• Martin Barre From Jethro Tull PRE FESTIVAL CONCERT (Supp Brooke Law)

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Buy Tickets Martin Barre, Jethro Tull’s guitarist for over 43 years. His sound and playing was a major factor in their success. Album sales have exceeded 60 million units and […]

  • Focus Ireland Double Bill – The Johnny Quinn Macs, Barry Kerr

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    The Johnny Quinn Macs.  Three exceptional musicians who first performed together at Belfast’s Féile Trad Trail in August 2022, The Johnny Quinn Macs bring world-class pedigree and dynamic energy in […]

  • Rhythms of Zimbabwe With Edith We-Utonga Band – Workshop

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Sing or play along with Edith and her band to create the magical sounds of Zimbabwe in this fun and inclusive workshop. Experience the rich musical traditions of Zimbabwe through […]

  • The Art of sean-nós Singing with Chan Reid – Workshop

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Join Chan Reid to explore the expressive style of unaccompanied Irish sean-nós (singing in English). Learn key techniques—breathing, phrasing, tone, key choice, and nerve management—while discovering how sean-nós differ from […]

  • Honey and The Bear Featuring Toby Shaer

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Honey & the Bear  have been a tour de force on the UK Folk Festival circuit in recent years. The British folk and roots duo combine delicately interweaving vocal harmonies with […]

  • Singing for All with Sarah Westcott – workshop

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Sarah believes the pleasure of singing is for everyone, whether you think you can sing or not, and loves giving people the chance to try. She has led community choirs […]

  • Songwriting Workshop with Honey and the Bear

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    An inspiring songwriting workshop exploring storytelling through song. Drawing on folk traditions, harmony, melody, and lyrical craft, Lucy and Jon Hart share creative techniques to help participants shape songs rooted […]

  • Edith We-Utonga (supported by Ajay Srivastav )

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Edith We-Utonga  One of just a few nominees for the 2025 Folk Album of the Year award with her latest album Varipasi, Edith WeUtonga is a ground breaking bassist, vocalist […]

  • Miranda Sykes & Jim Causley (Supported by Spafford Cambell)

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Miranda Sykes & Jim Causley - Sat 8th Aug 26, 7.30pm at Queens Road Baptist Church. Supported by Spafford Cambell. Two of the UK’s most iconic voices have finally combined […]

  • Simon Care – English Session Tunes – slow and steady playaround

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Join Simon from Banter for a slow and steady playaround of English tunes. A relaxed workshop focusing on learning at an easy pace, building confidence, and enjoying traditional melodies together […]

  • Finding your voice in sean-nós Singing – with Chan Reid -Workshop

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Discover your personal voice in sean-nós singing. Learn an English-language song while exploring breath, tone, pace, phrasing, posture, and confidence-building techniques. Explore what makes sean-nós unique compared with other traditional […]

  • Gerry Colvin Trio, Supported by Edwina Hayes

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Gerry Colvin is a writer of great substance—unique and unforgettable. The songs are brilliant.” - Phil Beer, Show of Hands. Folk-pop legend Gerry Colvin is one of the most endearing […]

  • Melodeon for Beginners workshop – James Kerry

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    This workshop introduces melodeon basics. Exploring rhythm, tune playing, and simple techniques, the session offers a supportive space to build confidence, develop musicality, and enjoy playing together. Buy Tickets

  • Adriano Adewale: Rooted and Rising (Supported by Muco)

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    An exciting new collaboration of folk and world musicians led by acclaimed composer and percussionist Adriano Adewale.  Inspired by the synergies between nature, folklore and folk music, this piece brings […]

  • Muco workshop – Being a Creative Troubadour: Medieaval poetry and song

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Learn some of the oldest songs in the English language with ‘Creative Troubadour’ Muco. All abilities welcome. Explore the foundations of medieval English folk song and poetry, from as early […]

  • Singing for Fun with Sarah Westcott

    Singing for Fun with Sarah Westcott
    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Singing is a birth right and everyone is encouraged to find their voice. No experience or music reading needed. Join this friendly group to sing uplifting songs from a variety […]

  • Nina Zella (From Banter) Solo Show

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Vocalist and keyboard player from Banter, Nina Zella has been writing music and songs since she was old enough to sit at the piano and is now embarking on a […]

  • Ukulele for Beginners & Families

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Be ready to sing, have fun and surprise yourself. This workshop is suitable for total beginners (aged 8 – 80+) and those who have made a start but cannot join chords together. If you have your own ukulele please bring it along, but we will also have 20 ‘spare’ ukuleles for people to borrow.   […]

  • Clawhammer Banjo Techniques Workshop with Graham Anstee

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Have fun learning the basics of hammers, pull-offs, triplets, drop thumbing, and slides. Improve technique, add flair, and lift your playing in a friendly, hands-on session for all levels. so bring your banjo along and give it a try. Buy Tickets

