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"We wish you a warm welcome to the Woolpit Festival Society Website". See the link for FESTIVAL 2012 with the full lineup for this years Festival and GALLERY for pictures of all 2012 festival performers. Described by The Guardian as “the finest instrumental duo on the traditional scene” and twice winners of the BBC Radio 2 folk award for Best Duo, SPIERS & BODEN have made the genre of spontaneous English folk very much their own stomping ground. At 2010 BBC Folk Awards, Jon Boden was named Folk Singer of the Year. Their National Spring Tour now underway and already selling out fast at other venues, so book early and don’t miss them at Woolpit Hall, Thursday 14th June at 7.30pmAlso coming to Woolpit Festival 2012 fresh from hugely successful recent appearance at the Adelaide Festival, Australia, and their award winning shows at the Brighton and Edinburgh Festivals the WHITE ROOM THEATRE COMPANY presents Bite-Size Plays. Regulars on Sky Arts TV, do not miss this at the Hall, Sun 10th June at 7.30pm. Director/Producer Nick Brice has put together a great mix of lighter, fun plays and some excellent drama with the programme comprising 7 Mini Plays. We are also delighted to announce a Special Autumn Festival event - "An Audience With Charles Dickens" a virtuoso performance of the greatest scenes from some of Dickens' best stories, performed by his Great Great Grandson, Gerald Dickens. In the Village Hall, at 7.30pm on Friday October 12th Tickets £13