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If you caught Granny’s Attic at our last night of CFF 2019, you’d agree that we’d just had to book them again! Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne (melodeon, concertina, vocals), George Sansome (guitar, vocals) and Lewis Wood (fiddle, mandolin, vocals) play the tradition with verve, energy and their own inimitable style. These three young men are all exceptional musicians and fine singers and play English traditional and original music. Formed in 2009, they have since wowed clubs and festivals up and down the…

Here’s that rare thing: a merging of three fine talents, each one complimenting the other to produce music of vitality, verve and vigour. Interpreting songs with emotion, strength and passion yet, where required, also cleverly crafted and imbued with such sweet delicacy that it has delighted those fortunate enough to have already heard them perform. Mic McCreadie began his singing career in the late Sixties, learning and honing his craft from the many influences that abounded during the big Folk…

This year we open the festival with a ceilidh, featuring one of the finest Irish dance bands in Cornwall KRELYS create a hurricane of Irish trad. They are a high energy traditional Irish band from Cornwall who mix contemporary tunes with those from the core of Irish music. Add in powerful songs from the folk heritage, often with a strong social commentary, and you have a mighty combination which will leave you buzzing! Tristan Kessell (fiddle); Helen Reynolds (fiddle, whistle,…

A Cornishman who has lived on Dartmoor for 40 years, Geoff has been described as "a stalwart of the West Country folk scene and the father of a virtual folk dynasty." He's the dad of Sean, Sam and Seth Lakeman, who are all internationally renowned folk musicians. And he’s a patron of the Cornwall Folk Festival. Geoff is a leading exponent of the rare Crane Duet concertina. He teases English and Irish folk, Americana and jazz songs out of this…

Gigspanner Big Band are a unique force in British folk music. Their high-energy, virtuosic performances appeal equally to traditionalists and to those looking for something more experimental, and those who just love to see great musicians working together. They’ve garnered praise from publications as varied as fRoots, The Telegraph and The Wire, where they were described as ‘melodically folk-rooted yet open and innovative beyond the constraints of the genre’. The Big Band combines the Gigspanner trio of ex-Steeleye Span fiddle…

Cornwall based indie duo, Our Atlantic Roots (Mac and Laura Johnston), bring an uplifting blend of American & British alt-folk, with harmonies that are rich, dynamic and unite beautifully. Mac’s guitar playing is full of character and accompanies lyrics that are both poetic and direct, hopeful and authentic. The married duo present a blend of the cultures they are individually from, by merging various genres characterized by their country and folk roots. With a growing fanbase since their popular 2019…

Glasgow-based Kinnaris Quintet burst onto the music scene in 2017 with uplifting, fresh, honest and powerful music created on three fiddles, mandolin and guitar. They push the boundaries of traditional to bring it to the forefront of exciting and modern music. The name is from Southeast Asian mythological bird-women, renowned for their music, song, dance and poetry. Each member is a well-known musician in her own right – between them they have performed with luminaries including Shooglenifty, Salsa Celtica, Ross…

SOLD OUT! For Returns See Form Below Westcountry folk singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Seth Lakeman was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2005 for 'Kitty Jay'.  It catapulted Lakeman into the forefront of the new British folk movement and his follow up was the gold-selling ‘Freedom Fields’ which was released twice in 2006. Produced by his brother Sean Lakeman it came out on iScream and was then re-released by Relentless (EMI) where it went on to become Seth’s first…