Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell – Folk in The Showbar (FREE) Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell are carving out a name for themselves with their unique capabilities. Their music, couched in complex harmonies range from complexly introspective and enigmatic, to exuding joy with an energy sure to get feet tapping and crowds singing. Beyond this, their showmanship, drenched in tall […]

Savage Underdogs – Live in The Showbar (FREE EVENT) 19 July @ 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM ‘Savage Underdogs’ are a Dorset Folk Rock band delivering finely crafted original tales from land and sea. Swanage ‘Kelp!’ Shantymen singer and former ‘Devils Rejects’ frontman Matthew Williams formed ‘Savage Underdogs’. A loyal Levellers supporter and American blue-collar historian Matt recently recruited Esteban’s […]

Greyhound’s Leap – Live in The Showbar (FREE EVENT) Purbeck duo ‘Greyhound's Leap' bring together Luke Russ on guitar & Sunny Angel on double bass to play a mix of skiffle, folk and bluegrass.Featuring a mix of covers as well as singer-songwriter Luke's own compositions, inspired by local folklore, land and seascape.Doors open at 5pm, music from 7.30pm. 1 August […]

Swanage Folk Festival Fringe: Tony & Una (FREE ENTRY) An acoustic duo not to be missed. Tony’s guitar, as gritty as the northern skies he called home & Una’s beautiful lilting voice from the shores of Ireland.Cost: FREE. But please make a donation so we can keep the festival going. 6 September @ 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPckm68FxWo « […]

Swanage Folk Festival Fringe: Louis Alberry (FREE ENTRY) Guitarist and songwriter from the rugged Jurassic Coast of Dorset. Alberry writes exploratory songs that weave together fingerpicked folk, jazz harmony, wonky grooves and laid-back lyricism. The resulting tapestry recalls Nick Drake, Herbie Hancock, Linda Perhacs, Caetano Veloso, JJ Cale, moving nimbly through diverse and verdant musical landscapes.Since releasing his self-titled debut […]

Swanage Folk Festival Fringe: Atticus The Ocean (FREE ENTRY) Atticus the Ocean is a Bournemouth based singer-songwriter who draws inspiration from the ocean, writing original songs that blends honest songwriting with delicate rhythmic fingerstyle guitar. Inspired by artists such as Ben Howard, Fleet Foxes, and Nick Drake, Atticus uses fingerstyle techniques and alternate tunings to build the foundations of his sound. […]

Swanage Folk Festival Fringe: The Bere Essentials (FREE ENTRY) The Bere Essentials are a band playing mostly old Americana tunes, Bluegrass, Western Swing, and Country with a smile. Line up includes 5 string banjo, fiddles, vocals, guitars and double bass. 6 September @ 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn4CfXhvCIk « All Events Categories: Live Music, Live Music (Folk) Website: https://swanagefolkfestival.com/the-bere-essentials/ […]

Swanage Folk Festival Fringe: Reg Meuross with Fire & Dust (FREE ENTRY) Headlining the Swanage Folk Festival Fringe 2025 is Reg Meuross; experience a journey into the heart, soul and songs of one of England’s most celebrated writers and folk musicians.After 15 critically-acclaimed albums, Reg continues to prove how highly relevant his songs are, whilst reaching new audiences with consistently […]

Swanage Folk Festival Fringe: Dorset Mutineers (FREE ENTRY) The Dorset Mutineers, once described as ‘Dorset’s Favourite Buoy Band’, are renowned for our beautiful harmonised renditions of classic sea shanties and songs of the sea. They bring a lot of fun and humour to their shows but take their singing seriously and like to think that they 'bring you smiles, laughter and […]

Swanage Folk Festival Fringe: A Fondness for Melancholy (FREE ENTRY) The English folk tradition is shot through with a melancholic strand. All English speakers experience melancholy because the language itself is melancholic. It has a natural “dying fall” as Orsino says in Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”. And besides, it rains a lot here, especially at the seaside where “It’s Filling the […]

Swanage Folk Festival Fringe: Boots Don’t Fit (FREE ENTRY) Electro-acoustic indie-folk duo with a Dorset flavour. Big tunes, reflective lyrics to take you from the painfully beautiful to the foot-stompingly celebratory. 7 September @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXgnbK3mHTY « All Events Categories: Live Music, Live Music (Folk) Website: https://swanagefolkfestival.com/boots-dont-fit/ Swanage Folk Festival Related Events Karen Grant sings the […]

Swanage Folk Festival Fringe: Time & Tide Theatre Group (FREE ENTRY) The story of the Tolpuddle men is well known and has been much celebrated, but what happened to the women, the families left behind? Without parish relief and with children to support, they had to find ways to survive – and even thrive. Follow in the footsteps of the wives, mothers, […]

Swanage Folk Festival Fringe: Greyhound’s Leap (FREE ENTRY) Purbeck duo Greyhound's Leap brings together Luke Russ on guitar and Sunny Angel on double bass to play a mix of skiffle, folk and bluegrass. Named after local landmark St Lucas' Leap, their music finds inspiration from their childhoods on the coast and in the Purbeck hills. Aside from their original music […]