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Now in it’s sixth year the Priddy Rising project has moved up a gear with over 20 students from Wells School ready to start their folk music journey which will culminate in a Priddy Rising performance at this year’s 2017 festival. The project, which was launched by Priddy Folk Festival in conjunction with Wells Blue…

We are proud to announce that this year’s Dance Festival at Priddy will feature the National Youth Folklore Troupe of England. NYFTE (pronounced ‘nifty’) has been keeping English folk traditions alive through young performers since 1990 and comprises youngsters from all over the country aged 10-18 who busk, present concerts, and run workshops at festivals…

The sublime wit of Jake Thackray is coming to the Priddy Folk Festival 2017 in the shape of John Watterson – aka Fake Thackray. Jake Thackray’s bitingly satirical and pomposity-puncturing songs have passed into legend. John, on hearing of the death of the great man in 2002 was determined to keep Jake’s catalogue of sharp,…

The line-up for Priddy Folk Festival 2017 is now complete with some of the final additions being among the most exciting yet. The great news is the return of popular Priddy acts Jamie Smith’s Mabon, Tom McConville and Faustus. The festival also welcomes back Jenn Butterworth and Laura Beth Salter who made their impressive debut last…

One of the joys of folk festivals generally and – we sincerely hope – Priddy Folk Festival in particular is discovering great talent that you have never heard of and going ‘wow!’ Sometimes the ‘wow’ thing can happen when you stumble upon young performers. And sometimes it’s someone who has, shall we say, been around…

A triple treat of young acts has been added to the burgeoning line-up for Priddy 2017. Already on the agenda for this year’s festival are Flook,  Mawkin,  Jim Causley and the  Firepit Collective, amongst others. Now we’ve added some fresh names to our roster. Following The Shee and Adam Holmes down from Scotland are exciting trio Talisk,…

Two of the best and most highly acclaimed outfits from north of the border will be appearing at Priddy this year. Adam Holmes and the Embers have been making big waves of the live scene in Scotland. Led from the front by soulful singer- songwriter Holmes the band mix folk and Americana to make a…

The first acts for Priddy Folk Festival 2017 have been announced – and among them are some old friends and exciting new talent. We are pleased to announce the return of Irish four-piece Flook who last played at Priddy – to great acclaim  – in 2014. Led by the flutes of Sarah Allen and Brian Finnegan…

The festival is over for another year. I hope you caught the “Big Sing” in Swildons on Sunday morning with the fabulous Faustus who are in residence at Halsway this year. The great news is that they are coming back to Priddy Village Hall for a concert in October on Sunday 16th. Doors 7:30 for…

The 25th anniversary Priddy Folk Festival is almost here! Weekend camping tickets are already sold out and at time of writing we only have around 100 weekend-only tickets left, so if you want to come, please don’t leave it until the last minute. Click here to buy. If you need camping, don’t panic – there’s a campsite available…

We are delighted to reveal the winners of our design a bag for Priddy competition. The standard of entries was exceptionally high – so much so that we decided to have two winners. The first, by Emily Holmes, features an eye-catching display of musical instruments. The second (though equal first) is a tent design from…

Belshazzar’s Feast make a welcome return to Priddy this year. Famed for their surreal sense of humour, the duo – Paul Hutchinson (accordion) and Paul Sartin (oboe violin and vocals) – formed in the mid 1990s and quickly became a major force on the UK folk scene. They are familiar faces at Priddy and their last…