13th Edgworth Folk Festival 2024 Fri 4 - Sun 6 Oct 24

A Charity Folk Event—all proceeds support

The Barlow

Full Weekend Ticket £40 before 6 Sept, £45 after

Friday evening : £10

Saturday day and evening : £30

Saturday daytime : £20

Saturday evening : £15

Sunday : £20

Email folkatthebarlow@gmail.com or ring 07427613783

for a booking form

Need Camper Van parking? Ring

07713 248067 before booking your tickets

Accommodation :

Camper vans spaces at or near the Barlow are limited, so please book this early. There are no tent spaces.in the village. There is a Camping & Caravan Club site at

Park Fold Farm www.parkfoldfarm.co.uk

Other accommodation is available at:

Quarlton Fold Farm www.quarltonfoldfarm.co.uk
Meadow Croft Barn www.meadowcroftbarn.co.uk
Meadow Croft Farm b & b https://meadowcroftfarm.co.uk
Affetside b & b https://affetsidebedandbreakfast.co.uk/home
Red Lion, Hawkshaw www.redlionbury.co.uk
Strawbury Duck www.thestrawburyduck.co.uk

Downloadable Booking Form

Harp & a Monkey

Award-winning song and storytelling trio Harp & a Monkey specialise in poignant, uplifting and melodic short stories (original and traditional) about everyday life, love and remembrance – the extraordinary ordinary.

The Lancashire outfit’s work has been described as “bold and brilliant” by The Observer, “fantastic” and “fascinating” by Mark Radcliffe on BBC Radio 2, “inventive” by Mojo magazine, “excellent” by The Guardian, and “unique” by folk legend Mike Harding.

With four acclaimed albums under their belts, the multi-instrumentalists (expect banjos, harps, accordions, guitars, glockenspiels and more) are regulars on the national concert circuit and guarantee poignancy, humour and great audience rapport at their live shows.

This versatile collective has been commissioned to undertake bespoke songwriting, soundtrack, film and art projects for the likes of Sky Arts and the Department of Sport, Media and Culture, and their shows, which are suitable for all ages, are not to be missed.

Len Pilkington

Len is a singer songwriter and regular attender at the Over Hulton folk club. Living in Bolton for 20 years, his acoustic style songs and melodies are about Life,relationship and family. He launched his debut album "A Few Words in the Rain" in 2023

Bram Taylor

Popular Fellside Recording Artist Bram Taylor has a wealth of
experience having established a fine reputation both in the UK and
abroad, performing at Folk Festivals, Folk Clubs, Arts Centres and
other concert venues in the UK, USA, Canada and Europe.
He engages audiences with his fine rich voice and entertaining sense
of humour, performing an excellent selection of both traditional and
contemporary material. Bram sings a cappella and also plays guitar,
baritone ukulele and duet concertina. With a constantly healthy gig
sheet, regular tours of the USA including several appearances at the
Mariposa Folk Festival in Canada (alongside Don McLean, Gordon
Lightfoot, The Proclaimers and Buffy - Sainte Marie), Bram
continues to be a constantly reliable and entertaining performer.
Bram is Fellside Records’ longest serving artist, with 10 solo albums
and almost an equivalent number of compilation recordings to his
credit. His latest Fellside release ‘Jokers & Rogues’ was extremely
well received by the British Folk Music Press. In 2018 Fellside
Recordings awarded Bram “Longest Serving and most supportive
Artist to the Company”
“Taylor’s rich, direct delivery in concert will grab you and not let you go from the first note to the last, in a way that a great many performers can only hope to emulate”

Oz Hardwick, R2 Magazine

Steve Turner

Steve Turner is a pioneer of highly sophisticated English concertina song accompaniments;he is a singer and multi-instrumentalist, playing mandolin and tenor banjo and accompanies himself on the concertina. He has performed at folk festivals, clubs and concerts throughout the UK and internationally.
Steve began his career in Manchester at the end of the ‘60s, with Geordie band “Canny
Fettle”, touring for 8 years and making 2 albums. After winning the UK Melody Maker’s
national “Stars of the 80s” competition in 1979 he turned professional and went on to
release 4 solo albums. He produced his 5th album in 2008, the highly acclaimed “Whirligig of Time” which featured
UK luminaries Martin Carthy, Nancy Kerr and Miranda Sykes. He has since released a
further 4 albums with his latest 9 th album “Curious Times” featuring Martin Carthy and
receiving excellent reviews.
Steve’s performances are characterised by strong melodies and a warm connection with the audience. For me, in terms of song accompaniment, he is the foremost Concertina player of his generation - the master! (Pete Heywood, Living Tradition Folk Magazine)
“One of the best voices in the business” (Vic Smith, Folk Roots)

Peter & Barbara Snape with Poppy Weatherall

Peter and Barbara Snape have been acknowledged for the research they have undertaken on folk song in the North West and in particular for championing the work of folk song collectors Anne Geddes Gilchrist and Fred Hamer. Weaving these songs throughout their performance with violinist Poppy Weatherall they have an engaging and appealing way of bringing these
traditional English folk songs back to life.