The Sidmouth Folk Festival

31/10/2025

Classic Folk with Mike Norris Classic Folk is unique. It mines a rich seam of wonderful folk and roots music and song from around 75 years of recordings. From the great source singers to the legends of folk rock, the travellers to the

29/10/2025

London friends! Join The Nest Collective for an alternative Bonfire Night celebration with performances from Luke Wallace, Mandalakia and more ✨
📍Cody Dock London
📅 8th Nov, 7pm - 10:30pm
🎟️Tickets: https://thenestcollective.co.uk/events/campfire-club-bonfire-night

23/10/2025

A sampling of live dance events in 2025

23/10/2025

https://www.sidmouthherald.co.uk/news/25563432.mercury-prize-nominee-not-slowing-anytime-soon/

Well-known folk musician Martin Clatchy, who was one of the nominees for the prestigious Mercury Prize, said he has no intention of slowing down and…

16/10/2025

Sending all good wishes to our festival patron Martin Carthy for the Mercury Prize tonight! We'll be tuning in from 9.30pm. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj0e4d8d4z2o

13/10/2025

Not bad for 84!

08/10/2025

29/09/2025

23/09/2025

Happy European Folk Day!

🎶 Today is European Folk Day – a celebration of the vibrant, diverse traditions that connect us across the continent!

At Halsway, we’re passionate about keeping those traditions alive all year long. From toe-tapping Balkan dance workshops to haunting Nordic fiddle tunes...here’s a taste of what’s coming up in 2026:

~ Klezmer Weekend (9–12 Jan) 👉 https://www.halswaymanor.org.uk/event/klezmer-weekend-2026
~ Nordic Music & Dance (16–20 Feb) 👉 https://www.halswaymanor.org.uk/.../nordic-music-and
~ Euro Ensemble Weekend (3–6 April) 👉 https://www.halswaymanor.org.uk/.../euro-ensemble-weekend

16/09/2025

Music Fan Survey

We’re supporting the House of Commons’ Culture, Media and Sport select committee, who are conducting a survey as part of their fan-led review of live music.

This inquiry has the main aim of improving the sustainability of grassroots live and electronic music to safeguard the success of the wider UK music industry, and it wants to put fan’s feelings and opinions at its core. The committee plans to produce a report setting out what fans think about live and electronic music and present the findings to the Government.

Please take 10-12 minutes from your day to give your thoughts and share widely with your network and followers. The more responses we can gather the better!

Please note this is a different Fan Survey to the one we shared earlier this year which was run by the Music Venue Trust.

Take part in the fan-led review of music. A fan-led review of live music has been launched by MPs, with the aim of improving the sustainability of grassroots live and electronic music to safeguard the success of the wider UK music industry. The review will be undertaken by Lord Brennan of Canton, a....