dpThe warm and welcoming Southeastern Gathering returns, inviting everyone to lose themselves in the rare sounds of acoustic music, from bluegrass to Irish trad and old-time, with artists from Thailand and around the world performing across six full days, October 20-25.
There’s a reason the last edition sold out fast. Capped at just 100 people, this is folk music at its most intimate, the sort of close-quarters affair where you can watch a picker’s fingers move and catch every last grace note. Workshops, jams, tunes and late-night sessions unfold at a human scale, and the line between performer and punter blurs pleasingly as the week wears on.
Proceedings open with The Pickin’ Parlour, three upstairs nights from Tuesday to Thursday, each one built around a single player, instrument or theme, with city views framing the room. Full bills and tickets surface closer to the date. The weekend proper then takes hold from Friday: a loose Welcome Jam and Free Flow to break the ice, a marathon Saturday and a gentler Sunday of Songs & Stories served alongside brunch.
Expect banjos, fiddles, mandolins, guitars, flutes, harps, voices and stories, played by musicians steeped in these traditions for a Bangkok roots crowd that grows a little bigger every year.
Runs from October 20-25, Public House Bangkok, 7pm onwards (3pm on October 24). Tickets B999-3,299 via here.
One child under 12 attends free with each paying adult, though, given how hushed and unplugged it all stays, parents are asked to keep the listening space respectful.
