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• Sing Out For Lammas
  July 19, 2021
  Sing Out For Lammas! Lammas is traditionally celebrated on the 1st August and marks the start of the corn harvest. We’re a little bit late with our celebratory singing workshop, but whose bothered by a few days! SUNDAY, 8TH AUGUST, 2021 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Boden Brook Farm, 87 Worthington Lane, Newbold, Coleorton, Leics. LE67 8PJ COST: £25 inc. Tea/coffee, biscuits etc Julie and Amanda from Calling Time will be leading us, teaching a selection of harvest type songs in three or four […]
• Sing Bluegrass!
  June 25, 2021
  Join us for a magical weekend of singing out the summer in the heart of the Leicestershire countryside. Expert tuition in bluegrass harmony singing from experienced workshop leaders Roger Jackson and Sue Pomeroy, fabulous food, campfire singing and great company … WHAT’S NOT TO LIKE! Bushwell Farm 7 Melbourne Road, Newbold, Coleorton, Leicestershire. LE67 8JH LIMITED TO 30 PLACES RESERVE YOURS HERE! Our Leaders … We will be led by our expert leaders, Roger Jackson and Sue […]
• Tales & Ales With Calling Time
  June 25, 2021
  Calling Time, aka Julie and Amanda will be heading up a lovely folky evening featuring a whole range of songs from the tradition or from Julie’s own set of self penned ballads which often portray the plight of jilted lovers, murderous highwaymen, drowned sailors and many other purveyors of the unsavoury aspects of the human condition so you are assured of a jolly evening! If you have a tale to tell yourself, either musically, poetically or by ‘telling’ we would love to hear it […]
• Better Days Coming Soon – Poetry Tea Party
  June 10, 2021
  It’s been a miserable year for social events, but there are plenty of signs to indicate that better times are coming our way. Here at Folk On The Farm we are looking forward to running a variety of events and workshops beginning with a Poetry Tea. This will take place in the farm garden and revolve around a sumptuous cream tea consisting of homemade and locally sourced cakes, scones, jam, cream and sandwiches. To keep you entertained Sue Kendrick and Lois Crofton will invite you to take a […]
• Tom Kitching Busk England
  June 10, 2019
  Leading traditional fiddle player, Tom Kitching, will be performing a very personal concert of music and spoken word charting his 15 month busking trip around England. From Berwick to Deal, Penzance to Carlisle, Tom has been performing on the streets of England, getting to know his own country better through its own music. Finding streets full of character and characters, good humour, sadness, and the unmistakeable quirkyness of the English, this is a project that has captured the imagination […]