Folk Bands and Artists
The Natterjacks
Chesterfield
The Natterjacks are an indie folk trio hailing from Derbyshire, UK. Armed with a banjo, kick drum, harmonious melodies and ambient guitars they create an energetic atmosphere with sing-along choruses …
The Nest Collective
London
The Nest Collective (offspring of The Magpie’s Nest – BBC Folk Club of 2010) – has grown to become London’s place to go for discovering the amazing resurgence in music being made under the banner of ‘…
The NewGrass Cutters Band
Four of the UK´s most progressive musicians come together under the banner of The NewGrass Cutters. This four-piece collaborate on bluegrass arrangements of some of the greatest songs from the past…
The Night Watch
“… a galaxy of string and wind instruments … Dexterity, subtlety, precise timing and a display of flying fingers” ~ Folk West The Night Watch have been delighting audiences since 1252 with t…
The Nightjar
The Nightjar perform lo-fi post-folk, playing songs for the end of time. Originally conceived as a close-harmony vocal trio, a collaboration with South London producer Kams brought them to the atte…
The Nile Project
San Francisco
The Nile Project brings together musicians from east and north Africa to celebrate the richly diverse cultures that have flourished for centuries along the Nile River. Resonant lyres and seductive …
The No Frills Band
London
They play folk music - Veltic, Appalachian, European Usually there´s: Owen Llewellyn - mandolin, tenor banjo & spoons, Jess Cahill - melodeon, hurdy gurdy, tin whistle & singing, Han Fisher - fi…
The Nominees
London
The Nominees are a brand new righteously funky soul-fuelled four piece. Theirs is a rough edged, infectiously joyous garage (in the 60s sense), soul and rhythm & blues soaked sound, taking inspiration…
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 Ocelots
Dublin
Originally from Ireland, twins Brandon and Ashley are now based in Leipzig, Germany. They have combined their abundant talents to create The Ocelots. They have crafted their songwriting and musical ex…
The Odd Beats
Queen of hearts Dila V puts her radiant smile to Turkish folk with a psychedelic twist. Armed with her gang of musical heavyweights, Dila has rocked parties across Europe, including the notorious He…
The Odd Folk
The band started life as The Sam Brookes Quartet, a folksy quartet with only 3 members! This aparentally allowed for the impromtu invitation of an audience member to complete the lineup much to the en…
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 Old Dance School
The Old Dance School formed in 2006 and rehearsed in the garden of the old Betty Fox School of Ballet in Birmingham, where lies the origins of their name. Three years, 30,000 miles and several trips t…
www.theolddanceschool.com
The Old Dream of Symmetry
Will Gresson loops electric guitars and field recordings, masking bird sounds under clouds of fuzz. “like an alien transmission to an abandoned world” according to Bandcloud.org
The Old Jelly Rollers
The Old Jelly Rollers are a group of seven musicians and musical educators from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, playing low-down New Oreans Jazz.
The Old Time Rags
The Old Time Rags Travelling show is an interactive show with a vaudevillian flair. Performing good time, blues, folk, roots and jazz from the turn of the century. One Man band Laurence Marshall and p…
The Oldham Tinkers
In the summer of 1965 a chance meeting between John Howarth and the brothers Larry and Gerry Kearns in the Highfield and Park pub in Waterloo Street, Oldham, saw the beginning of years of fun and musi…
the olllam
The olllam were formed in 2012 as a collaboration between legendary Belfast piper John McSherry (Lunasa, At First Light, Ulaid), fellow piper/whistler and Grammy-nominated producer Tyler Duncan (Carly…
The Once
Indie-folk trio The Once bring together their Newfoundland roots with something altogether modern. Pure, understated but never lacking in heart, the band have scooped a trio of Canadian Folk Awards, t…
The Open Secrets
The Open Secrets combine the best of modern country and old-time mountain music. Their brand of Americana will put you in mind of Ryan Adams, the Band and Gillian Welch. They write and play with an e…
The Orange Circus Band
The Orange Circus are a raucous, footstompin´, full blooded Americana/ bluegrass act from the U.K and Virginia in America. A unique co-operative, they began as a family band that included members of a…
The Orchard Family
The Orchards are one of the best known Gypsy families in the West Country. Tom, Jean and Ashley play, sing and stepdance in a style which is true to their Gypsy roots. While their repertoire has been …
The Orphan Brigade
The Orphan Brigade is a community of artists and musicians based in Nashville. It was founded by Ben Glover, Neilson Hubbard and Joshua Britt. The group’s first album Soundtrack To A Ghost Story w…
The Other Brother Band
London
The Other Brother Band are a collective who play upbeat original folk-jazz songs. Their inspirations are celtic folk meets sea shanty meets Beatles meets traditional British acoustic. They are a band …
www.theotherbrotherband.comThe Outside Track
Winner of ´Best Group´ in both the Live Ireland awards and the Tradition In Review awards, The Outside Track are one of the top Celtic acts in the world. They were ´Best Live Act´ nominees in the 2…
www.theoutsidetrack.comThe Overmorrow
Bristol
Bristol base quartet playing a fusion of folk styles from languid and thoughtful to energetic and anthemic to stories of times past.
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