Martin and Eliza Carthy to headline Brighton and Hove Folk Festival 2022
Photo: David Kilpatrick If you haven’t got your tickets yet for Brighton and Hove Folk Festival now might be the time! We’re excited to announce that Martin and Eliza Carthy, each an icon of English folk music in their own right, will headline this year’s festival, which will take place at the beach-front venue Patterns, in Brighton on September 10th 2022. The father and daughter duo are two of the most established... Read More
Announcing Brighton & Hove Folk Festival 2022!
Brighton’s very own folk festival returns for its second year! After a sell-out debut last summer despite lockdown worries, Brighton and Hove Folk Festival will officially return on September 10th 2022. Bigger and better in new host venue Patterns, this brilliant one-day event is a welcome addition to the Brighton scene, run by established local promoters Folkroom. Renowned illustrator and political cartoonist Chris Riddell,... Read More
Chris Wood to headline Brighton & Hove Folk Festival 2021
Brighton and Hove Folk Festival poster by Chris Riddell Six time BBC Folk Award winner Chris Wood has been announced as the headliner for Brighton and Hove’s first folk festival. Established local promoters Folkroom have announced their full line-up for the festival, which takes place at The Brunswick in Hove on September 11th 2021. As well as the critically-acclaimed Chris Wood the festival will see performances by established traditional... Read More
Brighton & Hove Folk Festival is coming this September
With a heavy heart, we took the decision to shelve Folkroom’s ten-year anniversary celebration and launch of the first full Folkroom festival last Summer. So we’re delighted to confirm that the inaugural Brighton and Hove Folk Festival will finally be going ahead on September 11th 2021! Joined by our patron, renowned illustrator and political cartoonist Chris Riddell who will be live-drawing to the music across the... Read More
Pin Drop Silence
Nobody really knows what folk music is. Some people – the purists – will tell you that it’s songs that have been passed down orally from generation to generation. There are some folk clubs in the UK that stick so strictly to this idea that they present acts with extensive lists of pre-approved tracks. Lists that literally define which songs are (and which songs are not) folk songs. But what can this version of folk music offer... Read More
