Folk Bands and Artists with Gigs in All Our UK Gigs
Filkin´s Ensemble
There is folk, & then there is super-folk. The sheer joy, energy & sophisticated musicianship radiating from the stage mark Filkin’s Ensemble out as a new folk tour-de-force. A 14-piece supergoup, …
Findlay Napier
Findlay Napier is a rising star of the UK Songwriting Scene. Think campfires and tradition, past voices being handed down, characters that spring up from the soil of childhood and a curiosity-bone las…
Fiona Bevan
Expertly combining folk, soul and and pop, singer-songwriter Fiona Bevan is noted for co-writing ‘Little Things’ with Ed Sheeran, reaching no 1 in 13 countries, for which she received a BMI award. Her…
Flook
Flook are the flutes of Brian Finnegan and Sarah Allen, the guitar of Ed Boyd and the bodhran of John Joe Kelly and all together they make one of the most inventive and stunning bands ever to be foun…
FOS Brothers
Exeter
The FOS Brothers are Dave and Sam McCrory from East Belfast, N.Ireland joined with Rom Dobbs and Pete Bingham on drum and bass. Together they create a unique soundscape of acoustic music heavily influ…
Frankie Archer
Frankie Archer composes and plays with heart and sensitive curiosity. She started out surrounded by Northumbrian folk music, and draws deeply on this in her own fiddle playing, singing and writing, de…
Freddie White
Freddie White has long been synonymous with music of the highest quality. He has been part of the fabric of the live music scene in Ireland since the 1970’s and his albums continue to sell well, among…
Gabriel Moreno
London
Gabriel Moreno is a singer songwriter, performer and lyricist from Gibraltar with strong links to the London alternative Americana, folk and singer songwriter scene. Curator of the acclaimed Lantern S…
www.gabrielmoreno.co.ukGabriel Moreno and the Quivering Poets
Gabriel Moreno is a Gibraltarian poet and singer songwriter who has been performing for the past 20 years in Gibrlatar, Peru, Italy, Spain, USA and the United Kingdom. His folk songs are both poetic a…
Gavin Fairhall Lever
London
GAVIN FAIRHALL LEVER brings together three acclaimed musicians to present a fresh, contemporary folk music born of their diverse roots. Punk fiddle meets jazz bass and Balkan guitar, in a colourful mi…
Geoff Lakeman
Dartmoor
A Cornishman who has lived on Dartmoor for 40 years, has been described as “ A stalwart of the West Country Folk scene and the father of a virtual folk dynasty.“ He´s the dad of Sean, Sam and Seth …
George Boomsma
North Yorkshire
George’s effortless vocals and sensitive guitar playing evoke an intimate atmosphere that silences even the rowdiest of crowds. He won the Matt & Phreds Singer / Songwriter Competition 2014 in Manches…
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George Sansome and Matt Quinn
Both established artists, George and Matt are a new duo who sing mainly traditional songs separately or in harmony accompanied by George´s guitar and Matt´s mandolin melodeon or concertina. George …
Gigspanner
Hailed by ‘Songlines’ Magazine as ‘another milestone in folk’s rebirth of cool moment’, Peter Knight’s Gigspanner continues to engage hearts and minds with emotionally loaded and life enriching takes …
Goblin Band
London
Goblin Band formed organically from intimate sessions of the same name ran out of the HobGoblin Music, a folk music instrument shop in Central London, and organised by a group of queer folk obsessive …
Golden Shoals
Blending old time Appalachian traditions with fine contemporary songwriting, great harmony singing and excellent musicianship on fiddle, guitar and banjo, Amy Alvey and Mark Kilianski formed their duo…
Good Habits
One of the most exciting new folk duos to come out of the UK, Good Habits’ award-winning, genre-fusing sound has received international critical acclaim in the short 3 years they have been performing.…
Grace Smith
Fiddle player Grace Smith is embarking on her solo career having played for many years in the Monster Ceilidh Band, as part of the Rachel Hamer Band, and numerous other ensembles. With a love of Engli…
Granny´s Attic
With exceptional musicianship and boundless energy, Granny’s Attic are going from strength to strength. Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne (melodeon, anglo concertina, vocals), George Sansome (guitar, vocal…
Gustaf Ljunggren
Copenhagen
Swedish multi musical performer and composer. Performing as a solo artist, in a duo with Emil de Waal, working as a sideman, producer, and arranger with artists from diverse places on the musical map…
Hands of the Heron
Bristol
Hands of the Heron is a dreamfolk trio from Bristol, UK. Their instantly recognisable vocal harmonies are delivered by three frontwomen - Bec Garthwaite, Beth Roberts & Claire Vine - each of whom brin…
Hangover Square
Bristol
Soul stirring Americana and cinematic folk-blues. Hangover Square elegantly combine influences as varied as folk, blues, classical, world music and electronica. Expect, synths, slide guitar, layered v…
Harbottle & Jonas
Devon
Partners in life and music, dynamic Devon based folk duo Harbottle & Jonas are one of the most exciting acts on the UK circuit today, combining a love of the richness of traditional folk with their ow…
Heather Ferrier
Newcastle upon Tyne
With captivating musicianship and a sound that is unapologetically her own, Heather Ferrier is a force to be reckoned with. An “engaging talker and magnetic performer” (NARC magazine), the Stockport b…
Hedera
A new Bristol-based quintet of instrumentalists brought together by a desire to lean into the slower and more delicate side of European folk traditions. The group’s growing repertoire draws on Fren…
Hejira - Celebrating Joni Mitchell
London
‘Hejira’ is a 7-piece band set up to celebrate and honour the masterpiece works of Joni Mitchell, mostly from the late ‘70s. Having released the albums ‘The Hissing of Summer Lawns’, ‘Hejira’, ‘Don Ju…
Helena Kay
Edinburgh
Helena Kay is a tenor saxophonist and composer based in London. Originally from Perth, Scotland, they moved to London in 2012 to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2016 wi…
Holly Clarke
Coniston
Holly Clarke, a singer from the Lake District who is steeped in the tradition of ballad singing, explores old songs and finds new ways to perform their unique narratives. Storytelling is at the heart …
