Folk Bands and Artists with Gigs in London
Abdoulaye Samb
ABDOULAYE SAMB Minnjiaraby is a band founded in 2001 by Abdulaye Samb, guitarist singer composer from Senegal. His original music is inspired by Fula and Mandinka cultures among many others. The name…
Adam Beattie
Scottish singer songwriter ADAM BEATTIE released his fourth studio album ‘The Road Not Taken’ with a sell-out show at Hoxton Hall in London and a UK-wide tour. The album´s minor ballads and moody blue…
Ags Connolly
Oxford
Ags Connolly is a traditional country singer-songwriter from Oxfordshire, England. Country is the simplest description, but Ags is a proud supporter of the ‘Ameripolitan’ movement, which supports new …
Alex Hart
Plymouth
“Alex Hart is set to make a global impact” – The Guardian Described by BBC Radio 2 presenter Mark Radcliffe as “the Stevie Nicks of Folk”. The south-west based singer/songwriter Alex Hart is set fo…
Alice Phelps
London
Alice Phelps leads her band on harp and powerfully husky vocals, augmented by double bass, percussion, cello, violin and backing vocals. Influenced by folk from near and far, Celtic to Eastern, she ex…
Allan Taylor
Incredibly moving moments from a great collector of stories Allan is an observer, noting the individual stories of the people he encounters on his travels and capturing them in his music. And with …
Alvorada
Alvorada is a London-based group who play Brazilian Choro music of all styles, including lesser-known works and original compositions. Choro emerged in Rio in the late 19th century as a mixture of Eu…
Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham
Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham have toured together since 1988 to packed concert halls all over the world. They recorded their first album The Pearl in 1994 and followed it with many more highly acclaim…
philandaly.comAmaraterra
London
Amaraterra is the first Pizzica ensemble in London- performing traditional dances and music from the heel of Italy.
amateur theatre group
amateur theatre group was the name chosen by Andrew James Murphy to release the album "races 1990 - 2021", which comprised nine songs written across a decade previous but never completed. Continuing a…
Amelia Coburn
Since being nominated for the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards, Middlesbrough’s Amelia Coburn has been busy travelling the world as part of her language studies and gathering experiences that she threads…
Annie Dressner
Since moving from her hometown of NYC to the UK eleven years ago, singer-songwriter Annie Dressner has garnered rave reviews for her recordings and live performances. From her debut ´Strangers...´, he…
Antony Hurley
London
After the release of his debut album Quiet Rooms on Lanterne Records in 2022, Antony Hurley returns with full band arrangements of songs old and new. Quiet Rooms is the culmination of a decade of Ant…
Aoife Ní Bhríain
Aoife began studying the violin at an early age with teacher Maria Kelemen and played regularly as a member of Young European Strings. She has since studied with Maeve Broderick in Dublin and Constant…
Aoife Scott
Sligo
Aoife Scott is an award winning folk singer and songwriter based in Dublin, Ireland. Born into the legendary Black Family, Aoife is steadily rising to the top of the traditional and folk music sc…
www.aoifescott.comBarb Jungr
One of the most accomplished British singers of her generation. Barb Jungr’s formidable talent as a singer, composer and lyricist is only outshined by her ability to re-interpret familiar songs and re…
Bella Gaffney
York
2016 Celtic Connections Danny Kyle Award winner Bella Gaffney hails from Bradford. She writes folk inspired songs which she performs along with her own original arrangements of traditional pieces. In …
Bella Hardy
Bella Hardy is a contemporary folk musician, singer and songwriter from Edale in Derbyshire. She performed in various line-ups as a teenager, including The Pack and Ola, and reached the final of the B…
www.bellahardy.comBen Paley
London
London fiddle player of impeccable folk heritage. Ben Paley was surrounded by traditional music from the outset: his father (Tom Paley, one of the great figures of the American folk revival), moth…
Brian Kennedy
Brian Kennedy survived a childhood on the infamous Falls Road, West Belfast at the height of its hellish history against all the odds to carve an extraordinary career in Music. In his own words he sa…
Brian Peters
Derbyshire
Brian Peters is, according to the UK’s Living Tradition magazine “a top-notch singer and player, also one of the best-researched performers currently doing the rounds, and master of several crafts” wh…
Brittany Haas
Brittany Haas is widely regarded as one of the most influential fiddlers of her generation. Born in Northern California, Brittany grew up honing her craft at string camps nationwide, and developed her…
Burd Ellen
Burd Ellen is the solo project of Debbie Armour, featuring Gayle Brogan and Lucy Duncan. They use traditional song to explore and evoke dark landscapes and deep stories.
Catherine McHugh
Catherine McHugh from Annaghdown, County Galway, Catherine McHugh is one of the most outstanding young accompanists and fiddle players in Irish traditional music today. She grew up in the ancient Maig…