We are a friendly group who enjoy playing, singing and listening to traditional music from the UK and around the world.

Some members of the group play (or attempt to play) a variety of instruments at differing standards, ranging from near beginner to expert but no-one is judgmental. Those who sing also differ widely in ability but everyone in the group is supportive of the others. You don’t need to play or sing to come along; you just need to enjoy folk music and its stories. If you do want to improve your playing skills, you may also wish to join the Folk Tunes Workshop.

Songs and tunes played or sung include traditional songs from the UK, America and elsewhere, including industrial, political and social songs and broadsheet ballads, sea songs and shanties, Christmas and seasonal music, songs from the sixties’ “folk revival” and more modern songs in the folk idiom.

Our meetings take the form of “open mic” sessions without a microphone(!) and discussion. For about half of our meetings we choose a theme; for the other half members are free to play or sing any song or tune of their choice - (almost) anything goes!

Venue: Radbrook Community Centre Committee Room, Bank Farm Road, Radbrook (near the Co-op Store and Radbrook Shopping Centre and adjacent to the Inn on the Green). The meeting venue is accessible for the disabled and car parking is available in front of the Community Centre. The venue is also easily accessible from Shrewsbury Town Centre via the No 20 bus.