ORGANISERS of the 33rd Beverley Folk Festival, which gets under way this week, are looking forward to a bumper year.

With the event now firmly established at its new home at Beverley Racecourse, with the adjacent ancient pasture land of Beverley Westwood, the event is situated in the perfect spot to ensure an unforgettable weekend.

The festival village area of the site provides opportunities for visitors to sample some of the music showcases, craft and music fair and real ale bars, free of charge. A range of activities for children of all ages also ensures that all the family has a chance to experience the atmosphere of the festival.

A shuttle bus runs continually from Friday through to the early hours of Monday to enable visitors to travel between the centre of town and its various fringe venues and the main festival site.

This year’s artists include Seth Lakeman, Andy Cutting and Nancy Kerr, Martin Simpson, along with folk legends Barbara Dickson, Ralph McTell and Wizz Jones.

For the first time this year, the newly established East Riding Theatre will provide a place for informal music and song sessions and for the various dance teams that perform throughout the town over the weekend, to demonstrate their performances.

A bonus concert will also take place tomorrow with one of the world’s most acclaimed Beatles tribute bands, The Bootleg Beatles.

Not only will it be the group’s first time in Beverley, it will be almost 20 years since they played in Hull, where they appeared at Hull City Hall in 1996.

Tickets and information can be obtained from beverleyfestival.com, from the tourist information centre in Beverley or on site at the racecourse from tomorrow.