Folks flock to festival as sun shines (From Echo)

Folks flock to festival as sun shines

1:02pm Sunday 28th June 2009

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FAMILIES and music fans basked in glorious sunshine as Leigh Folk Festival came to a climax this weekend.

Venues across the town had something for everyone, as professional and amateur musicians showed off their skills in front of crowds of all ages.

For the first time in its 18-year history, the event was extended from four days to eight with workshops, performances and dances running through the week ahead of the traditional festival weekend.

Music organiser Paul Collier said: “The new format seems to have worked really well. The idea was to be inclusive with existing clubs and societies in the town and it’s been great to have more people involved.

“It has perhaps got more people involved in the festival who might not have seen this as their sort of thing, and the general feeling has been that it has been very successful.”

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