23 Feb 2023
Shrewsbury Folk Festival has kicked off a search to find the folk stars of the future who want to showcase their music and reach new audiences at this year’s event.
The festival is appealing for bands, duos or solo artists to pitch for one of the three places available on The Launchpad, which showcases emerging talent on the festival’s Village Stage.
The Launchpad is sponsored by Midlands What’s...
28 Mar 2022
Shrewsbury Folk Festival has kicked off a search to find the folk stars of the future who want a platform at this year’s event to showcase their music and reach new audiences. The festival is appealing for bands, duos or singer songwriters aged 16 to 26 who live in Shropshire, Mid Wales or the West Midlands region to pitch for one of the three places available on The Launchpad, which showcases up...
09 Mar 2020
One of the Midlands’ leading music festivals is offering folk stars of the future a platform to showcase their talents and reach new audiences.
Shrewsbury Folk Festival has opened applications for its Launchpad stage that offers young musicians the chance to gain experience playing a major music event.
The festival is looking for bands, duos or solo musicians aged 16 to 26 who live in...
25 Feb 2019
Shrewsbury Folk Festival has opened applications for its Launchpad stage that offers young musicians the platform to showcase their talents.
The festival is appealing for solo performers and groups aged 16 to 26 who live in Shropshire, Mid Wales, or the West Midlands to pitch for one of the places available on The Launchpad stage, which is sponsored by Midlands What’s On, the region’s essential...
07 Apr 2017
A Shropshire brewery has joined forces with Shrewsbury Folk Festival to give young musicians the opportunity to showcase their talents.
Wood’s Brewery, which is based near Craven Arms, will sponsor a pop-up venue called The Launchpad at this year’s event at the West Mid Showground over August Bank Holiday.
They are appealing for solo performers and groups aged 16 to 26 who live in Shropshire, Mid...