  • Songs of Different Cultures workshop with Germa Adan & Mairi MacMillan

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Join Màiri and Germa for a workshop where they share songs and talk through their developing collaboration.  A collaboration which started out from sharing and exploring mouth music/puirt-a-beul from their cultures to writing and arranging new material.  Germa arranged, produced and performed on Màiri’s recent album of newly composed Gaelic songs inspired by green spaces […]

  • Tim Edey & Friends

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Tim is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who has toured the world and recorded with most of the major names in Celtic/Contemporary roots music. He was voted BBC Radio Two’s Musician of the year and “Best duo” with Brendan Power in 2012, and was awarded Musician of the year at the Scots Trad Music Awards in […]

  • Mainly Flemish Dance Workshop

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    From 19th century to ceilidh, waltzes, polkas and more tricky hornpipes. No experience nor partner needed, but a willingness to try something new and being able to count to 8 and knowing your left from your right is a distinct advantage. Ernestine Lawrence, Claire Campbell & Charlie Hannah will be there to guide you through. […]

  • Come and Try Scottish Gaelic Songs with Màiri MacMillan

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Would you like to learn some Scottish Gaelic songs and learn a few Scottish Gaelic phrases? Do you like a challenge? Màiri MacMillan an established and successful teacher of Scottish Gaelic language and singing will take you on a short singing and speaking journey.  By the end of the 1.5 hour session you can expect to […]

  • Peter’s Field by Sean Cooney with Sam Carter & Eliza Carthy. (Supported by Rebecka Edlund)

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Peter’s Field is an epic musical chronicle that tells the story of one of the most important days in working class history. On 16th August 1819, 60,000 people gathered in the centre of Manchester. Many had walked miles to be there from all across Lancashire and further afield. They went to hear the famous radical […]

  • Singing for Fun with Sarah Westcott

    Singing for Fun with Sarah Westcott
    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Sarah Westcott believes singing is everyone's birthright - and she loves helping people find their voice. No need to read music or have experience! Come and join the Broadstairs Festival Choir to sing uplifting songs from a variety of styles and cultures, including gospel and world music. All are warmly welcome. This event runs daily […]

  • Fiddle Playing Workshop with Chan Reid

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Explore Irish fiddle music in a hands-on workshop led by an experienced traditional musician. Learn tunes, bowing techniques, ornamentation, and style, while developing confidence and expression. Open to all levels, this session celebrates the rich heritage and storytelling of Irish fiddle playing.   Buy Tickets

  • Sam Carter sings Nic Jones show

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    BBC Folk Award-winning singer and guitarist Sam Carter is one of contemporary folk’s brightest talents. Hailed by Jon Boden (Bellowhead) as “the finest English-style fingerpicking guitarist of his generation,” Sam first immersed himself in the recordings of Nic Jones as a young musician. Sam’s rendition of Canadee-i-o drew over 115,000 YouTube views and earned him […]

  • Ukulele Improvers

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    If you can string the three chords of C, F & G together then you are an improver. But still be ready to sing, have fun and surprise yourself with some different strumming patterns.  If you have your own ukulele please bring it along. If not there are 20 ‘spare’ ukuleles for people to borrow. […]

  • Tim Edey Masterclass with Q & A

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Join our festival patron for top tips, stories of his travels, performances and favourite tunes, with an opportunity to ask questions.   Buy Tickets  

  • Abigail Pryde – Scots Song Workshop

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Join Abigail Pryde for an exploration into Scots song. We’ll look at the stories, rhythms and character, from traditional to modern. Learn a few songs, explore the language, and try shaping their own ideas in Scots. Open to anyone interested in Scotland’s musical and linguistic heritage. Choir format with an accompanist. BUY TICKETS

  • Creative Songwriting for Guitarists Workshop with Katie Spencer

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Explore a creative approach to songwriting for guitarists in this hands-on workshop. Develop chord ideas, rhythm, melody, and lyrics while experimenting with structure and style. Open to all levels, this session encourages creativity, collaboration, and finding your own voice through the guitar.   Buy Tickets

  • ‘Love at the Five & Dime’ Remembering Nanci Griffiths, Supported by Will Allen’s Sun in the Sands’ Trio

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    'Love at the Five & Dime' Remembering Nanci Griffiths . Acclaimed vocalist, songwriter, guitarist and mandolin player Clive Gregson brings his rich musical legacy to this special collaboration celebrating the songs of Nanci Griffith. From 1996–2007, Gregson toured as a key member of Griffith’s Blue Moon Orchestra, and her recording of his song I Love This Town became a radio […]

  • Urban Folk Quartet (Supported by Katie Spencer)

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Urban Folk Quartet (UFQ) is one of the UK’s most exciting and innovative contemporary folk bands. The band features an exceptional line-up of musicians: fiddle virtuoso Joe Broughton, Galician fiddle player and vocalist Paloma Trigás, percussionist Tom Chapman, and banjo and guitar specialist Dan Walsh. Together, they create a powerful, rhythm-driven sound marked by virtuosity, […]

