Priddy Folk Festival

22/06/2026

And Beltane will be coming soon to Priddy!
Priddy Folk Festival 10-12 July
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22/06/2026

Priddy Folk Festival has announced its 2026 line-up, which means the village is once again preparing to host more music, dancing and organised good cheer than seems strictly possible for somewhere with about 600 residents.

There are ticketed concerts, free events, Morris sides, workshops, walks, young musicians and a giant called Fair Lady. So, yes, the Mendips are apparently getting quite busy in July.

More here: https://wells.nub.news/news/local-news/priddy-folk-festival-2026-line-up-announced-299570

21/06/2026

21/06/2026

It’s Sunday and Solstice, so let’s have a look round the Church.

We’re very happy at Priddy Folk Festival to have the village church, St Laurence’s as one of our venues.

The church is the place to go for poetry on Friday with poets, Katharine Towers, Jane Lovell, Mark Corcoran and Philip Rush reading their works.

On Saturday there will be music and singing with Three Rivers, the Heartwood Chorus, Unkempt, Will Pound and Jenn Butterworth, the English Fiddle Ensemble and Kitchen Kapele.

Following the Festival Service on Sunday morning, there will be more music from Moonfire, the Harry Browns, Jonas and Harbottle and the Mendip Folk Choir.

13th century faces will look down at you, with a rare 15th century altar frontal on Italian brocade to one side. Charming plaques commemorating local donations for heaters are a welcome modern addition which hopefully won’t be needed during the Festival itself!

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Philip Rush
Three Rivers
Heartwood Chorus
Jenn Butterworth
English Fiddle Ensemble

H A R B O T T L E & J O N A S

19/06/2026

It’s Friday Fringe time!

The Fringe Tent on the Market Field offers one of the most relaxed and intriguing offerings at the Festival: an eclectic mix of talented songwriters and musicians from across the West Country.

Entry is free, no wristband required. That means you can drop in between other sessions — it’s a place to wander in, stay a while, and discover something you weren’t expecting. You might find yourself staying all afternoon!

Here’s who you’ll find in the Fringe Tent this year - and swipe through carousel for photos:
Bob Gallie Bob Gallie. Acoustic Artist.
Cathy Judge and Johnny Francis Cathy Judge
The Cowsville Hummingbirds
Feryl Beryl
Mark Abis
Nicki Davey
Paul Rogers Paul Rogers
Shane Robbins
Singing for Joy
Tex Braithwaite and the Biryani Brothers
Wild Fenn

Plus - here’s your chance to take the stage!

If you want to share your own music, the Festival has two Open Mic sessions, from 7.30 pm on Friday and Saturday (sign up from 7 pm at the Fringe tent).

Go for it!!

17/06/2026

Next for us this summer we'll be making our first appearance as a band at the wonderful Priddy Folk Festival we can't wait!

17/06/2026

Solo Acoustic Guy 7, Waiting For Wisdom (acoustic) coming soon!

I reckon Minety Village Hall, near Swindon, on July 1st, is as good a time and place as any to release this.

Available on very limited edition CD, (just 300 copies), from July 1st.

Recorded in one take, with no overdubs or redos, just like the other in the series.

It will not be available on streaming platforms, nor will it be on vinyl.

Be the first to get yours by coming to the launch gig at Minety Village Hall, near Swindon, on July 1st. Just 50 tckts remain!

It will also be available to order on Bandcamp from July 1st, but this means that you'll get it in the post a few days later.

16/06/2026

Last year was the first time we hosted poetry at Priddy - and it went down so well, we’re doing it again!

We are delighted to welcome four poets who again will be reading their work at the 2026 Priddy Folk Festival:

Katharine Towers has published four collections with Picador, most recently The Worrying Rose. She has won the Seamus Heaney Prize and been shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize.

Winner of the Ginkgo Prize, Jane Lovell explores our connection with the natural world. Her latest collection, Tipping Point, focuses on ancestral traditions, polar exploration and ecological fragility. She is currently collaborating with artist, David Suff, on a book of birds.

Mark Corcoran grew up on a farm in the Dublin Mountains. In 2025, he published his first poetry pamphlet, Some Invited Ghosts, with Yew Tree Press of Stroud. He’s working on his first full-length collection.

Philip Rush was born in Middlesex. Big Purple Garden Paintings was short-listed for the Aldeburgh First Collection Prize. He has collaborated with the photographer Andrew Fusek Peters; his most recent book of poems is Camera Obscura from The Garlic Press.

Poetry at Priddy will be at St Laurence Church at 7.30pm on Friday 10 July. Entry is free and all are welcome!

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Philip Rush
Picador Books UK