St Albans Folk Music organises pub music sessions, a monthly
concert series, ‘Folk at the Maltings’, and an annual 'New roots' competition for
young musicians. It is a part of the 'Folk at the Festival' Committee which
organises the St Albans Folk Festival.
New
Roots an event for young musicians. If you are under 25 and play
folk, roots or traditional music, we would like to hear from you. For further
details, click here.
St Albans Folk Festival
St Albans Folk Festival 2019 will be on June
28-30, with the main events being on Saturday June 29, 2019. These will
consist of a day of dance in the City Centre, a day of music with free showcase
performances in local pubs and other venues, sessions and singarounds
and a festival concert featuring iconic band Flook at the Roman
Theatre at Verulamium. Tickets are now on sale for the
festival concert and booking details are here.
Folk at the Maltings
Maltings Arts Theatre, The Maltings, St Albans
AL1 3HL
Friday
January 4, 8.00pm The
Town Musicians of Bremen, trio of musicians performing mainly original
music which is equally traditional and contemporary, Megan Wisdom, a
Suffolk-based singer with a passion for the traditional songs of the British
Isles and David Gunawardana, a singer of
traditional sings and his own material.
Friday
February 1, 8.00pm Alison Frosdick
and Jack Burnaby Alison and Jack ‘… create the ambience of music halls, country
fairs and horse-drawn caravans swaying down country lanes. They make
contemporary songs sound traditional and traditional songs fresh and immediate.’
Friday March 1, 8.00pm Cohen
Braithwaite-Kilcoyne Cohen is a singer whose style and approach is
rooted in the traditions of the British Isles and an experienced player of the
melodeon and anglo concertina.
Friday March 29, 8.00pm Gren
Bartley Well respected as an acoustic musician and lyricist, Gren Bartley
is a talented singer songwriter who blends both British and American folk
influences.
Friday May 3, 8.00pm Will
Finn and Rosie Calvert A folk- and traditionally-inspired musical duo
from the North East of England. They are half of The Teacups and their debut
album, ‘Beneath This Place’, was
released in 2018.
Friday June 7, 8.00pm Alden, Patterson and Dashwood
Norwich based folk trio Alden Patterson and Dashwood weave rich
vocal harmonies, fiddle, dobro, guitar and mandolin around beautifully written
original songs and melodies, influenced by folk traditions from both sides of
the Atlantic.
Tickets: £12, Students and
concessions £11. Under 18 £7.50
To book:
Online at http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/ovo
By phone 0333 666 3366, in person at St Albans Central Library or pay on the
door.
Sessions Mainly
traditional Irish, English, Scottish and other traditional music. All welcome
to listen or to play. Mainly tunes, but singers welcome.
Weekly sessions at 8.30pm on
Wednesdays are now at the Robin Hood,
126 Victoria Street, St Albans AL1 3TG.
Monthly sessions are at the Great Northern, London Road at 6.00pm
on Sundays, usually on the fourth Sunday of the month, but the December session
will be on December 30.
St
Michael's Street folk evening
St Michael's
Street folk evening will be on Wednesday July 3 2019, subject to a satisfactory resolution to a
problem with the street closure. Dancing
in St Michael's Street and music everywhere.
Links to other
regular events in St Albans
Contact Alison
Macfarlane
Tel 01727 852111
Email: info@stalbansfolkmusic.org.uk