Al Cofrin

Mar 2 - 10  New this season!

A true Medieval maestro, Albert Cofrin has been gracing the stages of Renfests and Medieval Faires for many seasons. Lord Cofrin will astound you with his impeccable renditions of complex tunes during his solo sets at The Rose of Aquitaine Tasting Tavern, and you’ll also find him performing with Sherwood’s court dancers and sitting in with other musical acts throughout the day.

Amanda Kitchens' Carnival of Sound

Amanda Kitchens has performed at Faires and Stages for over a decade. She sings in ten different languages and wields an accordion: the passport to see the World through song! Whether it be a Balkan wedding song or an upbeat original, you may find yourself with the uncontrollable desire to dance when you hear her at the Elven Hill Stage.



Andrew McKee roams the stages and lanes of Sherwood Forest, playing Irish music and jamming with friends. He and Alan a Dale will host an evening show at The Three Stags Pub. And on our 4th and 5th weekends, Andrew will join Marc Gunn for 4 special performances as the Brobdingnagian Bards at The Lionheart Tavern!

A.S.L. and Blind-Deaf Weekend

Mar 30 - 31

Members of the American Sign Language professional interpreting community gather together from all over the state on our 5th weekend. Teams interpret shows for a fully immersive experience. We endeavor to make the faire as Deaf, Blind-Deaf, and ASL-friendly as possible so our patrons and volunteers can be enchanted and enriched. Look for BESPOKE wooden pins on interpreters, with supporters donning blue & white ribbons.

Bard Battle

BARD BATTLE is back! Never the same show twice!

See bards compete for the championship title - The Bard of Sherwood.

An unscripted and no holds bard clash of wit and whimsy!

Adults only for 30-Dirty shows 

Join Hawk and Cedric for some ribald chuckles and fine Celtic music at The Three Stags Pub at their 18-and-up 30-dirty shows. You'll also be able to catch Hawk for an all-ages show at the Horseman Stage.

Bettina Bawdeville

Apr 6 - 21

This bawdy bard hath bemused many a barroom with scandalous songs and unabashed brazen banter. Catch a bit of her naughtiness at The Three Stags Pub on Sherwood's final three weekends.



Brobdingnagian Bards

Mar 23 - 31

The Brobdingnagian Bards, a fine Celtic duo, once performed all over the known world. Now reunited, Marc Gunn and Andrew McKee play for you again on Sherwood's 4th and 5th weekends.

Buckler & Dirks

Apr 13 - 14  New this Season

The Traveling Troublesome Troubadours (tm) known as Buckler & Dirks have been sighted walking the King's Road to Sherwood, in spite of royal decree! Keep an ear out for these musical rakehells; ye may be sure the Sheriff of Nottingham will! Seek them out at The Lionheart Tavern or catch them on the lam in the lanes of the faire.

Clan Tynker

Mar 9 - 24  Three Weekends this year!

Clan Tynker is a family troupe with a stunning array of talents. Set to live music, the show culminates with a dizzying array of dangerous stunts and climaxes with a spectacular fire performance! Clan Tynker will hold court at the Greenwoode Theatre on Sherwood’s 2nd, 3rd, and 4th weekends.

Apr 6 - 21

The CRAIC Show always brings a fresh, high-energy blend of World Medieval Music. Come hear them for yourself on Sherwood's final 3 weekends at The Argosy Stage.

Danse Macabre

Witness an eerie sight as these specters of Death wind through Sherwood Forest Faire each day to remind us that we are all mortal and united in the Danse of Death. “As we are, so shall you be!”



Drum Jam with Joachin & Ben Jammin

Follow the sound of drums to the Seven Sisters Sacred Stone Circle. Joachin and Ben Jammin hold drum circles throughout the day with an epic Drum Jam near the day's end. Bring your own drum and join in!

Emlyn Drake

Emlyn Drake has been studying violin since the age of three, and while she is classically trained, she has a particular fondness for Celtic fiddle. Her repertoire includes Irish jigs and Scottish airs, as well as a few theatrical favorites. Emlyn will be playing and dancing near the Jousting Arena so keep your ears open wide!



Limited Engagement

A romantic Spaniard who serenades ladies and couples in hopes of earning a few doubloons. Find him with his yearning Spanish Guitar on Sherwood's smaller stages or out and about busking the lanes.

