What a day we're going to have on 7th June!
For the thirteenth year, Power Folk is once again a $ell 0ut* - thank you so much to everyone that's booked!
We can't wait to welcome Blackbeard's Tea Party, The Urban Folk Quartet, Good Habits, Potts and Jammin, UOB Folk Band, Selectah Si Chai, The Woodman Session - and 500 of you - to Nortons Digbeth to join our annual hometown party.
If you're one of those brilliant people with tickets, you can now also pre-order a ltd. edition PF13 T shirt at a specially discounted price of £12 for pick up on the day. Check your emails or the PF site for details.
Tickets for the rest of our tour are also flying out - particularly in Worcester, Leek, and Bristol.
We have a very different Brum show in Juy too, with a full two set show that also features some of the fantastic small groups within the ensemble, in the stunning Bradshaw Hall at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 10th July.
See folkensemble.co.uk (in bio) for more on all of that.
Otherwise, thanks again for supporting a fully independent festival (and ginormous band) like us by buying in advance - roll on 7th June!
* (We have to type it like that to stop the spam bots - if you don't have tickets, please don't fall prey to convincing online scammers claiming to be ticket buyers who can no longer come to Power Folk. It's never real. You can sign up for news of any genuine returns via the email list at powerfolk.co.uk )
@blackbeardstp@theufq@pottsmusic@goodhabitsband@unimusicbirmingham@chaiwallahs@nortons.digbeth
Join us at Found this August.
We can't wait to be back!
We had such a good time at this small but perfectly formed Buckinghamshire getaway last year and it's set to be even better this year.
Find out more by following the links over on the @found.festival profile
WE'RE BACK!
A very exciting mix of brand new gigs and old favourites on this list!
Where will we see you??
30/5 BRISTOL
7/6 POWER FOLK 13
11/6 LEEK
12/6 WORCESTER
13/6 SUTTON (BEDS)
20/6 WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
4/7 KIMPTON FOLK FESTIVAL
10/7 ROYAL BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE
15/8 WOLVERHAMPTON
29/8 FOUND FESTIVAL
More details from the link in bio
Early Bird tickets for Power Folk must end on April 1st... if there are any left!
We're having the fastest sales run in Power Folk history this year 😲
June 7th 2pm - late
Link in bio
Tickets have JUST gone on sale for
POWER FOLK 2026!! 🎉
Our thirteenth annual one day festival takes place at @nortons.digbeth on 7th June, with an epic lineup.
Alongside our own party set, we're joined by:
Blackbeard's Tea Party
@blackbeardstp
The Urban Folk Quartet
@theufq
Potts Music (& Jammin!)
@pottsmusic
Good Habits
@goodhabitsband
Plus loads more of the best in upbeat, uplifting, and energetic folk and roots music...
Check out the video for more, then visit our site (link in bio) to pick up early bird tickets while they last - only available until April 1st - be warned, Power Folk ALWAYS sells out!!
After a fantastic weekend as resident band last year, we can't WAIT to return to @found.festival this summer!
Check out this mighty lineup that's just dropped!
Pic 1: 'The whole ensemble's on the naughty list!'
Pic 2: 'only kidding! Ho ho ho'
Did you know Santa goes to Cropredy!?
Great to meet the man in red at one of our favourite gigs of 2025.
We'll find out tomorrow if he really was joking 🤞
Merry Christmas!
There's about 90 of us in total...
Just a few weeks into rehearsing this year's lineup, we can't wait to tour next spring and summer!
This is 'Through The Stars' by Luke Harrison
#folkmusic #contemporaryfolk #festivalband #folkorchestra
What's this!?
A Folk Ensemble post in December?
While we are normally pretty quiet on the socials until the spring, working our hundreds of socks off on material... today is a very unusual day!
It's actually the final show for the 2024/25 lineup as we visit Cheshire for the Costa Winter Festival.
We're VERY excited to play for the amazing @costa_festival folks this afternoon.
We're taking the 24/25 lot because, as phenomenal as they are, 25/26 have only been together a matter of weeks...
...but that said, 25/26 DO have enough material together to open @royalbirmcons open day on Thursday with a handful of tunes
So
25/26 Open Day dress run is tonight
As soon as 24/25 get back from Cheshire!
(And obviously many of those are the same people!)
This is going to be a big day!!
I'm @tomchapmanmusicuk , longest serving member after JB himself, having started in 2004.
I'm here doing the social takeover all day - follow along on instagram stories to see how things unfold
This is BIG!
In the face of a struggling festival scene, our very good friends @chaiwallahs are taking bold action
With a seriously heavy-hitting roster of industry partners, grassroots artists, and other independents all on board
This will be an almighty party - done the way it should be!
A brand new, collaborative, independent, world-class festival on the site of Secret Garden Party, coming in June 2026
We can't wait.
They need you, though! To be involved right from the start, fill in the survey and let them know what you think!
chaiwallahs.co.uk/survey
A small snapshot of @thefolkensemble live onstage at @cropredyfestival , 2025.
Our full gallery and comprehensive reviews of the festival are online at atthebarrier.com now.
Photo: Mike Ainscoe
#cropredy2025 #cropredy
