

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Folk at the Millgate with Ian F Ball and Friends
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 27 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm (+00:00)
- **Event Description**: Come and join multi instrumentalist Ian F Ball and a friend or two for an evening of folk music spanning three centuries.

After last year’s sell out concert Ian is once again coming to the Millgate, with his array of instruments and some friends to entertain you with songs and stories from the British Isles spanning the last 3 centuries.

With songs from his debut album ‘Better Late Than Never’ and his forthcoming CD ‘Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed’ there will be something for everyone.

There will also be a performance of ‘The Great Derbyshire Lead Rush’. Based upon the BBC TV series from the 1970s, ‘Ballads of the Northwest’, with songs and anecdotes it tells the story of the rise and fall of the Derbyshire Lead mining industry.

Ian is an accomplished guitarist, melodeon player, blues harmonica player, singer, actor and close-up magician based in Oldham near Manchester in the UK. His music is played far and wide and has been recorded by bands and musicians on both sides of the Atlantic.

“Excellent story telling” Ken Nicol – Steeleye Span.
“In that long line of minstrels and storytellers, Ian is among those who ensure that we know the stories that would otherwise be lost in time.” David Gray – Salford City Radio
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oldham/folk-at-the-millgate-with-ian-f-ball-and-friends/200029498216536
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, concerts, art, theatre, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 24

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/saddleworth/millgate-arts-centre/millgate-folk/2026-03-27/19:30/t-qmjgzrz?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=oldham-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Oldham
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Millgate Arts Centre
- **lat**: 53.566492682049
- **long**: -2.0230808
- **full address**: Millgate Arts Centre, 10 Stoneswood Road, Oldham, OL3 5DY, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Ian F Ball Music (https://allevents.in/org/ian-f-ball-music/26313764)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 27 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm (+00:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Millgate Arts Centre, 10 Stoneswood Road, Oldham, OL3 5DY, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Ian F Ball Music
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, entertainment, concerts, art, theatre, storytelling
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Folk at the Millgate with Ian F Ball and Friends ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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