Venue: St Mary’s Church

Date: Saturday 6th Sept

Time: 10.00 - 10.30am

Bellaires Handbell Ringers

Bellaires Handbell Ringers are a long established team. Soon to celebrate 30 years. The team rings 3 octaves (37 bells) of American Malmark bells and 1 1⁄2 octaves of handchimes. The eclectic music repertoire ranges from nursery-rhymes, through rag-time and pop to classical. There are currently 9 ringers and meet weekly at Broome Village Hall.

Venue: Folk Picnic on Castle Bailey

Date: Sunday 7th Sept

Time: 3.45 - 4.15pm

Cost: Free

Billy Took is a Teen Country & Singer/Songwriter Musician from Suffolk England. He is inspired by artists like Jon Buck, Troy Cassar-Daley, Ed Sheeran, Brad Paisley, Bruce Springsteen, John Denver & Kurt Nilsen. Billy's Music is about big life-changing events. Billy has been playing live in his local area since September 2023 and is gaining quite a reputation.

Date: Sunday 7th Sept

Venue: Fisher Theatre Bar

Time: 1.00 - 1.45pm

Cost: Free

We welcome back our two intrepid sessioneers Bob and Paul who will be facilitating sessions around the town over the weekend. You can definitely pin them down to The Fisher Theatre Bar at 1.00pm on Sunday and they have kindly agreed to lead the Mass Slow Session in St Mary’s Church from 10.00 - 11.30am.

Bob plays piano accordion, sings accompanied and unaccompanied songs from around the UK and beyond, and plays a range of traditional tunes. Paul plays banjo and mandolin, plays a vast array of Irish, English, American and other tunes, and sings.

Date: Saturday September 6th
Venue: Bell Gallery, 40 Earsham St, Bungay NR35 1AQ
Time: 4.00 - 4.45pm
Cost: Free

Broch is a group of local folk musicians from Suffolk and Norfolk who play traditional Celtic tunes on fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo, concertina and whistles. Their music ranges from slow airs to foot-tapping fast reels and jigs, drawing mainly on traditional and contemporary folk music from throughout the British Isles

We are delighted that Mark and his team have agreed to ring a quarter peal at St Mary’s at 4.00pm on the afternoon of Friday Sept 5th to celebrate the opening of the festival.

Date: Saturday September 6th
Venue: St Mary’s Church:

18 Trinity St, Bungay NR35 1AU
Time: 7 - 9.30pm
Cost: You will need a ticket for this concert. The Castle Singers are supporting ‘Sound Tradition’.

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The Castle Singers emerged from two choirs going into lockdown. Ambitious and creative, in 2024 it was time to stretch ourselves and we performed Gloria in D, by Antonio Vivaldi, A Ceremony of Carols, by Britten and Fantasia on Christmas Carols, by Vaughan Williams.

Our programme this evening features a piece especially written for this concert. Out of the Night Harvest is a collection of secular choral pieces composed by the choir's director, Will Drew-Batty. We will also sing four pieces from the Renaissance by William Byrd, Thomas Tallis, Orlando Gibbons and Thomas Morley.

Interested in joining Castle Singers?

Please contact fieldsartistic@gmail.com

Date: Friday September 5th
Venue: St Mary’s Church, 18 Trinity St, Bungay NR35 1AU
Time: 7.00 - 9.30pm
Cost: £8 support from Flànn

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Dream-Folk’ songwriter Chris Cleverley is a true guitar-man. His breathtaking fingerstyle technique & visceral lyricism draw comparisons with Lo-fi American Greats, Elliott Smith & Sufjan Stevens. With replenishing calm and warm humour, his live show occupies the space between concert performance and yoga nidra meditation.

