Winterfalle and Chris Riddell team up for new single and one-off launch gig
Regular Folkroom collaborators Winterfalle and Chris Riddell have announced a new single, Snowdrops, to be released through the label on March 10th. The song, an adaptation of a poem by Riddell, written in spring 2022 in response to the early days of the war on Ukraine. Now, a year on, and with little sign of the conflict ending, both Riddell and Winterfalle hope to use Snowdrops‘ release to raise money for the David Nott Foundation.... 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
Chris Riddell’s Pillow Fort Folk Festival illustrations on sale!
Here’s your chance to do something good and get your hands on something really special. We’re auctioning ten original pencil drawings on Ebay. The listing will run for a week, and as ever, the proceeds go into the pot to be split between the artists and The Trussell Trust – with the exception of Kate Stapley’s Oxford Town which we’ll donate to Stand Against Racism & Inequality, and Edgelarks’ The... Read More
Folkroom announces stay-at-home Pillow Fort Folk Festival on Saturday June 6th, featuring Sam Lee and live drawing from Chris Riddell.
Folkroom is today announcing the Pillow Fort Folk Festival – an afternoon of live music taking place on June 6th. As the prospect of meeting friends at a gig again soon seems far away, Pillow Fort Folk Festival will bring musicians and fans closer together for a magical day streamed absolutely live from some of the folk scene’s finest musicians’ own pillow forts, all accompanied by renowned author and artist Chris Riddell’s... Read More