  • Singing for Fun with Sarah Westcott

    Singing for Fun with Sarah Westcott
    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Sarah Westcott believes singing is everyone's birthright - and she loves helping people find their voice. No need to read music or have experience! Come and join the Broadstairs Festival Choir to sing uplifting songs from a variety of styles and cultures, including gospel and world music. All are warmly welcome. This event runs daily […]

  • Banjo Joy- Workshop with Dan Walsh

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Join Dan from Urban Folk Quartet for a fun, relaxed session exploring banjo rhythm, technique, and tunes. Suitable for all levels, this workshop focuses on creativity, groove, and building confidence while discovering the joy and possibilities of banjo playing.   Buy Tickets

  • Paprika

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Paprika is the UK’s leading Balkan music band, known for their electrifying and energizing performances that immediately captivate a listener and lure them into the world of the Balkan music. Coming from unique educational and musical backgrounds ranging from traditional folk, over jazz and rock, to classical music, the band fuses together all these styles […]

  • Ukulele Beginners & Families

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Be ready to sing, have fun and surprise yourself. This workshop is suitable for total beginners (aged 8 – 80+) and those who have made a start but cannot join chords together. If you have your own ukulele please bring it along, but we will also have 20 ‘spare’ ukuleles for people to borrow. BUY […]

  • Melodeon Workshop with Chris Taylor

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Join this ex-Oysterband member for an intermediate melodeon workshop (D/G or C#/D). Explore ceilidh and session tunes from English, Irish, Scots, French, and Breton traditions. Cover rhythm and style in a lively, hands-on session focused on ensemble playing and musical confidence.   Buy Tickets

  • Bridget St John (Supported by Chris Brain)

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Bridget St John is one of the most distinctive and influential voices to emerge from the British folk revival. Discovered by John Peel in the late 1960s, she was signed to Dandelion Records, the […]

  • Circle Dance Workshop – Circling Around Europe with Ernestine Lawrence

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Circle dances from Brittany, France, Germany, Netherlands, Israel, Romania, Russia and U.K. Some of these are couple dances but they are progressive which means you will be changing partners, so […]

  • African Guitar Workshop with Jon Lewis

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Discover a range of finger-style techniques and progressions common to West and South African guitar music. Suitable for intermediate players. Buy Tickets

  • The Men They Couldn’t Hang (Supported by Detta Kenzie)

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Founded in 1984, TMTCH evolved from the Shepherd’s Bush squatting and busking scene to make their debut supporting Poguemahone at the Electric Ballroom in Camden in the Easter of that […]

  • Singing for Fun with Sarah Westcott

    Singing for Fun with Sarah Westcott
    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Sarah Westcott believes singing is everyone's birthright - and she loves helping people find their voice. No need to read music or have experience! Come and join the Broadstairs Festival […]

  • Irish Tunes Workshop with Chan Reid

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Suitable for intermediate+ players, this workshop explores the style and repertoire of traditional Irish tunes. Develop phrasing, ornamentation, rhythm, and expression while deepening your understanding of the tradition. Enjoy learning […]

  • Gilmore & Roberts

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Contemporary folk/acoustic duo Gilmore & Roberts combine award- winning songwriting with astounding musicianship and their trademark harmonies to create a powerful wall of sound. Nominated three times at the BBC […]

  • Ukulele Improvers

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    If you can string the three chords of C, F & G together then you are an improver. But still be ready to sing, have fun and surprise yourself with […]

  • Pop Up Choir Workshop with Luke Wallace

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Join a pop-up choir with Luke Wallace before the 2pm concert to learn and practise his songs together. No experience needed—just come along and sing. Then later at the show, […]

  • Luke Wallace , Support Neptune’s Choir (Concert)

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Canadian folk musician and speaker Luke Wallace has captivated audiences from the United Nations in New York City to stages across the U.S., Europe, and Canada. Renowned for his mesmerising […]

  • Martin Simpson Trio (Supported by Roswell Road)

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    As one of England’s most revered folk performers, widely acknowledged as one of the finest acoustic and slide guitar players in the world, Martin Simpson needs no introduction. A prolific […]

  • Singing for Fun with Sarah Westcott

    Singing for Fun with Sarah Westcott
    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Sarah Westcott believes singing is everyone's birthright - and she loves helping people find their voice. No need to read music or have experience! Come and join the Broadstairs Festival […]

  • Gypsy Jazz with Jonny Hepbir & Roberto Soto

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Inspired by the groundbreaking work of Django Reinhardt in 1930s Belgium, Gypsy Jazz (or Gypsy Swing) has evolved into an internationally celebrated folk tradition. Blending the energy of jazz with […]

  • Ukulele Band

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    All workshop participants from the week welcome to join this session and prepare for the workshop show in the afternoon BUY TICKETS

  • Lisa Knapp and Gerry Diver (Supported by Laura Targett Duo)

    Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre Queens Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Lisa Knapp and Gerry Diver are a Manchester-based, life-and-music duo known for blending traditional English/Irish folk with innovative, contemporary production. Knapp, recognized for her distinctive voice and songwriting, achieved acclaim […]