"Rather Lovely Electro-Folk" - Radcliffe & Maconie - BBC 6 MUSIC

https://www.chriscleverley.com

Borderlands (Live) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErvGdoGnK24

Date: Saturday September 6th
Venue: St Mary’s Church

Trinity Street Bungay

Time: 2.15 - 3pm
Cost: Free

Christina Alden & Alex Patterson are multi-instrumentalists and songwriters from East Anglia. Their music is rich withintertwining harmony, sensitive accomplished musicianship and a creative song-writing style that is both delicate and moving. Deeply inspired by the world around them, they have a keen environmental eye to craft stories with the natural world at its heart, reflecting on the relationship between humans and the wild.

www.christinaaldenandalexpatterson.com

https://youtu.be/qkWOhzSfYks?si=-r0chbkUZlh-4pWp

https://www.instagram.com/christinaaldenale

Venue: Holy Trinity Church

Date: Saturday 6th Sept

Time: 11.15 - 11.45am

Cost: Free

Clare began learning the piano and violin at the age of 7, taking up the harp a few years later. After studying privately with the Royal Northern College of Music Harp Tutor she continued her training at Aberystwyth University. Returning to Cumbria she played with various orchestras, as part of a flute and harp duo and performed a series of solo concerts across the North of England.She also released a CD of solo harp and songs called 'On the Road’. Her musical tastes span several genres including folk, jazz and South American. Clare will be joined by a local harp group The Suffolk Harp Companions which she co runs wih Claudia Myatt.

https://joywoodharps.wordpress.com/learning-the-harp/

Date: Saturday September 6th
Venue: Fisher Theatre, 10 Broad St, Bungay NR35 1EE
Time: 3.00 - 3.45pm

Cost: Free

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We are delighted to welcome Nic and Adam back to BFF2025. Growing out of the fertile Norwich folk and bluegrass scene, Clark & Zuppardi brings together two of Norfolk’s most versatile musicians around a shared love of Bluegrass and American roots music. Their critically-acclaimed debut album ‘You, I and the Sky’ set out the musical furrow which they continue to plough. Their latest project is a set of newly composed fiddle tunes named after British moths, which combines their love of the natural world and great folk music.

https://www.clarkzuppardi.com

Date: Saturday September 6th
Venue: Fisher Theatre, 10 Broad St, Bungay NR35 1EE
Time: 1.30 - 2.15 and 7.00 - 9.30pm
Cost:

Eliza and Luke £10. 1.30 - 2.15pm

Tickets £10

Eliza solo £22.50. 7.00 - 9.30pm

Tickets £22.50

Describing herself simply as a ‘modern English musician’, Eliza Carthy is one of the most recognisable faces in British folk. We are delighted that Eliza will be joining us this year. She is performing with her great friend - balladeer and poet, Luke Wright during the day and then a solo performance later that evening. In the evening she is supported by The Medlars.

https://eliza-carthy.com

Date: Saturday September 6th
Venue: Holy Trinity Church

12 Trinity St, Bungay NR35 1EH
Time: 4.30 - 5.15pm
Cost: Free

Our line up includes cello, clarinet, clarineau, double bass, fiddle, flute, guitar, harp, mandolin, melodeon, recorder and whistle. We explore, experiment with, and play and perform traditional and contemporary folk tune arrangements, mainly from France, Scandinavia and the British Isles. We like to celebrate all our different instrumental voices.

Website

Date: Saturday September 6th
Venue: Bungay Community Centre: Old Grammar Ln, Bungay NR35 1PU
Time: 3.00 - 4.30pm
Cost: Free Tickets

This is an opportunity for families to enjoy dancing together in a fun and light hearted way to the fabulous ‘Far ‘n’ Away with caller Birgitta.

