The festival attracts many international renowned musicians, artists and groups such as The Young'uns, Ten Strings and a Goat Skin, Neil Innes, The Unthanks and Martin Carthy among many others.
[1] As well as the main festival in August, FolkEast organises and promotes folk and roots events, ceilidhs and concerts at various venues across East Anglia throughout the year.
Get on the Soapbox Stage The SoapBox Stage is run by the creative producer Amy Wragg, an independent music and spoken word promoter based in the East of England[5] Her passion for the local scene brings an eclectic mix of new and established artists to FolkEast in a unique venue in the woods, accessible only through a magical willow tunnel.
Tucked away in the gardens of Glemham Hall, the permanent marquee, which is usually decked out for weddings, is the place to be for quiet interludes, morris dance workshops and evening sing around sessions.
In 2015, it was the venue for the first FolkEast Gardener's Questions Time with Steven Coghill, senior horticulturalist at King's College Cambridge, in the chair.