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.
What's On At Bristol Folk House
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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.
Sell out warning! Never-to-be-repeated dystopian world-building: this is definitely a comedy evening for twisted souls. Think Curb meets Mad Max, SNL meets your worst nightmare ….
Tales From The Wasteland: Post-Apocalyptic Improv 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.
Daoirí Farrell 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.
Last seen in town with Spanish guitar gaucho Victor Herrero, the majestic trad/not-trad fiddle of Mikey Kenney is a real treat from Ear Trumpet. Giddy strings steeped in 1,000 years of rich UK ballads, peppered with Mikey’s own urban Merseyside compositions and influences from bluegrass to Italian folk and beyond. Plaintive delights FFO: Tommy Peoples, Aidan O'Rourke, Aaron Catlow, Band of Burns.
Mikey Kenney is an original. A passionate and well-respected advocate for traditional music.