Folk & Acoustic Music Festivals 2021
Here's a round-up of some of the best UK festivals for folk, acoustic and roots music being held in 2021. To go to the festivals' own websites, click on the orange text. If you are a festival organiser would like your event featured here, free of charge, please get in touch by using the form on our contact page.
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Friday 30th April - Sunday 2nd May 2021
BRISTOL FOLK FESTIVAL Bristol Three venues, several cracking headliners and a wonderful supporting cast too. Kate Rusby, Jon Boden, O'Hooley & Tidow, Stick In The Wheel, Kitty Macfarlane, Katherine Priddy, Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar and Belshazzar's Feast. Details bristolfolkfestival.org Friday 30th April - Monday 3rd May 2021
FILEY FOLK FESTIVAL Filey, Yorkshire Details www.fileyfolkfestival.bravesites.com Friday 7th - Sunday 9th May 2021
FOLK ON THE PIER Cromer, Norfolk 2021's line-up includes GerryColvin, Kevin Dempsey, Fairport Convention, Urban Folk Quartet, Demon Barbers XL, Alden, Paterson & Dashwood, Wizz Jones, Ninebarrow and Feast of Fiddles. Details www.folkonthepier.co.uk |
Friday 7th - Sunday 9th May 2021
TREDEGAR HOUSE FOLK FESTIVAL Tredegar House, Newport, Gwent www.tredegarhousefestival.org.uk Friday 7th - Sunday 9th May 2021
HEBDEN BRIDGE FOLK & ROOTS FESTIVAL Hebden Bridge www.hebdenfolkroots.org Friday 21st - Monday 24th May 2021
BUDE & STRATTON FOLK FESTIVAL Bude, Cornwall Details www.budefolkfest.com |
Thursday 27th - Sunday 30th May 2021
ORKNEY FOLK FESTIVAL Orkney, Scotland Artists signed so far include Talisk, Skerryvore, Fara, Edwina hayes, Daim, Siobhan Miller, Kevin Henderson & Neil Pearman and Gnoss. Details www.orkneyfolkfestival.com Friday 28th - Monday 31st May 2021
CHIPPENHAM FOLK FESTIVAL Chippenham One of the West Country's finest traditional festivals. Headliners include Belshazzar's Feast, Benji Kirkpatrick, Edwina Hayes, Les Barker, Georgia Lewis, Will Pound & Eddie Jay and many more: details www.chippfolk.co.uk |
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Friday 4th - Sunday 6th June 2021
THE ACOUSTIC FESTIVAL OF GREAT BRITAIN Uttoxeter Racecourse, Staffordshire Details www.acousticfestival.co.uk June 2021
BURY ST EDMUNDS FOLK FESTIVAL Nowton Park, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Details www.buryfolkfestival.co.uk Wednesday 16th - Sunday 20th June 2021
30th MIDDLEWICH FOLK & BOAT FESTIVAL Middlewich, Cheshire Details www.middlewichfabfestival.co.uk Thursday 17th- Sunday 20th June 2021
THE LONDON FOLK FESTIVAL Cecil Sharp House, Camden, London Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar, Will Pound, Odette Michell, The Askew Sisters, Nancy Kerr & James Fagan, Katie Spencer, The Shackleton Trio and more TBA - plus workshops and singarounds. Details www.londonfolkfestival.co.uk Friday 2nd - Sunday 4th July 2021
CLECKHEATON FOLK FESTIVAL Cleckheaton, Yorkshire Details www.cleckheatonfolkfestival.org Friday 9th - Sunday 11th July 2021
ROTHBURY TRADITIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL Rothbury, Northumberland www.rothburymusicfestival.co.uk Sunday 18th July 2021
FOLK BY THE OAK HATFIELD Hatfield House, Hertfordshire Details www.folkbytheoak.com |
Thursday 15th - Sunday 18th July 2021
WARWICK FOLK FESTIVAL Warwick Details www.warwickfolkfestival.co.uk July 2021
