Behind the scenes at the Radio 2 Young Folk Award Weekend

The UK's top 10 folk acts aged between 16-21 convene in Kendal for a thrilling weekend of live music, workshops and performance. The winner of the Young Folk Award 2014 will be announced at Radio 2's Folk Awards on Wednesday 19th February. Find out more and watch live coverage and post-event highlights at http://bbc.in/R2FolkAwards or by pressing Red on any BBC TV channel. Radio 2's Young Folk Award Weekend brings together the top 10 folk acts in the UK aged between 16-21. The shortlist of young folk musicians were invited to participate in a programme of workshops and talks. The weekend culminated in a public concert, presented by Mark Radcliffe, where each act took turns to perform a ten minute set to showcase their talent. This years' concert included the following 10 acts: Ben & Alfie Granny's Attic Miss Irenie Rose Darren James Hodge Hannah Slater-Patterson & Michael Biggins Gentlemen of Few Sam Mabbett & Dylan Cairns Howarth Hattie Briggs Slow Loris Mischa Macpherson Trio The young acts performed in front of a panel of judges comprising of industry experts and professional musicians: Kellie While (Smooth Operations' Head of Programmes), Steve Heap (Mrs Casey Music, Towersey Festival), Pete Lawrence (The Big Chill, Cooking Vinyl) John Spiers (Bellowhead, Spiers & Boden) and Rachael McShane (Bellowhead).

Added 14 Jun 2026