be prepared for a fabulous array of instrumens from contrabassoon to congas. Exciting arrangements, great musicianship and infectious energy typify the performances of Zoox in a show which is guaranteed to entertain and enchant.”

Saturday 21st Feb.

11.00 am-3.00pm: The Big Sing 3.00pm-TBC! Good traditional singing!

Edwina Hayes - Photo by GT

4.00pm - Edwina Hayes - 'A wonderful young woman, so gifted and full of song, with a voice as sweet as the angels' Nanci Griffith



5.30pm - More singing!

Barbara Helen 7.45pm – Barbara Helen "Barbara is possibly one of the finest solo singer / songwriters we have had the pleasure of seeing perform in a long time. Barbara quite literally puts her heart and soul into her performance - beautiful, inspiring and enchanting” North East Live

8.45pm – 10-.00pm Sara Grey & Kieron Means “Once you have heard Sara Grey you will never forget her. She has a certain quality of voice that compels you to give her your undivided attention Her voice is both powerful and sweet with a distinctive and lovely tremolo. It is a voice well suited to native American ballads and ballads of Ireland and Scotland.”

Wendy Arrowsmith 10.15pm – One Stone. (Rebekah Findlay & Wendy Arrowsmith) “What’s all the fuss about? I will tell, both REBEKAH & WENDY, gave outstanding, stunning performances live to the world, two hours of beautiful music and singing from a professional and very talented duo.” Terry Ferdinand, Bishop FM Folk show.





Sunday 22nd Feb

Rudeigin11.00 a.m. – The Big Sunday Sing

1.15 p.m. – Rudeigin “Great playing and singing from this Scottish five piece.”



2.15 p.m. – Two Black Sheep & A Stallion “Hearty, unaccompanied, traditional 3 part harmonies from Two Black Sheep and a Stallion”

3.00 p.m.- Traditional Unaccompanied Singing Competition Fabulous prizes available (!!!) let Paul know if you would like to enter (Email address below).

4.00pm – Sing until it is finished!!

Tickets: Friday £9, Saturday £12, Sunday £5 or full weekend for £20.

Tickets available here via PayPal from December 15th Or contact Paul Arrowsmith Here.



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