Folk Bands and Artists
Vagalatschk
Geneva
7-piece Hypnotic Gypsy Groove Orchestra, merging the sounds of Afro-American music of the 1970s with a unique take on the gypsy music of Eastern Europe, throwing up melodies evocative of Macedonia and…
Valentina Russo
Rome
Italian songstress Valentina grew up to the sound of her father´s bass and saxophone, while her brother learnt production before her eyes. Such an upbringing could only result in musical excellence an…
Valeria Pozzo
Valeria Pozzo is an Italian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who draws upon elements of jazz, pop and folk. With her songs Valeria Pozzo opens a window into herself and shares something ve…
Valerie June
Blending folk, soul and electric blues into a refreshingly timeless sound, June has enjoyed a meteoric rise that has seen her being hailed as one of America’s brightest new talents. From humble beginn…
Valerie Smith
Valerie Smith has developed a unique style and sound that has rocked the bluegrass world for almost two decades with a string of national and international tours, critically acclaimed recordings, and …
Valia Calda
Delve into the rhythmic flow of this improv-style Greek folk group. Valia Calda was formed in London by Thodoris and Nikos Ziarkas. The five-piece band combine their mutual interest for composing musi…
VÄLVĒ
Folk lullabies re-imagined by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Found-sound collages interrupted by Welsh language orations and sudden outbursts of fuzz bass. Gleaming synthpop workouts that collapse into…
Van Coeur
Brighton
Brighton three-piece Van Coeur make stark, slow, captivating songs with interweaving guitars, vocals, minimal drums and layered hiss. FFO The For Carnation, Low, Acetone and other bleak/sparse post-ro…
Van Eyken
In just eight months Tim and his new band Van Eyken have made a huge impact on the folk world. Since making their debut performance at Wychwood Festival last June Tim and his all-star band have releas…
www.timvaneyken.co.uk
Van Morrison
One of music’s true originals Van Morrison’s unique and inspirational musical legacy is rooted in postwar Belfast. Born in 1945 Van heard his Shipyard worker father’s collection of blues, country a…
www.vanmorrison.com
Van Susans
Van Susans are renowned for creating powerful, upbeat and hook-laden songs, packed full of soaring guitars and anthemic melodies.
Van T
music that comes from a very true and personal space to accompany her acoustic guitar and self written melodies. Her sound has been described as alternative folk combining elements of country, folk an…
Van Twolips
Brussels
“van Twolips“ met one year ago in Brussels during a cool spring night when they decided to create a repertoire where both auteurs propose to offer a linguistic counter dance: songs written in Dutch, s…
Vanessa Forero
Bradford
British/Colombian singer-songwriter Vanessa Forero has been composing since the age of nine. She has mainly written film/TV scores and songs for other artists, but since being selected in 2015 by Brit…
VanIves
Childhood friends Stuart Ramage (Singer, Songwriter, guitarist) and Roan Ballantine (Producer, pianist, DJ and songwriter) make up the multi-genre-bending duo of VanIves. Hailing from south-west Scotl…
Various Artists
London
Variety of Folk, Blues and Eastern European music. In association with Bowes Park Folk Club.
Various Guises
Various Guises are the London-based expandable duo of Maya McCourt & Blanche Ellis on cello and guitar (with some acapella vocals and a little washboard thrown in for good measure). Formed late one ni…
Värivarjo
London
Värivarjo are guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Joni Vierre and accordionist/pianist Tommie Black-Roff. Their name, which translates as “Colour-Shadow” is named after the large and colourful rainbow she…
Världens Band
Världens Band mix folk and roots music from its 13 members’ native countries in a collision of cultures and a style self-branded as ‘Transglobal Roots Fusion’. All experts in their native traditional…
Väsen
Sweden’s leading roots music ambassadors Väsen, have enthralled audiences around the world, from Japan to USA to become festival favourites due to the sheer awe-inspiring class of the performance. Th…
www.vasen.se
Vauxhall Voices
London
Vauxhall’s first community choir. Filling the room with joyful blend of acapella pop, gospel, folk, and world music.
Veeblefetzer and the Manigolds
Veeblefetzer and the Manigolds are a reggae gypsy punk dub rock’n´roll party with 10 legs in the air, wondrous horns emerging out of the low-down grooves to shoot it to the moon. https://soundcloud…
Velvet Engine
Northampton
Velvet Engine, the brainchild of Latina Northamptonian San-D Godoy, “Yearning Pop Folk, with a sprightly but reflective soul”. Counting Laura Marling, Neil Young, & Daughter amongst her many influe…
