This year the East Anglian Traditional Music Trust had a big presence at Folk East, where we were running lots of free drop-in workshops and activities.

Across the weekend we had Jig Doll and Have-a-Go Dulcimer workshops with George Monger, a Traditional Song and Craft Workshops with Bec Jenning and Lynn Whitehead, Stepdance workshops with Ethan Beal and Lindsey Want, a Field Recording workshop with Jake Lee-Savage, and C-Melodeons workshop with Conor Smith.

We also ran the Sam Larner Hour – a song session at the Hop Inn, with Eammon Andrews as MC, and our annual Stepdance Competition led by Fiona Davies, Ethan Beal and Lindsey Want.

As always, Folk East was a fantastic weekend, with music by Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening, Penguin Cafe, The Longest Johns, Sheelanagig, The Rheingans Sisters and so much more!

Huge thanks to our team of amazing volunteers for manning the stall and running workshops over the weekend: Bec and Genevieve Jennings, George Monger, Ethan Beal, Lindsey Want, Jake Lee-Savage, Conor Smith, Eammon Andrews, Fiona Davies and of course Herbert, Bean and Jig!

Thanks to Folk East and the team for having us and we are looking forward to being back at next years festival on the 21, 22, 23rd August 2026 at the Sotterley Estate!