The Labadoux festival is a folk festival that has been held every year since 1988 in the municipality of Ingelmunster in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The festival has become a fixture in the Flemish festival landscape. Labadoux presents 'Music with roots' and at the same time open to new talent that can give the festival an original approach.

The festival originated from the music café "De Fagot" operated by Jean-Piere Deven. "De Fagot" is located in the Stationsstraat between the Mandel and the Roeselare-Leie Canal. The building that now houses the pub was the end of the long façade of Tapijtenweverij Vanooteghem. The caretaker of the factory lived there. People used to call the factory "De Labadou". In a French etymological dictionary from 1850 it says: labadou = lavier; lieu destiné à laver du linge. So a place to wash linen. Applicable for a carpet factory where a lot of linen was used. It is not known when the word labadou was first used in Ingelmunster. The word was found by the local local circle in an interview with Leon Deschuytere. The X was finally added by the committee that wanted to organize a cultural party in 1988 close to De Fagot.

It all began 40 years ago as a Midsummer’s Fest at Bachmann’s Water Mill on the Vidå River in Tønder. In June 1974, a bunch of young music enthusiasts organised a three-day event of folk music, ballads and beer in the Old Mill, which soon became known as the Song Mill.

Three days of music
Enthusiasm was plentiful, and the group put on yet another three-day session in September that same year. On stage on both occasions, incidentally, was a Scotsman who has ever since been a loyal musician, presenter, media consultant, and general support for the Tønder Festival: Rod Sinclair.

Carsten Panduro
Founder activist Carsten Panduro was Festival director for four decades, up to August 2014 with the title of artistic director. It is not too much to say that Carsten Panduro – latterly with Anni Lehmann– created and consolidated the spirit and ethos, not to mention the lofty standards, that are Tønder Festival’s signature to this day.

The First Festival
The first real Tønder Festival took place over three days in August 1975. The music programme was eclectic– from the Slesvig Infantry Regiment Music Corps to beat groups like Alrune Rod and Taurus, the latter better known later as TV-2. Steffen Brandt was telling the truth when, as Niels Hausgaard’s guest in the Culture House in 2006, he announced,“It really is a while since I played at Tønder Festival.”

Once In A Blue Moon Festival
For the new and the old, the wild and the innocent; Once in a Blue Moon Festival presents the full spectrum of what is going on in American roots music on August 25 at the Amsterdamse Bos. From heartbreaking Americana to catchy new country, the festival welcomes all with a passion for American roots music. A full day of the best Americana, country, folk, blues & roots rock music on multiple stages in the stunning setting of the wooded area of the Amsterdamse Bos. It is so much more than just another music festival. It is about celebrating great songs. From well-known artists to undiscovered talents. A taste of American cuisine. It is warm, twangy stuff, full of finger-plucked guitars and gnarled voices like tires on a dirt road.

'The long, star-studded list of incredibly talented musicians who played revellers through their weekend in the grounds of Cherry Hinton Hall only scratches the surface of what the event offers to festival-goers.' Evening Standard
Cambridge Folk Festival is one of the longest running folk festivals in the world. Held each year since 1965 it attracts around fourteen thousand people, many of whom return year after year.

The Festival is renowned for its unique atmosphere and its eclectic mix of music, the best traditional folk artists from the UK and Ireland rub shoulders with cutting edge contemporary acts, the finest American country, blues and roots artists, acclaimed singer songwriters, famous names and world music stars.

Bridgnorth Folk Festival ran a free event in the High Street on the Sunday of August bank holiday weekend. They went from strength to strength and in 2006 they moved to Shrewsbury, leaving a void that was filled by three guys from Highley who wanted to continue with a festival over the August Bank Holiday. Malcolm, Alan and Mark alongside sound engineer Adam Harley, organised a series of great events including a festival in the High Street and events throughout the area.

The festival committee has changed over the years but we still follow a similar format with a main event in the High Street on the Sunday before August bank holiday Monday. We now also have a Rock Stage at the Edgar Davies Ground, Bridgnorth Rugby Club, on the Saturday of bank holiday weekend and an event on the Quayside on bank holiday Monday. Plus LOADS of other great events happening all around the area.

Bath Festivals bring some of the finest international musicians, speakers and writers to entertain audiences, in the beautiful venues and spaces of our world heritage city.

We create innovative and diverse programmes that inspire and provide unique experiences for residents and visitors to Bath.

Our festivals bring the city alive with a celebration of the arts.

Our creative learning programme helps young people and those with less access to the arts, to build inner confidence and improved communication skills through the arts.

Building on our 70 year heritage, we are turning Bath into one of the top 3 festival cities in the UK.