Lowender

01/06/2026

We're excited to bring you the full lineup for Lowender Celtic Festival 2026 and Advance Tickets for all events, along with the Festival Rover, Fun Friday Bundle and Super Saturday Bundle are on sale now (link in first comment/bio)!

The festival takes place from 15th - 18th October in Redruth at the heart of Cornwall.

Concerts include Michael McGoldrick & Tim Edey, , Stone Club, Duo Landat Moisson, , The Twin Tides, Mike O'Connor and Barbara Griggs, Tir ha Tavas, Woodkern Music, a pre-festival album launch with the wonderful and more.

Dance music artists include Scran, Dalla Duo, Splann, Landat Moisson, Kate Smith Ceilidh Cornwall and Kevin & Carol Monaghan, bringing the ceilidh-nos lowen-fest noz party vibe. If you've never been to a ceilidh, nos lowen or fest noz dance event before, don't worry - there'll be callers and dance leaders on hand to show you the way.

Over the weekend there will be street entertainment, workshops, music & song sessions, film, family activities, storytelling, poetry and more.

Grab your tickets for this year's Lowender Celtic Festival now!

19/05/2026

If you have not had a chance to see this yet, it is absolutely worth checking out.

Through our Cornish language residency with Endelienta Arts and Cornwall Council at St Endellion Church, composer Matthew Thomason began work on Arlodhes a Shalott alongside Cornish translator Elizabeth Ellis.

The project went on to become a stunning Cornish language song cycle inspired by The Lady of Shalott, later winning the Arwen Award at last year’s Gorsedh Kernow.

Now the piece is returning to St Endellion Church, where parts of it were originally composed.

🗓 Saturday 6th June
⏰ 7:30pm
📍 St Endellion

🎟 Tickets on sale now — £12 + £1 booking fee
endelienta.org.uk

13/05/2026

Aged 13 - 19? Play a musical instrument? Fancy some fun tunes, funky rhythms and fresh arrangements in a friendly group supported by experienced music leads?

Join the Cornwall Youth Folk Ensemble!

Next session is this Sunday 17th May from 12 - 4pm at intoBodmin in The Old Library, Bodmin.

Booking link in first comment.

01/05/2026

Kala Me Lowen! Happy May Day!

Lowender Festival Early Bird Passes are on sale now!

We are thrilled to share the Lowender Festival 2026 programme with you!

https://www.lowender.co.uk/festival/programme-2026/

The lineup includes ... Michael McGoldrick & Tim Edey, Stone Club Presents, Neear Nesañ, Landat Moisson, Anna Anise Jen & Toby Kessell, Mike O'Connor and Barbara Griggs, DALLA Duo, Scran, Skeddan Jiarg, Splann, Kevin & Carol Monaghan, Krelys, Kernow Pipes & Drums, Kate Smith from Ceilidh Cornwall, Woodkern Music and The Twin Tides...and many more acts to be announced.

Lowender Festival thursday 15 – Sunday 18 October Lowender Celtic Festival is back in 2026 with more opportunities for cultural exchange, dance and song! Sign up to our enews to be the first to find out about ticket tiers, line up announcements and the 2026...

28/04/2026

Last week one of our Trustees, Jowdy Davey, attended a visit to the Buttermarket by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.

We had the chance to talk about our work supporting Cornish culture, and especially our festival in Redruth. We even got to give HRH a taste of what you can enjoy at the festival with some music from Jen and Toby!

We’re incredibly proud to call Redruth the home of our festival, standing alongside so many brilliant organisations helping the town to thrive again.

Redruth’s revitalisation has culture, heritage and innovation at its heart - proud of its Cornish identity, its international networks, and with a wealth of fantastic spaces and places for cultural activity.

After a fallow year, we’re excited to be bringing our Celtic festival back in 2026. More very soon!

27/04/2026

Splann to hear Leigh Frost mention the cultural exchange between Cornwall and the Isle of Man at the Interceltic Business Conference. We’ve got this covered at Lowender Festival with the tune exchange between Cornwall Youth Folk Ensemble and the Manx group Scran.

Lowender Festival programme and early bird tickets launch this Friday 1st May at 00:01am.

12/04/2026

Cornwall Youth Folk Ensemble! The next sessions are coming up soon for musicians aged 13-19 🎻🪕🪗🎶

🎶Sunday 26th April, 12-4pm - Liskerrett Community Centre, Liskeard
🎶Sunday 10th May, 12-4pm - The Basement, Helston
🎶Sunday 17th May, 12-4pm - intoBodmin The Old Library, Bodmin

Ticket links here: https://www.lowender.co.uk/perghenegi/cornwallyouthfolkensemble/

08/04/2026

Hey! It’s National Banjo Day today! 🪕🪕🪕

Remember this? Boscastle Breakdown with the Lowender Peran Virtual Banjo Band during Lockdown 🪕🪕🪕

Lowender Peran recaptures the world of the Goonhavern Banjo Band popular in Cornwall in the 1950s and 60s. The project was headed up by John Dowling of Penz...

04/03/2026

Gool Peran Lowen!
Musicians age 13-19, any instrument!
Book your place on the Cornwall Youth Folk Ensemble Spring Meet at intoBodmin on Sunday 22nd March.

06/02/2026

Sessions and Sail have six fully-funded places for folk musicians to join one of their Scottish voyages for free, including food, accommodation and musical tuition. 🌊 🎶🪕🎻🪗

The bursary is designed to support folk musicians who might not usually have access to an experience like this, with a particular focus on young people aged 18–25 and those from diverse socio-economic backgrounds.

Each trip combines hands-on sailing, expert musical tuition and nightly music sessions while exploring Scotland’s stunning coasts and islands.

Is this for you or someone you know? Please share away. Link in comments 👇