Our team

FolkWorld Inc. management committee

Steve Barnes
Chair

John Reed
Vice Chair

Rob Phillips
Treasurer

Woody Shurman
Secretary

Debi Locke
Event Manager, Risk & Governance

Leanne Casellas
Marketing

Ros Barnes
Artist Admin

Jon Cope
Artistic Director

Andrew Chambers
Production

Gareth Almond
Volunteers

Festival Operations Group (FOG) 2027

• Administrative Secretary Woody Shurman
• Archivist & Video Producer John Reed
• Artist Admin Ros Barnes
• Artist Central Paul Callery
• Artistic Director Jon Cope
• Camping Dougie Scott
• Children’s Programme Milu Green
• Comperes Robert Hesketh
• Crew Cafe Jeny Wilson
• Entry Gareth Almond / Adam Green
• Face Painting Arielle Rose
• Festival Bars Jessica Biggs
• Festival Merchandise Emi Jackson
• Headquarters Diana Blacklock
• IT Admin Sean Diggins
• Marketing Leanne Casellas
• Paper Scissors Rock (Children’s Artspace) Vnyka Jinman
• Production Andrew Chambers
• Site Activation Kim Shurman
• Table Top Troopers (Table Cleaning) Sarah Pollard-Oliver
• Ticketing * Vacant *
• Vendors Manager Diane Butcher
• Venues Manager Anna Dymitr-Hawkes
• Volunteers Gareth Almond
• Volunteers 2IC Debbie Fieldwick
• Youth Art Space * Vacant *