Events

The New Bards On Home Ground

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17th September 2014

Folk and Tumble visits the On Home Ground Festival, a tribute to Seamus Heaney featuring music from Oh! Volcano, Robyn G Shiels and Derry's Best Boy Grip.

Victorious Festival Day 2

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27th August 2014

The second day of Victorious Festival 2014 offered even more for folk music fans with tremendous acoustic acts around the site and a set from Seasick Steve.

Victorious Festival Day 1

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27th August 2014

Day one of Victorious Festival on the Southsea seafront gives us sun, sea, Sophie Ellis Bextor and a Bonkers set from Dizzee Rascal to wrap things up.

Hilden Beer Festival 2014

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26th August 2014

Gerry McNally takes a trip out to the Hilden Brewing Company for this year's festival of beer and music with Anthony Toner, Malojian, Bap Kennedy and more.

Van Morrison live in Belfast

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26th August 2014

Van Morrison returns home to Orangefield High School for a night of blues, swing and reminiscence of days gone by at the 2014 East Side Arts Festival.

Anthony Cronin’s RMS Titanic

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26th August 2014

Anthony Cronin's 1961 poem 'RMS Titanic' set to music by Donal Lunny and performed by Graham Henderson and Alison Sleator describes the East Belfast of old.

Kaz Hawkins at East Side Arts Festival

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22nd August 2014

Kaz Hawkins, Edelle McMahon and Ryan McMullan hush the Strand Arts Centre with some gutsy soul and thoughtful folk at the East Side ARts Festival's first night.

The Eastern – live in Bangor

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15th August 2014

Over a few whiskey and stouts we caught up with New Zealand four piece The Eastern as they wowed Bangor with song and stories of Steve Earle and Stummer.

Grainne Duffy – live in Belfast

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15th August 2014

Monaghan soul and blues from Grainne Duffy leaves Folk and Tumble's Gerry McNally suitably awed at the 2014 Woodstock Rhythm and Blues Festival in The Black Box.