The Ministry of Swing

Stroud

Music is the sovereign mistress for solacing grief, appeasing wrath, curbing boldness, tempering desire, healing sorrow, easing the misery of poverty, dispelling weakness and soothing the pangs of lov…

The Miracle Cure

Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire duo performing a mix of original and classic Americana songs in the style of Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons.

The Mischa Macpherson Trio

Hailing from Scotland’s beautiful and remote highlands and islands, The Mischa Macpherson Trio are a stunning new band to look out for. This year has already seen them win the prestigious BBC Radio 2 …

The Missed Trees

BIRMINGHAM

An alt folk duo featuring singer songwriter and guitarist Joe Peacock and fiddle player/singer Louisa Davies-Foley.

The MJM Band

The Model Folk

The Model Folk are a six piece band, hailing from the deepest darkest reaches of North Somerset. We play rumbustious balkan inspired original folk. Entirely acoustic, from the humble washboard and the…

The Mole Catchers

Bristol

The Molecatchers are a high-energy ceilidh and barn dance band based in Bristol, available for weddings, parties or any celebration.

The Moon and You

The Moon and You is a folk/soul band based in Asheville, NC that tours the US and Western Europe. At its core are married songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Ryan Furstenberg (banjo, guitar) and Me…

The Moonlands

The Moonlands play a unique mixture of music. From rustic historical ballads to funk astral lovesongs, their substantial repertoire gives meaning to their name: the astral n jazzy vibes of outer space…

The Morning Tree

Dublin

The Morning Tree is an international trio that blend the songs and tunes of the Irish music tradition with the sounds of folk-blues and jazz. With their combination of vocals, guitars, bouzoukis and f…

The Most Ugly Child

Gram Parsons said in the liner notes to ‘Last of the Red Hot Burritos’ that he dreamed of a country music revival in England, embraced by those unjaded by what had gone before and with a hunger for th…

The Moths

London

The Moths are a three piece indie, rock, blues band who write their own music and lyrics, inspired and influenced by the early rockers but with a sound and style very much in the now, and they´re avai…

The Mountain Firework Company

These renowned anglo Irish alt-country folksters first came together over heartache and wine to create what has been described as “gorgeous folk/alt country pop, with equal parts darkness and cheeky h…

The Mountain Goats

The Mountain Goats are an American indie folk band formed in Claremont, California by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. The band is currently based in Durham, North Carolina.

The Mulcahy Family

Referred to by many as the ‘First Family of Irish Music’. Musical families are often the backbone of multi-generational continuity within that global community, and no musical family today is more …

The Multitude

The Murphy Beds

This acoustic duo of Eamon O’Leary and Jefferson Hamer, present traditional and original folk songs with close harmonies and deft instrumental arrangements on bouzouki, guitar, and mandolin. Folk fans…

The Murphy Sisters

The Murphy Sisters are three sisters from Mayo, Ireland. Their style of music is steeped in traditional folk, country and pop. They are well known for their sweet harmonies, original compositions, and…

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 Neverist

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…