This is a free event but it helps us to know numbers so please book a ticket for each person coming.

https://farnaway.org

Date: Friday September 5th
Venue 1: St Mary’s Church, 18 Trinity St, Bungay NR35 1AU

Time: 7.00 - 9.30pm.
Cost: Flànn are supporting Chris Cleverley. Tickets are £8

Flánn are a 5 piece folk band specialising in the traditional music of Ireland, Scotland and other Celtic nations.
Although strongly rooted in traditional music their sound is, at once, traditional and modern, producing a full and exciting sound.
Their line up includes fiddles, whistle, banjo, guitar, bouzouki, concertina and bodhran, with a few gizmos for a heavier sound.

https://www.flann.org

Date: Saturday September 6th
Venue: Bungay Community Centre, Old Grammar Ln, Bungay NR35 1PU
Time: 8:00-10pm

Cost: You will need a ticket for this event. £6 Tickets

Bof! play traditional French and Breton music for dancing. Our dance sets include the bourrée, schottische, and mazurka from Central France and the gavotte, hanter dro and plinn from Brittany. You don’t need a partner for many of our dances.
Because most of our set are songs, they are equally suitable for dancing and listening to.

https://www.bof-frenchdance.co.uk

Youtube:

https://youtu.be/Aq4FwzJ7WGU?si=KmJooIT9iw_KjZro

https://youtu.be/JZxUMVjqynY?si=wGL5DuYsowvx6qBuhttps://youtu.be/5eg-KXzsTGo?si=KeX44ksOXgkHUUWT

Date: Saturday September 6th
Venue: The Bell Gallery
Time: 12.00 - 12:45pm

Heartbeat is a women’s a Capella singing group based in Halesworth.
We’ve been singing together for over thirty years and have a wide repertoire, from songs of protest from South Africa and America to compositions celebrating the beauty of the earth and the need to conserve nature.
We perform in many languages and a variety of venues, from churches to festivals, and we can sometimes be heard busking in the streets if Suffolk.
Cost: Free

Friday 5th Sept: 6.00 - 6.45pm

Saturday 6th Sept: 11.15am - 12.00pm

Venue: Three Tuns, 2 Earsham St, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1AG

Cost: Free

Ian sings lead vocals and plays acoustic guitar, and Michelle sings harmony vocals and plays a range of whistles and occasional concertina. They perform a variety of traditional and contemporary folk songs and tunes, as well as songs they have written themselves, and particularly enjoy songs which tell a story. They perform regularly at various folk clubs, sessions and festivals in East Anglia and Lincolnshire. They love to be ‘out and about’, meeting other musicians who enjoy sharing music and keeping music live.

https://www.facebook.com/Homity

Date: Saturday September 7th
Venue: Fisher Theatre Bar
Time: 2.15 - 3.00pm
Cost: Free

Iceni Rising is a folk duo singing beautiful harmonies and playing tunes, ancient and modern on fiddle, flute, cello, mandolin and banjo.

https://soundcloud.com/icenirising

Date: Saturday September 6th
Venue: Fisher Theatre Bar 11.15 - 12.00pm
Venue: Bell Gallery 1.30 - 2.15pm
Cost: Free

John and Pauline perform a blend of intelligent, humorous and emotional songs taking listeners on a journey where they can sparkle with the Northern Lights, travel with Scotland’s herring girls and ring with the bells of old Dunwich town.

Expect well-crafted original songs about real people, real events and real places following in the British and American folk song tradition.

https://www.johnandpaulinepearce.com

Date: Saturday Sept 6th
Venue: Fisher Theatre, 10 Broad St, Bungay NR35 1EE
Time: 12.00 - 12.45pm
Cost: Free you will need to book a ticket for this event. Tickets

Date: Saturday Sept 6th
Venue: St Mary’s Church, 18 Trinity St Bungay NR35 1AU
Time: 3.45 - 4.30pm
Cost: Free no ticket required

The John Ward Trio comes to Bungay Folk festival bringing John’s acclaimed folk songs inspired by the Suffolk sea and coast and his wider travels. The Trio will be showcasing material from John’s forthcoming 10th album, as well as familiar favourites from their wide-ranging and eclectic repertoire. They will also be doing a special presentation taken from John’s book and album ‘Congress’ about Buffalo Bill’s visit to Suffolk with his wild west show in 1903 with songs, spoken word and archive photos.

