Folk Bands and Artists
Lady Nade
Bristol
“Absolutely Lovely”- Dermot O’Leary BBC Radio 2 “Whatever the aliment Lady Nade is the cure” – Sam Bonham – BBC Introducing Bristol-based musician LADY NADE releases her debut album ‘ Hard To Forget…
Laine Hines
Widely regarded as the best and most original practitioner of authentic pre-war acoustic blues for miles around, Laine Hines is regularly described as ‘captivating’ and ‘spellbinding’. He has his own …
Laish
London
“Pendulum Swing already ranks among the great records, not only of the past year, but of the current decade.” Indie Rock “I just thought this is a great pop record” Steve Lamacq, BBC 6Music “One of …
www.laishmusic.comLambrego
London
With poetic, thoughtful lyrics, touches of Bossa Nova and Samba in all its forms, and a glorious blending of voices, flute, guitar and cavaquinho conspiring to create seductive melodies, Lambrego’s Fe…
Land of Giants
Land of the Giants are a funky upbeat, highly addictive six piece band from Plymouth in Devon, UK. Their music fuses many musical styles, from rock to reggae, ska to blues, with a sub heavy helping of…
Landermason
‘Landermason’ are a duo like no other! Multi instrumentalist Fiona Lander (vocals, piano, whistles, saxes, clarinet and recorder) and Paul Mason (guitar, ukulele and vocals) have developed a unique so…
Landless
Dublin
Landless are Ruth Clinton, Meabh Meir, Sinead Lynch and Lily Power. They sing unaccompanied traditional songs from Irish, Scottish, English and American traditions in close four part harmony. Their re…
Lands End Bluegrass
LANDS END are a diverse group of young musicians who crossed paths at the UK’s premier bluegrass workshop, Sore Fingers, which is held annually in Oxfordshire. Originally formed for a one-off show, th…
landsendbluegrassband.comLankum
Named after the the child-murdering villain from the classic ballad, Lankum (formerly "Lynched") are a four-piece traditional folk group from Dublin, Ireland, who combine distinctive four-part vocal h…
Lanterns on the Lake
It’s strange – not to mention fundamentally disconcerting - to live through turbulent times. Yet as many feel like the world is slipping out of control, artists are enlivened as they seek to make sens…
lanternsonthelake.comLaoise Kelly
Laoise Kelly from Westport, Co. Mayo, now living on Achill Island, is regarded as the most significant harper of her generation – Nuala O’Connor. She has pioneered a new style of driving instrumental …
Lapp
London
White man, DIY, R&B music infused with Folk, Soul, Rock, Jazz and whatever sound that seems appropriate at the time to tell tales of the human condition. Former lead man of ‘Wild Rossa and The ’88’, L…
Lara Eidi
Lara Eidi is a soulful vocal artist. A composer. A musician and above all, A storyteller. a seeker of truth. Her songs are almost visual portraits of human emotions and relations, weaving tapestrie…
Large Plants
Bedford
Large Plants is the post-apocalyptic downer-fuzz-rock side project of Jack Sharp, former singer guitarist from psych-folk luminaries Wolf People. Suddenly without a band and faced with the enforced …
Larkhall
Larkhall is Chicago-born Charlie Williams, a pianist who brings an indie-classical sensibility to his anthemic, melodic songs. His entrancing lyrics are raised up by the rise and swell of lyrical, hea…
Larkham and Hall
Bristol
Larkham and Hall are an award-winning songwriting duo hailing from their houseboat in Bristol harbour. Displaying a staggering flair for lyrics, story-songs and vocal harmonies, the husband and wife t…
www.larkhamandhall.co.ukLarry John McNally
“Larry John McNally´s songs have the plainspoken eloquence of a Raymond Carver story with fluid guitar work that recalls Hendrix“ ROLLING STONE Larry John McNally´s career began in 1981 with the r…
www.larryjohnmcnally.comLas Hermanas Caronni
Argentinian twin sisters Laura et Gianna Caronni were born in a family of Swiss, Italian, Russian and Spanish origins, where the music of Opera and Tango intertwined. They studied classical music, mov…
Las Hermanas García
The story of two young sisters from an isolated part of Guerrero state, on Mexico’s Pacific coast, began in the early summer of 2016 when the founders of a small Mexican record label –Discos Corason– …
Lasair
One of the fastest rising bands on the folk circuit, they boast a supercharged lineup of fiddle, mandolin and melodeon backed by a roasting rhythm section of drums, bass and guitars. Lasair have headl…
Lasse Matthiessen
Copenhagen
His sound is the meeting point between the simplicity, timelessness, and honesty of American influenced folk and indie music and the delicacy, patience, and beauty of contemporary Scandinavian music…
Last Summers Tealights
Strong melodies and hypnotic grooves define this part jazz, part folk, part classical, part hymnal group. The music of LST is an intriguing hotchpotch of shared influences featuring a unique and sonor…
Latchepen
London
Latchepen is the new name for Daj Dook. Latchepen are a London band born out of a collective admiration of Django Reinhardt and anything that swings, the word Latchepen is an exclamation of happine…
Latvian Voices
Riga, Latvia
A capella ensemble Latvian Voices have developed a unique vocal style, drawing together styles and sounds from nations around the world Since their formation in 2009.
Lau
Brilliant musicians, thrilling performers, free-thinking visionaries and all-round good chaps as well…small wonder Lau are regarded as the epicentre of the new folk boom . And they’ve got shelves groa…
Laucan
Lewes-raised 27-year-old Laurence Galpin is the voice behind Laucan (pronounced Lor-can). Explaining his initial decision to sing falsetto after the break-up of his old band, he says “I didn’t want an…
Laura Cannell
Exploring the spaces between ancient, improvised, traditional and experimental music. Playing fiddle, overbowed fiddle, double recorders, sometimes percussion and other rarefied wind instruments, L…
Laura Cortese
Laura Cortese might best be described as a sonic magpie: a curious and resourceful adventurer traversing great distances, collecting melodies and rhythms that glitter like jewels in the sun. Driven by…
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