Making a difference to our local community is at the heart of what Rockhampton Folk Festival is about.
Outreach - help us to bring live music to our community
We recognise that some groups in our community rarely have the opportunity to engage with live performance. So we bring music to them instead.
We have taken artists to perform to over 3000 people in local schools and old people's centres since 2016 - a fantastic experience for them all.
We are a registered charity run entirely by volunteers. We no longer receive grant funding from the Arts Council so have to rely entirely on festival tickets and kind donations. Everything you donate will go directly to support outreach work in our community so please help.
We have taken artists to perform to over 3000 people in local schools and old people's centres since 2016 - a fantastic experience for them all.
We are a registered charity run entirely by volunteers. We no longer receive grant funding from the Arts Council so have to rely entirely on festival tickets and kind donations. Everything you donate will go directly to support outreach work in our community so please help.
An inclusive festival
We want our festival to be accessible to all, friendly and inclusive. Talk to us if you'd like your group to be involved.
For example we hosted a group of 45 from the Dursley Open Door Club who support local adults with learning or physical disabilities, their families and carers. Here's what they said afterwards :
"Thank you so much for for inviting us to Rockhampton Folk Festival. We all had such a great day.
Everybody was very kind and helpful, and everything we'd planned worked really well."
For example we hosted a group of 45 from the Dursley Open Door Club who support local adults with learning or physical disabilities, their families and carers. Here's what they said afterwards :
"Thank you so much for for inviting us to Rockhampton Folk Festival. We all had such a great day.
Everybody was very kind and helpful, and everything we'd planned worked really well."
Our first Rockhampton Folk Festival Grants
Making a difference to our community is at the heart of Rockhampton Folk Festival. When we set up the festival one of our dreams was that it could promote and support local music-making. We started this with our programme of outreach then in 2022 we took the next big step and awarded our first Rockhampton Folk Festival Grants to support music and the arts in our community.
We awarded 15 grants of up to £500 each. Recipients included...
The Castle School, Thornbury
Marlwood School, Alveston
St Mary's Primary School, Thornbury
Manorbrook Primary School, Thornbury
Thornbury Area Youth Music
Dovetail Orchestra for asylum-seeking and refugee musicians
Several Ukrainian refugee children to support their music tuition while they are in the UK
Julian House
Carl Morgan music therapist
Thornbury Swing Band
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We awarded 15 grants of up to £500 each. Recipients included...
The Castle School, Thornbury
Marlwood School, Alveston
St Mary's Primary School, Thornbury
Manorbrook Primary School, Thornbury
Thornbury Area Youth Music
Dovetail Orchestra for asylum-seeking and refugee musicians
Several Ukrainian refugee children to support their music tuition while they are in the UK
Julian House
Carl Morgan music therapist
Thornbury Swing Band
MyThornbury
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We work outreach in partnership with Live Music Now who deliver interactive music programmes in community and healthcare settings, for example special schools, where music can make a huge difference to the lives of children and their families. Specialist support and training also provides young musicians with skills and employment at the start of their professional careers.
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