Leigh Folk Festival (23-26 June 2022) have made their first lineup announcement. We preview some of our favourites from the list so far, including: Alasdair Roberts, Alex Rex, Eliza Carthy, Simon Finn, Burd Ellen, Gwenifer Raymond, MG Boulter, Serious Sam Barrett and more.
Don’t miss Leigh Folk Festival’s “Front Room Folk Festival ” this weekend, a two-day digital fundraising broadcast and celebration of everything Leigh Folk Festival, including music, storytelling, spoken word, workshops, dance, poetry, video messages and interviews.
Now in its second quarter century, the Leigh Folk Festival continues on its singular path of challenging the boundaries of ‘folk music’, with their unique, volunteer-run, community-based event, taking place in indoor and outdoor venues around Leigh-on-Sea.
Curated by Diana Collier (The Owl Service) ‘A Place to Dwell’ is a new album compilation featuring Alasdair Roberts, Alex Neilson, Sharron Kraus, Nancy Wallace and more. All profits go to Southend YMCA, a small local charity which works with vulnerable and at-risk young people.
Our Song of the Day is from a young folk singer by the name of Piers Haslam. This is the B-side of his new single on Stone Tape Recordings offshoot ‘You.Must.Listen.’
The Leigh Folk Festival in collaboration with Stone Tape Recordings and Sundown Arts brings you Midwinter Folk; a fundraiser for the 2014 Leigh Folk Festival providing the finest in folk music and poetry.
This year’s Leigh Folk Festival, the UK’s Largest Free Folk Festival as a mighty line up of 150 acts performing including FRUK favourites Hladowski & Joynes, O’Hooley & Tidow, Alasdair Roberts, Sproatly Smith and many more!
