Chorley 'July Wakes' Folk Festivals at Charnock Richard in Lancashire. 23-25th July 1976 and 15-17th July 1977.
In 1976 and 1977 Chorley became the centre of the folk world,
with the July Wakes Festivals aiming to be the North’s answer to the Cambridge
Folk Festival.
They were both held at Park Hall, Charnock Richard, part of the site of Camelot
Theme Park, and featured major artists alongside more local ones.
A third festival was being planned for 1978 with Lindisfarne as headliners
but it was victim to a cash shortage.
I had the good fortune to attend both festivals along with my first camera,
a Zenit-B SLR, and these are some of the first ever 'Folk music' photos taken
with it.
©All the photos are the copyright of Roger Liptrot ©
Click on a thumbnail for an enlarged view
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Mike Harding |
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Five Hand Reel |
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Five Hand Reel
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Alan Stivell |
Five Hand Reel
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Almanac
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Biggles Wartime Band
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Barbara Dickson
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Biggles Wartime Band
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Barry Dransfield
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Bothy Band |
Gordon Giltrap
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Bothy Band
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Dave Swarbrick
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Fairport Convention
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Tom Yates
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Fairport Convention
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Dave Swarbrick
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Hedgehog Pie 1976
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Gay and Terry Woods
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Mary Asquith
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Gay and Terry Woods
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Hedgehog Pie 1976
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John Prine
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Jack the Lad
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John Prine
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Jack the Lad
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John Prine and Steve Goodman
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Hedgehog Pie 1977
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Dave Burland
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Hedgehog Pie 1977
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June Tabor
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Nic Jones and June Tabor
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Kate and Anna McGarrigle |
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Martin Simpson
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Michael Chapman
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Martin Simpson
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Michael Chapman
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New Celeste
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Oldham Tinkers
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Tim Rose
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Oldham Tinkers
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John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett |
Spriguns |
Wally Whyton
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Tom Tiddlers Ground
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Trevor Crozier and Friend
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Chieftains |
Pete Farrow
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Crowd Scenes |
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