Folk Bands and Artists with Gigs in All Our UK Gigs
Barb Jungr
One of the most accomplished British singers of her generation. Barb Jungr’s formidable talent as a singer, composer and lyricist is only outshined by her ability to re-interpret familiar songs and re…
Belinda Kempster & Fran Foote
Basildon
Belinda and Fran (vocalist with Stick In The Wheel) are a mother and daughter duo from Essex who sing folk songs from their family and home county without frills or fuss.
Bella Gaffney
York
2016 Celtic Connections Danny Kyle Award winner Bella Gaffney hails from Bradford. She writes folk inspired songs which she performs along with her own original arrangements of traditional pieces. In …
Ben Paley
London
London fiddle player of impeccable folk heritage. Ben Paley was surrounded by traditional music from the outset: his father (Tom Paley, one of the great figures of the American folk revival), moth…
Benji Kirkpatrick
Described by Time Out as a ´fretboard wizard ´, Benji Kirkpatrick is a gifted guitar player and an engaging and experienced performer. Over the decade or so that he has been working on the folk scene,…
www.benjikirkpatrick.comBitter Blossoms
Netherlands
Bitter Blossoms is an exciting new vocal trio based out of The Netherlands. Phoebe Kirrage (UK), Julie Hasfjord (NO) and Viktoria Nikolova (BG) combine their skills and knowledge of traditional and cl…
Blackbeard´s Teaparty
York
Blackbeard’s Tea Party are a contemporary Folk Rock band based in York, UK. The 6 piece band plays a mix of traditional folk songs as well as covers of more recent songs from the folk genre.
www.blackbeardsteaparty.comBlowzabella
Blowzabella are Andy Cutting – diatonic button accordion; Jo Freya – vocals, saxophone, clarinet; Paul James – bagpipes, saxophones; Gregory Jolivet – hurdy-gurdy; David Shepherd – violin; Barn Stradl…
Bob Fox
Bob’s big projects in recent years have been playing Songman in the outstandingly successful War Horse production, and his work with The Pitmen Poets collaboration that celebrates the music and cultur…
Bonfire Radicals
Birmingham
Bonfire Radicals is a zesty 6-piece folk/world band with a fresh and exciting musical approach embracing original and traditional material.
Borges Machado
Borges Machado is André Borges (saxophone, flute, handmade wind instruments, body) and Fernando Machado (guitar, cavaquinho, percussion, body), both Brazilian musicians based in Brighton, England. The…
bous
bous are brightly coloured birds that sing to find each other in the dense vegetation. bous is also a Spanish post-pop duo based in London. The fragile and honest voice of Blanca lays on the pri…
Brian Kennedy
Brian Kennedy survived a childhood on the infamous Falls Road, West Belfast at the height of its hellish history against all the odds to carve an extraordinary career in Music. In his own words he sa…
Brian Peters
Derbyshire
Brian Peters is, according to the UK’s Living Tradition magazine “a top-notch singer and player, also one of the best-researched performers currently doing the rounds, and master of several crafts” wh…
Briggs & Stark
Briggs & Stark have joined forces to create a captivating blend of Americana and Folk music, with a tickle of flute, which sits in the same vien as The Shires, Ward Thomas and Of Monsters & Men. Bo…
Brighde Chaimbeul
Winner of the 2016 BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award, and 2017 Scots Trad Music Awards ‘Up and Coming’ nominee, Skye piper Brìghde Chaimbeul is one of Scotland’s fastest rising stars. A native Gaelic speak…
Brittany Haas
Brittany Haas is widely regarded as one of the most influential fiddlers of her generation. Born in Northern California, Brittany grew up honing her craft at string camps nationwide, and developed her…
Brooks Williams & Aaron Catlow
Brooks Williams & Aaron Catlow take the guitar and fiddle tradition to new heights with soaring melodies and technical brilliance. Their Trans-Atlantic sound oozes bluesy folk with jazzy-Mediterranean…
Brown Horse
Norwich country-rockers Brown Horse bring together guitar-driven alternative rock of the 90s with folk and country sounds of the 70s on their debut album ´Reservoir´
Brown Wimpenny
Brown Wimpenny are young singers of old songs and new dancers of old jigs. Based in south Manchester, they wish to share the music of the people and to build a community around it. With four sell-out …
Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones
A powerful new duo is emerging from the chaos of the last 12 months - and the folk world has been waiting! As established solo artists, Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones are no strangers to the folk scene…
Cable Street Collective
Cable Street Collective mix African-influenced guitars with dance music beats to create upbeat tunes. The original line-up of Tristan Kennedy, Ashley Underwood and Fiona Jane are now joined by DJ a…
Caitlin Gilligan
Caitlin Gilligan is from the rolling hills of rural Galloway. Now based in the North-West of England, her songs still echo the wildness of her Scottish youth. Stirring age-old folk songs into a set…
Calan
Calan are a multi award-winning Welsh folk band comprising of five virtuoso musicians formed after they met at a folk music course in Sweden. They won international acclaim at the world-renowned Inter…
www.calan-band.com
Captain Accident
Captain Accident is a reggae/ska/soul artist who creates a unique blend of rock-driven soulful roots reggae, ska, dub and rocksteady at his home studio in Cardiff. This sound is then brought to life o…
