Mill Farm Folk Festival 2025
Mill Farm Folk Festival 2025
What better way to spend a Saturday in May, by returning to the beautiful festival field at Mill Farm, Bradford Abbas on Saturday, 24th May! With some familiar and some fresh sounds for you for 2025.
The perfect one day music festival and Dorset countryside family day out; full to the brim with beautiful ambience. Featuring a superb line up of fine folk and Americana musical acts.
We're very happy to announce our headliner for this year and their first time playing for us at Mill Farm, Grizzly and the Grasshoppers! These seasoned festival performers have rocked the stages at Isle of Wight Festival, Swanage Blues Festival, Teddy Rocks, Glastonbury and we're super excited to welcome them to our party stage. Warming up your dancing shoes with the rest of our outstanding line-up will be, St Fian, The Reel Deal, Yeovil ukulele Choir, Pete Robson Blues, Rhinefield and, of course, our mighty house band, The Ducks!
As always, there will be plenty of activities for kids of all ages - face painting, bouncy castle assault course as well as arts and crafts stalls to browse and peruse the day away. Ideal for keeping the children entertained while you soak up the festival atmosphere.
Festival food and drink will be available from local vendors all day until the night lights twinkle. The Mill Farm Bar will be back in the field fully stocked with local wines, beers, ciders and spirits, as well as non-alcoholic alternatives. Perfect for a wee tipple in the sunshine. Please support our local companies by eating and drinking from the festival vendors. Alcoholic beverages not purchased on site will not be permitted in the party field.
Please find all ticket information below and get in quick before they disappear. We are a boutique festival with a big heart and tickets can go fast!
Peace and Love,
The Mill Farm Team
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Some words about our wonderful artists...
Grizzly and The Grasshoppers
Fronted by the big man, Grizzly Rhys Morgan, bringing original music, gritty vocals, blazing lap-slide and soaring electric guitar work to the stage – supported by a solid backbone of energetic and dazzling keyboard, thumping drums, driving bass lines and seriously swampy harmonica. Not one to be missed!
Rhinefeild
Reinfeild is an up-and-coming English band known for their captivating mix of Americana , Rock, Blues and Country. They create heartfelt melodies, evocative lyrics and intricate guitar work that resonate with a wide range of listeners. Their live performances are particularly engaging, building an intimate atmosphere that pulls the audience into their storytelling.
On their upcoming tour, the band is set to perform at Mill Farm in Dorset, where fans can expect a memorable experience. As they continue to evolve and reach new audiences, Reinfeild is quickly establishing themselves as a compelling voice in the modern Americana scene.
Pete Robson Blues
Pete Robson is a notable figure on the Blues music scene, celebrated for his heartfelt lyrics and dynamic guitar work. His style combines classic Blues traditions—like Delta and Chicago Blues with a twist of modern subject matter. Playing on both the local and national circuit as well as some great festivals like Vintage Nostalgia, Pete has also featured on the Sky Arts series, “Guitar Star” and in "Blues Matters" magazine. All of these impressive achievements show how Pete Robson actively contributes to the Blues community, helping to preserve the genre while inspiring new musicians. His commitment to both tradition and innovation solidifies his role as an influential player in the modern Blues landscape.
https://peterobsonblues.co.uk/
The Ducks
Mill Farm's own house band, a four piece, fronted by Mark & Anne. Playing a range of folk style songs from the last 50 years with a twist.
St Fian
This gorgeous local folk duo are back with us for a second year. With rich, acrobatic voice and a style that is distinctive yet impossible to place. Playing a mix of originals and traditional songs, Stephanie's haunting vocals perfectly compliments Ian's subtle but intricate guitar playing. Due to record their debut EP at Mill Farm studios this Spring, this duo are not to be missed.
Yeovil Ukulele Choir
We're delighted to have the Yeovil Ukelale choir back with us to once again open our festival. This group had us all bopping away while the gates opened and you lovely lot were walking through and setting up your camps for the day. Nearly unheard of to have people dancing so early in the day, these guyts bought an energy that had everyone dancing and singing along to some well known 'bangers' you didn't know you loved on Ukalele.
Reel Deal
The Reel Deal form part of a loose collection of local acoustic folk musicians. Not normally seen on a stage, they are usually to be found playing music sessions around pub tables in and around Dorset and Somerset. Playing guitar, mandola, fiddles, whistles and bodhran, they will be bringing you Celtic jigs and reels as well as songs and airs from lots of other parts of the world too. The spirit of their music comes from having a great love of playing music together for many years, not normally as a performance, but just for the sheer fun of it. We can't wait to hear them play for us again, they were terrific fun last year and we have no doubt they will bring just as much fun and enjoyment to our festival this year.
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Festival Info:
- Date: Saturday, 24th May 2025
- Gates: 10.30am-10.30pm.
- Parking is £2 per vehicle - this helps us plan the day and amount of cars we can expect. All car parking proceeds are donated to a local charity.
- Please note that as a growing festival and farm with animal residents we are unable to admit dogs into the festival site.
- Please support our festival and vendors by buying your food and drink from them and not bringing your own.
Contact:
For enquiries, please contact us here:
or
01935 414778 (please leave a message, we may be in the field or the studio and we will get right back to you.)
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Mill Farm | Bradford Abbas | Dorset | DT9 6RE
Mill Farm | Bradford Abbas | Dorset | DT9 6RE
Location
Mill Farm - Bradford Abbas, DT9 6RE