Year 2 saw the festival move to October (Whitby  Pavilion was already fully booked for every weekend  September). Although the weather wasn’t so good lots of people preferred the dates as it coincided with half-term and so it has remained in mid-late October from then on.
 
With Arts Council support  year 2 the festival was able to develop its programming and the line-up saw Osibisa, Martin Simpson, The Dhol Foundation, Chacon Y Su Orquesta, Jean “Binta”  Breeze, Back To Base, Boneshaker Sansaar  & Kora Colours  all giving sparkling performances. Local band Banoffi more than held their own

2001 FESTIVAL FULL LINE-UP.

Osibisa, The Dhol Foundation,Bush Doctor,Acaysha,Martin Simpson, Sansaar, Back To Base, Jean “Binta” Breeze, Drop The Box,Mas y Mas, Kora Colours,
Chacon Y Su Orquesta, CheCheLeLe,Banoffi, Cory McCauley & The Evangeline Aces