With powerful 3-part harmonies, an array of instruments and John’s show-stopping bodhran playing, the trio’s performances are authentic and heartfelt, entertaining and delighting audiences across the UK and beyond.

https://johnward.org.uk/john-ward-trio

Date: Saturday Sept 6th
Venue: Fisher Theatre Bar
Time: 12.45 - 1.30pm
Cost: Free

Keith and Mary-Jane had been making their separate ways through various bands in, respectively, Suffolk and Norfolk for a good few years. Their paths finally crossed when Keith became the new bass player for The Kesh, for which Mary-Jane was the lead singer. Though the band ultimately split up, Mary-Jane and Keith continued to make music together. They now work as a duo, playing contemporary folk and Americana, and with a new band, Zig Zag Box Car. Mary-Jane’s beautiful voice together with Keith’s sensitive guitar and bass accompaniment provide fresh arrangements of some well known and not so well known songs.

Date: Sunday September 7th

Venue 1: St Mary’s Church 11:15-11.45
Venue 2: Outside The Fleece 12.45 -1.15 pm
Venue 3: On the Castle Bailey 2.15 - 2.45
Cost: Free

Kemp's Men of Norwich are named in honour of Will Kemp, colleague of Shakespeare, fellow shareholder in the Globe Theatre, Europe's most famous comic actor and Morris dancer extraordinaire. In 1599, the two Wills fell out; Will Kemp resigned from the Globe and, the following year, went on to dance the "Nine Daies Wonder" from London to Norwich as a turn of the century publicity stunt. Founded in 1956, Kemp's Men have been at it ever since.  We dance a wide mixture of Cotswold Morris together with dances from our own local "tradition" of Norwich-upon-Wensum.

https://www.kempsmen.org.uk

Date: Saturday September 7th

Venue: St Mary’s Church: 18 Trinity St, Bungay NR35 1AU
Time: 12.45 - 1.30pm

Venue: Three Tuns, Earsham St

Time: 6.00 - 6.45pm
Cost: Free

Kimberley is performing two sets for us and also hosting a song writing workshop. A firm favourite from the Norwich folk scene she writes and performs semi-autobiographical lyrical acoustic songs. With her pure and thought provoking voice, guitar and ukulele she sings of subjects from the mundane to the wildly sublime of everyday life. 

https://kimberleymooremusic.co.uk

Date: Saturday Sept 6th
Venue: Bell Gallery
Time: 10.30 - 11.15am

Date: Sunday Sept 7th
Venue: Fisher Theatre Bar
Time: 10.30 - 11.15am
Cost: Free

We play European and British folk. We love playing tunes by composers such as Andy Cutting – particularly waltzes and mazurkas that people can dance along with.

Date: Saturday September 6th
Venue: St Mary’s Church: 18 Trinity St, Bungay NR35 1AU
Time: 11.15 - 12.00am
Cost: Free

We are delighted to welcome back Kitty-May. Her original songs combine catchy melodies and pure vocals with complex harmonies. Her debut EP ‘After Dark’ was released in June 2023, and in September of that year she opened the prestigious Janice Long stage at Mosely Folk Festival.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK1SLUvnEAA&t=11s

https://www.facebook.com/kittymaymusic/

Date: Sunday 7th September
Venue: Bungay Castle, Bungay NR35 1AW
Time: 4.30 - 5.15pm
Cost: Free

Klezmerized! are a four piece band drawn together by a love for Jewish music from eastern Europe. 

Expect to be transported into the world of klezmer, an irresistible style of music that combines the happy with the sad, the sombre with the mad and celebration with yearning. 

The band take great joy in arranging this unique repertoire in their own way and mixing it with Balkan, Gypsy and Middle Eastern sounds.

