Folk Bands and Artists with Gigs in All Our UK Gigs
The Canny Band
A collaboration born from a love of traditional music and fuelled by student poverty, The Canny Band
The Ciderhouse Rebellion
London
“Two virtuoso musicians playing some of the most startling and original music you will ever encounter. Compelling, exciting and utterly original” Phil Beer The duo brings together master accordioni…
The Coyles
“The Coyles“ are Mark Evans, Tom Coleman, Rob Phillips, Liz Beaumont & Paul Voce. We play a great set of cover and Irish songs.
The Deep Dark Woods
The Deep Dark Woods have developed an international following with particular success in the Americana realm, nominated alongside Alabama Shakes and Dawes for Emerging Artist of the Year at the 2012 A…
The Dirty Big Canal Dance Band
The Oxford ceilidh super group, drawing on members of Owl Light Trio and Xogara. Their soaring melodies are underpinned by funky rhythms. This is one classy party band!
The Great Malarkey
Why did the Irish artist, the Canadian surfer, the Portuguese London tour guide, the Gloucestershire gardener, two UK Guild Hall students, a Latvian paralegal and an androgynous cockney, walk into a b…
The Haar
The Haar introduces the fresh talent of traditional Irish singer Molly Donnery combined with three of the most exciting instrumentalists on the folk and traditional music circuit: Cormac Byrne (Instru…
The Henry Girls
Three sisters from Co.Donegal, Ireland.... Karen - Vocals, fiddle, piano, ukelele Lorna - Vocals, accordion, piano Joleen - Vocals, Harp, Piano
The Kimberleys
Blackheath
Traditional folk duo The Kimberleys were born out of progressive folk rockers Bruise. This new, roots orientated style mixes interpretations of traditional and revival songs with the artist´s original…
www.thekimberleys.org
The Leisure Society
Brighton
We self-released our first single The Last of the Melting Snow in December 2008, swiftly followed by our debut album The Sleeper. It was named a Rough Trade Album of the Year, and iTunes Singer Songwr…
The Longest Johns
Bristol
The Longest Johns are a Bristol based, a capella folk music band, born out of a mutual love of traditional folk songs and shanties. They rock maritime songs alongside the more unusual and less traditi…
The Lost Trades
Wiltshire
The Lost Trades are a vocal harmony trio with a cool Laurel Canyon vibe. Three Wiltshire based singer songwriters (Jamie R Hawkins, Phil Cooper and Tamsin Quin) were brought together by a mutual love …
The Magic Lantern
London
THE MAGIC LANTERN is the musical moniker of Jamie Doe, an artist whose career to date has been spent crossing and blurring the boundaries between folk, roots and jazz. For his most recent album ‘To Th…
The Magpies
York
They’re a breath of fresh air peddling engaging, bright and breezy transatlantic folk and making it seem as easy as breathing. All under 30, The Magpies are one of the most exciting acts on the roo…
The Manfreds
Key members of the 1960’s Manfred Mann line-up re-formed as The Manfreds in 1991 following what turned out to be a very successful and enjoyable reunion for Tom McGuinness’ 50th birthday celebration. …
The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc
The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc is a fiddle trio from Norway, Sweden and the Shetland Islands who swiftly gained a reputation for their gripping and unique blend of fiddle music since their inception in earl…
The Norfolk Broads
The Norfolk Broads are a 4-piece female ensemble who enjoy singing low-pitched folk songs about love, despair and dastardly boyfriends. Born in Norfolk, formed in Cornwall, they live and sing in Londo…
The Often Herd
The Often Herd reach beyond what is expected of a bluegrass band, marrying the wistful sunshine harmonies of Southern California with the striking industrial allure of their North Eastern (UK) home. A…
The Oysland Klezmer Band
London
OYSLAND is a London-based klezmer band. Their exuberant sound is rooted in the Yiddish musical tradition. But they also draw on other music from abroad--in Yiddish, muzik fun oysland--including folk s…
www.oysland.co.ukThe Ragged Hearts
Norwich
The Ragged Hearts are an alt-folk band based in East Anglia (UK) originally from New York and North East UK, blending influences from soul, blues, world and folk traditions to write songs that are per…
www.theraggedhearts.comThe Salts
Rest of the UK
The Salts are one of the most exciting and energetic concept bands around, performing original material alongside their own interpretations of traditional songs. The band feature five seasoned music…
The Shackleton Trio
Norfolk
The Shackleton Trio (formerly The Georgia Shackleton Trio) features fiddle player Georgia Shackleton alongside guitarist Aaren Bennett and mandolinist Nic Zuppardi. Together they play an exciting blen…
www.shackletontrio.co.ukThe Shires
Hertfordshire/Bedfordshire
The Shires have risen to prominence over the last two years with TV appearances on the Graham Norton Show, the BBC Music Awards, Festival appearances including Glastonbury 2015 and performances worldw…
The Spooky Men´s Chorale
The Spooky Men’s Chorale is a vast, rumbling, steam powered and black clad vocal behemoth, seemingly accidentally capable of rendering audiences moist eyed with mute appreciation or haplessly gurgling…
The Sugar Kings
From the Salons of pre-revolution Havana, where the sweet smell of cigars lingered and the aged rum flowed, the Sugar Kings present the gloriously authentic sounds of Son Montuno, Guaracha, Salsa, Bol…
The Weaving / Meabh Begley Trio
Méabh Begley (accordion) and Owen Spafford (fiddle) are joined by Kyle Macaulay (guitar) for their 2024 UK tour. This trio brings together the rich musical traditions of three counties Kerry, Donegal …
Threaded
Folk-fusion trio composing original material. Jamie Rutherford - Guitar, Rosie Bott - Clarinet, Ning-ning Li - Violin. Debut Album ´of what we spoke´ OUT NOW ´Impressive and stimulating´ FATEA ´…
