Right chaps, you can now start planning your fun at Frome Festival, as all of the dates for events at the Griffin are now online.  Check out the listings for the greatest nights out in the festival- best of all, they are ALL FREEE!

If you haven’t done already, do pop in and try a pint of 3 of the the most delicious new beer we have on: Iron Brew.  So far, all tasters have been giving it a double thumbs up.  Do we have a future award winner here…..?

In other news: weekends are officially beginning earlier, as the Griffin is now open from 3pm on Friday evenings.  Make the most of these lovely balmy summer evenings in our gorgeous stripey garden.

Being the second Bank Holiday weekend of May, I thought we should celebrate.  We’ve got two fantastic nights organised for this weeked:

On Friday 22nd, Madlocks will descend upon the Griffin, for another evening of classic dub and reggae tracks.  As the last few have proven, this guy knows his records- will be a wicked night.  Then on Saturday 23rd, The Ten Pound Band Suit will shuffle, boogie, swing and skiffle their way through their first Griffin gig, with as much energy as usual but just with slightly less noise.  Definitely worth catching.  To top it all off on Sunday 24th, you guys can come and see if you can top the weekend’s music in the Open Mic session at Sausage Sunday.

What a fabulous weekend it’s been!

Frome’s ale drinkers were out in force over the Bank Holiday weekend, and aided us in drinking 30 barrels of beer from breweries all over Somerset.  Apart from a few grumbles about the lack of any Milk Street beer on, everyone heartliy worked their way through the guest beers without too much complaint.

Fantastic music shook the Griffin the whole weekend, with Slippery Fish starting the party with a huge crowd on Friday night.  The sun then shone on us during Saturday and Sunday, driving people out into the garden to the bbq. The final day of the festival was a joint jamboree, as owner Rik also celebrated his birthday (although, his was a few more than 10).  With ska music from Boy Le Monti and a live set from Ohead, most kept up the pace until closing time Sunday, breaking the record for busiest Sunday ever.

All the excitement proves too much for certain party go-ers