Bungay Folk Festival is in its infancy. A project born in a small town which has creativity at its very core.
from organisers Pete and Vicky
There are poets, writers, artists, musicians and actors all living within close proximity of the town. Bungay has that effect on people. The Sole Bay jazz musicians offer free, top-quality jazz every Monday night at The Pavilion in Ditchingham. Artistic Fields puts on sublime lunchtime music concerts in St Mary’s Church most Thursday lunchtimes and if you hit the right night, you will find European folk sessions in the Green Dragon and folk and acoustic sing-arounds in the cellar of the Three Tuns. For a town of just over 6,000 souls, it offers a breadth and quality of music well above its station. Into this mix we offer you the first Bungay Folk Festival.
This festival is all about participation. We want you to come and enjoy the ambience, the eclectic and exciting shops, the excellent food and beer. We want you to bring your own instruments and spend time with top quality tutors in workshops and then discover places like Falcon Meadow, The Castle Bailey or Dinky’s Garden where you can play and practice what you’ve learnt. Then you will stroll confidently into a pub and join a vibrant and welcoming session. As part of the vision for this festival, we are also putting on a two-day Youth Summer School aimed at growing and supporting our local young musicians.
And, of course, you can attend any of the concerts and performances which are taking place around the town. We have some top-quality acts lined up such as Sam Kelly, Solana and a supporting cast of amazing local talent. We hope you enjoy the music, the dancing, the food and beer (other beverages are available) but most of all we hope you want to come back and visit Bungay again soon.
More details on our website: www.bungayfolkfestival.co.uk
This festival has been generously supported by grants from the following organisations;
East Suffolk Council, The Town Trust and Bungay Town Council. It has also relied on a small committee of dedicated people that want this project to succeed.
