24 - 27 May 2024
24 - 27
May
2024
The Cause

(From the Bridge if it does not know your location)

The Cause comprises of:


PROGRAMME OF EVENTS

Click on the event name or time to get more detail.

Jump to: Friday Saturday Sunday Monday

Events on Friday 24th May 2024
TimeWhatWithPrice
20:00 - 23:00
Auditorium
A Traditional Start
A Welcoming round robin concert at The Cause Auditorium. Come and enjoy an evening of songs and music in the tradition
Nigel smith  Seb Stone (solo)Weekend tickets Only
Brian Peters  (Solo) Dave Webber and Anni Fentiman (Duo)
Bill Crawford (MC & Traditional Singer)
20:00 - 23:00
Cafe
Friday Folk Club
Bring your voices and join our fabulous hosts Kitty and Derek and festival guests Keith Kendrick and Sylvia Needham for a lively night of folk songs from far and wide. The bar will be open
Kitty Vernon & Derek Burgess (MC) Keith Kendrick and Sylvia Needham (Band)Donation
23:00 - 23:45
Auditorium
Late Night @The Cause
Bagas Fellyon will entertain you with their melodies from the cornish tradition.
Bagas Fellyon (Band)Weekend tickets Only

Events on Saturday 25th May 2024
TimeWhatWithPrice
09:30 - 10:30
Cafe
Learn the Hammer Dulcimer
A workshop with Kerensa on the Dulcimer. Kerensa has a limited number to lend, but you are welcome to bring your own.
Kerensa Wright (workshop leader )Donation
10:00 - 11:30
Auditorium
Songshop: The Gilchrist Collective
The Gilchrist Collective has been formed by four accomplished performers to tell her story for the first time, using narrative, lots of interesting images and a rich and varied selection of the songs she preserved.
The Gilchrist Collective Brian Peters  (Solo)Weekend or Day tickets Only
11:30 - 12:30
Cafe
Songshop:Letting the song breathe
Letting the song breathe , fully particapatory , too accompany or not accompany. Jeff and Elaine will help you find the way.
Discovery (Band)Weekend or Day tickets Only
12:30 - 14:30
Auditorium
The Cause Lunchtime
A relaxing lunchtime concert in the beautiful cause auditiorium.
Quantum Penguin (Matt Woolley) (Band) The Medlars (Band)Weekend or Day tickets Only
Donnelly and South (Band) Andy Fawthrop (MC)
14:30 - 15:30
Cafe
Coffee With Sally and Brian
A chance to spend an hour in the company of Sally Ironmonger and Brian Carter they never dissapoint.
Sally Ironmonger and Brian Carter (Duo)Weekend or Day tickets Only
16:00 - 17:30
Auditorium
The Cause Show:Shantyman
Shantyman is a new show written by Phil Underwood which tells the story of the life of John Short aka Yankee Jack, in narrative , dialogue and song
Keith Kendrick and Sylvia Needham (Duo) DryWood (Folk Music Duo)Weekend, Day or Event tickets Only (£12)
Dick Stephens
20:00 - 23:00
Cafe
Saturday Folk Club
Bring your voices and join our fabulous hosts Kitty and Derek and festival guests Drywood for a lively night of folk songs from far and wide. The bar will be open
DryWood (Band) Kitty Vernon & Derek Burgess (MC)Donation
20:00 - 23:00
Auditorium
An evening @The Cause
A steller line up for saturday evening at the Cause.
Seb Stone (solo) Keith Kendrick and Sylvia Needham (Duo)Weekend or Day tickets Only
Peter and Barbara Snape (Traditional Folk) Sam Mabbett and Heather Cartwright (Duo)
23:30 - 01:00
Auditorium
Late Night Comedy Extra
Chippenham Comedy Club & the Folk Festival present a special event.

Admission by event ticket only (Tickets page or from the box office). Weekend and day tickets do not apply.

