Tickets for Banbury's annual canal folk festival are selling like hot cakes.

The folk festival, on October 8 -10, at The Mill, Spiceball Park, will feature top folk acts, folk theatre, morris dancing, music workshops, children's activities and boat-painting workshops.

Organiser Derek Droscher, who lives on a barge himself, said: "We have had a lot of postive feedback so far. A lot of people have said it's a good line-up and ticket sales are about 400 per cent higher than last year.

"It's looking promising and we think it will completely sell out. There will be a fantastic variety of music."

Headlining will be Jacqui McShee and John Renbourn dueting, Meet on the Ledge and Strawhead.

For more details call Mr Droscher on 01295 770952 or see www.banburyfolkfestival.co.uk To make a credit card booking call 01295 279 002 t