Folk Bands and Artists
Shake The Chains
Shake the Chains – a touring commission of new and classic protest songs, With Nancy Kerr, Greg Russell, Findlay Napier, Hannah Martin & Tim Yates And special guest Leon Rosselson Shake the Chai…
Shallow Roots
Bristol
Shallow Roots are a Bristol based eight-piece band playing music with influences of Spanish folk, African pop, Latin music and western popular music. The combination of soprano and tenor saxes with tw…
Shama Rahman
Guildford
Award-winning sitarist, composer and singer, Shama Rahman weaves stories that start life as poems and take flight as songs. Supported by the likes of Gilles Peterson, 6 Music, BBC´s Front Row, Channel…
Shamanka Phoenix
Working in the poet becomes songwriter tradition, following in the footsteps of artists like Bowie, Bush, Joan as Policewoman, Gazelle Twin, Penelope Trappes, PJ Harvey and Nick Cave, the unclassifiab…
Shamblestone
“A dazzling live act! ...A highly accomplished multi-instrumentalist folk duo“ - Hypercoaster Music Joanna Stark and Elisabeth Flett first started playing together in 2008 as part of folk trio Thre…
Shamipia
A unique and outstanding collabo-unit by Shamisen player Keisho Ohno and pianist Mamoru Motooka. While Keisho adheres to his motto “Upholding AND destructing traditional music”, Mamoru exhibits keen p…
Shaneihu Yawanawá
Yawarani village
Blessed by receiving teachings from different Yawanawa spiritual leaders, Shaneihu was the last student of Yawarani, his late grandfather, who shared with him the Yawanawa traditional knowledge. He ha…
Shanghai Shuffle
Shanghai Shuffle brings together some of the best musicians from the South West to enchant you with the swinging notes of the roaring 20s, transporting you to a world of speakeasies, gin mills and gig…
ShAnnie
Their music has been described as Americana Pop Folk with Celtic and Spanish undertones. Original Performing Songwriters.
Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar
Shantel´s hits such as Bucovina, Disko Partizani and Super Bad Day, with their East European and Balkan Gypsy vibes, have spanked audiences into a joyous frenzy around the world. Though the geography …
Shanti Jayasinha
London
Based in London since 1986, he has worked in all types of musical situations at the highest level in the Jazz, Latin, Brazilian, African, other World music fields. As a trumpeter he has worked in R…
Shapla Shalique
Shapla is one of Britain’s most successful British-Bangladeshi artists. Her soulful sound has captivated audiences worldwide, from London´s Queen Elizabeth Hall and Houses of Parliament to Canada and …
Sharkboy
South Coast UK
Founded in the 90s, the band Sharkboy, fronted by Avy, were former Suede label mates. They pioneered early UK Americana loungecore alongside sonic dream pop and rock and roll. Sharkboy is now Avy as s…
Sharkboy
Greater Brighton
90s legacy artist Avy, a Suede label mate and pioneer of Suede and doyenne of early UK Americana, loungecore and sonic rock and roll!
Sharon Gal
London
Sharon Gal is an experimental vocalist, performer, composer and cross-disciplinary artist. With particular interest in free improvisation and participatory & collaborative compositions, she works el…
Sharon Jacksties
Sharon Jacksties has been telling traditional tales of wonder and delight for over 25 years. Working here and abroad, she has been happy telling stories to all ages in venues that vary from bus shelte…
Sharon Lewis
Much revered for her haunting vocals and poignant lyrics, Sharon Lewis ( formerly of the female duo Pooka ) writes and performs songs on piano, guitar and ukulele. She has released two solo albums The…
Sharon Shannon
Sharon Shannon the button accordion player from Co Clare, Ireland has recorded and toured with a who´s who of the Irish and Global Music Industry, including Bono, Adam Clayton, Sinead O’Connor, Jackso…
Sharp´s Folk Club
London
The world famous traditional singing night! Like an open mic without the mic, Sharp’s Folk Club is the best-known floor singers’ night in London. Trad songs and tunes, ballads, music hall, skiffle, bl…
Sharron Kraus
On Songs of Love and Loss, Sharron Kraus accentuates the strong literary sensibility in the tradition of English "dark folk" (the trunk of the tree on which Appalachian murder ballads are the leaves) …
www.sharronkraus.comShaun O´Reilly
Shaun O’Reilly has been gigging across the UK and Ireland as one half of prog rock duo War Elephant for the best part of the last decade. Spurned on by a desire to try something new, he’s recently bra…
Shayler & Brooke
Combining heartfelt storytelling with close harmonies and finger-picked guitar, Shayler & Brooke make contemporary folk music infused with raw vulnerability, humour and warmth, that draws on tradition…
She Shanties
To say that the She Shanties stand out as an all-female shanty group is to state the obvious, but their northern accents also stand out in a genre dominated by a certain Cornish shanty group. She Shan…
Shedload of Love
London
7 piece band from Southeast London... Horns, Harmonies, Harmonicas and the occasional washboard...
myspace.com/shedloadofloveSheelanagig
Sheelanagig have become something of a West Country institution for the past decade. A quintet with a well-stocked armoury of stringed instruments – guitar, fiddle, double bass – and a bagful of joint…
www.sheelanagig.co.uk
