Folk Bands and Artists
M w S
M w S is a London based duo that was formed in Italy in 2013. Their musical influences are Soul, R&B, Nu Soul artists as Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill mixed with contemporary neo-jazz artists as Tom Mis…
M.C. Hansen
Danish singer and guitar slinger M.C. HANSEN combines storytelling with acoustic folk music and contemporary country sounds. The sound of Scandinavia in American clothes – it’s Scandicana! Imagine B…
Ma Polaine
London
Maverick Magazine: "quite different to anything out there right now". R2 Magazine: “the songs are gorgeous”. Described as “like a young Billie Holiday gate-crashing a Tom Waits Swordfishtrombones…
MA.MOYO
Belinda Zhawi is an artist based in London, author of Small Inheritances (ignitionpress, 2018) who experiments with sound/text performance as MA.MOYO. She heavily collaborates with musicians in the ev…
Maaike Siegerist
Maaike Siegerist is a Dutch jazz and ´dark folk´ artist with airplay on BBC Radio 6 Music. Her music is an unusual blend of classic jazz, Argentine folk and gothic influences; her voice has echo…
Mabel South
Fareham
Mabel South is a singer-songwriter who has been inspired by artists like KT Tunstall and Amy Macdonald. She combines folk, pop and country elements to create her own unique sound, with the occasional …
Mac Abbe et le Zombie Orchestra
Nicknamed MAZO, Mac Abbé et le Zombi Orchestra are a brilliantly unclassifiable band on the French scene, combining black humor with music that’s both clever and utterly jubilant, leaping from swing t…
Machan
Epsom
John Mannel and John Clachan play traditional and contemporary Folk music on acoustic instruments
www.lemonrock.com/machanMachimbombo
Fusing west African rhythms with modern jazz sensibilities, Machimbombo (pronounced ‘Mah-shim-bombo’) delivers new music from guitarist, Pedro Velasco. Joined by Dan Mays on tenor saxophone, Geoff Thr…
Maciek Pysz
Rybnik, Poland / Current Location: LONDON / PARIS
Guitarist and Composer Maciek Pysz presents his new album “A Journey” recorded at the highly acclaimed Artesuono Studio in Italy with ECM’s sound Engineer Stefano Amerio. The critically acclaimed albu…
Maciek Pysz & Gianluca Corona
An international guitar project established in 2012 in London featuring two accomplished guitarists Maciek Pysz (Poland) and Gianluca Corona (Italy). Both instrumentalists share a passion for acoustic…
Mackenzie & Bidgood
London
We are Mackenzie//Bidgood, a two piece acoustic outfit specialising in Folk, Bluegrass and Shanties. You’ll find us playing in pubs all over London town, so if you fancy some footstampin’ fun or a goo…
mackenziebidgood.comMacrae Sisters
The Macrae Sisters are an old-time string band based out of Portland, Oregon. Combining a deep love of traditional music with top-notch musicianship, the group features fiddlers Sophie Vitells and Mar…
www.macraesisters.comMad Dog Mcrea
Mad Dog Mcrea blend a unique mixture of folk rock, pop, gypsy jazz, bluegrass and ‘shake your ass’ music. From self-penned songs of adventure, drinking, love and life, to traditional songs of gypsies,…
Mad King Ludwig
A recovering former monarch of Bavaria, Mad King Ludwig is a musician, writer, performer and madman supreme. Currently residing in Southampton, UK, he has played around the UK with The Mojo Co., selli…
Mad King Ludwig & The Mojo Co
Southampton, UK
With the spirit and inventive momentum of a Steinway grand piano hurtling down a busy inner-city intersection and all of the primitive fun-loving elation of a group of primates throwing bananas at a w…
Mad Mad Mad
The three French musicians first met in a studio in Tottenham (North London) and started jamming and recording several tracks filled with excitable rhythm. Following a sold out, self-released EP ‘PAX’…
Mad Marston Hares
Oxford
The Mad Marston Hares are a expressive acoustic trio who play traditional and contemporary songs and tunes from America, Scotland and Ireland, in their own distinctive fusion of Celtic and Old-Time mu…
Mad Moll
Birmingham
MAD MOLL is a Birmingham-based band who play for English country dancing and barn dances.
Madalitso Band
Intuitive, authentic, and full of ruthless rhythms, Malawian Madalitso Band has taken Europe by storm. Madalitso will make you clap, dance, smile, and rethink everything you thought you knew about Afr…
Maddie Cutter
Since graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2016 with a BMus (Hons), Maddie has quickly gained a reputation as a collaborative and versatile cellist. As co-founder and principa…
Maddie Morris
Maddie Morris is a contemporary folk musician who won the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award in 2019 and has been described by Jim Moray as “leading the next generation of socially conscious songwriters.” …
Maddison´s Thread
Music can capture the rhythms of life, the ebb and flow of how we make our way in the world. Through my music I want to make that way as sweet and soulful a trip as I can, both for myself and for you,…
Maddy Carty
London
Maddy Carty is an exciting young talent with a sound that is streetwise but not cliched, committed but still commercial. Her songs reflect her eclectic tastes and influences and her music- while not e…
Maddy Prior
Maddy Prior is an English folk singer, best known as the lead vocalist of Steeleye Span. A true legend of British music, Maddy Prior has built her career on exploring various musical avenues. Latest a…
Maddy Rose
Maddy Rose is a singer/songwriter with a strong and emotive voice which is coupled with soulful piano chords, creating a unique Soul/Pop style with influences of Jazz and Blues. In the age of 18 ye…
Madeleine Harwood
Madeleine Harwood is an unaccompanied singer-songwriter from Gloucestershire in the UK. She has been singing for over 20 years, from humble beginnings on the karaoke microphone in her local pub at the…