Following the demise of the Railway as a live music venue, we are pleased to announce that Martin at the Pier Tavern has stepped in, and through his generosity will be hosting the now famous Easter Sunday Folkfest Fundraiser, which this year will be taking place on 8th April 2012. The event as always will run from lunchtime until midnight, with a mixture of local acts and Folkfest favourites from outside the area. Entrance to the pub for the event will be just £5 for the whole day, and wristbands can be purchased on the door from lunchtime. Once you have bought your wristbands you can come and go as you please, but there will be restrictions on late entrance.
The list of acts appearing will be announced in February 2012

It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life, for us and we’re feeling good! Christmas out of the way, a new Chairman in the shape of Dominic Wills, who has been the vice-chairman for many years and lots of new ideas to make the festival better than ever. Bands and acts are being booked as we speak, plans are in place to add a new venue for the Saturday to replace the Railway Inn, which has now changed from a live music pub venue to a more food-style pub. We are going to offer more spots for youngsters and have-a-go acoustic acts, and for the first time we are launching the Folkfest “Acoustic Battle of the Bands”, with a place for the winners on both the Saturday and the Sunday stages, plus recording time in the studio. Details of the heats, which will be held during April/May, and the Final which will be held on June 8th at the Princess Theatre and Arts Centre in Burnham-on-Sea, will be announced shortly both on this website and other local news websites. Applications can be made via this website, once we have the final details in place, so check back soon.

If you are an experienced sound engineer with a lot of experience in providing live sound to “acoustic” acts, then we would love you to join our team who work tirelessly throughout the Saturday (1st Sept) at the seven Folkfest Venues. As you are aware this is a free Folkfest and therefore we have very limited funds, however we are prepared to pay expenses to ensure that you can eat and drink, and cover travelling costs. Each venue will have a minimum of two people running the sound, and typical systems are analogue mixers, with 1k/2k FOH, monitors, mics etc. Please email us if you are interested. Thanks.