The Venue

The Folk House
40a Park Street
Bristol
BS1 5JG

The Folk House is situated at 40a Park Street which is up the alleyway near the two post boxes next to Nomad on the right hand side if you are walking up the hill. The rear entrance is in Culver Street (this is close to the lower pedestrian entrance
to Trenchard Street car park).

Click here for a map to the Folk House

The venue is non-smoking throughout, has a large (newly re-decorated!) dance hall with a wooden dance floor, a licensed bar and a cafe.

A few words from Liz Haughton - the cafe manager- below to give you an early (and a delicious!) taster!

"The Cafe at The Folk House will be serving food throughout the weekend of the festival with Louisiana staples such as Red Beans and Rice, Seafood Gumbo and Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya.

We will also be serving some of our own classics for those whose tastes don't stray to the deep south such as Pumpkin Soup, Pasta Bakes and Salads as well as a range of our delicious cakes.

The bar serves Bath Ales beers, organic lagers, ciders and wine, plus a large range of soft drinks.

Prices start at £3.95 for soup and bread. All of our ingredients are sourced with great care, most being certified organic and as local as possible".

The opening times of the Cafe for the Festival Weekend are

Friday: 9am to 9pm
Saturday: 9am to 9pm
Sunday: 9am to 7.30pm
With last orders for food 30 minutes before closing.

For more information on the cafe, see the Folk House Cafe Webpages

Due to the residential location, it is not possible to open windows at the dance hall as the Folk House could lose their license, but the hall has air-conditioning! We will also try to provide fans and there are balconies and a courtyard where it is possible to go and cool down.

For more information about the Folk House, visit the Folk House website

In addition, the TANTRIC JAZZ CAFE BAR (39-41 St Nicholas St, Bristol, BS1 1TP) is a short walk from the Folk House and the licensed cafe and bar are available as a late night venue for the night owls - jammers and dancers welcome! New for 2006 - The Tatric Jazz Cafe now serves a fabulous menu of International tapas until 1.30am!

Click here for a map to Tantric Jazz Cafe

(Thank you to the Folk House staff for the photos on this page)