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FolkEast

FolkEast

Beccles, United KingdomNext edition not announced · last held 2026

DatesTBA

LocationBeccles, United Kingdom

PriceTBA

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2012

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FolkEast takes place in Beccles, United Kingdom, and has been held since 2012 at a festival site associated with Sotterley. It runs over a weekend with on-site camping and focuses on folk and traditional music. Its line-up has included artists such as Emily Portman, Elephant Sessions and Adam Clark Trio.

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Wheelchair accessible

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Sotterley Estate, Sotterley, Beccles, Suffolk NR34 7TY, United Kingdom

Archive

Past editions

2026Aug 20–23, 202651 artists

Richard Thompson

Gwenifer Raymond

The Young’uns EElephant Sessions SSam Kelly & The Lost Boys

Jiggy BBonfire Radicals TThe Magpies

The WAEVE CChristina Alden & Alex Patterson

The Trouble Notes

Ceitidh Mac JJon Wilks AATOM EEmily Portman HHoney and the Bear LLuke Wallace MMichael McGoldrick & Tim Edey MMiranda Sykes PPressgang Mutiny SSam Carter SSomething Sleeps ZZara Phillips CCara Elin Band DDavid Eagle EEd Blunt EEleanor Dunsdon & Gregor Black NNational Youth Folk Ensemble RReema TTamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary AAdam Clark Trio BBlake Morrison & The Hosepipe Band BBusking Sharks FFishclaw GGeorge Bell HHearken KKit Hawes KKlezmerized KKyson Point LLost in the Loop MMark Flanagan NNotorious J.I.G.SSpitzer Space Telescope SStroma SSykesMartin TThe King DriscollsAArthur Coates & Kerran CotterellKKnight & Spiers

2024Aug 16, 20243 artists

Katherine Priddy CChristina Alden & Alex Patterson MMishra

2023Aug 18–19, 202311 artists

Kathryn Tickell

Rory McLeod ÍÍmar BBonfire Radicals SSon of Dave TThe Spooky Men's Chorale JJon Wilks SSam Sweeney TThe Magpie Arc

2022Aug 19–21, 202216 artists

Blackbeard's Tea Party

Katherine Priddy

The Young’uns SSam Kelly & The Lost Boys TThe Once CChristina Alden & Alex Patterson LLeveret TThe Imagined Village PPeter Knight & John Spiers TThe Norfolk Broads FFinn CollinsonSSpiers & Boden

2021Aug 20–22, 202119 artists

Afro Celt Sound System

The Young’uns EElephant Sessions MMoulettes MMerry Hell

Kris Drever DDrever McCusker Woomble TThe Trials of Cato CCatrin Finch & Seckou Keita TThe Shee PPeter Knight’s Gigspanner TThe Hut People DDavid Eagle JJimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith MM G Boulter SSefo Kanuteh TThe Harbour Lights TThree Cane Whale

2019Aug 16–18, 201911 artists

Richard Thompson

Katherine Priddy

Sheelanagig GGood Lovelies NNebula Sun LLucy Grubb BBrasy HHot Raisin TTilly Dalglish TTilly Moses TTom Conway

2018Aug 18–19, 201813 artists

The Langan Band

Banter JJohn McCusker TThe Dawn Chorus AAlden, Patterson and Dashwood IIzzy's Daughter DDawn Chorus KKimberley Moore KKlezmerized OOf the Clay RRed Dear SStromm

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