They have played in many concerts and 'klezmer keilidhs' around Norfolk and Suffolk and love to get their audience involved. Their instrumentation includes violin, cello, accordion, guitar, clarinet and double bass.

ww.klezmerized.co.uk

www.klezmerized.bandcamp.com

Date: Saturday September 6th
Venue: Fisher Theatre: 10 Broad St, Bungay NR35 1EE
Time: 1.30 - 2.30pm
Cost: £10 Tickets

After a quarter of a century on stages across the world Luke Wright is a poet and raconteur at the top of his game. In this show he will combine forces with his friend Eliza Carthy to offer something truly unique. Bemused and mystified? - We are too! If you don’t know Luke’s work - then take a stiff drink and strap yourself in.

https://www.lukewright.co.uk

Date: Friday September 5th
Venue: Fisher Theatre: 10 Broad St, Bungay NR35 1EE
Time: 7.00 - 9.30pm
Cost: Miniature Universe are supporting Mishra. Tickets £15

Miniature Universe is a mesmeric blend of hand pans, percussion, fiddle and vocals created by Blake Harrison and Rosie Toll. The music is made out of many improvisations and the pieces find their finished form after careful hours of crafting! They are inspired by the natural world and the interplay between the two main instruments. Blake and Rosie come from a Celtic folk background and weave in melodies with roots in this tradition.

https://www.facebook.com/p/Miniature-Universe-100038881416980/

Date: Friday September 5th
Venue: Fisher Theatre: 10 Broad St, Bungay NR35 1EE
Time: 7:00-9.30pm
Cost: £15

Supported by Miniature Universe

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Mishra are a global folk band from the UK gathering international recognition. They draw together roots in UK traditional music with continent-spanning musical textures into joyous and breathtaking performances. Presenting finely crafted songs with stunning vocals and exhilarating instrumentals, Mishra span eclectic moods; from meditative raag inspired improvisations to high-energy celtic dance tunes underpinned by unstoppable percussive grooves.

https://www.mishramusic.co.uk

Venue: St Mary’s Church

Date: Sunday 7th Sept

Time: 12.15 - 1.00pm

Cost: Free

Hunter’s Moon Songs of Love, Loss and Magic. Hunter’s Moon offers a blend of close harmony singing accompanied by melodic guitar playing. Original folk/singer-songwriting at its finest.

Venue: St Mary’s Church

Date: Friday 5th Sept 5.00 - 5.45pm

Venue: Bell gallery

Date: Sat 6th Sept 6.30pm - 7.15pm

Cost: Free

Entison (Nathan Thomas) is an Ivor Novello nominated singer/songwriter and producer. A guitarist and vocalist that is influenced by contemporary folk, jazz and soul. His most recent writings document fatherhood, loosing his mother, his obsession and relationship with music and the power of love and faith in his life. His debut album “The Keys” is due for release later on this year.

www.entison.com

Date: Sunday September 7th
Venue: Fisher Theatre, 10 Broad St, Bungay NR35 1EE
Time: 7.00 -8.30
Cost: £15: You will need a ticket for this event

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First watch this trailer: Then you will understand what a unique experience this band presents…

Described as “ingenious and compelling” by The Times, ethno-sampling mavericks Addictive TV return to the Fisher to perform their global folk music project Orchestra of Samples with new tracks and surprise guests! From Senegal to Kazakhstan, Colombia to India, and all across Europe, they filmed over 300 musicians playing all manner of traditional instruments, sampling them to create new music of extraordinary fusions. Immerse yourself in mesmerising rhythmic dialogues with sampled musicians on screen and live musicians on stage, and discover instruments you never knew existed!

Friday Sept 5th - Three Tuns ‘Tangled up in Bob’ with Simon Squibb - 7.15 - 8.00pm

Sun 7th Sept - solo performance 1.30 - 2.15pm
Venue: Three Tuns, Earsham Street, Bungay NR35 1AG
Time: 1:30-2:15pm
Cost: Free

Paul is a passionate and skilled exponent of the unaccompanied folk- song tradition. His performance will be on a theme "A Year of Song" which focus on songs sung at local seasonal celebrations such as Wassail, May Day and Plough Monday. Choruses will abound, so bring along your voices.

https://paulgill.bandcamp.com/album/rigs-of-the-time

Date: Sunday September 7th
Venue: St Mary’s Church: 18 Trinity St, Bungay NR35 1AU
Time: 1.30 - 2.15pm
Cost: Free

