Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman, Lucy Ward, John Tams and Barry Coope star in Derby Folk Festival

The festival runs at Derby Cathedral, The Old Bell Hotel and QUAD Derby from October 2 to 4.

Individual concert tickets will go on sale on April 18. Weekend tickets were released last month.Festival patron Lucy Ward (pictured), who kickstarts the weekend on Friday evening at Derby Cathedral, with India Electric Co, said: “I'm so excited to be performing in my hometown, and to be playing in our incredibly beautiful and atmospheric cathedral. I'm really proud to be part of bringing the full festival experience back to the city this October, sharing the very best that folk, roots and acoustic music has to offer.”Last year the festival took a break from its normal format to become the Derby Folk Weekender, due to logistical challenges presented by the closure of the Guildhall Theatre. Having secured QUAD as a new venue, the festival is back in full this year.Saturday’s performers at the cathedral will include O’Hooley & Tidow whose speciality is political folk music and BBC Radio 2 Folk Award 2019 nominee Kitty McFarlane.Late night concerts at Derby’s Old Bell Hotel will feature American genre-crossing folk band Chivalrous Crickets on Saturday and folk/world group Ranagri on Sunday.QUAD will host Sunday performances by John Tams and Barry Coope and Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman, the latter celebrating their 25th anniversary of making music together.The Folk Fringe Festival on Saturday and Sunday will feature intimate concerts and other events including dancing and a craft fair, in and around the Market Place. Some of the fringe events will be free.

Details: For tickets call 01332 255800 or go to www.derbylive.co.uk. For further information, go to www.derbyfolkfestival.co.uk