he first Heart of England Folk Festival, organised by Nigel Hinton and Angus Grant, was held in Packington Park on 24th June 1971 (Midsummers Day), included in the performers were a high percentage of Midlands based acts, including Tommy Dempsey, John Swift, Eamon Lowe, Dave  Phillips, Barrie Roberts, Dave & Betty Campbell, Mike Billington and the Singing Tradition. Sutton Traditional Folk Club and Coleshill Folk Club also contributed