What was on in 2024
There's always plenty to see and do at Saltburn Folk Festival!
Concerts and Ceilidhs
Free Performances
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Saturday 10th August, 11am
The Walls Have Eyes
Creations Saltburn
Saturday 10th August, 11:30am
Storytellers Street Band
Bandstand
Saturday 10th August, 11:30am
Middlesbrough Happy Ukuleles
Community Garden
Saturday 10th August, 12pm
Saltburn U3A Ukulele Band
Community Garden
Saturday 10th August, 12pm
Ricky’s Greco Appalachian Revue
Creations Saltburn
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Saturday 10th August, 12:30pm
Gabriel Bath
Creations Saltburn
Saturday 10th August, 12:30pm
Redcar Community Choir
Community Garden
Saturday 10th August, 12:40pm
Heather Ferrier Trio
Bandstand
Saturday 10th August, 1pm
Middlesbrough Happy Ukuleles
Station Portico
Saturday 10th August, 1:15pm
Storytellers Street Band
Community Garden
Saturday 10th August, 1:25pm
Saltburn U3A Ukulele Band
Station Portico
Saturday 10th August, 2pm
Ouseburn Folk Choir
Community Garden
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Saturday 10th August, 2:15pm
Cri Du Canard
Bandstand
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Saturday 10th August, 3pm
Iona Lane
Bandstand
Saturday 10th August, 3:40pm
Redcar Community Choir
Bandstand
Saturday 10th August, 4pm
She Shanties
Bandstand
Saturday 10th August, 5pm
Storytellers Street Band
Bandstand
Sunday 11th August, 11am
Cream Tees
Bandstand
Sunday 11th August, 11am
The Walls Have Eyes
Creations Saltburn
Sunday 11th August, 11:30am
Yellow Rattle Band
Bandstand
Sunday 11th August, 12pm
Wear’d Aliens
Bandstand
Sunday 11th August, 12pm
Maggie Gee
Creations Saltburn
Sunday 11th August, 12:30pm
The Friars
Community Garden
Sunday 11th August, 12:30pm
Bruce Gomersall
Creations Saltburn
Sunday 11th August, 12:45pm
Culverake
Bandstand
Sunday 11th August, 1pm
Cream Tees
Community Garden
Sunday 11th August, 1:15pm
The Friars
Station Portico
Sunday 11th August, 1:30pm
Tarren
Bandstand
Sunday 11th August, 1:30pm
Saltburn Sirens
Community Garden
Sunday 11th August, 2pm
Ouseburn Folk Choir
Community Garden
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Sunday 11th August, 2:15pm
Chiara Imbalzano Hilton Trio
Bandstand
Sunday 11th August, 2:50pm
Hearken Quartet
Bandstand
Special Events
Saturday 10th August
12pm-1:30pm
Queer Folk - Talk from Sophie Crawford and George Sansome
Research, history and new projects!
Scout
Hut
Saturday 10th August
3:30pm-5:30pm
“Come Listen a While, and I’ll Sing You a Song” Ballad Circle
Featuring; Holly Clarke, George Sansome, Matt Quinn, Sophie Crawford, Jon Doran, Amy Leach and more!
Emmanuel Church
Sunday 11th August
3:30pm-5pm
Singing Together with Saltburn Sirens and Ouseburn Folk Choir
Led by Janice Burns, Choir Workshop participans and other singers welcome to join in!
