The Houghton Weavers

The Houghton Weavers, a comedy-folk group, perform a show featuring popular folk music, humour, and audience participation.

The Houghton Weavers have been entertaining audiences for over 50 years with a unique blend of popular folk music, humour, and audience participation. They have recorded over 30 albums and have performed as a headline act at The Great British Folk Festival. The show features old favourites such as Blackpool Belle, Sit Thi Deawn, Matchstalk Men, and Dirty Old Town, alongside new material, original songs, and poems. Jim Berry and Steve Millington perform with Simon Brady on mandolin, promising a feel-good evening of sing-a-longs, ballads, and audience requests.