Event Review + Gallery: Bromyard Folk Festival (Bromyard, Herefordshire; Thursday 9th to Sunday 12th September 2021)

With the dance tent already in full swing, the live accompanying bands Banter and Urban Folk Theory were at large most often and their unflagging efforts were as much of a spectacle as the dance portion itself. The Urban Folk Theory was more favoured among the younger audiences here, challenging…

Artists: Afro Celt Sound System , Banter , Edward the Second , Ríoghnach Connolly , Stuart McCallum , The Breath , Urban Folk Theory

Event Review + Gallery: Shrewsbury Folk Festival (West Mid Showground, Shrewsbury; Friday 27th to Sunday 30th August 2021)

Ever since the festival relocated to the West Mid Showground in 2007, its varied global line-up has continued to grow. Released from the clutches of its traditional folk narrative, it brought forward the orthodox values of its folkie origins, the Shrewsbury Folk Festival has fostered a place for world and…

Artists: Afro Celt Sound System , Carrivick Sisters , Kate Rusby , Seckou Keita , Sheema Mukherjee , Transglobal Underground

Festival Files: Shrewsbury Folk Festival (West Mid Showground, Shrewsbury; Friday 27th to Sunday 30th August 2021)

Having mourned the absence of authorization last year due to Covid-19, the organisers of the Shrewsbury Folk Festival have been working tirelessly to revise its format for 2021. Set on the outskirts of medieval Shrewsbury at the West Mid Showground, the SFF has branded its 2021 comeback “a celebration of…

Artists: Afro Celt Sound System , Dawes , Jiggy , Kate Rusby , Oysterband , Richard Thompson , Seckou Keita , Skerryvore , Sona Jobarteh