The former Musical Director was Kathryn Tickell, one of England's premiere folk musicians.
With two successful CDs and a growing national reputation, Folkestra have performed at many concerts and festivals across the country, and also at the BBC Proms first ever Folk Day at the Royal Albert Hall.
In the summer of 2012, Folkestra are to perform at Traflgar Square in the River of Music festival.
Folkestra's 15 band members play a wide variety of instruments, including fiddles, an accordion, a melodeon, a whistle, a flute, guitars, a saxophone, northumbrian pipes, double bass, voices, and foot percussion.
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