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
— Bristol Folk House
jazz
folk
singer-songwriter
folk-pop
— Bristol Folk House
singer-songwriter
folk rock
Get a feel for Bristol Folk House
Our recent recommendations for Bristol Folk House
Trans-Atlantic collab where American roots meets British folk at its finest. With every virtuoso pluck of the guitar and bow of the fiddle, Brooks Williams and Aaron Catlow (Sheelanagig) pay loving homage to the 20th century songbook of bluegrass, blues, ragtime, folk, jazz manouche and music hall. Essential FFO: Dave Swarbrick, Martin Carthy, Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli.
Brooks Williams & Aaron Catlow at Bristol Folk House.
Bristol’s own Rachael Dadd leads her band further into jazz territory with a set of brand new featherlight songs – with all donations going to the Hebron International Resource Network. Plus there’s instrumental folk trio Wisp spinning shimmering instrumentals from mandolin, guitar and trumpet and Oak Choir’s sky-reaching community singalongs.
Palestine Fundraiser with Rachael Dadd, Wisp and OAK Choir at Bristol Folk House.
Free entry / PWYC exhibition of queer arts in the Folk House cafe. Featuring delightful left-of-centre trad excellence from Lucy and Hazel, whose songs sparkle with femme-folk mischief, lilting clarinet, sumptuous fingerpicking, and murmuring melodeon.
Join us for an evening to celebrate our annual Queer Artists exhibition. Featuring live music from Lucy and Hazel
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.
Using the folk music of the British Isles as a catalyst, Kit and Aaron create dynamic and effervescent interpretations of centuries-old material as well as original songs and compositions,
Re-injecting queer joy and mischief into the UK folk tradition, Goblin Band are the knitwear-clad hurdy-gurdy wielding troubadours at the crest of London’s current alt-trad wave (alongside like-minded pals Shovel Dance). A riotous wassail stomp FFO: Incredible String Band, Leveret, Daisy Rickman, Cerys Hafana.
Hotly tipped alt folk