Music Artists 



Programs with the music times for the stages will soon be available at
Bridport Tourist Information

​Tickets are available from here... 
https://bridportandwestbay.co.uk/tickets/


Weekend tickets are also available, a weekend ticket will give you access to the outdoor stages and any concerts and dances that you'd like to go to. 

Wristbands for the outdoor stages will be for sale at £5 a day. 
Merry Hell

​Multi-award winning Merry Hell offer joyful, uplifting folk-rock, with a message of hope for troubled times.  Native to the North-West of England, the 8-piece musical charabanc was built from the embers of the much-loved folk-punk band The Tansads, before developing a life and feel all of its own.  Their energy and passion is complimented by their love of what they do and desire to share hope and togetherness with as many people as are willing to listen.  Through 6 well-received albums and hundreds of gigs, they’ve offered voices of hope and beacons of light to anyone valuing both melody and positive humanity.  
Their live appearances have won many admirers, a recent review referred to 'every performance a celebration' and they are currently holders of Folking.com's Best Live Band Award.  The group performs as either a full electric 8-piece or a slimmed down, more acoustic 6-piece but offer all the song, all the spirit and all the energy, whichever format takes to the stage. 
Emergency Lullabies, their latest album, gained wonderful reviews, significant airplay and a place in the UK Official Folk Chart, with the 2021 single When We Meet Again hitting No.8 in the USA Folk Radio charts – all confirming that this is a band on the rise!
Merry Hell will be in the festival marquee on Saturday night, supported by Aquebus Trio and The Swamp Stomp String Band

​Tickets are available from here... 
https://bridportandwestbay.co.uk/tickets/
​New Shoots Showcase

Badgerfox, Rosie Eade
Kimmy Smith, Charlie Eaves

WI Hall, North Street
12:00 - 13:30

Free
Songwriters Showcase

Mike Fletcher, Charlie Eaves, Margaret Lyons

Shiraz, Fragments, Polly Morris & Paul Openshaw

The Town Hall

Saturday 19:30

£5 on the door, or Saturday or weekend pass
Musicians and bands this year... 
New Tricks, Rough Assembly, Son of Richard, Spindle, Fuze, Fragments, No Strings Attached, Richard Spears, KC Jones Duo, Pergin, Mitch Norman, Last Gasp, Tony Cooke Antoine & Owena, Mothers Ruin, Lost Trades, Ben Morgan-Brown, Milton Hide, Dorset Red Choir, John Meriton, Meloton, Wareham Whalers, The Muddlers, Back Beach Boyz, Bridport Broadsides, Bere Essentials, Scarecrow, Hat Trick, Strandline, Bruno Rogers, Lost Souls, Merry Hell, The Swamp Stomp String Band, Aequebus, David Gordon, Lyn & Kitty, Cable Street, Celtic Vagabond, Boodle, The Moonfleet, ​Mor or Less, Wight Hot Pipes, Longdog, Colston Duo, Con Sessions, Cheese 'n' Weasels, Fly Yeti Fly, Two Bean Stew, Bridport Steel Band, Charlie Eaves, Confluence Duo, Pippa Hill, Badgerfox, Sea Fury, Under The Hill, David Mitchell, Glorishears, Moonfleet, Pauline Vallance, Bob Carter, Mike Fletcher, Margaret Lyons, Shiraz, Polly Morris, Paul Openshaw, Bridport Folk Dance Club, Rosie Eade, Kimmy Smith,  
HandsOnTV are working closely with Bridport Folk Festival in 2024 to capture the performances and acitivites and the spirit of the festival, our aim is to help it and the performers to build a wider audience and following via video content available on a dedicated Bridport Folk Festival Channel at www.handsontv.co.uk


Tickets the concerts above are for sale in advance via Bridport Tourist Information