Durham Folk Festival

13/09/2026

Lots of fabulous free fun in Durham next weekend!

13/09/2026

We're really looking forward to this one.
Palestinian Nay master Faris Ishaq gives a breath-driven virtuoso performance reimagining the Nay: a Middle Eastern flute with a 5,000-year history. Made of reed cane, with no mouthpiece or mechanics, it responds solely to the player’s breathing and intention, a quality celebrated as living technology. Breath, foot percussion and ancient sound combine, creating music that is startlingly contemporary.

Acclaimed duo Tamsin Elliott and Tarek Elazhary bring English folk traditions into vivid conversation with Egyptian Maqam music, weaving together fiddle, lever harp, microtonal accordion and Arabic oud. Joined by a string quartet, they expand this intricate musical dialogue into something lush and cinematic, performing music from their new album Letters to a Burning World.

Sunday 20 September, 7–9.30pm at Elvet Methodist Church.

We're really looking forward to this one.

Palestinian Nay master Faris Ishaq gives a breath-driven virtuoso performance reimagining the Nay: a Middle Eastern flute with a 5,000-year history. Made of reed cane, with no mouthpiece or mechanics, it responds solely to the player’s breathing and intention, a quality celebrated as living technology. Breath, foot percussion and ancient sound combine, creating music that is startlingly contemporary.

Acclaimed duo Tamsin Elliott and Tarek Elazhary bring English folk traditions into vivid conversation with Egyptian Maqam music, weaving together fiddle, lever harp, microtonal accordion and Arabic oud. Joined by a string quartet, they expand this intricate musical dialogue into something lush and cinematic, performing music from their new album Letters to a Burning World.

Sunday 20 September, 7–9.30pm at Elvet Methodist Church.

12/09/2026

A reminder...time to get excited!!

11/09/2026

Very excited to be welcoming Calum Baird back to the shop as part of Durham Folk Festival 🇨🇺❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

11/09/2026

If you're local to Durham (or arriving early), you can pick up a Souvenir Programme from The People's Bookshop in the Prince Bishops centre from Monday afternoon!

11/09/2026

Event ticket for The Homecoming are S.O. (I can't write out the words bc they attract bots who will try and scam you).

Here is the streaming link so you can still enjoy a fabulous event:

Watch Durham Folk Festival’s The Homecoming from Durham Cathedral, streamed by Folkscape Live with Bold As Brass, Alistair Anderson and Sharon Shannon Trio.

09/09/2026

Three advance tickets left for The Homecoming. We won't be releasing any more, and there won't be any available to purchase on the night.

Happily our friends at Folkscape Live will be there, streaming the event with full broadcast-quality production, so you can watch from the comfort of your sitting room!

Watch Durham Folk Festival’s The Homecoming from Durham Cathedral, streamed by Folkscape Live with Bold As Brass, Alistair Anderson and Sharon Shannon Trio.

08/09/2026

The Family Folk Festival is coming to Durham! Two days of fun, and it's absolutely free!

Huge thanks to Durham BID and City of Durham Parish Council for funding this activity, and helping us to bring the folk festival to the streets of Durham!