Peter and Jane mix their original songs and tunes with a joyful selection of traditional material, played on a wide range of instruments including flute, whistles, guitar, banjo and small pipes. Their performances have an accomplished and thoughtful style that centres around close harmony between their instruments and voices. www.peterandjane.co.uk

Date: Saturday September 6th
Venue 1: St Mary’s Church - 11:30-12:00
Venue 2: Outside the old Post Office, Earsham St - 1:00-1:30pm
Venue 3: Outside the Green Dragon - 3:00-3:30pm
Cost: Free

Rumburgh Morris was formed in 2008. We are a group of dancers and musicians performing dances in the style of those traditionally danced in the Cotswolds.

Date: Sat Sept 6th
Venue: Three Tuns Cellar
Time: 7.15-8.00pm

Date: Sunday Sept 7th

Venue: Castle Bailey
Time: 12.00 - 12.45pm

Cost: Free

Rattlebox are a raucous folk band from Norfolk. We specialise in goodtime rowdy pub music, and can often be found playing at festivals and in pubs around Norfolk. We play a combination of our own songs, traditional songs and even a few contemporary tunes.

Date: Sunday September 7th
Venue: St Mary’s Church: 18 Trinity St, Bungay NR35 1AU
Time: 2.45 - 3.30pm
Cost: Free

Retro Firefly is the music project of Lowestoft-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Samantha Penman. She began writing music in her early teens, frequently finding inspiration in nature and her upbringing along the Suffolk Coast. Her music has an indie-folk vibe, taking inspiration from artists such as James Blunt and Aurora.

www.retrofirefly.com 

Venue: Three Tuns Cellar

Date: Sat 6th Sept

Time: 4.45 - 5.30pm

South Suffolk’s very own shanty crew ShantyFolk are five friends who met in 2014 when singing with a community choir based in Lavenham. They have brought their love of harmonies to rousing singalong sea shanties and melodic songs of the sea. Their distinctive sound and stories about these old songs have made them a popular choice for fundraisers and festivals throughout East Anglia.

Date: Friday September 5th
Venue: Three Tuns : Earsham Street, Bungay NR35 1AG
Time: 8.30 - 9.15pm
Cost: Free

Traditional songs and tunes from England, Ireland, Scotland and North America on fiddle, banjo and guitar. Vocal harmonies.

https://youtu.be/t7vfw7xgDvo?si=T9oXozu1b7owQcE3

Date: Friday 5th Sept with Paul Gill at The Three Tuns performing ‘Tangled up in Bob’ 7.15 - 8.00pm

Date: Saturday September 6th
Venue: Bell Gallery, 40 Earsham St, Bungay NR35 1AQ
Time: 5.15 - 6.00pm
Cost: Free

A strong presence in the local music scene, Simon is a singer / guitarist and will be performing a mix of modern folk and Americana.

Date: Saturday September 6th
Venue: St Mary’s Churchyard: 18 Trinity St, Bungay NR35 1AU
Time: 12:00-12.30pm
Cost: Free

We are delighted to welcome back Soniya and the opportunity to be transported to another part of the world through dance including Belly Dance, Indian Classical, Bharatnatyam and Bollywood.

Venue: Bell Gallery

Date: Sept 6th 2025

Time: 2.45 - 3.30pm

Cost: Free

Sonrisa first met way back when they joined Big Sky, a Norwich-based choir led by Sian Croose with whom they all still sing. Together they sing acapella harmonies from an eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary songs and as individuals they are also involved with other musical projects such as ‘Harmonium’. Claire writes and performs with melodic local indie band Stromm and Marian is an experienced choir and vocal workshop leader, regularly leading sessions across Norfolk.

https://www.facebook.com/share/1CEqqgKWfn/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Venue: St Mary’s Church

Date: Saturday 6th September

Time: 7 - 9.30pm

Tickets £10

Sound Tradition is an a cappella folk foursome (David, Linda, Catherine and Moose) singing in glorious harmony. Their varied repertoire ranges from lively chorus songs to lilting ballads, and from medieval times to the modern day, but always with an ear for the English folk tradition. They are supported by The Castle Singers.

