Edgworth Festival 2025

This year's Festival will be held on the weekend of Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th October . We are dedicating it to the memory of our great friend and colleague Helen Howard who was tireless in the promoting of folk music and is loved and missed by us all.

TICKET PRICES

A Charity Folk Event—all proceeds go to

The Barlow

Full Weekend Ticket £40 before 5 Sep, £50 after

Friday evening : £10

Saturday day and evening : £30

Saturday daytime : £20

Saturday evening : £15

Sunday all day: £20

Sunday Concert only : £15

Adult-accompanied under 16s free

Young people under 25 half price

Individual workshops £5

To book email folkatthebarlow@gmail.com

Need Camper Van parking? Ring

07713 248067 before booking your tickets

Downloadable PDF of Festival Leaflet

How to Book

If you've been before and it's a simple request (eg. Weekend Tickets or Ceilidh Tickets) you can just send money and email folkatthebarlow@gmail.com. Otherwise please fill in the form and email it.

Please note that concert only tickets will not be on sale until after 5 Sept.

Downloadable booking form.

Concert Programme

Friday 3 Oct 25

Friday Night Ceilidh
7:30 - 11:00 Riot Band – caller Martyn Harvey
8:30 - 8:50 Dance Spot - Regency Rejigged
9:45 - 10:05 Song Spot – Nat Clare

Folk Club Session
9:00 - 9:20 Guest spot - Nat Clare

Saturday 4 Oct 25

Saturday Afternoon Concert – MC Brian Frew
1:15 to 2:10 Sound checks in reverse order of appearance.
2:30 - 3:15 Poppy Weatherall
3:20 - 4:05 Nick Dow
4:05 - 4:20 Interval
4:20 - 5:05 Apple Sellers
5:10 - 5:55 Sid Calderbank

Saturday Evening Concert – MC Nick Mallion
6:15 to 7:15 Sound checks in reverse order of appearance.
7:30 - 8:15 Close Quarters
8:20 - 9:05 Chris & Siobhan Nelson
9:05 - 9:20 Interval
9:20 - 10:05 Caffrey/McGurk/Madge
10:10 - 10:55 Mark Dowding

Sunday 5 Oct 25

Sunday Afternoon Concert – MC Simon Blatchley
12:15 to 1:15 Sound checks in reverse order of appearance.
1:30 - 2:15 Lancashire Youth Folk Ensemble lead by Richard Moss
2:20 - 2:50 Sally Williams
2:50 - 3:05 Interval
3:05 - 3:50 Stanley Accrington
4:00 - 4:45 The Oddfellows Sessions
4:50 - 5:00 Finale

WORKSHOP PROGRAMME

Time / Event Leader / MC /Venue

Friday 3 October

7 - 11 / Tickets and registration / Mike Simmons / Entrance

7:30 - 11:00 / Ceilidh / The Riot Band / Hall

8:00- 11:00 / Festival Folk Club / Simon & Jamie / Library

8:00 - 11:00 / Tunes session / Robin & Anne / Rdg. Rm.

Saturday 4 October

10am- All day / Tickets and registration / Mike Simmons / Entrance

10:30 - 11:45 Hall

10:30 11:45 / Celtic tunes and songs session. / Brian Frew / Bld. Rm.

10:30 -11:45 / Harmony Singing Workshop / Eleanor Hill / Library.

10:30 - 2:15 / Musicians corner / Robin & Anne / Rdg. Rm.

12:00 - 1:10 / Gypsy Wagon Painting (Illustrated talk) / Nick Dow / Hall

12:00 - 1:10 / Shanties and songs of the sea. / Geoff Miller / Library

1:00 - 1:45 LUNCH

1:15 - 2:10 / Sound checks and prep./ Ed McGurk / Hall

12:30 - 2:00 / Dulcimer Workshop / Music Session / Nonesuch Dulcimers / Bld. Rm.

1:15 - 2:15 / Percussion Workshop (Cahon & Bodhran) / Dave Hamflett & Andrew Connell / Library

5:55 - 7:15 TEA

6:00 - 7:15 / Skiffle and Americana session / The Dodgers / Library

6:00 - 7:15 / Slow and Steady tunes session / Mike and Ruth Bartram / Bld. Rm.

6:15 - 7:15 / Sound checks and prep/ Ed McGurk / Hall

Sunday 5 October

11:00 - All day / Tickets and registration / Mike Simmons / Entrance

11:00 - 12:00 / Tunes Session / Dave Middlehurst /Hall

11:00 - 12:15 / Song Session / Simon & Jamie Blatchley / Library

12:15 - 1:15 / Musicians corner / Robin & Anne / Rdg.Rm

12:15 - 1:15 / “Last man standing” / Dave Hamflett / Bld. Rm.

12:15 - 1:15 / Sound checks and prep / Ed McGurk / Hall

12:30 - 1:30 LUNCH