Folk Bands and Artists with Gigs in London
Sharp´s Folk Club
London
The world famous traditional singing night! Like an open mic without the mic, Sharp’s Folk Club is the best-known floor singers’ night in London. Trad songs and tunes, ballads, music hall, skiffle, bl…
Sid Griffin
Sid Griffin is known to British audiences from the Long Ryders and his frequent appearances on both BBC radio and TV as a pundit. Griffin has three solo albums out, the last being The Trick Is To Brea…
Simon Stanley Ward & The Shadows of Doubt
Simon Stanley Ward is a young country singer, with a strong streak of the surreal running through his veins. He sounds like the original lonesome cowboy crooner – a perfect cross between Neil Young an…
Sorrel Nation
Tunbridge Wells
Kent born songstress Sorrel Nation brings you a soulful mix of folk rock, with powerful vocals and haunting melodies. She engages audiences with emotive lyrics, 70’s inspired style and is known for im…
www.sorrelnationmusic.comSound Tradition
Suffolk
Outstanding four person acapella Harmony specialists. Songs old and new, serious and silly .
www.soundtradition.co.ukStick In The Wheel
London
Nicola Kearey & Ian Carter “Powerful - and deeply relatable” Pitchfork “Maximum innovation” The Observer “A diamond hard machine ★★★★★” Songlines
Suntrap
The exquisite vocal harmonies of Sara Byers, Mary Wilson and Ram Club regular Sue Graves give this local four-piece the power to entrance and enchant any audience. Along with John Sandall on violin an…
Suthering
Suthering, the musical alias of Julu Irvine & Heg Brignall, have taken the folk scene by storm with their unusual and fresh approach to folk music. Their harmony-rich songs tell tales of struggle and …
Suzanne Noble
Suzanne Noble sings bawdy blues from the likes of Bessie Smith, Lil Johnson, Blu Lu Barker plus jazz standards to make you laugh and cry. As she likes to put it, “Who wants to sing about love, anyway?…
Tamesas
London (Islington)
Tamesas are a London-based female folk trio consisting of Emmie Ward, Kate Jones and Aimee Leonard, singing traditional songs with bodhran, fiddle and flute.
Tamsin Elliott
Tamsin is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and film-maker based in Bristol, UK. With roots in the folk music of the British Isles, her interests and playing styles extend to the musics of Eastern Eur…
Tantz
Bringing our own brand of Electro-Klezmer to the world music stage, Tantz deliver a hard hitting blend of Eastern European melodies and broken beats. Tantz are a remarkable collective of talented eq…
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Tarren
Tarren is an ambassador for high quality, English Folk music. Through the incorporation of minimalist musical forms into traditional-inspired material, Tarren is producing music that draws the listene…
The Bombadils
The Bombadils create beautiful harmonies and enchanting melodies by reconfiguring Celtic and old-time music, sea shanties and poetry into a new folk framework. Luke’s guitar, mandolin and harmonies ar…
The Brothers Gillespie
Hexham
Brothers James and Sam Gillespie grew up in the Northumbrian village of Wall and sing finely crafted original and traditional songs. Rich with lyrical intensity and the sounds of soaring sibling harmo…
The Canny Band
A collaboration born from a love of traditional music and fuelled by student poverty, The Canny Band
The Ciderhouse Rebellion
London
“Two virtuoso musicians playing some of the most startling and original music you will ever encounter. Compelling, exciting and utterly original” Phil Beer The duo brings together master accordioni…
The Coyles
“The Coyles“ are Mark Evans, Tom Coleman, Rob Phillips, Liz Beaumont & Paul Voce. We play a great set of cover and Irish songs.
The Kimberleys
Blackheath
Traditional folk duo The Kimberleys were born out of progressive folk rockers Bruise. This new, roots orientated style mixes interpretations of traditional and revival songs with the artist´s original…
www.thekimberleys.orgThe Lost Trades
Wiltshire
The Lost Trades are a vocal harmony trio with a cool Laurel Canyon vibe. Three Wiltshire based singer songwriters (Jamie R Hawkins, Phil Cooper and Tamsin Quin) were brought together by a mutual love …
The Magic Lantern
London
THE MAGIC LANTERN is the musical moniker of Jamie Doe, an artist whose career to date has been spent crossing and blurring the boundaries between folk, roots and jazz. For his most recent album ‘To Th…
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 Often Herd
The Often Herd reach beyond what is expected of a bluegrass band, marrying the wistful sunshine harmonies of Southern California with the striking industrial allure of their North Eastern (UK) home. A…
The Oysland Klezmer Band
London
OYSLAND is a London-based klezmer band. Their exuberant sound is rooted in the Yiddish musical tradition. But they also draw on other music from abroad--in Yiddish, muzik fun oysland--including folk s…
www.oysland.co.ukThe Salts
Rest of the UK
The Salts are one of the most exciting and energetic concept bands around, performing original material alongside their own interpretations of traditional songs. The band feature five seasoned music…
The Shires
Hertfordshire/Bedfordshire
The Shires have risen to prominence over the last two years with TV appearances on the Graham Norton Show, the BBC Music Awards, Festival appearances including Glastonbury 2015 and performances worldw…
The Spooky Men´s Chorale
The Spooky Men’s Chorale is a vast, rumbling, steam powered and black clad vocal behemoth, seemingly accidentally capable of rendering audiences moist eyed with mute appreciation or haplessly gurgling…
The Sugar Kings
From the Salons of pre-revolution Havana, where the sweet smell of cigars lingered and the aged rum flowed, the Sugar Kings present the gloriously authentic sounds of Son Montuno, Guaracha, Salsa, Bol…
The Weaving / Meabh Begley Trio
Méabh Begley (accordion) and Owen Spafford (fiddle) are joined by Kyle Macaulay (guitar) for their 2024 UK tour. This trio brings together the rich musical traditions of three counties Kerry, Donegal …
Threaded
Folk-fusion trio composing original material. Jamie Rutherford - Guitar, Rosie Bott - Clarinet, Ning-ning Li - Violin. Debut Album ´of what we spoke´ OUT NOW ´Impressive and stimulating´ FATEA ´…
