Purbeck Rising – Fast Track to Final date announced
There's one more chance to join our five Purbeck Rising finalists at the finals on the Saturday afternoon of the festival (29 August). We have our Fast Track to Finals open mic event at O'Neill's Bournemouth on Tuesday 11 August, 8-11pm. Turn up early, book your spot,...
Voting has ended – the Purbeck Rising finalists are…
Congratulations to our 5 Purbeck Rising finalists. They all did brilliantly getting the votes in. Higher numbers than we've ever seen. Our finals will be made up of: Amelie McCandless Emma-Jane Toop No Direction Phil Cooper Aidan & the Wildfires ...and one...
Joseph D’Amour Bouffon – clowning around at Purbeck this year
We are delighted to announce that we will have some clowning around at Purbeck Valley this year... Joseph D’Amour Bouffon (Joseph, the fool of love) wanders the world weeping, singing for his lost love. He starts a show in her memory. A crowd forms. A beautiful woman...
Reminder: Chinese Lanterns are not allowed at PVFF
Just thought we'd issue a quick reminder: No Chinese Lanterns at Purbeck Valley Folk Festival thank you very much. Sure, they can look pretty, but they're more dangerous than you probably realise. If you want to know more you can read about it here...
Purbeck Rising – round 2 – vote now
We had loads of entries, and it was a very hard decision, but we've managed to whittle it down to 10, and now it's your turn...! The voting has started and it looks like our French entry Amelie McCandless is off to a flying start, but there's still just under a week...