Sally-Anne Hayward (Comedian) Wil Hodgson (MC)Event Tickets Only (£15)

Events on Sunday 26th May 2024
TimeWhatWithPrice
09:30 - 10:30
Cafe
Scratch Fiddle
Come and have a try at playing a fiddle! If you're a complete beginner or an early learner , then Lauren will get you playing tunes within the hour. Theres a number of fiddles you can borrow or you are welcome to bring your own
Lauren South (Singer-songwriter)Donation
10:00 - 11:00
Auditorium
Songshop: Access Folk Fay Hield
Join Fay Hield from Access Folk University of Sheffield to look at how to get more people into folk singing.Come along to hear what theyve learnt ,talk about your own experiences , thoughts.
Fay Hield TrioWeekend or Day tickets Only
11:30 - 13:00
Cafe
Roger Watson : New Songs for Old
New Songs for old based on traditional sources... Roger explores how new versions of traditional songs can be created with contempoary language and context applied to timeless themes and melodies.
Roger Watson (solo)Weekend or Day tickets Only
12:30 - 14:30
Auditorium
The Cause Lunchtime
Settle down for a relaxing lunchtime special at the Cause
Discovery (Band) Craig Sunderland (Band)Weekend or Day tickets Only
Richard and Jess Arrowsmith (Band) Tim Brooks (MC)
14:30 - 15:30
Cafe
Barry Goodman in conversation with John Kirkpatrick
Barry Goodman in conversation with festival Patron the one and only John Kirkpatrick
Barry Goodman (Solo) John Kirkpatrick (Singer and musician)Weekend or Day tickets Only
16:00 - 17:30
Auditorium
The Cause Show: Lingmara
Dave webber introduces Lingmara : the causes very own world music choir.
Lingmara: World Music Choir (Band) Dave Webber and Anni Fentiman (MC)Weekend, Day or Event tickets Only (£12)
16:00 - 17:15
Cafe
An hour or so with… Brian Peters and Drywood
A chance to meet festival guests Brian Peters Drywood
DryWood (Folk Music Duo) Brian Peters  (Solo)Weekend or Day tickets Only
17:45 - 19:00
Cafe
An hour or so with The Medlars and Debris Music
An hour or so with The Medlars and Debris Music
The Medlars (Band) Debra Hannis (solo)Weekend or Day tickets Only
20:00 - 23:00
Cafe
Sunday Folk Club
Bring your voices and join our fabulous hosts Kitty and Derek and festival guests Peter and Barbara Snape for a lively night of folk songs from far and wide. The bar will be open
Peter and Barbara Snape (Band) Kitty Vernon & Derek Burgess (MC)Donation
20:00 - 23:00
Auditorium
An acoustic evening @The Cause
A magical acoustic evening from to duo's to quartets at the cause compared by Dave Webber. Be prepared to be amazed.
Dave Webber and Anni Fentiman (Duo) Sally Ironmonger and Brian Carter (Duo)Weekend or Day tickets Only
Keith Kendrick and Sylvia Needham (Duo) Narthen (Vocal and Instrumental)
23:00 - 23:45
Auditorium
Late night @ The Cause Keith Donnelly
A late night of mayhem with Keith Donnelly ( hopefully not throwing him down the stairs this time)
Keith Donnelly  (Band)Weekend or Day tickets Only

Events on Monday 27th May 2024
TimeWhatWithPrice
10:00 - 11:00
Auditorium
Songshop: Jez Lowe Jez LoweWeekend, Day or Event tickets Only (£12)
10:30 - 11:15
Cafe
Coffee with Craig Sunderland
Enjoy a morning cuppa in the company of Craig Sunderland
Craig Sunderland (Solo)Weekend or Day tickets Only
11:30 - 12:30
Cafe
Songshop: Songwriting with Matt Woolley
Have you ever wanted to write your own songs about dragons , betrayal and greed? Then bring your singing voices and any accompanying your instruments and start your songwriting journey.
Quantum Penguin (Matt Woolley) (Folk)Weekend or Day tickets Only
12:30 - 14:30
Auditorium
The Cause Lunchtime
A lunchtime special , kick back and relax in the cause auditorium.
Seb Stone (Band) Anna Tam (Band)Weekend or Day tickets Only
The Lost Notes Trio (Band) Keith Donnelly  (MC)
13:00 - 14:30
Cafe
The MC Concert
Meet our hard working MC's in performance Mc for this special occasion Dave Webber
Tim Brooks (MC) Dave Webber and Anni Fentiman (MC)Weekend or Day tickets Only
Bill Crawford (MC & Traditional Singer) Barry Goodman (Solo)
15:30 - 16:30
Cafe
Meet the Band
Meet the Band : Peter and Barbara Snape
Peter and Barbara Snape (Traditional Folk)Donation
16:00 - 17:30
Auditorium
The Cause Show: Folk Detectives
Folk Detectives : Matthew Crampton and Paul Hutchinson join forces expect the unexpected a laugh a minute.
The Folk Detectives (Musical comedy)Weekend or Day tickets Only
19:30 - 22:30
Auditorium
An evening @The Cause Fred and Friends
Fred and friends welcome you to the cause music cafe.
Fred Guscott and FriendsDonation