Folk Camps are for people who like getting together to dance, sing and play folk music in a family friendly, community and camping environment.
If you like folk music, folk dance and folk songs, you might just love Folk Camps which is a registered charity and exists to bring people who like making their own entertainment playing folk music, folk singing or folk dancing together in beautiful and relaxed community camping locations.
I first heard about Folk Camps from Nicole and Pete Mac when I was visiting a folk festival on Exmoor. Subsequently I attended a musicians camp at Beckford and was very impressed by the ethos of this essentially voluntary organisation.
One of the really great things about Folk Camps is that it enables people who enjoy folk music activities to do them in a family friendly environment. This contrasts with the usual pub folk music sessions and pub folk club sing-a-rounds which parents might feel are places that are inappropriate to take their children.
The Folk Camps Society has been quietly organising folk activity holidays now for over 40 years. The staff all give their time for free and campers help to organise workshops, daytime events and entertainment each evening.
I enjoyed my weekend folk camping and reckon, especially for families, it could be a great way to help the up and coming generations develop an interest in playing folk music, singing folk songs and dancing folk dances which could provide them with pleasure for the rest of their lives.
For more information about this excellent organisation, visit their Folk Camps website.
Bye for now
Rob
Rob Hopcott – online writer and folk musician
