This Easter 2012, April 6th - 8th, saw the Third Barnsley Acoustic Roots Festival. Acts came from throughout the UK and North America, bringing the best in acoustic roots music to the town.

See 'Festival Information' for a full list of the acts that appeared this year and in previous years. See 'News' for details of the winner of this year's Seth Lakeman Rising Stars Awad and videos taken at the festival.



For reviews, interviews with the stars and more information about this and previous festivals, please visit the Northern Sky web site administered by Allan Wilkinson. http://www.allanwilkinson.co.uk/node/2276

Sunday 29 Apr, 2012

Northern Sky Music Magazine

For a detailed review of this years festival visit - www.allanwilkinson.co.uk/node/2276

The Kingstone School of Creativity in Barnsley provided the backdrop for this the third annual.. read more

Thursday 12 Apr, 2012

Winners of the 2012 Seth Lakeman Rising Star Award

. . And the winners are, Sarah Horn and James Cudworth.

The Festival were delighted to have Dan Jarvis MP, Shadow Minister for Culture, at this year's festival to present the award.. read more

Thursday 12 Apr, 2012

Re-live the 2012 Festival

The Third Barnsley Acoustic Roots Festival had 15 acts on the main stage over three days. Open Mic Sessions provided many more musicians the opportunity to perform.

Here is a chance to.. read more

Thursday 5 Apr, 2012

Box Office

From Friday 6th April, the box office at The Civic will be closed for Festival Tickets. All ticket types will be available from the box office at Kingstone School.
The box office will be open an.. read more