Emmanuel Church
Workshops
Friday 9th August
DIY Ceilidh
Tunes
11:30am-1pm
Scout Hut
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Cri du Canard -
French Dance and Music
1pm-3pm
Scout Hut
DIY Ceilidh
Dance
3:30pm-5pm
Scout Hut
Saturday 10th August
Bodhran
Steve Bentley
10am-11:30am
Guns Bar
Concertina Accomp. for song - Steve Turner
10am-11:30am
Scout Hut
Rapper Dance with
Star and Shadow
2pm-3:30pm
Scout Hut
Sunday 11th August
Folk Choir with
Janice Burns
11am-12:30pm
Scout Hut
Bluegrass Arrangement with The Often Herd
1pm-2:30pm
Scout Hut
Harmony - Ailsa MacKenzie and Graham Walker
3pm-4:30pm
Scout Hut
Sessions and Singarounds
all free except where indicated
Thursday 8th August, 7pm-11pm
Cutty Wren Folk Club Singaround
(£5 if you don't have a festival pass)
Primary School Hall
Friday 9th August, 12:30pm-2pm
Tunes Session led by Danny Kerr
Pillar Box
Friday 9th August, 12:30pm-2pm
Singaround led by Bruce Gomersall
Guns Bar - Basement
Friday 9th August, 3pm-5pm
Combo Session led by Dogwatch
The Back Alex
Friday 9th August, 6pm-8:30pm
Singaround led by Sue Thornton, Mark Ludlow, Anne Curran
Cons Club
Friday 9th August, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Tunes Session led by Andy Wigglesworth
Guns Bar - Basement
Friday 9th August, 9:30pm-Midnight
Singaround led by The Wilson Family
(£5 if you don't have a festival/day pass)
Cons Club
Saturday 10th August, 12pm-1:30pm
Irish Session led by Jim O'Boyle
Guns Bar - Main Bar
Saturday 10th August, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Shanty Session led by All at Sea
Cons Club
Saturday 10th August, 2:30pm-6pm
Combo Session with Ring of Iron Folk Club
The Back Alex
Saturday 10th August, 5pm-7pm
Singaround led by Bruce Gomersall
Pillar Box
Saturday 10th August, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Tune Session led by Steve Bentley
Guns Bar - Basement
Saturday 10th August, 7:30pm-9pm
Singaround led by Darlington Mummers
Cons Club
Saturday 10th August, 10pm-Midnight
Combo Session led by Seb Stone
Cons Club
Sunday 11th August, 12pm-1:30pm
Tunes Session with DIY Ceilidh
Guns Bar - Main Bar
Sunday 11th August, 12pm-2pm
Singaround led by Brenda Spence
The Back Alex
Sunday 11th August, 3pm-5pm
Singaround led by Beth Burrows
Cons Club
Sunday 11th August, 5pm-7pm
Singaround led by Lynda Hardcastle and Alan Rose
The Back Alex
Sunday 11th August, 6pm-8pm
Irish Session led by Jim O'Boyle
Guns Bar - Basement
Sunday 11th August, 7:30pm-11pm
Farewell Singaround hosted by Saltburn Folk Club
(£5 if you don't have a festival/day pass)
Primary School Hall
Folk Club Showcases
Friday 9th August
3pm-5:30pm
Primary School Hall, Huntcliff School
Cutty Wren Folk Club
Saturday 10th August
12pm-2:30pm
Community Theatre, Saltburn Community and Arts Association
Saltburn Folk Club
Sunday 11th August
11:30am-2pm
Community Theatre, Saltburn Community and Arts Association
Guisborough Folk Club
Dance Displays
See the breadth of traditional dance teams throughout Saltburn, during festival weekend!
Our dancers will be moving around the town- information below on the best places to spot them and when
Saturday 10th August
10am-10:30am, 4pm-4:30pm
Station Portico
Feet First
11:30am-1pm
Tour 1
Upper Town (Station Portico, Top of Funicular, Upper Esplanade)
Leven Sword
Harlequin Morris
Flag Crackers of Craven
Glaisdale Clog
Maltby Sword
Dukes Dandy
Locos in Motion
Leeds Morris
1:45pm-3:45pm
Tour 2
Upper Town
Harlequin Morris
Leven Sword
Hexham Morris
Hexhamshire Lasses
Rattlejag Morris
10:30am-11:30am
Upper Esplanade
Showcase Dances
Leven Sword
Harlequin Morris
Flag Crackers of Craven
Glaisdale Clog
Maltby Sword
Dukes Dandy
Locos in Motion
Leeds Morris
Rattlejag Morris
Hexham Morris and Hexhamshire Lasses
Star and Shadow Rapper
11:30am-1pm
Tour 1
Lower Prom and Valley Gardens
Rattlejag Morris
Hexham Morris
Hexhamshire Lasses
Star and Shadow Rapper
1:45pm-3:45pm
Tour 2
Lower Prom and Valley Gardens
Flag Crackers of Craven
Dukes Dandy
Locos in Motion
Maltby Sword
Glaisdale Clogs
Leeds Morris
Sunday 11th August
10am-10:30am, 4pm-4:30pm
Station Portico
Feet First
11:30am-1pm
Tour 1
Upper Town (Station Portico, Top of Funicular, Upper Esplanade)
Maltby Sword
Leeds Morris
Dukes Dandy
Redcar Sword
Black Diamond
1:45pm-3:45pm
Tour 2
Upper Town
Jet Set Border Morris
Black Gate Morris
Redcar Sword
Rattlejag
Flag Crackers of Craven
10:30am-11:30am
Upper Esplanade
Showcase Dances
Flag Crackers of Craven
Black Diamond Morris
Redcar Sword
Maltby Sword
Dukes Dandy
Leeds Morris
Black Gate Morris
Jet Set Border Morris
11:30am-1pm
Tour 1
Lower Prom and Valley Gardens
Flag Crackers of Craven
Jet Set Border Morris
Black Gate Morris
Rattlejag
1:45pm-3:45pm
Tour 2
Lower Prom and Valley Gardens
Black Diamond
Dukes Dandy
Leeds Morris
Maltby Sword
