Live music, mass gatherings and the unadulterated palate of the natural world combined have become the perfect antidote for many more people due to the effects of cabin fever since the Covid-19 global pandemic. Without a doubt, this year’s footfall far exceeded pre-lockdown levels, perhaps due to its late summer...
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Live music, mass gatherings and the unadulterated palate of the natural world combined have become the perfect antidote for many more people due to the effects of cabin fever since the Covid-19 global pandemic. Without a doubt, this year’s footfall far exceeded pre-lockdown levels, perhaps due to its late summer...
Boomtown: A living theatre that ignites imagination and inspires a better world through connection, creativity and celebration. This preview is a little delayed, however as this particular chapter of Boomtown Festival is unique in so many ways, it seemed worthwhile to wait a little longer, at least until everything had...
A world of music, arts and dance awaits at the world’s festival this year. Charlton Park will once again be visited by artists and performers from round the globe, for an extra special celebration in honour of the festival’s 40th birthday. Six stages will host over 150 acts across the...
Bright, sunny, sustainable and intimate: After a two year COVID hiatus, our favourite intimate festival returns for another year dancing in nature with world renowned acts and DJs. Unlike most festivals, the line-up is carefully curated to celebrate music from Latin America on the Friday, music from Africa on Saturday...
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...
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...
Welcome to a new Rhythm Passport section that will keep you company till the 27th of October when WOMEX will raise the curtains on its 2021 edition. As it’s not too hard to imagine, the section is dedicated to the Expo itself. In the next 11 weeks, we will indeed...
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...
This might be one of the rare – actually extremely rare – occasions when you can forget to damn the lockdowns and Covid-19 regulations and instead bless the fact that you’re going to spend another weekend at home, possibly staring at a screen and having to turn your living room/bedroom...
