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13th Edgworth Folk Festival 2024 Fri 4 - Sun 6 Oct 24

We are pleased to announce that the 2024 Festival made £4573.22 towards Barlow funds.

Thank you to everyone who made this possible : artists, workshop leaders, sponsors, organisers, helpers and participants. Your support is very much appreciated.

There wil be a formal presentation at our November concert

Harp & a Monkey

Award-winning song and storytelling trio Harp & a Monkey specialise in poignant, uplifting and melodic short stories (original and traditional) about everyday life, love and remembrance – the extraordinary ordinary.

The Lancashire outfit’s work has been described as “bold and brilliant” by The Observer, “fantastic” and “fascinating” by Mark Radcliffe on BBC Radio 2, “inventive” by Mojo magazine, “excellent” by The Guardian, and “unique” by folk legend Mike Harding.

With four acclaimed albums under their belts, the multi-instrumentalists (expect banjos, harps, accordions, guitars, glockenspiels and more) are regulars on the national concert circuit and guarantee poignancy, humour and great audience rapport at their live shows.

This versatile collective has been commissioned to undertake bespoke songwriting, soundtrack, film and art projects for the likes of Sky Arts and the Department of Sport, Media and Culture, and their shows, which are suitable for all ages, are not to be missed.

Bram Taylor

Popular Fellside Recording Artist Bram Taylor has a wealth of experience having established a fine reputation both in the UK and abroad, performing at Folk Festivals, Folk Clubs, Arts Centres and other concert venues in the UK, USA, Canada and Europe. He engages audiences with his fine rich voice and entertaining sense of humour, performing an excellent selection of both traditional and
contemporary material. Bram sings a cappella and also plays guitar, baritone ukulele and duet concertina. With a constantly healthy gig sheet, regular tours of the USA including several appearances at the Mariposa Folk Festival in Canada (alongside Don McLean, Gordon Lightfoot, The Proclaimers and Buffy - Sainte Marie), Bram continues to be a constantly reliable and entertaining performer.
Bram is Fellside Records’ longest serving artist, with 10 solo albums and almost an equivalent number of compilation recordings to his credit. His latest Fellside release ‘Jokers & Rogues’ was extremely well received by the British Folk Music Press. In 2018 Fellside Recordings awarded Bram “Longest Serving and most supportive Artist to the Company” “Taylor’s rich, direct delivery in concert will grab you and not let you go from the first note to the last, in a way that a great many performers can only hope to emulate”

Oz Hardwick, R2 Magazine

Bram Taylor

Len Pilkington

Len is a singer songwriter and regular attender at the Over Hulton folk club. Living in Bolton for 20 years, his acoustic style songs and melodies are about Life,relationship and family. He launched his debut album "A Few Words in the Rain" in 2023

Steve Turner

Steve Turner is a pioneer of highly sophisticated English concertina song accompaniments;he is a singer and multi-instrumentalist, playing mandolin and tenor banjo and accompanies himself on the concertina. He has performed at folk festivals, clubs and concerts throughout the UK and internationally. Steve began his career in Manchester at the end of the ‘60s, with Geordie band “Canny Fettle”, touring for 8 years and making 2 albums. After winning the UK Melody Maker’s national “Stars of the 80s” competition in 1979 he turned professional and went on to release 4 solo albums. He produced his 5th album in 2008, the highly acclaimed “Whirligig of Time” which featured UK luminaries Martin Carthy, Nancy Kerr and Miranda Sykes. He has since released a further 4 albums with his latest 9 th album “Curious Times” featuring Martin Carthy and receiving excellent reviews.
Steve’s performances are characterised by strong melodies and a warm connection with the audience. For me, in terms of song accompaniment, he is the foremost Concertina player of his generation - the master! (Pete Heywood, Living Tradition Folk Magazine) “One of the best voices in the business” (Vic Smith, Folk Roots)

Peter & Barbara Snape

Peter and Barbara Snape have been acknowledged for the research they have undertaken on folk song in the North West and in particular for championing the work of folk song collectors Anne Geddes Gilchrist and Fred Hamer. Their songs and stories of working life are dilightfully presented and illustrated.

Scold's Bridle

Sue Bousfield and Liz Walmisley have been telling it from the woman’s point of view through folk song since they were in their teens. They can command and enthral an audience. Especially poignant are their Fleetwood tales and songs of wives left on the shore struggling to manage, many written by Ron Baxter. Humour is never far away however, and the music and harmonies are second to none. One of the UK’s best female duos, not to be missed. www.scoldsbridle.co.uk

Gerry Ffrench & Harry Lowrey

We are honoured to welcome back Liverpool pair of folk treasures Gerry Ffrench and Harry Lowery. With Gerry's perceptive compositions, topics from refugee boat crossings to Aldi's middle isle to the social history of Liverpool are all addressed, and delivered using beautiful tunes and sensitive accompaniments on guitars, banjo and concertinas. Gerry is one of the best song-writers around and Harry one of the best and most versatile concertina players

https://gerryffrench.com/