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Welcome to Swaledale Festival!
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This year’s Festival runs from Saturday 24 May to Saturday 7 June, with 60+ music, arts and walking events to inspire, transport and exhilarate in the spectacular northern Yorkshire Dales. We celebrate exceptional classical, folk, worldwide and jazz musicians, and present a record 10 Young Artist Platform concerts from rising stars. There’s theatre, film, comedy, talks and puppetry, and a wealth of opportunities to participate and create, from Swedish basketry and landscape photography to the opening Fauré Requiem Singing Day and 12 guided walks in our special landscape.
The film was made by Howell Media and features music from a track called Bling Bling from the album Plum Lane by The Matt Wates Sextet. The piece was written and arranged by Matt Wates.