Busk Love Folk
Acts Wanted Apply Now
The Atkinson’s annual Love Folk Festival returns in February and once again they are looking to showcase new talent on their Busk Love Folk Stage.
The Love Folk Festival team are looking for applications for artists to be part of the Love Folk Festival which runs Friday 14th – Saturday 15th February 2025 at The Atkinson, Southport.
The Busk Love Folk Event will run throughout the afternoon of Saturday the 15th of February and consist of 25 minute showcase appearances
The winners of the slots will be decided by The Love Folk Festival Team & their media partner, Fatea Magazine. For logistical reasons the slots are restricted to solo performers, duos and trios, acts should be broadly in line with genres represented in the festival.
As well as a 25 minute showcase, the selected acts will also get:
- Included on the Love Folk Festival Website
- A feature in Fatea Magazine www.fatea-magazine.co.uk
- Included in a ‘Busk Love Folk’ show on www.folkfridayradio.com
- Press coverage relating to Festival
- Free access to a merchandising table
- Refreshments voucher
- Opportunites to see festival acts
- Performance Fee
Fatea Editor Neil King said:
“Love Folk and the supporting Busk Love Folk have become an important part of the start of the festival season. Busk Love Folk is great opportunity to add to a musicians music CV and build towards a full festival season with a great and fun experience behind them. We also been able to promote highlight Busk Love Folk acts to full stage performances”
To be considered for a BUSK LOVE FOLK slot you will need to send an mp3 of the song that you best feel represents you as an act, link to a video plus a short biog and contact phone number to info@fatea.co.uk. Applications must be submitted by the 3rd of November with the successful applicants notified early December followed by an announcement on the festival website and a media release.
Main stage Love Folk acts will be announced soon
Building a new folk audience and supporting new artists is important to us and this is one of the ways we are able to play a part.
The acts will be selling their CD’s so if you like something you hear, you can take a bit of #LoveFolkFest home with you. It’s a great chance to have a look round the venue, grab a coffee and a piece of cake from our Bakery and take advantage of great FREE music!”
Love Folk – the little festival with a big heart invites you to spend the most romantic weekend of the year singing, dancing, drinking, eating and generally loving folk
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