The Twisty Turns

Suffolk

The Twisty Turns are a Country band from the UK who play delightful original music that is influenced by the old sounds of Country, Folk, Country Blues and Bluegrass. They accompany their warm origina…

The Two Bennys

“The Two Bennys were perhaps one of 1940s America’s most unsurprisingly unsuccessful light entertainment acts. Technically inept and often deeply offensive, their repeatedly failed attempts at both li…

The Ufoslavians

The Ufoslavians are landing on planet earth.Our mission is to reunite the Balkans and promote the underestimated countries and artists all around the world Musically the Ufoslavians are a mixture o…

The Ukrainians

The Ukrainians continue to mix up their winning concoction of Western punk-pop and traditional Ukrainian sounds, a blend that´s always best served live. As ´Q´ magazine says “Going to a Ukrainians gig…

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain is a group of all-singing, all-strumming Ukulele players, using instruments bought with loose change, which believes that all genres of music are available for r…

The Umbrella Birds

London

Umbrellabirds are a large folkestra + members of the London Musicians Folk & Americana Orchestra, an eclectic freewheeling multi-musician country ensemble.

The Umbrellabirds

South London

South London´s Umbrellabirds have been together over 14 years, started playing songs from O Brother Where Art Thou at our kids school, we specialise in Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings songbook, Necker…

The Underclouds

A band, somewhere in London. Ethereal, atmospheric, moody, adventurous, quiet.

The Undercover Hippy

Billy Rowan aka The Undercover Hippy has been delighting audiences for almost 10 years with his poignant and politically charged lyrics. Firm favourites at all the major UK festivals he has appeared a…

The Underscore Orkestra

Portland

Syncopated rhythms and dance vignettes of Balkan, Klezmer, Hot Jazz, Swing, Americana music and Belly Dancing, evoking the currents of New Orleans Jazz, Eastern European, Greek, Turkish, Bulgarian, Ro…

The Unthanks

How Wild The Wind Blows Performing the Songs & Poems of Molly Drake UK Tour 18 April - 28 May Forming the latest in their series of intrepid album projects, Diversions Vol. 4 sees Mercury nominat…

The Untouchables

Hertfordshire

The Untouchables are champions of raw blues, basing their sound on the swinging soul of the great artists who recorded for Chess Records in the 50s. With a string bass, a vintage drum kit, a cranked…

The Unwanted

Cathy Jordan, the awesome lead singer for the acclaimed group DERVISH, comes together with Dervish’s amazing guitarist and fiddle player, Seamie O’Dowd; joining them will be Californian musician Rick…

The Urban Folk Theory

Urban Folk Theory have been emerging into the folk world since 2011 with a new approach to Folk and ceilidh; where excellent folk musicianship meets technology, sweeping you into the next generation o…

The Urban Voodoo Machine

London

We know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking: “Why should I care about The Urban Voodoo Machine? They’ve been around for ages, haven’t they? Aren’t they a novelty band who wears funny make-up? Don’t …

The Vagaband

Norfolk

The Vagaband are an 8-piece based in Norfolk, UK. Among the instruments they play are fiddle, mandolin, pedal-steel guitar, clarinet, flügelhorn, banjo, squeezebox and piano. They play original song-b…

The Valentinos

Brighton

The Valentinos are a Shoreham-based acoustic band that play covers of country, blues, folk and Americana music. They combine acoustic instruments with accordion and harmonica to bring their own style …

The Vanguards

London

The Vanguards are a five-piece traditional bluegrass band, mostly based in South London. They take their musical inspiration from the originators of bluegrass music. Instrumentally, they seek to creat…

The Verklempt Family

London

Featuring members of Dan Raza & The Shrouds, Troubadour Rose, and The Hallelujah Trails the newly formed Verklempt Family promise a high quality roots stew! More details to be announced... The Verk…

The Very Lazy Sundays

London

We´re four unlikely lads scattered from Kent to Northampton bonded by a love of melody, tight harmonies and cheeky grooves. Our songs are vignettes, little snapshots, heartfelt and delivered with hon…

The Vintage Cowboys

A duo described as a 78rpm record without the scratches, Canadian-born singer Patricia Hammond’s lifelong obsession with antique sheet music, and arranger and multi-instrumentalist Matt Redman’s hundr…

The Violet Hum

The Violet Hum is an indie-alternative musical chameleon which at its core revolves around the songwriting and production of multi-instrumentalist Matt Arthur (The Coo, The Arthur Brothers). Arthur…

The Vitality Five

Formed in 2015 and initially developing out of a series of informal workshop sessions in South London, the Vitality Five are an all-star quintet dedicated to performing and recording authentic 1920s s…

The Vitality Three

The Vitality Three is dedicated to performing and recording authentic 1920s jazz in the original “piano trio” format. This often-neglected repertoire ranges from Scott Joplin’s rags and Jelly Roll Mor…

The Voice Energy Project

Bethnal Green

Choir based in Bethnal Green

The VoodooVendors

London

The VoodooVendors are a hot & heavy, stamp-your-feet-and-dance,swampy blues duo. They have toured with the likes of Bob Geldof and Lonnie Donegan. Their reputation as an original and explosive live…

The Vox Hunters & Alex Cumming

Join The Vox Hunters (Armand Aromin & Benedict Gagliardi) and Alex Cumming (The Teacups) for an enjoyable concert of songs, tunes and maybe even some dances from around New England, Old England and be…

The Waders

London

The Waders are a country, blues and soul band playing songs by Mississippi Fred McDowell, Neil Young, The Byrds, Bobby Bland, Eddie Floyd, Gillian Welch, Bob Dylan and more! Featuring Peter Bruntne…

The Wagon Tales

The Wagon Tales - hot picking UK based Bluegrass and Americana band - with a cast of musicians that reads more like a Jules Holland show than an Old Opry! But boy, these guys can pick and sing!  

The Wandering Hearts

Harmony-laden folk-Americana on Decca Records.