This weekend, Music, Folk

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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

The Smugglers, Sunderland

Sun 23 Jun

Free / 0191 514 3844

  • 21:00

Ahab

Country-rock and folk quartet.

O2 Academy Oxford

Sat 22 Jun

£6 / 0844 477 2000

  • 19:00

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
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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
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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
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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

£7 / 0191 232 6789

Part of Festival of the North East.

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
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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
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