Queer Folk
@queerfolkuk
Queer Folk exists to amplify LGBTQIA+ performers and history, foster collaborations, and encourage the building of LGBTQIA+ community in the trad folk scene.
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http://www.queerfolk.co.uk 25-08-2021 21:21:34
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Willie O' Winsbury is up. Featuring Henry Parker Queer Folk @HandedDownPod @oneleg_oneeye Old Tunes Fresh Takes Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne and some hard to find versions of the track for your enjoyment. singyonder.substack.com/p/roud-64-will…
Our first three Queer Folk Queer Ceilidh Dance Parties have sold out. Just a few tickets remain for Saturday – book now and get down to tunes from the queerest ceilidh band in town! efdss.org/whats-on/27-da…
What a way to finish! Fantastic performance from Queer Folk !! (Also spotted an apt title in the shelf to my right during the songs!) #newerresearchers2023
From last week's #newerresearchers2023 event at The Folklore Centre, Todmorden: Sophie Crawford from Queer Folk singing beautifully. What an amazing day. I will never get tired of sketching live musicians.
SOLO GIG! Weds 8th Nov, I'll be performing solo with support from the wonderful Holly Clarke at Cecil Sharp House A joint presentation from EFDSS and Queer Folk this will be a specially curated set for the evening. TICKETS ARE HERE: efdss.org/whats-on/26-gi… 1/2
Live gen for the rest of the year!! 19/08 FolkEast 03/09 Moseley Folk & Arts Festival 20/09 JT Soar w/David Jaycock SOLO 05/10 Bishops' House for Sonido Polifonico & Sensoria Festival AUDIO/VISUAL 08/11 Cecil Sharp House for Queer Folk SOLO 16/11 Crumpsall Folk Club SOLO ⬇️⬇️⬇️
The Sidmouth Folk Festival last week with George Sansome and Matt Quinn was great, so lovely to be singing with Matt Quinn - Folk Musician. Can’t wait for Whitby Folk Week! Saltburn Folk Festival last weekend was lush, with a Queer Folk showcase, and mine and Holly Clarke’s duo debut! See you at a festival somewhere!
Great to see @s_crawfordmusic of Queer Folk (‘an organisation that promotes and researches LGBTQIA+ history in traditional music’) featured in The Guardian’s picture story theguardian.com/stage/gallery/…
Queer Folk are back with another gorgeous ceilidh! Come for an unforgettable night; dance, meet new friends and soak up the queer joy. efdss.org/whats-on/27-da…
We (@s_crawfordmusic and George Sansome) are playing some gigs in Margate and London this month - come join us for a night of queer folk songs! Tickets: linktr.ee/queerfolkuk We're doing an afternoon workshop on queer folk songs at @rosslyncourt too! See you there!
Queer Folk were awarded a bursary in 2021 and have been working with us ever since, bringing joyous Queer Ceilidhs to Cecil Sharp House every few months. To help us support wonderful projects like this, have your donation doubled for just 18 more hours: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a0569…
Queer Folk Cecil Sharp House Hear from George Sansome about the project in this video made during their residency at Cecil Sharp House! youtube.com/watch?v=Kt6PeJ…
Announcing our Small Project Grants worth up to £1,000. Access Folk explores ways to increase and diversify participation in folk singing in England. We need your help to achieve these goals! accessfolk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/activities/act… #smallprojectgrants #folksinging #musicgrants #folkmusic #folk
Next Thurs (25th Jan) Sophie Crawford performs at Cuts, #Soho, #London - tickets @ folkandroots.co.uk/sophie-crawfor… Sophie Crawford is a folk musician from London. Her songs on dulcimer, ukulele and accordion reflect her work with Queer Folk engaging with music sourced from the archives.
Enjoy a night of ceilidh dancing and drag tomorrow when Queer Folk come to Performance Venues's Firth Hall. Get down early for a free Rush Hour Concert with their musicians Sophie Crawford and George Sansome too > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/queer…
Finn Collinson joins Frankie Archer Tarren Queer Folk & Jali Bakary Konteh in our formidable #FutureFolk line-up!💚a series showcasing emerging artists creating and reshaping music inspired by folk traditions in new, progressive ways. 🎟️kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/futur…
Tune in to BBC Radio 3 at 10pm tonight to hear us (@s_crawfordmusic + George Sansome) on Late Junction talking about LGBTQIA+ folk music! We've picked a few tracks we love, and talk about our work a little too. There may even be something new from us, keep your ears peeled...
Tonight on #LateJunction at 10pm on BBC Radio 3, Jennifer Lucy Allan is joined by Queer Folk, aka Sophie Crawford and George Sansome, to dig into the rich queer history of traditional songs and folk music. Produced by Kit Callin bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…