We are delighted that Sound tradition are delivering two workshops for us as well as a concert.

Sat 6th Sept Emmanuel Church hall 12.00 - 1.00pm

Sun 7th Sept Three Tuns Upstairs 12.00 - 1.00pm

https://www.soundtradition.co.uk

Venue: Holy Trinity Church, 12 Trinity St, Bungay NR35 1EH

Performance: 12.00 - 12.45pm

Workshop: 9.45 - 10.45am

Date: Saturday Sept 6th

Max participants: 12 at workshop but audience members welcome!

Cost: Free



For the worksop we will give a brief description of both Anglo and English concertinas, and then offer people the opportunity to have a guided, hands-on go, on the system of their choice. This will be either on a one-to-one, or small group basis depending on the level of interest. We will have around half a dozen tutor instruments of each system available on the day.

 During the performance SqueezEast Concertinas will play a selection of pieces to go some way towards illustrating the wide range of music we enjoy, in the style of the concertina bands of the 19th and early 20th century.

https://squeezeast.org.uk

Date: Sunday September 7th
Venue: St Mary’s Church, 18 Trinity St, Bungay NR35 1AU
Time: 4.45 - 7pm
Cost: £15
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Folk musician Tamsin Elliott’s critically-acclaimed collaboration with Egyptian oud player Tarek Elazhary explores the parallels and celebrates the idiosyncrasies of Egyptian Maqam music and English folk traditions. Their friendship and resulting duo album So Far We Have Come is a testament to the unifying power of music, and won them a place in The Guardian’s Top Ten Folk Albums of 2023, as well as a nomination for Best Group at the Songlines Music Awards. 

https://www.tamsinelliott.co.uk

Venue: Holy Trinity Church

Date: Sat 6th Sept

Time: 3.00 - 3.45pm

Tanglethread are tunesmiths weaving Ruth's recorders and whistles and Des' cittern together to play traditional tunes from across Great Britain. Playing tunes from the seventeenth century right up to the twentyfirst, Tanglethread have become popular and entertaining performers at local folk clubs and events.

www.tanglethread.com

Venue: Three Tuns

Date: Friday Sept 5th

Time: 7.15 - 8.00pm

Multi- instrumentalists and singers Simon Squibb and Paul Gill bring you a selection of interpretations from the extraordinary repertoire of Bob Dylan.

Venue: Holy Trinity Church

Date: Sat 6th Sept

Time: 5.45 - 6.30pm

Cost: Free

Terza is an exciting trio presenting inspiring English and European traditional and original music on two fiddles and guitar. The band members have a respected pedigree and are:- Dave Shepherd from Blowzabella, Kevi May and Stuart Moffat from KEGS. These experienced musicians, with their shared love of traditional music, meld their skills tightly together to make a truly lovely sound

Date: Saturday September 6th
Venue: Three Tuns, 2 Earsham St, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1AG
Time: 8.30-9.15pm
Cost: Free

Date: Sunday September 7th
Venue: Castle Bailey: Bungay NR35 1AW
Time: 1.30 - 2.15pm
Cost: Free

The King Driscolls are a folk act based in East Anglia. They perform traditional and original music on themes of nature and humanity’s place in it; working the land, craft, solidarity, optimism and love.The band has a reputation for live shows that can hold a crowd in pin-drop silent attention or elevate them to a dancing uproar and have played in numerous venues and festivals over the last decade.

