Gloucester Folk Trail 2023

Come and enjoy Gloucester Folk Trail on the 17-19 February. Gloucester’s folk-tastic event returns next month with new venues and more workshops.

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The Vogwells (2022) Credit: Chris Pearson

For 2023, the festival sees the return of The Folk of Gloucester, plus new business Mister’s Café, The Pelican Inn, Dean’s Walk Inn and Warehouse 4 as hosts of folk acts and workshops. With over 40 acts, thirteen venues and ten Morris sides, the city will be a vibrant hub for the weekend.

As well as the three days of music acts, the Saturday will see the gate streets a wash with morris sides. Between 11am and 3pm ten morris dance groups will be taking a spot on the street to entertain spectators and passers-by; and if you fancy learning a move or two, there is a Broom dance workshop, returning for a second year, and an Appalachian Tap dance workshop for you to start your folk dancing journey.

Another new workshop for this year is Songwriting with Gloucester Songwriters’ Circle

This is a great event to enjoy folk, discover Gloucester and support local businesses, brought to you thanks to the support and funding from Gloucester BID (Business Improvement District), The Green Stage, Match Factory Studios and all of the venues:

• Angie’s
• The Common Room
• Dean’s Walk Inn
• The Folk of Gloucester
• Gloucester Guildhall
• Mister’s Café
• The New Inn
• The Pelican Inn
• Pilgrims Yard
• Soundhouse
• The Tall Ship
• The Turk’s Head
• Warehouse 4