COSTA DEL FOLK – THE HOLIDAY THAT PUTS A SMILE ON YOUR FACE, A SONG IN YOUR HEART AND THE SUN ON YOUR BACK!

All folk music fans love a good festival but more often than not the memories of the experience involving standing in a damp, muddy and overcrowded field in cold weather and spending endless periods in a queue to spend a penny!  Well you can now ditch those wellies, ban the brolly and forever erase the word ‘Portaloo’ from your mind – Costa Del Folk’s unique folk festival experience will put a smile on your face, a song in your heart and the sun on your back!

In March 2014 the spectacular 4* Hotel Alay in Benalmadena  in Costa Del Sol played host to the first Costa Del Folk Festival which according to all the research, various surveys and comments on many social media sites the event was an outstanding success!  There was music, singing, dancing and laughter aplenty from morning until the wee small hours at various venues situated throughout the hotel itself.  What made this the ultimate feel-good festival for folk enthusiasts was that it literally had everything you’d want from a traditional folk festival but without any of the drawbacks!

MIKE HARDING, probably one of the best known promoters of folk music, having hosted the BBC Folk programme for almost twenty years, compered the first festival and thought it was a huge success!

“Now I’ve got my breath back, and in case you hadn’t heard, I thought I should tell you that the Costa Del Folk 2014 was a triumph. None of us had a clue whether running an English folk festival in Southern Spain would work. But the verdict from hundreds of happy holidaymakers and over twenty great folk acts was that it was great. The sun shone, the music was stunning, and at the end of each day everyone had a comfy bed to sleep in!!”
MIKE HARDING

Following the huge success of the first Costa Del Folk Festival, 2014 we are delighted to be bringing you not just one but two Costa Del Folk Festivals in 2015. We will be returning once again to the Hotel Alay, Costa Del Sol on the 14^th – 19^th March and the second festival will take place in the Tivoli Hotel, Carvoeiro, Portugal on the 3^rd – 8^th October 2015 – five full days of folk music and fun in the sun. So now you have a choice and both festivals offer exceptional value:

• Great weather virtually guaranteed.
• No queuing up for long periods
• Meet & Greet service with transfers to and from the hotel
• Five night accommodation and facilities in 4* hotels
• Additional dates can be arranged on either side of the festival holiday
• Breakfast and dinner included.
• Entertainment and workshops daily from 11 am until the early hours
• Daily dance and music workshops
• Daily afternoon and evening “seated” outdoor concerts (weather permitting)
• FULL Festival pass to ALL workshops and performances.
• Luxurious surroundings – the Hotel Alay is situated directly across from Benalmadena’s breathtaking Marina and the Tivoli Hotel is perched on the cliffs near Carvoeiro on the Algarve

Neither event clashes with any other major UK event.  In keeping with the first event we have assembled another phenomenal line up of some of the UK’s top folk music acts!

So imagine spending your days in the glorious sunshine with friends and loved ones, a glass of whatever tickles your fancy in hand as you listen to some of the world’s finest folk artists playing your favourite songs. Now that sounds like something not to be missed and who knows you might even try both in 2015.