The Folk Forecast: 24–30 May 2021

Online festivals from Orkney and Chippenham and Chester, plus gigs from Edgelarks, Kris Drever and John McCusker, Peggy Seeger, Ninebarrow and more.

Hello, and welcome to another busy week of folk! With the bank holiday approaching, it’s about time for a festival, and in fact we’ve got two lined up this week: Orkney Folk Festival and Chippenham and Chester.

As if that wasn’t enough to keep you busy, we’ve also got gigs from Edgelarks, Kris Drever and John McCusker, Peggy Seeger, Ninebarrow and lots …