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17 Jul 2023
One of Shropshire’s biggest music festivals is aiming to smash the £100,000 mark in its ongoing efforts to raise funds for music therapy for children with life-threatening conditions.  Shrewsbury Folk Festival, which will take place at the West Mid Showground from August 25th to 28th, will once again be making a donation for every adult weekend ticket sold and collecting cash for Hope House...
24 May 2023
Shrewsbury Folk Festival has announced the latest wave of artists for this year’s festival including Joachim Cooder, the first lady of Celtic music Moya Brennan and the first ever English gig for Nordic folk trio Dreamers’ Circus. Also added to the line up for the August Bank Holiday event are The Cathy Jordan Trio, Stolen From God – a new slave trade song cycle from Reg Meuross with Suntou Susso...
31 Mar 2023
Shrewsbury Folk Festival has released its latest wave of artists for 2023 with a DJ set from The Dhol Foundation and debut visits from Scottish indie folk band Elephant Sessions and California based roots band Dustbowl Revival among the new additions.   Also just revealed are the Gigspanner Big Band, Show of Hands frontman Steve Knightley with a solo set, Baskery, global folk collective Mishra, ...
John Doyle Chris Quinn
10 Mar 2023
Join John and Chris for an evening of internationally acclaimed folk guitar, happening on 12th May 2023 at The Hive, Shrewsbury. https://events.hiveonline.org.uk/whats-on/john-doyle-chris-quinn/ "Doyle on guitar has risen to a level occupied by him alone. No one in Irish traditional music is a better guitarist than him right now." -The Wall Street Journal Over the past 20 years and more he has...
18 Jan 2023
Singer songwriter Billy Bragg has topped the bill in the first wave of artists announced for this year’s Shrewsbury Folk Festival. Oysterband, Breabach, Jiggy, Spiers & Boden, Talisk, Daphne’s Flight, kora master N’Faly Kouyaté from Afro Celt Sound System, Maddy Prior & Forgotten Lands, Leveret, N'famady Kouyaté, The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican, The Salts and Dana Immanuel & The...
The Allotment produce market and House Coffee Co
19 Apr 2022
A grocery store and coffee house have become the latest businesses to throw their support behind Shrewsbury Folk Festival and sign up as sponsors of the event.  The Allotment produce market and House Coffee Co. join other local food and drink firms at the August Bank Holiday weekend event including the Salopian Brewery, which is putting its name to the festival’s main bar; Drink Up! and Wenlock...
01 Dec 2021
Musical legend Judy Collins and other international stars are back on the bill for Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2022 after a two-year hiatus forced by the covid pandemic.  The festival has secured much of its original 2020 line-up of overseas artists for next year including the American folk singer songwriter (USA), Galician piper Carlos Núñez (Spain), Juno award winners Blackie and the Rodeo Kings (...
25 Feb 2020
Shrewsbury Folk Festival has revealed a second wave of artists on its 2020 line up topped by American folk legend, Judy Collins. Five time Grammy Award winning blues and Americana star Keb’ Mo’, Zimbabwean group Black Umfolosi, a rare show from the Seckou Keita Quintet, a unique interpretation of the work of Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns from Band of Burns, sitar maestro Sheema Mukherjee...
29 Oct 2019
Canadian folk artist, Zach Kleisinger will be performing live at the Albert's Songwriter's Showcase in Shrewsbury, UK alongside John Charles and and The Beautiful Barley Boys. Music starts at 8:30pm. For more information, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/2508665116045405/ Zach Kleisinger There is a distinct vulnerability in Zach Kleisinger’s music. With a voice that is deep, slow,...
29 Jan 2019
Shrewsbury Folk Festival has added a host of new acts to its line up as organisers reveal ticket sales are already surpassing 2018 levels. Renowned singer songwriter Andy Fairweather Low and the Low Riders will make a return with a special show featuring the Hi Riders Soul Revue. Scottish supergroup Capercaillie and American trio Birds of Chicago are also new to the bill of the four-day festival...
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