Events

The UK’s largest and most exhilarating folk band, Joe Broughton’s Conservatoire Folk Ensemble, brings their unstoppable energy to Bristol Beacon for an unforgettable night of music.

With a 50-piece lineup including fiddles, horns, cellos, percussion, guitars, flutes, clarinets, accordion, and bass, the Ensemble delivers a show that is both musically rich and physically thrilling.

Formed in 1997 by boundary-pushing fiddle player Joe Broughton, the band fuses traditional British and Celtic folk with rock, jazz, funk, ska, Afrobeat, and Eastern European melodies. Known for electrifying festival performances, the Ensemble transforms the stage into a joyous, vibrant celebration of 21st-century folk music. Big, bold, and unmissable.