Bermondsey Folk Festival 2018

Bermondsey Folk Festival 2018 puts folk music in the heart of South East London for the fifth year running. The free festival showcases some of the finest folk artists performing in Britain today with a series of events on Saturday 8th of September in Bermondsey.

Bermondsey Folk Festival is staged in Market Place SE16 in the heart of South East London. The festival was conceived after a chat between a local musician and the fishmonger at his stall in local market. Since that chance conversation over a convivial carton of Jellied Eels, the idea has blossomed into a unique London calendar event, which attracts top folk performers and fans from far and wide.

The days merriments begin with a guided walk from celebrated comedian and local lad Arthur Smith followed by the hearty tones of Arfur Doo and The Toerags at the Blue Anchor Pub. Then in the Blue Market square you will discover award winning chanteuse Lisa Knapp, the indescribable Circulus and modern folk’s greatest innovator Martin Carthy, purveying their finest wares. Dance performances, Bermondsey voices, market stalls, food and craft beers complement the day’s joyous tone.

More performances unfurl at the rather sociable setting of Shortwave Café, a mere gentle saunter from the Blue Market, for an intimate folk experience featuring:  David Jaycock, The Russman, Ady Johnson and all nicely topped off by the enigmatic Cunning Folk.

What a day what a line up and it’s all FREE and just a hefty welly wang from Bermondsey Tube Station

The festival is organised by The Blue Bermondsey BID and Cunning Folk Music to recognise the cultural growth of the Blue.

FREE ENTRY TO ALL MUSIC VENUES TAKING PART IN THE BFF 2018

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