Jersey Folklore Festival is a music festival held in Saint Helier, Jersey. The venue is People's Park, with a possible capacity of 5,000 people, and two stages. A main stage situated inside a large marquee, and the smaller Agapanthus Stage which is named after the Agapanthus flowers which grow in the park.

##History

The plan for this festival was announced after a different annual Jersey folk music festival called Grassroots came to an end, due to financial issues.

The 2013 festival was cancelled due to a lack of funding from Jersey's Tourism Development Fund and timing of permission to hold the event in St Peter.

##2012

The 2012 event took place on 30 June to 1 July. 2,000 people attended over the weekend. The following acts performed on two stages;

Main Stage

  • Van Morrison Saturday night headliner
  • Ray Davies Sunday night headline act
  • Joan Armatrading
  • Nouvelle Vague
  • Lee "Scratch" Perry
  • Rodriguez
  • Badly Drawn Boy
  • Finley Quaye
  • Wanda Jackson
  • Jake Bugg
  • Lloyd Yates

Agapanthus Stage

  • John Cooper Clarke
  • John Shuttleworth
  • Edward Aczel
  • Stanley Forbes
  • The Recks
  • Ashiki
  • Rick Jones (musician)
  • Frankie Davies (musician)
  • Badlabecques (folk band performing in Jèrriais)
  • BBC Radio Jersey Live Show