Folk festival 'at risk' after funding blow
Published Date:
08 May 2008
By Frank Urquhart
ORGANISERS of Scotland's second biggest folk festival may be forced to cancel next year's event amid a cash crisis.
The Stonehaven Folk Festival, now in its 20th year, attracts an estimated 5,000 folk fans to the Kincardine town, boosting the local economy.
This summer's four-day event will be headlined by Barbara Dickson, Eddi Reader and the Battlefield Band.
But organisers yesterday disclosed they were facing a possible deficit of £8,000 on July's festival after failing to get "crucial" funding of around £4,000 from the Scottish Art Council.
The full article contains 98 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
07 May 2008 10:09 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
