Lancashire

Most weeks both singers and musicians are welcome to take part in an organised singaround/music session.

The Edgworth Folk Festival is held at The Barlow, Edgworth, Bolton. The festival promotes folk music and supports a local community centre. Details are available on the festival’s Facebook page or at folkatthebarlow.com.

Gobefest, Manchester’s original urban folk music and dance festival with strong Central and Eastern European leanings, is back. Established in 2017, Gobefest has its roots firmly in Transylvania and Hungary, but over the years has expanded its reach to cherry-pick some of the finest performing artists from around the Carpathian Basin and beyond.

Manchester Folk Festival is a major new festival of English folk and acoustic roots music. From songs of struggle to joyful reels, from traditional to experimental, the festival will celebrate contemporary folk as it straddles genres, embraces cultures and absorbs new influences. An urban festival. A gathering of all kinds of folk.