TUITION

Step by step learning and stage by stage development.  Whatever your age, you can enjoy learning  to play a musical instrument  and acquire skills for life. Our tutors are friendly and experts in their field.

• Accordion
• Bodhrán
• Concertina
• Violin/Fiddle
• Folk song
• Guitar
• Ukelele (Beginner - all ages)
• Melodeon
• Mandolin
• Penny Whistle/ Bagpipes
• 4 string banjo

 ACOUSTIC  CLUB

At the Ropewalk, Barton-upon-Humber
Listen or Play

A stage for the performance and appreciation of live folk music

• Perform: Come along and perform on stage in front of a highly appreciative and friendly audience
• Listen: Simply take your seat and enjoy the music and song from experienced musicians - as well as those taking their first steps in live public performance.
• Develop: Testing new skills and songs in front of a live audience can provide invaluable feedback on your progress and also help increase confidence from a performance well-delivered.
• Inspire: Encourage others in the audience to continue with their efforts and inspire them to greater heights
• Learn: whilst modern folk music has its own story, the traditions and tales of the past are relived in the songs from the past. 

 SLOW SESSIONS

Take existing instrumental skills  & develop the techniques for playing folk music. A progressive development of  your folk music repertoire.

• Join our Slow Sessions at the Ropewalk and become proficient at playing folk music.

 OUR TUTORS

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Folklincs Tutors are experienced musicians with teaching expertise.

• Whether you are a beginner taking your first steps with a musical instrument, an improver - or a more experienced musician wanting to develop your folk music skills, at Folklincs you can be assured of high quality, friendly teaching at a pace to suit you.

  FOLKLINCS FOLK FESTIVAL

For it's 3rd year, the Folklincs folk festival will be back in Barton-upon Humber on July 17th and 18th 2026

Artists booked so far:

• Tarren
• The Wilsons
• Culverlake
• Arthur Coates and Kerran Cotteral
• Bryony Griffith and Alice Jones
• Thethera
• Kirsty Hannah / Kate Witney
• Lincoln Community Ceilidh Collective
• Youthlincs
• Workshops , dancing, music sessions and singarounds

LIMITED EARLY BIRD TICKETS ON SALE from Eventbrite link below. 

Folklincs Folk Festival 2026

Barton-upon-Humber

 YOUTHLINCS

Youthlincs represents the emergence of new young talent on to the stage

• From early beginnings the fruits of practice and patience emerge and combine in the performance of wonderful folk music
• Youthlincs are the youth part of Folklincs