World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker's heart and humour has been watched by millions online and allowed him to perform all over the world, until suddenly he couldn't. From reviewing toilet seats online to writing falafel-based diss tracks for Chris Evans, he's back on stage where he belongs with his most heartfelt, playful, unashamedly Harry Baker-y show yet.

Track Dogs have been sweeping the UK summer festival scene leaving behind a dancing army of new fans in every port. Based in Madrid Track Dogs comprise of two Irish men, an English man and an American who have come together and blur the lines of genres so beautifully to create something so unique that on paper just shouldn't work,.but OH BOY does it ever. Delivered with stunning 4 part harmonies to accompany guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, uke and a trumpet Track Dogs are a force of nature with a style unto themselves. The infectious latino beats merge in seamlessly into americana, folk and a sprinkle of bluegrass that your couldn't stop your body moving to if your life depended on it. Join us for an evening fiesta you will be talking about long after stage lights go out.

Hannah Elizabeth and Griff Jameson first joined forces in 2016, merging their individual backgrounds of traditional folk and folk pop/rock to create a stunning acoustic folk-roots duo Elizabeth & Jameson, with original songs rich in emotive storytelling and a harmony-driven sound featuring guitar, violin and exquisite vocals. Elizabeth & Jameson are currently based in St. Albans where Hannah grew up, but with an ever growing national following, their schedule of live shows sees them frequently touring folk and acoustic clubs, festivals and venues across the UK. In 2024 they even branched out to Nashville, performing a few shows in Music City itself! Their debut studio album, Northern Shores & Stories was released in 2020, receiving critical acclaim across the acoustic folk-roots community. This concert marks the start of the duo's album release tour for their much anticipated second studio album, with material inspired by South Wales Valleys where Griff is from. With songs and stories themed around the history, the people and the place including our own personal links to the area of course, expect a very special evening of poignant new material shared in the beautiful sonic surroundings of St. Saviour's. Support will be provided by Awake Mother a new duo from the south of England. Minnie Birch and Kathleen P, two award winning, critically acclaimed musicians have joined together to present something new and special in the folk tradition. They are keen to share music from the folk tradition, reigniting old favourites and introducing you to new songs and tales from times gone by. Expect to be invited to sing and stomp along one moment and have your heart strings pulled the next.

Track Dogs are a Madrid-based acoustic-folk band with members from Ireland, England and the USA. The band takes its name from the maintenance teams working the subway tracks in New York City. Don't miss their much anticipated return to St Saviour's! Licensed bar from 7pm.

The UK's Number 1 Anglo-Cuban Band make a riotous but welcome return to St Saviour's. With an exuberance and irrepressible joy, this night makes for the perfect summer celebration that you'd be crazy to miss! (and yes, it is in the church!) www.swanvestasocialclub.com [//www.swanvestasocialclub.com] Licensed bar from 7pm. Tickets 12

Edwina's beautifully written songs, charming stage presence and voice of an angel have won her a reputation as a true natural talent of gentle folk-Americana. She has played everywhere from Glastonbury Festival to The Royal Albert Hall

For his final concert as Music Director of St Albans Choral Society, George Vass has chosen Joseph Haydns magnum opus,The Creation. A three-part oratorio composed in 1798, it celebrates the creation of the world as depicted in MiltonsParadise Lostand the book ofGenesis. Complete with a cast of characters and something of a cinematic orchestral score, the work plays out as a musical drama, changing landscapes and scenes summoned one after the other. The Creationis Haydns crowning masterpiece, a joyful balm in times of trouble. There is no terrifying God found anywhere in this wonderfully positive oratorio, which Haydn hoped would serve as a source of comfort to those suffering difficulties. The prevailing mood is exuberant, radiant and delights in Gods works. This spirit of unbounded joy and celebration has helpedThe Creationto endure throughout the years, a spiritual masterpiece for a secular age. St Albans Choral Society are joined by Sophia Jin (soprano), Matthew Sotillo-Cooke (tenor), Robert Rice (baritone) and theBlaze Ensemble. The concert will finish at approximately 9:30pm, and will include an interval where refreshments will be served. Please note that there is no parking at the church. Seating at the venue is in two bands (central nave and side aisle seating). Within these price bands, seating is unallocated. Advance online tickets: central nave seating - 22 adults, 4 U18s/students side aisle seating - 17 adults, 4 U18s/students Tickets on the door: central nave seating - 25 adults, 5 U18s/students side aisle seating - 20 adults, 5 U18s/students

Internationally acclaimed harp and guitar duo Maire N Chathasaigh and Chris Newman will be the main guests at St Albans Folk Festival Concert Support will be provided by Watford Folk Clubs song writing competition winners, The Larks and New Roots 2024 finalist, Sean Spicer. Chris and Maire are each highly regarded in their own right and come from very different backgrounds. Chris plays the steel stringed guitar in a range of musical genres. He has toured and recorded with many luminaries of the folk and jazz worlds, among them Boys of the Lough, Aly Bain, Diz Disley and Stphane Grappelli. His repertoire spans traditional Irish music, hot jazz, bluegrass and baroque, spiced with striking new compositions from his groundbreaking new solo album Breaking Bach. Maire grew up in Bandon, County Cork, in a family steeped in traditional music. In her youth she won many music competitions and went on to perform with her sister Nollaig, a violinist and traditional fiddler and her husband the late Arty McGlynn and sometimes performs with her two sisters as the Casey Sisters. More recently Maire won the prestigious Traditional Musician of the Year award given by Irish language station TG4. The Larks are Liz Miller and Chris Wilbraham, a duo based near Bury St Edmunds. They use guitar and mandolin to complement their voices, as they call on a wide range of influences and experiences to entertain their audiences. Their original songs can be populated by mermaids, nightingales and vampires and have been known to describe a lifeboat disaster or warn of climate change. Thy won the Watford Folk Club Songwriting Competition in 2024. Sean Spicer is a harmonicist, whistler and flautist from Bristol, performing largely in the English and Irish traditions. Sean specifically aims through his performance to explore and propagate the English harmonica tradition, Sean is a National Youth Folk Ensemble alumnus and to date its only harmonicist, and was a Comhaltas All-Britain champion and All-Ireland finalist in the mouth organ and miscellaneous categories, and a National Youth Harmonica champion.