The Great Antone

This nomadic musician of distant Darbukistan plays drums for the Joust, the Parade, and for the Castle Siege at day's end. Also, look for The Great Antone playing Bouzouki at The Villager's Square Stage.



Absent Mar 15 - 17 

Gunnar Sølberg plays upbeat traditional music to warm the heart on his old-world mandolin. Find him at The Horseman Stage and other small venues around the village most days of the faire.

The Hands of Fatima

Hands of Fatima belly dancers spin, sway, and swirl for you as their ensemble of vagabond minstrels translate these alluring dances into song. Just follow their magical rhythms to the Elven Hill Stage.



Mar 30 - Apr 21

The Jackdaws are returning to The Lionheart Tavern! More Irish than a drunken row and a darned site messier! Meet the Jackdaws at King Richard's favorite watering hole, right around the corner from the Joust Arena our final four weekends of the Faire.

Kimberly Larkspur and Friends

New this season!

Slip up to Hill Haven Hookah, and you'll find Kimberly Larkspur dancing between gently-glowing coals in a whirl of silk, flashing blades, and bubbling humor accompanied by the sounds of some of the finest musicians in the realm.



Klaus Wieland

Klaus Wieland, once an up-and-coming star of the German folk-rock scene who “disappeared” to India at the height of his stardom, has turned up in medieval Nottingham at Sherwood Forest Faire. Kalus holds court daily at his family shoe shop, Medieval Moccasins, not far from the Joust Arena.



Lady Prudence, Court Composer

Apr 13 - 14

Lady Prudence is in a perpetual state of picnicking and welcomes you into her character-driven, interactive musical circle of jaunty whistle and sprightly ukulele in a continuous show for all ages.

Mar 23 - 31  Also playing with Andrew McKee as Brobdingnagian Bards

Marc Gunn, the “Celtfather”, returns to Robin Hood’s forest with his autoharp for two weekends of the faire. Hear Marc's colourful wisdom of all things Celtic, Comic, and CAT, and enjoy rare performances with the Brobdingnagian Bards!

Master Bones and his crew of hungry head-hunters shall serenade you with Celtadelic pirate jam music every day of the festival at The Argosy Stage over by Brou Ha Ha. Come join in the feast!



Norðanfólk

Now all season at Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem Pub!

Norðanfólk is a Texas-local Nordic folk music project in the animist neofolk tradition of Northern Europe. Layered over traditional instruments such as  kravik lyre, hurdy-gurdy, and tagelharpa, Norðanfólk features hypnotic rhythms and 3-part harmonies in Norwegian, Icelandic and Old Norse.

Opal and Jade: Off-Colored Treasures

PG and R-Rated shows

Bawdy singing sisters Opal and Jade return to Sherwood this season with more witty songs of saucy adventures and affairs of the heart at the bottom of the hill at The Three Stags Pub.

Limited Engagement

Find Erik Teixeira, an international man of mystery, and his oud (Middle Eastern lute) at the Hill Haven Hookah and Coffee Lounge and performing with Hands of Fatima belly dance on the Elven Hill Stage.

Owl Morrison

Mar 9 - 10 (Limited Engagement)

Owl Morrison is an inimitable violist and entertainer who brings a fresh take on familiar tunes and original arrangements. Find her at the Lionheart Tavern and Three Stags Pub on Sherwood's second Saturday.

Steady as She Goes! Visit the Highlands with the dulcet and robust sounds of the Scottish bagpipes. Hear Piper Gunn at The Horseman Stage and marching the high roads and low roads of Sherwood Forest.

The Pirates of Sherwood

Sherwood Players Cast Show

The Pirates of Sherwood present Comedia del Arrrte! Captain “Bullshark” Buckfast, M.C. and his crew of Farcical Seafarers will set sail on the Argosy Stage as your swarthy hosts, presenting fine entertainment and tickling your funny bone!

Pluma Washby

Wife of Abraham the Rose-seller, Pluma always needs more yarn for the tapestries she weaves as she sings to anyone who cares to listen. Please show her some kindness if you enjoy her songs!



Port O'Thority

Now all season at The Argosy Stage!

