Edward II, are an English roots band that uniquely blend the rhythms of the Caribbean with traditional songs from the British...
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9th - 12th September 2021
9th-12th September 2021
Edward II • Breabach • Kinneris Quintet • The Breath • The John Martyn Project • Calan • Granny’s Attic • Crows • Alden Patterson Dashwood • Kit Hawes and Aaron Catlow • Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne • She Shanties
Pedlar // Russell • Katherine Priddy • Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer • Nick Hart • Whetstone, Brinsford and Burgess • Dave Webber and Anni Fentiman • Brown Boots • JIB • Graeme Knights • Jim Mageean • Keith Donnelly • George Sansome • Dan The Hat • Hand To Mouth Theatre • Bordewey, Young and Gittens • Fold Theatre • Plus many more…
16/05/21 Artist Update:
Sadly due to COVID consequences, The Young’Uns and Tanxugueiras can no longer join us, however the GREAT NEWS is that we were able to get the legendary Edward II and the incredible Kinnaris Quintet
The best of folk
Breabach
Frenzy of the Meeting is the latest release from multi award-winning Scottish contemporary folk band Breabach. Building on the ideas...
Kinnaris Quintet
Uplifting, fresh, honest and powerful music…created by three fiddles, mandolin and guitar. Expect influences of traditional Scottish and Irish music,...
The Breath
Ríoghnach Connolly and Stuart McCallum are the creative heart of The Breath. And for them, it’s all about the song....
The John Martyn Project
Featuring four of the most interesting vocalists spanning several different musical paths of the UK music scene,Blythe Pepino, Kit Hawes,...
Calan
CALAN are a multi award-winning Welsh folk band comprising of five virtuoso musicians formed after they met at a folk...
Granny’s Attic
As the patrons of Bromyard Folk Festival, we are proud to present Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne (Melodeon, Concertina, Vocals), George Sansome (Guitar,...
Crows
‘Crows’ were a popular feature of the folk scene from 1978 to 1988. The combination of four strong voices and...
Alden Patterson and Dashwood
Highly acclaimed folk trio Alden Patterson and Dashwood weave rich vocal harmonies, fiddle, guitar and dobro around beautifully written original...
Kit Hawes and Aaron Catlow
Weaving a musical dialogue between fiddle, guitar and voice, Kit Hawes and Aaron Catlow explore the rich musical heritage of...
Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne
Cohen is a singer whose style and approach is rooted in the traditions of the British Isles. Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne is...
She Shanties
We are a women’s shanty crew. We are women. We sing shanties. In 2011 we got together through a love...
Pedler // Russell
Pedler // Russell bring you new folk music interpreting the social themes present in modern day Britain. Through localised projects,...
Katherine Priddy
Birmingham-based folk artist Katherine Priddy has recently emerged onto the scene, turning heads and steadily gaining attention, with the great...
Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer
Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer have developed a strong reputation for a delivering great performances time and time again. Once...
Nick Hart
Nick Hart is a singer and multi-instrumentalist specialising in English traditional music. As well as being a solo performer, he...
Whetstone, Brinsford and Burgess
A prolific tunesmith with an uncanny knack of tapping into the ‘traditional’ psyche, Dave Whetstone has achieved far more than...
Artists COMING SOON
Concerts • Ceilidhs • Dance Displays • Workshops • ‘Day’ Of Dance • Future of Young Folk Award • Green Room
Bromyard Folk Festival
Bromyard Folk Festival started in 1968 and sold 150 tickets. Now it is attended by thousands every year. Bromyard Folk Festival’s goal has always been to promote folk traditions by making them as accessible as possible during one weekend of packed entertainment. Acts can be local, award winning national performers and international folk legends. There is a warm family feeling to Bromyard Folk Festival, with entertainment for all ages, plus food, drink and activities throughout the whole weekend.
Festival Artist Announcement
We hope this update finds you keeping safe and well and feeling cautiously positive for the summer ahead!
With this announcement comes the sad news that we will no longer be joined by festival favourites, The Young ‘Uns and Galician power trio, Tanxugueiras, at this year’s Bromyard Folk Festival.
As we are all aware, the turmoil of the pandemic has caused many events to be postponed, leaving an enormous uphill struggle for all in the arts to try to reschedule and recoup revenue where possible. The decision to cancel was not made lightly, but taking into consideration key factors connected to Covid-19 and Brexit, this was the only viable option for all parties involved. We are confident both groups will be entertaining audiences at the festival in the future.
The exciting news is that we have three fantastic groups to add to our list of artists for 2021.
On Friday night we welcome the incredible Kinnaris Quintet. This Scottish award-winning group are sure to take Bromyard by storm, performing uplifting, powerful music created by three fiddles, mandolin and guitar.
On Saturday afternoon, we welcome duo Pedler // Russell, the collaboration of historian and musician Danny Pedler and BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winner Greg Russell, creating innovative music that is inspired from people’s real life stories. Due to perform at last year’s festival, we are so excited to welcome them back this year.
Lastly, our Saturday evening headliners will be the legendary English roots band Edward II. Uniquely blending Caribbean rhythms and traditional songs from the British Isles, the group are celebrating the release of brand-new material titled ‘Dancing Songs’.
On behalf of all the directors we thank you for your continued support and understanding during turbulent times. Stay safe and stay positive and we look forward to seeing you very soon!
Lynne, Dick, Ross, James and Dave
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