A night of floor performers, anyone who would like to perform please let us know when you arrive and we will try to accommodate you. Everyone is welcome and gets a 2-song/tune set. If there is time, we will go around the room again for anyone who would like to perform another set. As […]
Lift your playing from ordinary to awesome! Learn how to vary and embellish traditional tunes using bowing patterns, ornaments, rhythmic grooves and melodic twists. Pdf music and sound files will be available in advance so that you can learn the basic melodies before you arrive and the workshop can focus on the interesting stuff. In […]
Play traditional tunes in the company of a friendly and enthusiastic group of aspiring fiddle players. There'll be plenty of practical tips to help you improve your fiddle technique, but the emphasis will be on developing confident, musical playing whilst enjoying the unique sound of a folk fiddle ensemble. Tunes and some simple harmony parts […]
(Photo by Steve Lacey) Shrewsbury Folk Festival is a family and dog friendly festival that couples a stellar line-up of folk, Americana and world music with a laidback vibe, all on a riverside site close to the picturesque town centre. There’s always a diverse line-up but there’s so much more to Shrewsbury Folk Festival than […]
A micro-music-festival celebrating really good songs and the folks who write 'em. SongFest is a small, intimate, indoor (mudless, no bumbershoots required) music festival, in a cozy setting. Join us for a weekend of powerful, poignant, and hilarious songs and stories by some of the finest singer-songwriters around.
Oswestry Folk and Acoustic club is a friendly, welcoming club who welcomes anyone who wants to sing, play or recite a poem.Musicians / singers perform minimum 2 songs, tunes, poems. We have a guest alternate months. Admission is free but we take donations and run a raffle to pay for future guests. During a break […]
Ever fancied a go at the fiddle? Come along and borrow one to try - completely from scratch! Or bring your own. Lauren will go from the very beginning and we'll be playing simple tunes before the end. This is a Severn Folk Club workshop run by our guest artist Lauren South, who is performing […]
Severn Folk Club’s first guest night (ever!) features Lauren South, an incredible songwriter and multi-instrumentalist and one half of duo Donnelly and South. As well as Lauren’s performance, there will also be support from a local floor performer and the resident “Reabrook B Band”, as well as the usual Folky shenanigans that regulars to the […]
Saturday 3rd October 2026 Doors open at 7:00pm (gig starts at 7:45pm) Tickets priced at £19.50 Dar Williams’ lyrics contain bouquets of optimism, delivered on melodies alternating between beguiling lightness and understated gravity. Williams strongly believes that all of us possess our own power and ability to achieve, and she rejects the exceptionalism that encourages […]
Oswestry Folk and Acoustic club is a friendly, welcoming club who welcomes anyone who wants to sing, play or recite a poem.Musicians / singers perform minimum 2 songs, tunes, poems. We have a guest alternate months. Admission is free but we take donations and run a raffle to pay for future guests. During a break […]
A night of floor performers, anyone who would like to perform please let us know when you arrive and we will try to accommodate you. Everyone is welcome and gets a 2-song/tune set. If there is time, we will go around the room again for anyone who would like to perform another set. As […]
Oswestry Folk and Acoustic club is a friendly, welcoming club who welcomes anyone who wants to sing, play or recite a poem.Musicians / singers perform minimum 2 songs, tunes, poems. We have a guest alternate months. Admission is free but we take donations and run a raffle to pay for future guests. During a break […]