Following a successful debut year, the Gloucester Folk Trail will once again be bringing folk music to the city.

The Gloucester Folk Trail is funded by Gloucester Business Improvement District and supported by Marketing Gloucester. Dan James from Marketing Gloucester explains what the event involves.

He said: “Folk musicians from around the county will congregate in venues around Gloucester.

“With a mix of contemporary and traditional folk, there’s sure to be something for everyone!”

The Folk Trail holds gigs in independent venues throughout Gloucester, which last year included places like The Dick Whittington, TANK and Café Rene.

Dan continued: “Last year's event proved very popular and there were over 50 performances in around 15 venues and we're hoping to build on that even further!

“The response in 2018 was really good. We also hosted a community day in January which was a taster of what's to come in this year's Folk Trail. That went down really well.” 

There’ll be plenty of returning acts, including the Ragtime Jug Orchestra, Wolfren Riverstick and Karen Swan, plus plenty of new folk singers and groups from all over the country.

With storytelling and arts and crafts sessions during the daytime for younger visitors, which is a feature new this year, the Folk Trail is sure to grow in popularity as it cements itself as a regular event in the calendar.

Dan added: “The Folk Trail is special because it gives local residents and people new to the city an opportunity to explore the wonderful venues within the city, as well as enjoy the fantastic array of folk music on offer in Gloucester.

“Folk music has a fantastic community feel which will only add to atmosphere in the city.”

The Folk Trail runs from Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th February in venues across Gloucester.

The full lineup and more information can be found at www.gloucesterfolktrail.com