Stainsby Festival Home

=== LATEST

**Due to COVID 19, Stainsby 2020 on the field has been cancelled. Sob!. But all is not lost!
Full details of our plans are on the [[http://www.stainsbyfestival.org.uk/news.shtml|news]] page, along with some big fields news

=== Stainsby Festival
.... is a well-established, intimate and family friendly event in a beautiful rural setting, held in large marquees on a greenfield site in the picturesque hamlet of Stainsby, Derbyshire
It's a registered charity and a not-for-profit event run entirely by unpaid volunteers, not some faceless corporate. Stainsby is all about live music and performance: hearing, playing, writing, performing, learning. All proceeds go back into the event. Period.
= // "If you've never been. Go. It will change your life" 
= // - Lee Gordon
Stainsby has everything: great folk and world music in traditional marquees, crafts stalls, childrens entertainment, music workshops of every kind, a singers competition, storytelling, theatre, poetry, film, philosophy and walkabout events throughout the weekend with camping thrown in. And to cap it all there's a real ale bar featuring locally sourced beers from microbreweries around Derbyshire.You can chill out by day with superb views across Stainsby Pond to Hardwick Hall. You can live it up by night when the festival runs firelight sessions late into the night. What more could you want?
=== Here’s where we’d got to for 2020 when we were all corona-d!\\
===== But check out the news page for full details of what you might be able to see and hear:
[[http://www.stevetilston.com|Steve Tilston & Hugh Bradley]]\\
[[https://www.facebook.com/jasperinthecompanyofothers/|Jasper In The Company Of Others]]\\
[[https://www.broomdasher.com|Broomdasher]]\\
[[http://www.leftychris.uk|Leftychris]]\\
[[http://www.samkelly.org/|Sam Kelly]] \\
[[https://www.gilmoreroberts.co.uk/|Gilmore & Roberts]]\\
[[https://www.grannysattic.org.uk/bio/|Granny's Attic]]\\
[[http://www.hattie.biz/|Hattie Hatstar]]\\
 [[https://www.twinarrowsmusic.com/pftr/news.html|Praying For The Rain]]\\
[[https://www.jackruttermusic.com/|Jack Rutter]]\\
[[http://rayhearne.co.uk/about/|Ray Hearne]]\\
[[https://therogueembers.com/|The Rogue Embers]]\\
[[https://www.facebook.com/roisinban/|Roisin Ban]]\\
[[https://www.facebook.com/The-Watchsnatchers-191229447627189/|The Watchsnatchers]]\\
[[https://www.thewildofthewords.co.uk|The Wild of the Words Storytelling]]\\
[[http://wemakeourway.co.uk|By Our Hands We Make Our Way]]\\ 
 [[https://www.windmillbard.co.uk/|Bard of Windmill Hill]]\\
[[https://www.rattleboxtheatre.com/|Rattle box Theatre]]\\
and of course, [[https://www.rhythmbridge.com|Paul Dear]] and his amazing drumming circle. Who else!
===== More news as we work on bringing you The Spirit of Stainsby - just not on the field!
= //"I don't think it matters much who's on at Stainsby... it's as good as Glastonbury but unlike Glasto it showcases new acts as well as old friends. Long may it run!!"
= // - Dave McCrory (FOS Brothers)
If you want advance information on next year's fest why not sign up for our Newsflashes [[http://mad.ly/signups/81558/join|right here]] and be the first to know the latest!
=== Stamp of Approval
It's sometimes difficult getting across that we really are run entirely by unpaid volunteers and are genuinely a not-for-profit festival. What to do, what to do?? Well, on the principle that a picture is worth a thousand words (especially when you have to write them!), we've introduced the natty red stamp on the top left. We're putting it on all our stuff to try and spread the word about why Stainsby is not only a great festival, but also a great community run event.
Let us know what you think. Join the discussion on our FaceBook page [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/5110505390/about/|here]]//
=== Great Music. Great People. Great Place.
= //"You can dance until midnight in your wellies"
= //  - George Colebourne
     ** Note: Performers looking for Gigs**\\
Because we're entirely volunteer run, we've all got day jobs to keep body and soul together, not to mention feeding the kids (Doh! - we've mentioned them!), so the volume of emails asking for gigs is far too large for us to deal with. If you have sent one, don't expect a response. It's nothing personal -  there just aren't enough hours in the day. We'll only be in touch if there's the chance of a gig.

Thanks to the LEADER Programme for part funding the purchase and installation of an eco-roadway, bar equipment, upgrade of the site’s electrical system, website and graphic redesign.