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Festival of the Artisan: at home
26 and 27 March 2021
The UK's best acoustic music livestreamed to your home.

Celebrating the extraordinary stories of ordinary folk

Music performed by some of the most exciting acoustic artists on the UK music scene.

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Catch up - Saturday night

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Saturday 27 March
19.30 Elaine Davidson and Nick Jenkins elainedavidson.com  
c. 20.45 The Long Road thelongroadband.net    
c. 21.50 Blair Dunlop blairdunlop.com   

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Catch up - Saturday afternoon

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Saturday 27 March
13.00 Artisan Club
Kev Moore mooremusic.biz   
Paul Bunting  
Calon   
Jana janamusic.net    
Ed Ramsey flow.page/edramseymusic  

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Catch up - Friday night

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Friday 26 March
Steve Bonham  
Lil' Roosters cajunroosters.de/index.php/en/ 
​Bella Hardy bellahardy.com    

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What's On
What's On Friday
What's On Saturday afternoon
What's On Saturday night

Don’t wait for lockdown to be lifted, enjoy our live, virtual festival from the comfort of your home.

On 26 and 27 March, the Festival of the Artisan will stream three live gigs featuring the UK’s very best acoustic, folk, country and Americana acts. Access all three concerts plus a host of money can’t buy perks, merch and discounts from our awesome artists and sponsors by nabbing a limited-edition Backstage Pass.

Tune into this Arts Council England supported festival to enjoy live performances from BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winners Bella Hardy and Blair Dunlop, along with The Long Road, Lil' Roosters, Elaine Davidson and some mega emerging acoustic artists.

Get your Backstage Pass now!
Backstage Passes

Meet the headliners

From the worlds of folk, country, jazz, blues, americana and everything in-between.

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Box Office

Discover how you can support the production of the Festival of the Artisan, gain access to exclusive content from our performers and enjoy the festival.

Enter the Box Office

Festival partners

The Sausage Man

The Sausage Man delivers authentic, festival-style German sausage directly to your door. Get the true festival food experience in the comfort of your own home.

Bring the festival home

Festival Bar from Derventio Wines

Derventio Wines are delighted to be partnering with the Festival of the Artisan to provide our Postable Bar, with recyclable postal packaging and compostable crisp packets.

Order a round

Delilah Fine Foods

Delilah are thrilled to be able to provide two great festival packages so you can bring the festival experience home and enjoy fine food from the comfort of home!

Find out more about Delilah

Buffalo Brownies

Buffalo Brownies will deliver delicious, gourmet chocolate brownies and blondies through your door to enjoy at home, along with the live music direct from the festival.

Order your Buffalo Brownies

Hobgoblin Music

Huge thanks to Hobgoblin Music for their support of the festival this year. They are the UK's folk and acoustic musical instrument specialist, with shops spanning from Brighton to Edinburgh.

Visit Hobgoblin

ARC Radio

ARC Radio is the first of its kind in the UK offering a full schedule with Americana, Roots and Country Music from signed, unsigned and emerging artists.

Head to ARC Radio

Festival playlist

Immerse yourself in the world of the artisan and listen to our festival playlist on Spotify.