Bristol Folk Festival

Type:Festival

Various locations:, Clifton Cathedral, St George’s Bristol, Bristol Folk House and The Architect

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About

Bristol Folk Festival returns with a breath-taking line-up of UK and world artists for the May Bank Holiday weekend. 

The Breath open the festival with a special concert in the majestic surrounds of Bristol Cathedral. The Breath craft emotional songs that soothe, stir and bring tears of lamenting joy to your eyes. 

BBC ‘Folk Singer of the Year’ Ríoghnach is a once-in-a-generation talent, a feisty flautist and singer with a stop-you-in-your-tracks vocal, and a razor-sharp wit.

Spiers and Boden headline the festival on Saturday 4 May at St George’s, Bristol.  The duo are the masterminds behind the all-conquering Bellowhead, who sold out The Royal Albert Hall multiple times. 

Frankie Archer joins the Saturday night line-up. An extraordinary Northumbrian artist at the start of her career, Frankie is shaking up tradition, with synths, samples, looping fiddles and a call for a fairer future for all. 

Sunday sees Bristol’s own roots legend, Lady Nade, headline an afternoon of the best musicians in the country.  Winner of ‘Song of the Year’ at the UK Americana Awards, Nade’s distinctive voice is matched only by her huge heart. 

The festival closes with Sheelanagig at St George’s Bristol, supported by Filkin’s Ensemble, a 14-piece folk orchestra tipped as the next big thing in folk, and drawing comparisons to both Bellowhead and Penguin Café.

 

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Opening Times

Dates: (3 May 2024 - 5 May 2024)

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