The Town Gardens - "Folk, as in People" debut album Crowdfunder launch party - Windmill Hill City Farm Amphitheatre

We are The Town Gardens, a Windmill Hill Folk quartet who have been tending and cultivating melody since 2018. Following a two-year hiatus from live performances, we are delighted to have started gigging again in autumn 2025 with a new line up. Since then we have created a collection of songs we feel proud to have written and privileged to share, and now we want to be able to take them into a studio and give them the love and permanence we feel they deserve. Times are tough for the arts, so we are calling on the generosity of "folk" to help us make this album a reality, allowing our songs to be shared with anyone who might enjoy them.

"Folk, as in People" is the best phrase we could find to describe how the values of kinship, community, solidarity, and hope have influenced our creative perspectives. We intend for people to find meaning and resonance in what we sing about, and hope that our expressions of things such as grief, rebirth, passion, and pause can further help build connection, understanding, and strength between us. Folk as a synonym of people, Folk which lies within people, Folk which is made by people, etc..

Join us in celebrating this next step for our little band by being part of this imitate, cosy show at our spiritual home of Windmill Hill City Farm. On the bill with us is the wonderful Oswald Slain performing an acoustic solo set. We're huge fans of Oswald Slain, you can always find at least two of us having a boogie at the front whenever their full band is rocking out.

Pay what you want, suggested donation of £10