14.00 The Big Choir (St Albans)

Resident at St Saviour’s every Tuesday evening for rehearsals, The Big Choir is a community fundraising choir with the aim of raising money for Cancer Research UK, and in particular The Francis Crick Institute, a fantastic research facility in Kings Cross, London.

To date the two choirs (the other based in East Barnet) have donated £200,000 to The Crick for Cancer Research, something we are all very proud of.

14.30

St Albans Morris Dancers

Easily lured into church by the smell of beer (!) St Albans Morris are a friendly, mixed side who have been dancing the Cotswold tradition around Hertfordshire and beyond since 1930.  They can be found throughout the summer, dancing out at pubs, fairs and festivals, or during the winter months as they welcome new dancers and polish and extend their repertoire.

They are a regular fixture on the Festival’s Family Sunday, dancing two sets in the afternoon and encouraging all ages to get involved and have a go. Don’t miss them!

15.00

Just Sing! St Albans 

This amazing community choir brings people together who want to discover their voice in a stress-free environment, learning great songs, feeling energised and having fun. The repertoire covers gospel, pop and RnB!

As part of the We Can Sing network, the choir inspires communities to unite as one voice through music and song and encourages members to break down personal inhibitions. They can be found doing workshops in schools, colleges, universities, churches, clubs and all types of residential homes.

15.30

St Albans Morris Dancers

Easily lured into church by the smell of beer (!) St Albans Morris are a friendly, mixed side who have been dancing the Cotswold tradition around Hertfordshire and beyond since 1930.  They can be found throughout the summer, dancing out at pubs, fairs and festivals, or during the winter months as they welcome new dancers and polish and extend their repertoire.

They are a regular fixture on the Festival’s Family Sunday, dancing two sets in the afternoon and encouraging all ages to get involved and have a go. Don’t miss them!

16.00

Alex Jenkins, harpist

Alex Jenkins is a folk singer and musician hailing from St Albans in Hertfordshire. His music draws inspiration from folk traditions from around the UK and Ireland, with a particular focus on the traditional music of Wales. As a recorder player and harpist, Alex has toured Northumberland and Brittany with the Oxford University Ceilidh Band, and enjoys playing in local sessions in his home town and further afield. A 2021/22 New Roots Finalist, his performances are often described as calming and “zen”, looking to transport his audiences to the celtic fringes of the British Isles with the combination of his “soothing” vocals and the tones of the celtic lever harp.

16.45

Kaspar ‘Berry’ Rapkin

Kaspar grew up in London and moved to Hertfordshire when he was 9. He learned the guitar when he was 11 when a family friend with a serious disability gave one to him on the condition that Kaspar would learn how to play it. At the age of 12 he discovered Pride and Joy on Guitar Hero and quickly realised this was the blues. This would send him on a path of education and revelation to the blues as a genre and a life style.Kaspar went to New Orleans to celebrate turning 18 where he performed in B.B. Kings Blues Club (and was discovered by Harold Marcho music producer). Harold invited Kaspar back to the states to record his first single Sailing.

Instagram: @kbrblues
Linktr.ee: @kbrbllues
www.kbrblues.com

17.30

Billy Patrick

A soaring voice and a large guitar – the ultimate road trip across the American heartland, featuring glorious West Coast harmonies, Easter seaboard blues; Grand Canyon, Rocky Mountains, to the deep, deep Southern Swampers – an epic journey through Americana with a liberal helping of Irish charm and British steel!

American Rock, vintage Rock n’Roll, classic Blues Brothers, Commitments, Huey Lewis era blue-eyed soul, and a slice of that American Songbook Sinatra stuff to ensure that all bases are covered!

18.30

St Albans Folk Club

The perfect Festival wind-down with an ad hoc acoustic set, gathered around what remains of the bar….