LAWZIE at Hull Folk and Maritime Festival
Sat 12 Jul
|Kingston upon Hull
Kingston Upon Hull’s status as a major port over the centuries has meant that ideas and influences from different cultures and nationalities have been readily assimilated into the city, creating a rich diversity of folk traditions.
Time & Location
12 Jul 2025, 12:40 – 13:20
Kingston upon Hull, 64 Humber St, Hull HU1 1TU, UK
About the event
Kingston Upon Hull’s status as a major port over the centuries has meant that ideas and influences from different cultures and nationalities have been readily assimilated into the city, creating a rich diversity of folk traditions.
The city also played an important part in reviving and preserving the musical heritage of the British Isles during the post-war folk revival, with the establishment of the Folk Union One Club above Ye Old Blue Bell pub in 1963 by the Watersons (below), who would go on to forge one of the most influential family dynasties in British folk music.
Even though Folk Union One eventually ceased to exist, the torch for live folk music was carried on by other clubs during the 1970s and 1980s, and 1990 saw the establishment of the Hull Sea Shanty Festival, which ran, under various guises, until 2011, when it became a casualty of funding cuts. However,…