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

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