Venue: Holy Trinity Church, 12 Trinity St, Bungay NR35 1EH

Date: Sat 6th Sept

Time: 1.30 - 2.15pm

The Blow-ins make gentle acoustic music with Celtic harp, guitar and voices. Based in Scarborough, they have played together since they met in 2012. They’re known for original, high- quality folk music which has been enjoyed in folk clubs, festivals, concerts and on local radio.

www.theblowins.co.uk

Venue: The Three Tuns

Date: Friday 5th Sept

Time: 4.45 - 5.30pm

The Larks, Liz Miller and Chris Wilbraham, have developed their sound, using carefully wrought harmonies, backed by guitar and mandolin to entertain their audiences. They’ve  played festivals such as FolkEast and Ely Folk Festival and headline local folk clubs, sometimes venturing further afield, winning Watford Folk Club’s Songwriting Competition in 2024. Influences are many ( Gillian Welch, Joni Mitchell. The Smiths, The Cure, Anais Mitchell ). Their original songs draw on personal experience and feelings and might speak of a remote Fen Land Railway Station, a Life Boat Disaster or Climate Change.

www.thelarks.me.uk

Date: Saturday September 7th
Venue: Three Tuns Cellar
Time: 12.30 - 1.15pm
Cost: Free

Will Fergusson is a virtuoso pianist, multi instrumentalist and experimental musician. He often joins me at my bread stall on Bungay Market with an array of instruments, the latest manuscript and a collection of old Irish and Scottish folk songs. You will be in the presence of genius but we have no idea what to expect. We can guarantee you will be entertained.

Date: Saturday September 6th
Venue: Fisher Theatre: 10 Broad St, Bungay NR35 1EE
Time: 7:00-9.30pm

The Medlars are supporting Eliza Carthy

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The Medlars are a folk trio from East Anglia, performing songs and tunes originated and rooted in the folk tradition, revisiting and creating new arrangements of classic English folk songs with a contemporary feel. They have just released their first album which is a delight.

www.themedlars.co.uk

Date: Saturday 6th Sept
Venue: Butter Cross
Time: 1.30pm
Cost: Free

Tumaraca is a group of friends from Suffolk who come together to celebrate and share the vibrant rhythms of Northeast Brazil. Their music features traditional styles such as Maracatu, Coco, and Ciranda, bringing the energy and soul of Brazilian culture to their community.

Date: Sunday 7th Sept

Venue: St Marys Church, 18 Trinity Street Bungay

Time: 4.45pm - 7.00pm

Tickets £15

The Waveney Valley SHE Choir, informally known as ‘The Sassy Eagles’ is supporting Tamsin Elliott and Tarek Elazhary. They learn beautiful acapella arrangements around the kitchen table and experiment with a wide variety of genres. Their repertoire covers everyone from The Beatles to Bob Marley and from Fleet Foxes to First Aid Kit as well as many other more traditional folk musicians.

Date: Saturday September 6th
Venue: St Mary’s Church: 18 Trinity St, Bungay NR35 1AU
Time: 5.15 - 6 .00pm
Cost: Free

Drawing influence from the folk music of the UK, Ireland, Canada, and a little bit beyond, East Anglian based Wendsum’s music wends through rhythmically driven dance tunes and fiery spoken word, to the familiar comfort of beautiful songs.

Venue: Castle Bailey

Date: Sunday 7th Sept

Time: 3.00 - 3.45pm

Cost: Free.

From Mersea Island in Essex this new, and exciting duo, Wilswood Buoys, are currently cutting their name into the UK underground scene.

Mixing trad folk, with modern alternative acoustic pop, the band have a sound that’s raw, fresh, familiar, and accessible.

Josh and Joe are, like a lot of bands, a couple of mates who from simply getting together for a jam saw things quickly escalate into writing music and playing local gigs.

www.wilswoodbuoys.com

Venue: Bungay Community Centre

Date: Sunday 7th Sept

Time: 8.00 - 10.00pm

This is a ticketed event £6

Tickets

For well over two decades, Whirligig’s blend of traditional music from Britain and Ireland, coupled with lively modern songs, has kept this North Norfolk based band constantly in demand for Ceilidhs and Barn Dances throughout East Anglia. 

The individual band members all have backgrounds in rock and jazz as well as folk which results in music with a vibrant edge that is fun to dance to. 

For the Sunday Evening Ceilidh, the mighty Biggles will be the band’s caller for the night so with a wide range of dances in his armoury to suit beginners and the more experienced it should be a fun and lively evening for all.
Website :  whirligigmusic.co.uk