Bungay Folk Festival is entering its second year: So what is so special about the festival and about Bungay?

“There are poets, writers, artists, musicians and actors all living within close proximity of the town. Bungay has that effect on people.  The Sole Bay jazz musicians offer free, top-quality jazz every Monday night at The Pavilion in Ditchingham. Artistic Fields puts on sublime lunchtime music concerts in St Mary’s Church most Thursday lunchtimes and if you hit the right night, you will find European folk sessions in the Green Dragon and folk and acoustic sing-arounds in the banqueting hall of the Three Tuns. For a town of just under 5,000 souls, it offers a breadth and quality of music well above its station. Into this mix we offer you the second Bungay Folk Festival.

This festival is all about participation. We want you to come and enjoy the ambience, the eclectic and exciting shops, the excellent food and beer. We want you to bring your own instruments and spend time with top quality tutors in workshops and then discover places like Falcon Meadow, The Castle Bailey or Dinky’s Garden where you can play and practice what you’ve learnt. Then you will stroll confidently into a pub and join a vibrant and welcoming session. As part of the vision for this festival we are also putting on a slow and steady tune session, free yoga sessions and a mental health swim in the River Waveney.

And, of course, you can attend any of the concerts and performances which are taking place around the town. We have some top-quality acts lined up such as Eliza Carthy, Mishra, Sound Tradition, Bof!, Orchestra of Samples and many more plus a supporting cast of amazing local talent. We hope you enjoy the music, the dancing, the food and beer (other beverages are available) but most of all we hope you want to come back and visit Bungay again soon.

Music in Bungay

Bungay has a thriving music scene.

European Folk Tune Session: Green Dragon every second Monday. Contact bungayfolk@gmail.com

Acoustic and singaround session: Three Tuns every third Monday: Contact Paul Gill paulggill@live.co.uk

Weekly Thursday lunchtime recitals in St Mary’s Church: More details

Weekly Monday evening jazz with Sole Bay at Ditchingham Pavillion: More details

The Castle Singers is a local choir led by William Drew-Batty. The Castle Singers emerged from two choirs going into lockdown. William has written a piece especially for the festival this year; Out of the Night Harvest is a collection of secular choral pieces. The choir will also sing four pieces from the Renaissance by William Byrd, Thomas Tallis, Orlando Gibbons and Thomas Morley. Tickets

Interested in joining Castle Singers?

Please contact fieldsartistic@gmail.com

This festival has been generously supported by grants from the following organisations;

East Suffolk Council, The Town Trust, Bungay Town Council, Cultural Connections, The Fisher Theatre, Crocks and the Earsham Street Cafe.

It has also relied on a small dedicated committee and a large army of volunteers that want this project to succeed.

  • East Suffolk Council

  • The Town Trust

  • Bungay Town Council

  • BEBA

  • Cultural Connections

  • Earsham St Cafe

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