Folk Bands and Artists with Gigs in London
Emma Stevens
Emma Stevens is a British singer-songwriter who fuses catchy pop melodies with folk instrumentation, playing the majority of the instruments on her albums herself. A favourite of BBC Radio 2’s Chris E…
Erin Harpe Country Blues Duo
American musician Erin Harpe, known for her soulful vocal style and accomplished fingerpicking guitar playing, was brought up on Delta and Piedmont Blues. Growing up in Maryland, she learned from h…
Faith i Branko
Branko is self-taught and was given his first violin by his grandfather - a great Romani singer. He had a difficult childhood and was brought up by his aunt and grandmother; his violin was a way out o…
Fake Thackray
John Watterson, an adopted Yorkshireman, was born and grew up on the Isle of Man, which is where he first saw and met Jake Thackray in 1975. He recalls a performance at the local folk club, which had …
Farefeld
Young award-winning duo from Staffordshire. They mix traditional and self-penned ballads collected mainly from, or written about, the Midlands, supported by guitar, bouzouki, whistles and harmonium.
Femi Oriogun-Williams
Femi was awarded The English Folk Dance and Song Society’s Creative Bursary - now called The Alan James Creative Bursary and Residency Programme - for 2023. We’re excited to see the results of their w…
Fergus McCreadie
Fergus McCreadie is one of the most exciting jazz pianists on the world stage today. With a unique blend of Jazz and Scottish folk inspired by his country’s sublime landscapes, his music captures the …
Fiona Bevan
Expertly combining folk, soul and and pop, singer-songwriter Fiona Bevan is noted for co-writing ‘Little Things’ with Ed Sheeran, reaching no 1 in 13 countries, for which she received a BMI award. Her…
Flook
Flook are the flutes of Brian Finnegan and Sarah Allen, the guitar of Ed Boyd and the bodhran of John Joe Kelly and all together they make one of the most inventive and stunning bands ever to be foun…
Fran & Flora
Violinist Flora Curzon and folk/experimental cellist Francesca Ter-Berg combine aspects of traditional string music from Eastern Europe with original compositions and experimental electronics.
Frankie Archer
Frankie Archer composes and plays with heart and sensitive curiosity. She started out surrounded by Northumbrian folk music, and draws deeply on this in her own fiddle playing, singing and writing, de…
Frankie Gavin
Throughout his musical career Frankie Gavin has been fascinated and inspired by the music of those legendary Irish musicians who emigrated to America in the early part of the twentieth century, giants…
Freddie White
Freddie White has long been synonymous with music of the highest quality. He has been part of the fabric of the live music scene in Ireland since the 1970’s and his albums continue to sell well, among…
Gabriel Moreno and the Quivering Poets
Gabriel Moreno is a Gibraltarian poet and singer songwriter who has been performing for the past 20 years in Gibrlatar, Peru, Italy, Spain, USA and the United Kingdom. His folk songs are both poetic a…
Gavin Fairhall Lever
London
GAVIN FAIRHALL LEVER brings together three acclaimed musicians to present a fresh, contemporary folk music born of their diverse roots. Punk fiddle meets jazz bass and Balkan guitar, in a colourful mi…
Geoff Lakeman
Dartmoor
A Cornishman who has lived on Dartmoor for 40 years, has been described as “ A stalwart of the West Country Folk scene and the father of a virtual folk dynasty.“ He´s the dad of Sean, Sam and Seth …
George Sansome and Matt Quinn
Both established artists, George and Matt are a new duo who sing mainly traditional songs separately or in harmony accompanied by George´s guitar and Matt´s mandolin melodeon or concertina. George …
Golden Shoals
Blending old time Appalachian traditions with fine contemporary songwriting, great harmony singing and excellent musicianship on fiddle, guitar and banjo, Amy Alvey and Mark Kilianski formed their duo…
Granny´s Attic
With exceptional musicianship and boundless energy, Granny’s Attic are going from strength to strength. Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne (melodeon, anglo concertina, vocals), George Sansome (guitar, vocal…
Hands of the Heron
Bristol
Hands of the Heron is a dreamfolk trio from Bristol, UK. Their instantly recognisable vocal harmonies are delivered by three frontwomen - Bec Garthwaite, Beth Roberts & Claire Vine - each of whom brin…
Hannah Rarity
Glasgow
BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2018 Hannah Rarity’s sublime voice imbues the music she performs with a depth of emotion that is inimitable. It’s this ability that has see…
Hugh Sheehan
Hugh Sheehan is a musician, composer, sound designer and producer from Birmingham, now based between Helsinki, Finland and the UK. The foundations of his practice lie in Irish traditional and contempo…
Hunter Muskett
London
Hunter Muskett is an acoustic/electric 3-piece playing distinctive original songs in a folky, bluesy sometimes Americana vein. Originally formed in 1969 they played at home and abroad until 1974 prod…
Ímar
Glasgow’s hottest new folk property, five-piece Ímar have created more than a bit of a stir in little over a year since their formation. The Irish and Manx flavoured quintet now present their debut…
Izzie Yardley
Izzie Yardley is a singer/songwriter whose debut self-produced singles were released in the 2020 lockdown, to great acclaim. Rooted in British songwriting traditions of the 60s/70s coffee house scene,…
Jack Badcock
Glasgow
Singer/guitarist | Member of Larsa, Dallahan, Gallo Rojo and duo ´Jack Badcock and Ciaran Ryan´
Jack Harris
London
JACK HARRIS takes a compassionate look at things both common and uncommon, and sees them differently. His songs are literate, curious, often in character, and always intriguing. He was a SXSW showcasi…
Jack Rutter
Still in his mid 20s, Jack Rutter (Moore Moss Rutter, Seth Lakeman band, Jackie Oates band) is a highly respected singer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist playing within the British folk tradition.…
Jali Bakary Konteh
Jali Bakary is the grandson and son, respectively, of the legendary Gambian kora players Alhaji Bai Konte (who helped to bring kora music to the wider world with his iconic album Kora Melodies From th…
James Delarre & Saul Rose
With the timeless combination of fiddle and box, James and Saul have been making music together for a long time now. James Delarre and Saul Rose have been friends since they met at Sidmouth in 2007 …