Conservatoire Folk Ensemble

The 40 piece Conservatoire Folk Ensemble is a whole festival's entertainment in one show. Funky arrangements, traditional and original tunes, virtuosic playing, humour, dancing, hats... it's more fun than anyone deserves!

"Here you'll find the whole gamut of folk culture and its aural tradition, and much more - Irish session staples played as though life itself depended on it, Fairport tunes played as if by a Chinese orchestra, breezy Latino brass meanderings, skirling percussion, swooning string syncopations, moments of tense repose where (say) a lone whistle takes centre stage, sparkily extravagant jazzy gestures, and so forth." - Netrhythms

Director Joe Broughton has played with most big names of the folk scene including The Albion Band, Feast of Fiddles, Bellowhead, Chris While, Kevin Dempsey, The Urban Folk Quartet.