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Henderson's 50/50 Food Festival
Henderson's celebrates 50 years of their healthy veggie eats. In addition to barbecues, exhibitions, vegetarian speed dining, bonfires and live music, the 50-day fete hosts a couple of fancy dress food parties: 'Back to '63', with 60s inspired food and fashion, and 'Henderson's Goes to Hawaii', with – you guessed it…
Edinburgh: various venues
Sat 22 Jun
Times & prices vary / 0131 225 2131
Sun 23 Jun
Times & prices vary / 0131 225 2131
Ahab, Empty White Circles, Co-Pilgrim, The August List, Joshua Gilbert
The London-based four-piece plays country-rock and folk.
O2 Academy Oxford
Sat 22 Jun
£6 / 0844 477 2000
- 19:00
Allan Johnston & Friends
Original story songs, powerful harmonies, terrific banter, plus multi-instrumental virtuosity from the Celtic tradition.
Captains Bar, Edinburgh
Sat 22 Jun
Free
- 16:00
BBC Community Music Day
A day of community music making organised by the Friends of Wighton, including concerts, workshops, masterclasses and a ceilidh.
Bonar Hall, Dundee
Sat 22 Jun
£20 for an all day ticket; individual prices vary / 01382 434940
Becka Wolfe & Sam Gillespie
Folk on fiddle, guitar and vocals.
Captains Bar, Edinburgh
Sun 23 Jun
Free
- 20:30
A Belgian Fanfare
The Poembak Collective of 20 musicians preform an eclectic repertoire of world music including jazz, tango, gypsy and Latino.
Ashton Lane, Glasgow
Sat 22 Jun
Free
Part of West End Festival.
- 18:00
Glasgow Botanic Gardens
Sat 22 Jun
Free / 0141 334 2422
Part of West End Festival.
- 13:00
Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow
Sat 22 Jun
Free / 0141 276 9599
Part of West End Festival.
- 15:00
Ben River
Alternative folk from the London-based singer-songwriter and musician.
Caroline Of Brunswick, Brighton
Sat 22 Jun
Upstairs
Free / 01273 624434
- 20:00 – 22:00
Blair Dunlop
Contemporary folk by the singer-songwriter from London.
The Twickfolk Club at The Cabbage Patch, Twickenham
Sun 23 Jun
Phone for prices / 020 8991 5461
- 19:45 – 22:30
Blazin' Fiddles
The sextet, which includes fiddle-players Allan Henderson, Iain Macfarlane and Jenna Reid, perform lively folk.
Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot
Sun 23 Jun
£16 (£14.50; £13.50) / 01235 515144
- 19:30
Blueflint
Lady banjo players extraordinaire tour their bluegrass ballads.
The Greystones, Sheffield
Sun 23 Jun
£8 / 0114 266 5599
Blueflint
Americana and folk by the London-based band.
The Greystones, Sheffield
Sun 23 Jun
Phone for prices / 0114 266 5599
- 20:00
Worcester Arts Workshop
Sat 22 Jun
£8 / 01905 25053
- 19:30 – 23:00
Bookends: Simon & Garfunkel Tribute
The two-piece from the North West pays homage to the acclaimed, American chart topping folk-rock duo known for the songs Bridge Over Troubled Water, Scarborough Fair and Mrs Robinson.
The Robin 2, Wolverhampton
Sun 23 Jun
£12; £10 adv / 01902 401211
- 19:30
Cahal Clarke
Traditional and contemporary folk singer-songwriter.
Fibber Magees: Robinson's Bar, Belfast
Sat 22 Jun
Free / 028 9024 7447
- 15:00
Caroline Grannell, Hana And Amelia, Isabel Ros Lopez
The singer-songwriter and ukulele player performs contemporary folk songs.
The Stage Door, London SE1
Sat 22 Jun
Free / 020 7928 8964
- 20:00
Chuck Wagon
The band performs alt-folk, rock'n'roll and country.
The Bitter Suite, Preston
Sat 22 Jun
Free / 01772 827007
- 21:00
Create Choral
Artistic director Kathryn Tickell guides the choir as they perform new choral works inspired by folk music from the north east of England. Booking is essential.
Discovery Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne
Sat 22 Jun
Eric Linklater & Friends
Rising young Orcadian fiddler Eric Linklater is a pupil of Jennifer Wrigley.
The Reel, Kirkwall
Sat 22 Jun
£7 on the door or £36 for Festival Club season ticket / 01856 871000
Here Linklater tears up the Festival Club with some like-minded friends, in an evening of fiddle music.
- 22:00
Folk At The Drum
Open mic night, featuring guest artists once a month.
Drum Inn, Ashford
Sat 22 Jun
Phone for prices / 01303 812125
- 20:15
Sun 23 Jun
Phone for prices / 01303 812125
- 20:15
- 20:30
Glasgow Fiddle Workshop / Big Band Day
Learn tunes and collaboratively arrange them. End the day combined into a huge band. For non musicians there will be an art workshop - all welcome.
Stow College, Glasgow
Sat 22 Jun
TBC / 01360 551303
Part of West End Festival.
- 10:30 – 15:30
Gordie MacKeeman & His Rhythm Boys
High-energy roots folk and Americana band featuring award-winning fiddler and dancer Gordie MacKeeman.
Saltburn Community Theatre, Saltburn-by-the-Sea
Sat 22 Jun
£12.50 / 01287 622422
- 20:00 – 23:00
Gretchen Peters
Country and folk by the Nashville-based singer-songwriter as she promotes the album Hello Cruel World.
Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal
Sat 22 Jun
£16.50 / 01539 725133
- 19:30
Hands Up for Trad: Scotland Sings
A gathering of Gaelic choirs to celebrate Scottish language and song, designed to bring new participants and audiences together through singing.
Caird Hall, Dundee
Sat 22 Jun
Free / 01382 434940
Groups from Dundee sing on the Caird Hall steps to celebrate the opening of the City Square and to take part in Scotland Sings.
- 14:00
Holly Taymar And Chris Bilton, Laveer
The York-based twosome performs contemporary folk.
South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell
Sat 22 Jun
£8 / 01344 484123
- 19:30