BROMSGROVE FOLK FESTIVAL Bowling Green Inn, Stoke Prior B60 4BH Details www.bromsgrovefolkclub.co.uk Friday 30st July - Friday 6th August 2021
SIDMOUTH FOLK FESTIVAL Sidmouth, Devon Details sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk July/August 2021
CAMBRIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL Cherry Hinton, Cambridge Details www.cambridgefolkfestival.co.uk Friday 6th - Friday 13th August 2021
BROADSTAIRS FOLK WEEK Broadstairs, Kent Details broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk Friday 6th - Sunday 8th August 2021
DARTMOOR FOLK FESTIVAL South Zeal, Okehampton, Devon www.dartmoorfolkfestival.org.uk |
Thursday 12th - Saturday 14th August 2021
FAIRPORT'S CROPREDY CONVENTION Cropredy, Oxfordshire With Clannad, Steve Hackett, Turin Brakes, Sharon Shannon, Emily Barker, Richard Thompson, Matthews Sourhern Comfort plus, of course, Fairport and many more friends. Details www.fairportconvention.com August 2021
MOIRA FURNACE FOLK FESTIVAL Moira, Leicestershire Details www.moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk Saturday 21st - Friday 27th August 2021
WHITBY FOLK WEEK Whitby, Yorkshire A week of traditional music and folk events in this atmospheric little coastal town. Details www.whitbyfolk.co.uk Friday 27th - Monday 30th August 2021
TOWERSEY FESTIVAL Claydon Estate, Buckinghamshire Artists booked for 2021 include Bill Bailey, Show of Hands, Kate Rusby, Steeleye Span, Grace Petrie, Talisk, Jackie Oates & John Spiers, and This is the Kit. Others to be confirmed. Details www.towerseyfestival.com Friday 27th - Monday 30th August 2021
SHREWSBURY FOLK FESTIVAL Shrewsbury, Shropshire Details www.shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk Friday 27th - Monday 30th August 2021
CORNWALL FOLK FESTIVAL Wadebridge, Cornwall Dougie MacClean, O'Hooley & Tidow, Granny's Attic, Merry Hell, Geoff Lakeman & Rob Merch and Mike Silver are already lined-up for 2021. Details www.cornwallfolkfestival.com |
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Friday 3rd - Sunday 5th September 2021
MOSELEY FOLK & ARTS FESTIVAL Moseley Park, Birmingham Details www.moseleyfolk.co.uk September 2021
BROMYARD FOLK FESTIVAL Bromyard, Herefordshire Smashing festival which brings the best in traditional and contemporary folk to rural Herefordshire. Check website for latest update. Details www.bromyardfolkfestival.co.uk |
September 2021
LLANWDYDD FOLK FESTIVAL Lake Vyrnwy, Wales Fine folk in a beautiful setting in mid-Wales. For more details visit the website www.llanwddynevents.co.uk |
Thursday 16th - Sunday 19th September 2021
SOUTHDOWNS
FOLK FESTIVAL
Bognor Regis, Sussex
Line-up includes Steve Knighley, The Strawbs, Steve Harley Acoustic Band, Gilmore & Roberts, Steve Tilston & Jez Lowe, Gerry Colvin, Goat Roper Rodeo Band and The Jigantics.
The festival also incorporates both Ukulele and Americana festivals over the weekend, plus dance, the Sussex Young Folk competition and a festival market.
Details www.southdownsfolkfest.co.uk
SOUTHDOWNS
FOLK FESTIVAL
Bognor Regis, Sussex
Line-up includes Steve Knighley, The Strawbs, Steve Harley Acoustic Band, Gilmore & Roberts, Steve Tilston & Jez Lowe, Gerry Colvin, Goat Roper Rodeo Band and The Jigantics.
The festival also incorporates both Ukulele and Americana festivals over the weekend, plus dance, the Sussex Young Folk competition and a festival market.
Details www.southdownsfolkfest.co.uk
