Stage in The Square
Stage in The Square is a well-established open air stage in the heart of the town centre, offering a great range of entertainment over the weekend. Performance times will be published in the Official Wimborne Minster Folk Festival Programme. More acts to come; here's what we have so far...
Top banner image: Charlotte Geary at Stage in The Square, by Joe Horridge
Carrie Martin
From The Workshop
An Alternative Folk duo crafting raw, unconventional harmonies and driving acoustic rhythms that stir both heart and mind. Hailing from Beckenham and Bromley, Jonnie Temple and Helen Rosemary write deeply honest songs that reflect the shifting landscapes of their lives—tales of love, loss, hope, and quiet rebellion.
Armed with guitar, kick-drum and ukulele bass, their stripped-back setup delivers a surprising punch. They blend poetic lyricism with dynamic folk energy to create something unmistakably their own.
Gilkicker Weevils
Honey & The Bear
Katie Grace Harris
Murphy's Lore Ceilidh
Dorset’s busiest and well-loved ceilidh band - back again for the most excellent Ceilidh in The Square… you know where to be!
Sian & Rob Colquhoun
​With a crowd-pleasing mix of Bluegrass energy and driving Old-Time rhythms, Sian & Rob deliver an authentic performance full of vitality. Toe-tapping originals and skilled interpretations of tunes and songs drawing on early bluegrass, old-time mountain music, country blues and their own Scots-Irish Roots. Expect gorgeous close harmonies, fiery flatpickin’, hypnotic clawhammer banjo and a flourish of percussive flat-foot dancing. www.sianandrob.co.uk
The Claras
Performing traditional songs, evocative originals, and the occasional left-field cover, Sussex-based folk duo The Claras (Clare McGlone and Claire Rakich) are rapidly making a name for themselves. With story-songs featuring ghosts, blackbirds, witches, crossroads and lost villages, their unique partnership combines ethereal harp, compelling harmonies and down-to-earth yarns. www.theclaras.com
Tristan Hutton