Tourism and Festival

Tourism and Festival

[Date of Submission]

Introduction3

Discussion3

The Programming, Design and Idea of Festival3

Seasonality and Location5

Marketing of the Festival7

Facility Management of the Festival10

Conclusion11

Tourism and Festival

Introduction

In almost every town of the United Kingdom, the folk music scene is a vibrant and large music genre wills traditional music and folk clubs. An important role in the traditional or folk music scene is played by the folk music festivals. In comparison to the average folk music club, a chance is given to the artists by the folk music festivals to showcase their talents and perform in front of a much larger audience (Woodside & Martin, 2008, pp. 198). The case study has highlighted the Beverly Folk Festival, it is a key case as it one of the largest folk festival in the United Kingdom. It is held around and in Beverly, East Riding of Yorkshire, England and is a three day celebration of spoken word and comedy, workshops and music.

Offering a range of the late night Beverley Arts Trust tent, the Teenage Cancer Trust tent showcasing the best of regional and local musicians, Area 2 youth performances and workshops, children's activities, cafes and craft stalls, the festival is an outdoor marquee area. The twenty fifth anniversary of the festival was celebrated in the year of 2008 (Tacey & Davies, 2005, pp. 458). Due to its fascinating history, the ancient town, ale, the diverse craft stalls, the relaxed and friendly atmosphere, all the different workshops, the opportunities available to young upcoming artists, people continue to come to Beverley Folk Festival as they love the line up. Even with small festivals suffering due to economic climate, Beverley is celebrating its 30th anniversary in the year of 2013. It takes place in the East Yorkshire Wolds, in the heart of Real Ale country.

Discussion

The Programming, Design and Idea of Festival

Based in Beverly, this festival was organised by the White Horse Folk Club and was established in the year of 1983. Over the years, it has developed as one of the most popular festivals of its kind into the United Kingdom (Yan & Et.al, 2012, pp. 653). At the Beverly Racecourse, HU17 8 QZ will take place the 30th Beverley Folk Festival on twenty first till twenty third of June. It offers a programmer of artists, whilst remaining to relatively intimate and small, that some of the larger festivals find hard to compete. To interest all age interest and groups, it aims to provide an electric programme. Some and contemporary Classic Rock, World Music, Musical genres cover Folk, Americana and Acoustic, the music is a terrific mix of old and new, whilst it retains its roots of the British Isles in the Traditional music, along with intimate breakout sessions, big stage set piece performances.

Music is not the only experience one can get from the Beverley but is has added to its events focussing on the increasingly popular 'Festival Film Club', Comedy, Poetry, Spoken and written world, over the past few ...