Bristol Youth Folk Day and Day of Dance

For Bristol Youth Folk Day tickets, please see here. 

 

For Bristol Day of Dance, tickets are not required. 

Ticket Type Price
 Workshop and Concert Participant Ticket Youth (aged 10 - 25) - £11
Concert ticket Adult - £16.50 Child (5-18) - £11  
Ceilidh ticket Adult - £16.50 Child (5-18) - £11 Youth Workshop participant - £5.50
Concert and Ceilidh Adult - £27.50 Child (5-18) - £16.50  
All ticket prices inclusive of booking fee. Children under 5 - free to concert and ceilidh. 
A full day introducing young people aged 10-25 to folk music, song and dance.
Workshops and sessions exploring social music making and singing. Open to instrumentalists and singers at every level of experience.
Teaching is led by Melrose Quartet: Nancy Kerr, James Fagan, Jess & Richard Arrowsmith, four highly acclaimed musicians, singers, and educators.
“…all in all an inspired ensemble so obviously playing for joy.”    Martin Simpson
Informal sessions and performances from local youth folk groups including BGS Reel Folk will take place at lunchtime in Bristol Beacon Bar and are open to all ticket holders.
Our afternoon concert from Melrose Quartet, NYFTE and workshop participants showcases AHRC-supported project Music, Heritage, Place which hears them uncovering gems from hundreds of years of musical history to inspire a new generation of musicians of all ages across communities in present-day England.
The National Youth Folk Troupe of England have, in 2025, added a variety of items to their repertoire from the “Music, Heritage, Place” project archives, and have focussed their attention on material from the South and South West in Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Devon. The concert will give the opportunity to see songs, dances and tunes that haven’t been explored in this way ever before.
And if that’s not enough….
Dance the evening away with Melrose Ceilidh Quintet with caller Phil Bassindale. A Melrose ceilidh is like no other – Richard, Jess, James and Nancy are joined by the best bass player in the business, Nigel Holmes, to sing and play for dances expertly explained by Phil – no experience needed!
PLUS Day of Dance on Sunday 8th June
As if one day of folk was not enough, on Sunday you can also watch dance displays across Bristol City Centre from NYFTE, City Clickers, Rag Morris, Pigsty Morris, Heaps Morris and more.
Details for the day of dance including times and locations will follow soon - watch this space!
This event supported by Bristol Beacon and Bristol University Folk Society

Recent News

 

The dates for NYFTE performances have been released, and include appearances at Chippenham, Kimpton and Otley Folk Festivals, as well as our own Bristol Youth Folk event. Watch the News page for more information. 

 

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NYFTE took Sidmouth Folk Festival by storm, performing over the first weekend. Current and past members of the team also took part in many other events, from calling, the John Gasson Jig Competition and the Eye on the Future concert.    

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NYFTE is a charity! Whilst this will not outwardly affect the day to day running of the team, it will help us financially and will change things behind the scenes. For more information, please see here.  

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