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 dance hall with a wooden dance floor, a licensed bar and a cafe, with the bar hosting the late night sessions this year.

The dance hall does get rather warm despite a couple of air conditioning units - so it'll be just like in Louisiana!  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 we will try to do our best to provide fans and there are balconies and a courtyard where it is possible to go and cool down.

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 but the bar will stay open until late on Friday and Saturday!

For more information on the cafe, see the Folk House Cafe Webpages and the Folk House Cafe & Bar Facebook

For more information about the Folk House, visit the Folk House website and their Facebook site.

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