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best quiet, small, folky and child friendly festival?

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elliott · 27/07/2009 21:02

I have this idea that I'd like to go to a festival some day with the dcs - but it needs to be a kind of middle aged quiet affair with interesting acoustic music and fun for the dcs. Any ideas?

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mollyroger · 29/07/2009 21:13

let's have a cropredy meet up next year ;)

norksinmywaistband · 29/07/2009 21:16

now THAT is a great idea, we could commendere an entire section of the family campsite

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elliott · 29/07/2009 22:23

why not? A date for 2010?

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brokenspacebar · 29/07/2009 22:28

We are going to Belladrum this year, will be my first festival with children, it is meant to be very family friendly, maybe slightly too far north for you Southerners.

TigerDrivesAgain · 29/07/2009 22:30

cornbury is good for kids, but not very near the north

MayorNaze · 29/07/2009 22:32

ooh ooh i am off to cropredy this year!!! not been before but looking forward to it

alreet molly

mollyroger · 29/07/2009 22:32

well, dh and i are festy-starved this year so i am desperate to book some one for next year. Cropredy it is ! I love everything about festivals - except for that 3am ''will you all SHUT THE FUCK UP and let me sleep'' bit....
And we have huge affection for Cropredy and Fairport and folk in general.

mollyroger · 29/07/2009 22:33

get you with your multi-festivalness Mayor!

MayorNaze · 29/07/2009 22:34

oh yes. i am actually kate moss in disguise dontcha know

this year is the "experimental year" - if works out ok then festival touring is what we will do with our summers!!!

so any recommendations gratefully received!!!

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elliott · 29/07/2009 22:38

so where are/have you been mayornaze? Will you report back from cropredy?
I have to say I have only ever been to one festival - Glastonbury in 1987 Now I'm a bit middle aged and looking for something more sedate!

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mollyroger · 29/07/2009 22:40

Beautiful Days

mollyroger · 29/07/2009 22:42

No. I am Kate Moss in disguise. It is a VERY good disguise...at first glance, you might mistake me for an ageing, uglier, plumper version...

MayorNaze · 29/07/2009 22:45

oh i will report back! have just done WOMAD - i thought it was good. damp but good. kids loved it (have done glasto a couple of times but pre kids)

well if you are kate moss moll then i must be sienna whatserface

MayorNaze · 29/07/2009 22:46

where is beautiful days?

mollyroger · 29/07/2009 22:50

Exeter. To be fair, you do kind of need to like the Levellers, as it is their festival. But the line up is very diverse.

MayorNaze · 29/07/2009 22:54

i'm not adverse to the levellers...

is it july/aug time or earlier?

mollyroger · 29/07/2009 22:55

August...around 3rd week. prob sold out this year. never mind, we'll go next year with Toot and Osba

MayorNaze · 29/07/2009 22:57

will remember that - gotta go now - shift finishing!

Remotew · 29/07/2009 22:59

I'm going to one in Cumbria this weekend, the weather better pick up. Not sure how small or child friendly it's going to be.

mollyroger · 29/07/2009 23:00

Solfest? very child friendly

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Remotew · 29/07/2009 23:02

No it's Kendal Calling but it's not in Kendal this year.

Will report back.

ipiratethief · 29/07/2009 23:03

this looks quite good, it's small.

near Crediton.

aeon festival

mollyroger · 29/07/2009 23:04

Larmer tree no good for those with older children as you have to take last week of school off

treedelivery · 29/07/2009 23:09

We are trying Solfest, which is Cumbria. There is a babybus and friends went last year with a 2.5 and a 0.5yo baby and had a great time.

The website is pretty good.