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THE GATE TO SOUTHWELL FESTIVAL

19th International Roots & Acoustic Music Festival

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​Shortlisted in the 2024 UK Festival Awards.

 

"I'd say it rivals Cambridge Folk Festival, albeit on a smaller scale, in terms of the diversity of the acts, the ambition of the programming, and the wide definition of folk it encompasses" Left Lion Magazine 2024 

An independent, brilliantly curated, genuinely friendly, perfectly sized festival with a rich mix of UK and international roots music in a beautiful lakeside setting. 

 

GTSF is "quite possibly the best small folk and roots festival in the UK" according to ticket-buyers, who return year after year to prove it. Join us at our beautiful lakeside home, over 4-days with 60+ acts performing on 3 main stages (now all with audience covers). On-site camping and glamping (park by your tent), fantastic genre-busting roots artists from folk, Americana, Celtic, blues, world music and beyond, and the friendliest atmosphere you'll find anywhere. Plus family and children's events, street theatre, ceilidhs, workshops, dance and late night sessions - under 12s go free, and there are big discounts for under 18s. 

By the way, GTSF is a not-for-profit organisation, run by enthusiastic and experienced volunteers, and we love putting on this festival. Any surplus income goes straight back into future events.

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LINE-UP 2026
 Most of our 60+ artists for GTSF 2026 are now here...
(see previous line-ups here)

THE RYE SISTERS

Lincolnshire duo with a heady mix of country, old-time and bluegrassy numbers from upbeat dancing tunes to mournful ballads in close harmony to guitar and fiddle

DAYS TBC

JACK BOYD

A critically acclaimed multi-instrumentalist whose genre-spanning work about lost love and striving for meaning in a modern world are as thought-provoking as they are poignant. Coming with his band.

THURSDAY TO SUNDAY

ALISTAIR ANDERSON

An internationally recognised exponent of the Northumbrian Music tradition, with his virtuosic concertina playing and influential work on the Northumbrian Pipes

FRIDAY

WINTER WILSON

Blending superb, often hard-hitting original songs, stunning harmonies and musicianship with hilarious tales of life on the road.

THURSDAY TO SUNDAY

THOMAS BRADLEY

Poetic folk-rock from Liverpool's massively talented Thomas Bradley. Back again after the successes of 2024 & 2025.

THURSDAY & FRIDAY

JIM CRAWFORD

A golden opportunity to see a stalwart of the British blues & roots scene, who rarely plays outside his adopted home in North Devon where he has gained something of a cult status.

SATURDAY

CHRIS CLEVERLEY

A true guitar-man, his breathtaking fingerstyle technique & visceral lyricism draw comparisons with Lo-fi American Greats, Elliott Smith & Sufjan Stevens

DAYS TBC

JESSIE REID

A songwriter wise beyond her years, Jessie’s understated vocals and innovative percussive guitar style have drawn wide praise. Back after her debut here in 2021.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY

HEBBLE

Care and craft, and plenty of craic; Hebble are an eclectic British Isles folk band with a unique set of instruments that play lively, traditional music in multiple languages

FRIDAY TO SUNDAY

EVOLUTION OF FISHERMEN

Evolution of Fishermen’ are a five-piece folk band, brought together by a mutual love of storytelling, unique harmony and original folk songs.

THURSDAY & FRIDAY

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2ND - 5TH JULY 2026

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