Port O'Thority is a musical journey with Celtic, Pirate, and World Folk-influenced music and tales celebrating our past, mourning our losses, and looking forward to who we will become. Come help them celebrate at the Argosy stage all season long. Sláinte!

Pub Sing

Near the day's end Sherwood Musicians and other fun characters convene as the Pub Sing fills Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem Pub Stage with music, dance, and a camaraderie that can be found in no other time nor place.



Queen Bonnie

Queen Bonnie is a lady wizard who is known in these parts as the Magical Queen of Everything. She can be found entertaining passersby with naughty nursery rhymes, riddles, jokes, limericks, and songs.

Richard the Pauper

Richard the Pauper joins Port O’Thority on the Argosy Stage, bringing a unique blend of traditional folk and world music to their shows. When not on stage, he can be found entertaining passersby with his captivating music in the lanes of the Faire.



Rover's Way

Mar 2 - 24

With guitar, whistle, bodhran, bass, and vocals by Matthew Young and Keira Rose, join Rover's Way as they bring their love of travel and multicultural folk music to the Lionheart Tavern for Sherwood’s first four weekends.

The Roxlovians

Mar 2 - 3 & Apr 6 - 7 

Ky Hote, the “Most Dangerous Guitar Player”, and the incomparable Lauren Morris on fiddle, team up for two weekends as The Roxlovians, an upbeat jig-worthy duo that will put the soul of music in your heart.

Scallywags Raks Crew

Mar 15 - 17

The Scallywags Raks Crew are a group of medieval belly dancers and musicians! See them sway to the sounds of amazing music and drums at the Three Celestials Stage on Sherwood’s 3-day Spring Break weekend.

Sir Chris the Clever

Mar 9 - 10 (Limited Engagement)

While on Crusade, Sir Chris decided he'd had enough of battles and conflict, so he decided to learn the magical arts he saw in the bazaars of the Holy Lands. He has brought this magic to you here at Sherwood Forest. See him this coming weekend on the Grove Stage and wandering the lanes of Sherwood Forest Faire.

Solar Rain Fire Show

Sherwood’s Spring Break Friday as well as Saturdays between Mar 15 - Apr 20 

Starting on Sherwood’s third weekend, these incredible Fire dancers spin fiery forms in front of Sherwood Castle after the Pub Sing. Don’t miss this incendiary performance near the close of day.

Taliesin the Wandering Minstrel

Taliesin the bard has performed in vaulted castles for Kings and Queens and moldy taverns for beggars and brigands. Versed in the myriad skills of his art, his personalized songs, savage satires, flowery flatteries, legendary tales and preposterous proclamations are yours to command! Any person or party who wishes to hire his peerless bardic prowess may seek him out!

Tartanic

Apr 6 - 21 

Dressed in kilts and suggestive smirks, Tartanic gives you a barrage of sound with the HOTTEST of Highland drums and bagpipes. Experience TARTANIC on the final three weekends at the Greenwoode Theatre.

The Troubadork Show

Mar 30 - Apr 21

TROUBADORK! Tobias the Adequate is now a musician due to a printing error. Oops. Join Tobias for Songs of His People: Geeks, Nerds, and Goofballs!

This Medieval band of merry minstrels cannot make up their mind which instruments they like to play the most, so they just play as many as they can get their hands on! Come and listen to a hurdy-gurdy, citole, trumpet, and more at the Three Celestials Stage and in front of Sherwood Castle!

The Tumbleweeds

Vince Conaway, a musician and composer, can be found performing a wide variety of music on his hammered dulcimer at the Three Stags Pub, The Grove Stage, and along the lanes of Sherwood Forest.



Wolgemut!

This band of early musicians provides high-quality entertainment guaranteed to leave you "in a good mood," which happens to be the translation of Wolgemut! Find them performing at The Lionheart Tavern this season with their repertoire of uplifting early music, and some really snazzy outfits…



Worthy Waites of Whimsey

Mar 2 - 10 & Mar 23 - 24

Hear ye! Hear ye! Behold the return of Worthy Waites of Whimsey at The Three Celestials Stage on Sherwood's 1st, 2nd, and 4th weekends. This early-music wind-and-cello ensemble are right at home here in the Middle Ages. Tarry awhile to enjoy their melodies and let your cares waft away on the breeze.