Events

Here is a list of 2016 festivals that we’ve been notified of:

4-5^th March. Bristol Bluegrass & Americana Festival, BS1 5JG.    07779 111569

28^th March – 1^st April. Sorefingers. Kingham School, Gloucs. http://www.sorefingers.co.uk

6-8^th May. Orwell, Ipswich. orwellbluegrass.co.uk/

14-15^th May. Battlefield Bluegrass Festival, Naseby.  07931 307039

20-22^nd May. The Wharf Bluegrass Weekend. Worcester, WR6 6TB. http://www.wharfbluegrass.com/

16^th April. Somerset Bluegrass Day. Wellington

30^th May Bluegrass in Bloom – St Julians, Sevenoaks https://www.facebook.com/stjuliansclub/posts/817409851676895

3-5^th June. Coastline Bluegrass Festival, Llangollen. http://www.coastlinebluegrass.co.uk/

9-13^th June. Tamworth, B77 3LH, Staffordshire. www.tamworthbluegrass.co.uk

10th-12th June, Westport, Co Mayo, Ireland. http://westportfolkandbluegrass.com/

17-19^th June. Steeple Morden, East Anglia. http://www.eabg.co.uk/

24 – 26 June Bluegrass picking weekend at Clyro Court ( http://www.clyrocourt.co.uk/ ) just outside Hay-on-Wye

24 to 26 June British Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Federation’s summer school – Bluegrass workshop by Mike Pryor and Richard Holland http://www.banjomandolinguitar.org/summer%20school.htm

30^thJune–3^rdJuly. North Wales Bluegrass Festival, Conwy. www.northwalesbluegrass.co.uk

8-10^th July.  Holford Arms picking w/e at Knockdown near Didmarton. www.theholfordarms.co.uk

14-17^th July. South Essex Bluegrass Festival. http://southessexbluegrass.co.uk/

22-23^rd July. Beer & Bluegrass, Poole. http://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Poole/St-Aldhelms-Hall-/Beer-and-Bluegrass-2016/12587716/

28th July. Bluegrass night at Cairncastle, Larne, Co Antrim. https://www.facebook.com/Cairncastle-Ulster-Scots-136932219707793/?fref=nf

5-7^th August. Surrey Mini Bluegrass Festival. http://www.surreybluegrass.com/

11-14^th August. Pick Your Own Festival, Cheshire. http://pickyourown.org.uk/wp/

25-28th August. Dunmore East festival, Co Waterford, Ireland

25-28^th August. Purbeck Valley Folk Festival. http://www.purbeckvalleyfolkfestival.co.uk/

2-4^th September. Didmarton, Gloucs. http://didmarton-bluegrass.co.uk/

2-4th September Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh, Co Tyrone. http://nmni.com/bluegrass

9-11^th September. Gower Bluegrass Festival, South Wales. http://gowerbluegrass.co.uk/

16-18^th September. Cornish Bluegrass Festival, Newquay. www.cornishbluegrass.co.uk/

23-25^th September. Moniaive Bluegrass Festival, Scotland. www.moniaivebluegrass.co.uk/

Details as notified at time of publication. No guarantee is given for accuracy

Friday 4th and Saturday 5th March 2016 at The Bristol Folkhouse, 40A Park Street, Bristol, BS1 5JG.  

 Concert Friday night.  Workshops, open mic, open jam and concert Saturday.

 Bands appearing:

 The Ben Somers String Band

The Grass Snakes

Heather Bristow

The Hogranch

The Jolenes

The Kentucky Cow Tippers

The Vanguards

 Friday only ticket  £15  Saturday only ticket  £17  Both days ticket  £29

Banjo, fiddle and guitar workshops (Saturday morning) £25

RNLI Charity Concert update

27th Feb 2016, 24th annual Charlie Gaisford memorial charity concert for the RNLI

at Ruskin House, 23 Coombe Road, Croydon, 7pm to 11.30pm with

Molly and the Blackbriar band,

The Biggin Hillbillies,

Joe Hymas (from Hayseed Dixie),

Norbert Shroeder (top German guitarist from Orange Blossom Sound),

The Vanguards,

Sarah and Martin,

Dave Plane,

The One Tree Hillbillies,

Blue Mountain

plus many more!