Wyrd Folk Festival 2026
Join us from 1pm on Sunday 6th September at The Fleece Inn in Bretforton for a day of storytelling, folk music and film.
All Access Adult Ticket: £35
Under 18s Ticket: £15
Under 5s: Free
Festival Line Up
Speakers: Come and explore what it means to interpret folklore for modern audiences in literature, art and performance.
Mike Hankin:
join us for a Folk Union Folk Moot.
Brigid Lowe:
joins us to discuss her novel ‘The Bloody Branch’ and the women of Welsh mythology.
Lally Macbeth:
joins us to talk about her book ‘The Lost Folk’
Elizabeth Sulis Kim:
Author of ‘The Book of Beasts’ and ‘The Art of Folklore’ joins our panel talk.
The Wyrd Folk Podcast:
join us in the barn for our live show on the devil in Meon Vale.
Lucy Holland:
the writer of ‘Sister Song’ joins us for a panel.
Elizabeth Dearnley:
the writer, artist and folklorist joins us for a panel.
Films: Join us for our selection of folk inspired, strange and imaginative short films.
Spiderling House
An aspiring novelist confronts a dark legacy lurking inside a famous writer's retreat.
A begrudging 16th-century peasant who must traverse the eerie and unrelenting Lakeland fells to deliver the body of his loathed late mother-in-law to holy ground.
The Corpse Road
A lone man is officiating a magic ritual in the forest, and to his amazement, the enchanted forest folk answer his call.
Pixie Ring
Baba Yaga’s Bestiary
Baba Yaga explores the creatures of slavic mythology.
Welcome to Scotland! A land of mystique and majesty. This short, instructional video will give you all the guidelines you need to stay safe when exploring! So long as you stick to these rules, nothing will go wrong...
Call of the Wild
A Lobsterman will stop at nothing to understand the mystery behind a strange trap he hauls aboard.
Keepers
Blackthorn
Follow Blackthorn as they reimagine the ancient, fire-lit ritual of the Wassail.
Albert
The story of Le Petit Albert, a cursed grimoire.
An oral history of the creation, performance, and legacy of the locally beloved guise beast Old Ned; and his role in the revived tradition of May Horns held annually in Penzance, Cornwall.
Old Ned
Two young sisters excitedly wait for Saint Nicholas on the sixth of December, but instead an entirely different guest visits the family.
Klingelingeling
Bands & Performers: Enjoy an amazing selection of bands in the Barn & Orchard alongside traditional mummers and morris dancing.
HOLiDAY MYSTICS
Turn back the clock but with their very own style of mystic and baroque rock. Referenced as “a modern day Fleetwood Mac meets Wolf Alice.”
The Water Chorus
A mainstay of the youthful folk revival, The Water Chorus play punky, atmospheric re-imaginings of the traditional tunes and songs they grew up with.
The Kimberleys
Multi instrumentalist duo The Kimberleys are widely recognised as authentic trad folk interpreters. Their skillful arrangements and glorious harmonies are uniquely beautiful.
The Claras
This Sussex duo combine harp and harmonies to perform traditional and original folk songs, their stories conjuring ghosts, blackbirds, witches, crossroads and lost villages.
Martha Khan
Guitarist, singer, and songwriter from London. Her performances combine traditional song with her own composition to create a uniquely intimate experience.
Makers: We’ve got an amazing collection of makers offering art, local goods, ceramics and all manner of gorgeous creations!
Limited Edition Festival Posters
by
Ophelia Ray Lester
Available for a limited time only: a fine art print of the gorgeous festival poster by artist Ophelia Ray Lester.