PONGO

Luanda. End of the 90s. The Angolans were trying to forget, as best they could, the civil war that was devastating their country. On Sunday, in the Cuca neighbourhood, a dance competition took place. …

Pons Aelius

2015 Celtic Connections Danny Kyle Award Winners Pons Aelius are an ambitious young instrumental sextet exploring the traditional and contemporary folk musics of Britain and beyond. With bold arrangem…

Poor Nameless Boy

Disarming in a moment, his soft, melodic delivery is born from a keen perception of the human condition. This understated authenticity is why you’ll find Poor Nameless Boy on the fringes of something …

Poor Old Dogs

Bristol

“Tradition saddled with invention, wild impudence and a substantial slice of audacity” FolkWords Poor Old Dogs formed with a collective inclination for good, honest music. They reside in the noo…

Poppy Ajudha

Poppy Ajudha is a singer songwriter and newly signed model from South East London. Being influenced by the soulful rare grooves and reggae of her childhood she marries jazz and blues with funk beats i…

Poppy Fardell

Poppy Fardell captures her audience with her fresh country sound & traditional Nashville storytelling, sparking fire and truth with every lyric. A Top Ten artist on the iTunes country charts, her pur…

Porch Swing Blues

“…Really fine acoustic blues, gospel and ragtime… Jaunty and enjoyable and worth looking into… go out and catch them live” Blues In Britain

Porchlight Smoker

The multi-instrumental band, based in Sussex, play an exciting blend of roots, folk and Americana. ‘Masters of the banjo, guitar, lap-steel, harmonica, stand-up bass, mandolin and, yes, clarinet, c…

Porter-Nickerson

Madison, Wisconsin

Porter-Nickerson are a duo that embody the best of what live music has to offer: “Bonfire to Ash” has it all: heart, grit, and the kind of raw musicianship that transforms listeners into long-time fan…

Possessed By Paul James

Kendal County, TX

“One man Folk wonder“ New York Times “If I were to make a list of the 20 most important singer/songwriters of our time, Konrad Wert / Possessed by Paul James, would undoubtedly be among those at th…

Possessed By Paul James

Kendal County, TX

“One man Folk wonder“ New York Times “If I were to make a list of the 20 most important singer/songwriters of our time, Konrad Wert / Possessed by Paul James, would undoubtedly be among those at th…

Pot of Gold Shanty Crew

Now embarking on their 5th year together, Pot of Gold have gained an enviable reputation for singing traditional, and not so traditional, Shantys and Songs of the Sea, in their own unique style. Expec…

Potter

A natural soul singer, lyrically honest with a penchant for a catchy chorus.

Pouya Ehsaei

Pouya Ehsaei is an Iranian artist residing in London. He has been involved in different projects and collaborations with performers, dancers, and musicians. He experiments with sound, words, video and…

Pouya Ehsaei

London

Pouya Ehsaei is a composer, sound designer, and electronic musician. He explores various compositional and sound synthesis techniques to create a hypnotic passage through soundscapes, industrial beats…

Power of n

Multi-faceted instrumentalist and master songsmith Benn brings his punk powered pop band to the fore. Because my name is Benn Tilby my project is called Ben To The Power Of n, or Ben for short, o…

Praying for the Rain

FRome

One of the most dynamic and compelling bands performing today, whose unique style combines a blend of contemporary folk, roots and world music with irresistible rhythms, memorable melodies, beautifull…

Preston Reed

One of the most influential guitarists of the past quarter-century, Preston Reed invented integrated percussive guitar playing in the late 1980’s, revolutionising the way the acoustic guitar is played…

Prima Queen

Prima Queen is an all female indie/alternative rock band fronted by songwriting duo and best friends Louise Macphail (Bristol, UK) and Kristin McFadden (Chicago, USA). Combining vulnerable and nostalg…

Princes in the Tower

London

Prinz Grizzley

Blues, honky tonk, and melancholic country probably aren’t the first things people anywhere would associate with the mountains of Austria. But that is exactly what the audience can expect when Chris C…

Profoundly Blue Tour

Profoundly Blue is a concert celebrating the music of Louisiana born clarinettist Edmond Hall. The show features leading UK clarinet star Adrian Cox along with his fine band featuring Joe Webb (piano…

Project Karnak

High energy drums combined with the mercurial Jazz Progressions following by strong guitar and bass accompaniment to create an explosive unique sound forged in South London. Having only been together …

Project Smok

Project Smok is a trio which comprises of multi award-winning musicians Ali Levack (Pipes & Whistles), Pablo Lafuente (Guitar) and Ewan Baird (Bodhrán). Already fast becoming a recognised and househol…

Pronghorn

In 1992 when grunge was what every self respecting alternative music fan was into, a group of friends who decided to go against the grain formed a band that the likes of Dorset and the world had never…

Proper English

London

Derek Simpson, Rob Neal and Ed Caines – members and former members of Tickler’s Jam, the Posh Band, the English String Band, Harbour Lights and other groups – present traditional, music hall and other…

Prospective Collective

A fine band of London-based jazz musicians that perform a beautiful repertoire of old jazzy classics.

Prynne

Przemysaw Straczek Quartet

Przemysław Strączek - jazz guitarist, composer, producer, graduate of the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, a two-time laureate of the Master Jazz Guitarists´ Competition in Warsaw, one …

PSK Trio

PSK Trio (Pascal+Souza+Kacomanolis) ‘Africa Railway project’ is the new live project of Carmen Souza and Theo Pascal together with Mozambican percussionist and drummer Elias Kacomanolis. This power T…