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| Events on Friday 23rd May 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 18:30 - 19:30 | A Chance to Meet: A special treat to the start of the festival. A lovely chance to meet former festival directors of both Chippenham and Chester folk festivals and hear their fantastic harmonies. |  Bob and Gill Berry (Duo) |  The Waite Collective | Weekend or Event tickets Only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20:00 - 23:00 | Friday Folk Club Bring your voices and join our fabulous hosts Mike Gibson and George Dale for a night of folk songs from far and wide. The bar will be open |  George Dale and Mike Gibson (Session Leads: Singers ) | Weekend or Event tickets Only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Events on Saturday 24th May 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10:30 - 11:30 | Mr Jackson's Delight: Traditional dance music from Lincolnshire Traditional tunes from manuscript sources. Workshop taught by ear, with notation provided to take home. Suitable for instruments playing in the keys of G and D. Led by Mossy Christian. |  Mossy Christian and Megan Wisdom | Weekend, Day or Event tickets Only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12:30 - 13:30 | A Chance to Meet: A chance to meet Singer Songwriter Mark Dowding and newly formed Sheaf. Enjoy an hour of songs and tunes to make you smile. |  Mark Dowding |  The Medlars (Band) | Weekend, Day or Event tickets Only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16:00 - 17:30 | Ballad Session Join host Rosie Upton with special guest Moira Craig in a lovely ballad session . This is your chance to share songs so please join in! |  Rosie Upton (solo) |  Discovery (Duo: Song ) | Donation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20:00 - 23:00 | Saturday Folk Club Bring your voices and join our fabulous hosts Mike Gibson and George Dale for a night of folk songs from far and wide. The bar will be open | George Dale and Mike Gibson (Session Leads: Singers ) | Donation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Events on Sunday 25th May 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10:30 - 11:30 | Songs of Suffolk and Beyond A chance to build up your repertoire of traditional songs. This workshop will focus on traditional songs collected or popularised in East Anglia amongst the area’s traditional and folk singers. Megan will give an overview of a selection of songs. Words available to be taken away. Led by Megan Wisdom. | Mossy Christian and Megan Wisdom | Weekend, Day or Event tickets Only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12:00 - 13:00 | The MC Concert |  Bill Crawford (MC & Traditional Singer) |  Barry Goodman (Solo) | Donation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Dave Webber and Anni Fentiman (Duo) |  Tim Brooks (MC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14:30 - 15:30 | Coffee With: A chance to meet two very accomplished duo's, who together are formerly known as Beggars Velvet. We are delighted they have agreed to do this special concert. |  Cathy Barclay and Sarah Yarwood (Trad Folk) | Dave Webber and Anni Fentiman (Duo) | Donation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16:00 - 17:30 | Ballad Session Join host Rosie Upton with special guest Moira Craig in a lovely ballad session . This is your chance to share songs so please join in! | Rosie Upton (solo) |  Jon Loomes (solo) | Donation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20:00 - 23:00 | Sunday Folk Club Bring your voices and join our fabulous hosts Mike Gibson and George Dale for a night of folk songs from far and wide. The bar will be open | George Dale and Mike Gibson (Session Leads: Singers ) | Donation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Events on Monday 26th May 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10:30 - 11:30 | Developing Confidence in Session Playing Want to feel more confident joining a session? Join Tony Hodkin (fiddle player for KJ Ceilidhs) for a fun, light-hearted workshop helping musicians improvise and play by ear. Bring your instrument along. |  Tony Hodkin | Donation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Coffee with: |  Culverake (Harmony Trio) | Donation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15:30 - 17:00 | Ballad Session Join host Rosie Upton with special guest Moira Craig in a lovely ballad session . This is your chance to share songs so please join in! | Rosie Upton (solo) |  Moira Craig (solo) | Donation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17:15 - 19:15 | Monday Folk Club Bring your voices and join our fabulous hosts Mike Gibson and George Dale for a night of folk songs from far and wide. The bar will be open | George Dale and Mike Gibson (Session Leads: Singers ) | Donation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||