Folk Bands and Artists with Gigs in All Our UK Gigs
Phillipe Barnes & Tom Phelan
London, United Kingdom
Virtuoso musicians and longstanding friends, Philippe Barnes and Tom Phelan have been exploring the rich legacy of Celtic music together for twenty years. The mesmerising combination of Philippe’s …
Polly Paulusma
In 2003 Paulusma was happily putting the finishing touches to shed-recorded debut album ´Scissors in my Pocket´ when Bjork´s label One Little Indian signed her up and catapulted her round the world fo…
Prospective Collective
A fine band of London-based jazz musicians that perform a beautiful repertoire of old jazzy classics.
Quarterman
Quarterman is the name for the solo project of Man The Lifeboats’ lead singer and songwriter Richard James Quarterman. Hailing from the moorlands of West Yorkshire, Quarterman moved to London Town in …
Rachel Baiman
A fiddle/banjo player, singer, and songwriter based out of Nashville, TN. Specialising in Old Time, Bluegrass, Scottish, and Folk music, her interests are diverse and range from the oldest fiddle trad…
Rachel Newton
Singer and harpist Rachel Newton was named the 2017 BBC Radio 2 Folk Musician of the Year and the Scots Trad Music Award Instrumentalist of the Year 2016. Her third solo album Here´s My Heart Come Tak…
Ranagri
London
Ranagri (pronounced Ra-na-grye) produce an electrifying mix of virtuosic instrumentals, haunting melodies, vivid storytelling and their unique take on old and new folk songs. The London based band …
www.ranagri.comRattle on the Stovepipe
Rattle On The Stovepipe are Dave Arthur (5-string banjo, melodeon, guitar, vocals), Pete Cooper (fiddle and vocals) and Dan Stewart (5-string banjo, guitar and vocals). They’ve gained an huge followin…
www.petecooper.com/rattle.htmRaveloe
Glasgow
Raveloe, the project of Glasgow songwriter Kim Grant who found her moniker within the pages of George Eliot’s Silas Marner. Grant identifies with the idea of being a weaver (which the character Silas …
Reg Meuross
A true modern troubadour. ‘The remarkable singer-songwriter that is Reg Meuross’ – BBC Radio 3 Award-winning Reg Meuross was introduced onto the stage of the Albert Hall by Mike Harding as ‘one …
Rob Harbron
Rob Harbron is a sought-after multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer, and one of the country’s leading players of the English concertina. He is a member of Leveret (alongside Sam Sweeney and And…
Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra
Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra are the ones to watch on the UK´s growing Americana scene; as a six piece band (featuring guitars, mandolin, harmonica, accordion, double bass and drums) they play an…
www.teapadorchestra.co.ukRob Murch
Rob’s percussive finger-ballet up and down the fret board of his 100 year-old instrument is mesmerising. He’s revered throughout the UK for his long-time work with the renowned Dartmoor Pixie Band and…
Robb Johnson
Robb Johnson is widely recognised as one of the UK’s finest songwriters. “An English original”, (Robin Denselow, the Guardian) … “one of our best singer-songwriters ever” (Mike Harding). He gigs in th…
www.robbjohnson.co.ukRon Jappy
A Graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama Ron Jappy is an extremely accomplished musician, highly sought after as an arranger, guitarist, fiddle player, pianist and producer. He has al…
Rumpled Muslin
London
Stunning folk harmonies with strong solo leads from this a capella trio. Rumpled Muslin sing traditional and contemporary folk songs in glorious harmony, sometimes accompanied by harmonium or guitar. …
Sam Kelly and Jamie Francis
Bristol
Multi-award-winning folk singers and musicians Sam Kelly and Jamie Francis share a common interest in roots music. They are two of the most respected and innovative musicians on the current UK folk…
Sam Lee
“Sam is the most accomplished and authentic interpreters of traditional English song to emerge in years. He brought the house down [Southbanks Queen Elizabeth Hall]” fRoots “You will be dumbfounded…
samleesong.co.ukSam Partridge
Traditional musician based in the High Peak playing with: Pons Aelius, The Rachel Hamer Band, Jordan Aikin and Bad Phantom, and Sam Partridge & Grace Smith
Sam Sweeney
Voted Musician Of The Year at the BBC Folk Awards 2015, Sam has one of the most impressive CVs on the folk scene, and he is still in his twenties. To simply call him a fiddle player is to do him somet…
Sara Petite
San Diego
Award-winning songwriter. International road warrior. American roots outlaw. For the better part of two decades, Sara Petite has blazed her own trail, carving out a mix of forward-thinking country…
www.sarapetite.comSarah McQuaid
Penzance
Reviewers of the Madrid-born, Chicago-raised, Cornwall-based singer/songwriter’s previous albums have repeatedly alluded to her “relative obscurity” (The Big Takeover) and “under-the-radar” (The Vinyl…
Sarah Stock
Folk singer and song writer from Suffolk, currently living and working in London. Performing a mix of traditional, arrangements and own compositions. Finalist of New Roots 2019.
Scandinavian and French Music Session
Come and play folk tunes from Scandinavia and France, no experience necessary, relaxed atmosphere, all welcome... If someone is interested in learning some useful Scandi repertoire, I have added do…
Scottish Fiddle Orchestra
The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra is one of Scotland’s foremost traditional music organisations. The Orchestra was formed in 1980, deriving its origins from Fiddlers’ Rallies which were – and are – held t…
Seamie O´Dowd
One of Ireland’s finest, and frequently accorded legendary status in his native Sligo,Seamie O’Dowd’s musical career has seen him progress from his first radio broadcast at ten years of age, on up thr…