Pitchfolk weekend of singing, Somerset
July 18 @ 12:00 - July 20 @ 15:00 UTC+0
Pitchfolk 2025 – A weekend of friendship, feasting and workshops of songs from around the world
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For the fourth Pitchfolk weekend we’ll be learning Yiddish and Slavic songs, and special arrangements of Icelandic folk songs. As well as the singing workshops we’ll have, as always, storytelling, informal singing sessions, and our Saturday night feast, with performances from the floor.
This year we’ll be based at the Quaker Meeting house in Street, near Glastonbury, with camping on site, good public transport links, and all amenities close by.
This year we’ll be learning Yiddish and Slavic songs, with Polina Shepherd, leader of Slavic Voices choir, and special arrangements of Icelandic folk songs with renowned Icelandic folk singer, Bara Grimsdottir. As well as the singing workshops we’ll have, as always, storytelling, informal singing sessions, and our Saturday night feast, with performances from the floor.
‘Superb workshop leaders, variety of workshop content, effortless community building through singing together, potential for developing into a jewel of a festival, embodying the best of small and local.’
‘I enjoyed learning about different singing techniques. Great teachers. Great ambience.’
‘A joyous and uplifting weekend… I absolutely loved it!’
‘The joyousness of singing that music and dancing was wonderful.’
‘Singing, camping, fellowship.”
‘The small numbers made it intimate… I liked the eastern European songs especially.’
‘Totally superb weekend of singing…can’t wait for next year.’
Ticket prices
£165/130/95 weekend (workshops, lunch and evening meals, and feast on Saturday evening)
£95/85/75 Saturday (workshops, lunch and evening feast)
£70/60/50 Saturday daytime (workshops and lunch only)
£17.50/15/12.50 individual workshop
£25/20 Saturday evening feast (subject to availability)
£95/85/75 Saturday (workshops, lunch and evening feast)
£70/60/50 Saturday daytime (workshops and lunch only)
£17.50/15/12.50 individual workshop
£25/20 Saturday evening feast (subject to availability)
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