Folk Bands and Artists
Old Sea Legs
Crawling with vivid imagery and colourful characters, a timeless tangle of tongue-twisting, brain-burrowing lyrics that can swing from a breathless barrage to a lilting lament – at times without a mom…
Old Spot
Sheffield
Joe Danks & Rowan Piggott were introduced in 2021 and bonded over a shared passion for Old-Time Appalachian music. An initial campsite session turned into living room jams, sharing lifts to sessions a…
OldBoy of the Fens
Lincolnshire
OldBoy Of The Fens have an affinity with the dark. Conjuring comparisons with Cash, Cave, Cohen and Waits. Ascribed to no particular genre; dark roots, gothic country, folk noir and acoustic sadcore h…
Ole Kirkeng
If you were lucky enough to see Courntey Marie Andrews on tour in the UK last year, you may well have caught Ole Kirkeng´s stunning support sets. Norwegian New Yorker Ole writes exactly the sort of br…
Oligarkh
Drawing together contemporary urban culture, deep folk memory and Soviet experiences, Oligarkh´s music erases the borders between high and popular culture, ancient and modern. Oligarkh´s live gigs are…
Olive Haigh
Bristol
Olive Haigh is a Bristol-based singer-songwriter and auto-harpist. Her hauntingly powerful music is beguiling, arresting and completely unique.
Oliver Darling
The Dirty Robbers front man Oliver Darling! Oliver has been playing guitar for around 20 years, and performing and touring for 15 years. Preferring the more subtle than obvious styles/artists in music…
Oliver Hoare
“Oliver’s songs are delicious expressionist anthems simultaneously lamenting and delighting in this mortal coil…never pretentious but always engaging. His blistering torch singer’s voice and vibing ar…
Oliver Knight & Marry Waterson
MARRY WATERSON & OLIVER KNIGHT The children of the luminous singing talent, Lal Waterson and George Knight, Maria and Oliver were born in Yorkshire and both have long since made their respective homes…
Olivia Awbrey
Since self-releasing her debut studio EP, Fight or Fight (2017), Olivia Awbrey has has made a home for herself in the folk-punk and psych-rock communities in the Pacific Northwest and England. Unafrai…
Olivia Chaney
Olivia’s voice is subtle and virtuosic, carrying listeners delicately into powerful emotions. Accompanying herself on guitar, Indian harmonium, and piano, Olivia reaches back to British folk songs, an…
Olivia Fern
Based in amongst the wild natural beauty of the Lake District Olivia’s music is deeply rooted in her connection to the living earth. With a quality of the liminal to it, Olivia’s melodies and lyrics e…
Olivia Ter-Berg
Olivia Ter-Berg is a singer and harpist from East London. In 2016, Olivia was discovered by BBC Introducing presenter Jericho Keys whlist busking in York’s City Centre and since then has frequently pe…
Ollie King
Described by Andy Cutting as “one of the finest… up and coming young melodeon players in England”, Ollie King pushes the boundaries and expectations of the humble squeezebox. Firmly rooted in the Engl…
Ollie West & The Wildflowers
The music of Manchester based pianist Ollie West has shifted dramatically over the years. Ollie’s passion for writing has seen his music explore jazz, folk, pop, rock, prog and even classical music to…
Olly Chalk Trio
Birmingham based Olly Chalk is one the most forward-thinking and engaging young improvisers in jazz today. His trio (ft. Sam Ingvorsen on bass and Gwilym Jones on drums) are focused on intertwining Ol…
Olov Johansson
Many regard Olov Johannson as Sweden´s greatest craftsman on the nyckelharpa. With his brilliant solo playing and as a member of the group Väsen, he has been largely responsible for the explosion of n…
Ol´ Savannah
Ol´ Savannah are a Montreal-based folk/roots band founded by Speedy Johnson and Bartleby J. Budde. The two began writing songs together in 2009, influenced by blues artists, such as Mississippi Fred M…
Omar Rios Trio
London
Fabulous Nicaraguan guitarist and composer, Omar Rios has been dazzling London audiences, since arriving in London four years ago. He has taken his music to Colombia and the Caribbean, to Russia, Euro…
Once a Fig
London
Rebecka Edlund, Phoebe Harty and Cori Smith (Once a Fig) met in South East London, playing folk music and dancing polska into the early hours of the morning. The trio immerse themselves in myriad musi…
OnDeadWaves
Originally brought together by Mute founder Daniel Miller for 2011´s Mute Short Circuit Festival, the duo of Maps´ James Chapman and fellow labelmate Polly Scattergood decided to continue their collab…
One Eleven Heavy
USA
Lägg i korgen ONE ELEVEN HEAVY Dan Brown (Royal Trux/‘68 Comeback) - bass Hans Chew (Jack Rose/Endless Boogie) - piano/vocals Adam Kriney (High Time/La Otracina) - drums Nick Mitchell Maiato (DSDV…
One for the Road
Sussex
Popular acoustic folk and country trio playing foot tapping, hand clapping, sing-along music.
One Trick Pony
One Trick Pony are a Northern-bred, London-based, emerging UK Country Duo composed of Georgia Lennon and Michael Pickering. In December 2020 the duo arrived onto the country scene, presenting a doub…
One Voice, One Cello & A Mad Belgian
London
One Voice, One Cello & A Mad Belgian is a unique collaboration between jazz-cellist and singer/songwriter Rupert Gillett and soprano saxophonist, melodeon player and singer/songwriter Jennifer El Gamm…
Onipa
Afro futurist sensations Onipa unleashed their debut album, ´We No Be Machine´ on Strut Records in March 2020. The record combines deep afro grooves, electronics and fierce energy in an effervescent c…
