Bristol Folk House
Adult education centre on Park Street.
Through a doorway on Parkstreet, down a narrow corridor and across a sunny (sudject to weather) courtyard, the unexpectedly large building of the Bristol Folk House has stood since 1963, and is still being discoverd in its bs1 hiding place by life long Bristol dwellers to this day. It's an adult education centre, venue, meeting space and cafe,
providing courses in arts and crafts, creative writing, languages and more.
As a venue the BFH has been long famous for live music in Bristol. Running a weekend program of music featuring Folk, acoustic, roots, Americana and music of all flavours with both local, national and international acts. As an adult education centre,the BFH provides variety of part-time day and evening courses and workshops for over 18's.The Folk House is a welcoming environment in which to explore your creativity and learn new skills.
As a venue the BFH has been long famous for live music in Bristol. Running a weekend program of music featuring Folk, acoustic, roots, Americana and music of all flavours with both local, national and international acts. As an adult education centre,the BFH provides variety of part-time day and evening courses and workshops for over 18's.The Folk House is a welcoming environment in which to explore your creativity and learn new skills.
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British folk music at it’s most beautiful. With every pluck of the guitar and bow of the fiddle, Kit and Aaron’s music beams humble integrity and inimitable prowess.
Kit Hawes and Aaron Catlow at Bristol Folk House.
One of contemporary folk’s finest new talents here! The Magpies come to dazzle Folk House-goers with lilting harmonies and intricately woven melodies across guitar, fiddle and banjo. Their fresh take on transatlantic roots traditions is a joy… Celtic spirit meets Americana stomp FFO: Nickel Creek, Karine Polwart, The Outside Track.
The Magpies at Bristol Folk House.
Sell out warning! Real deal Irish folk exactly as you’d want it - full of charm, honesty, intricate trad musicianship and tales of the Emerald Isles.
Described by some of the biggest names in Irish folk music as one of the most important singers to emerge from Ireland in recent years.
Sell out warning! Elegant pastoral meditations from Leeds rising star Chris Brain, who spellbinds with time-honoured fingerstyle folk melodies and a baritone that feels like sinking into a warm bath. Imagine the understated mastery of Nick Drake meeting the tenderness of Nick Mulvey. A future classic FFO: Henry Parker, Alexi Murdoch, Oisin Leech.
Chris Brain live at Bristol Folk House
Soul-stirring storytelling and breathtaking harmonies from vocal quartet Windborne, injecting a fresh contemporary resonance into global folk traditions. Rooted in US, UK and Eastern European music heritage, their striking arrangements shimmer with emotional depth and political charge. FFO: Coope Boyes and Simpson, The Watersons, Sweet Honey In The Rock.
Join American vocal quartet Windborne for folklore, magic, and mystery with welcoming wassails, songs of solstice, and music for midwinter, performed in English, Occitan, and Lithuanian.