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Sean Morris & The Doghouse Roses - Never Look Back

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Malcolm MacWatt - new EP ´SKAIL´

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Circle Tour 2020

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Art Battle Bristol Grand Final

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Review- ´Lanterns´ EP by JANA

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The Misadventures of Jimmy Lee

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Street Noise presents The Leisure Society

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Wildwood Kin - “BEAUTY IN YOUR BROKENNESS“

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Just So Festival 2019

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Cerys Matthews - Where the Wild Cooks Go

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Music Network Ireland Tour

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Lady of the First Light - video release

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Make Music Day UK

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80 Years of Topic Records

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Woodburner at Dalston Eastern Curve Garden

Woodburner launches their 7th annual…

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The Rollright Fayre 2019

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The Road from Rivendell to Cecil Sharp

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The Salts at Wilton´s Music Hall

Wednesday 29th May sees The Salts re…

Jaminaround at the Earthouse

Jaminaround presents a serious of un…

The Massive Violins Summer Concert

Seven cellos, seven voices, one uniq…

Jo Carley And The Old Dry Skulls

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Lady of the First Light

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Mitch McAteer - I Hate That I Love You

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Belper Arts Festival

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GATE TO SOUTHWELL FESTIVAL

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Family Ceilidh & Brass Band Ceilidh!

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Folk of the World

Folk of the World celebrates the bea…

Extinction Rebellion: A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

A musical Extinction Rebellion in co…

IMDL presents Irish Hooley with Kilfenora

Irish Hooley at St Mary Magdalene’s …

Gigspanner Spring Tour

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Harrison All Day Folk Festival XV

The legendary

Moya Brennan Tour

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Emma Martin - This Woman´s Hands - A Song for Midwifery

Emma Martin - This Woman´s Hands / I…

Liz Carroll in London

IMDL presents an evening concert and…

James Riley ´New York Minute´

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Fire in the Mountain 2019

Pear O´Legs presents

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Interstate Express Band in the UK

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The Trials of Cato

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IMDL and ICC celebrate International Women’s Day

An exciting weekend of events has be…

Events Celebrating Women´s Day 2019

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Rüya (Dream) by Olcay Bayır

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NEW SINGLE ‘Easy’ Release Date: 15th…

Greener Festival!

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Sam Lee´s Singing With Nightingales 2019

The Nest Collective presents SAM LEE…

Ebony Buckle new release out now!

OUT NOW - NEW SINGLE: ‘The Mermaids …

London Remixed 2019

London Remixed Festival will take pl…

SONGLINES Music Awards 2019

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A big slice of Jamboree news!

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Passing Clouds venue to reopen - help needed!

Help The Jago with the last steps in…

Band of Burns on BBC RADIO 3

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Live at The Camden Chapel

Live at The Camden Chapel

Bradford Roots Music Festival 2019

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BBC Radio Scotland - Eliza Carthy

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Transatlantic Sessions

TRANSATLANTIC SESSIONS ON TOUR 2019

Band of Burns 2019 January Tour

Band of Burns welcomes you to one of…

Xabier Diaz & Adufeiras De Salitre

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Singing with Nightingales

Early-bird tickets to Singing with N…

Celtic Christmas with Caitlin Downie

International Opera Singer Returns f…

AmericanaFest UK 2019

AMERICANAFEST UK RETURNS TO L…

Jamboree is back!

JAMBOREE WILL BE BACK AS A POP-UP FO…

Things Were Better Before

Tankus The Henge video release for ´…

fRoots Magazine announces 2018 Album of the Year Nominees

Every year since 1986

Great British Folk Festival

Tickets still available for this yea…

Awake Arise! - Folk Music and the Environmental Movement

In an unmissable one-off collaborati…

RHYTHM 4 REFUGEES live music fundraiser

Rhythm for Refugees announce RHYTHM …

12 Silk Handkerchiefs

A song cycle by Reg Meuross and a mu…

London (Folk &) Roots Festival 2018

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RtCT 2018 - full programme now available!

The fabulous Return to Camden Town F…

The Harrison All Day Folk Festival XIV

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Man the Lifeboats EP Review

Man the Lifeboats are a promising fol…

Footprints & Your Touch- double single by Danny Leigh

Danny Leigh’s long awaited double A s…

FATEA´s 30th Birthday

This year Fatea Magazine turns 30 an…

The Ballads of Child Migration

Hear the story of Britain´s Child Mi…

John Smith – HUMMINGBIRD

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Gentlemen of Few Autumn Tour

Gentlemen of Few Autumn Tour

Liemba - Burning Wicks EP Review

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London Folk Festival 2018

London Folk Festival hosted by FolkO…

Ian Felice Solo Tour

In the Kingdom of Dreams

The Rubber Wellies 10 Year Celebration Tour

Travelling folk band The Rubber Well…

The Salts Brave Video

New Video from The Salts We…

The Wilderness Festival

2nd - 5th August at Cornbury Park, C…

Show of Hands - ´Joint Venture´

More than two decades on the road. 2…

This summer´s best festivals with Cut a Shine

The

The Small Festival with the Big Heart!

The small festival with the big hear…

Premiere performance in Britain of Dave Flynn’s Irish Memory Orchestra

´Irish Night at Cadogan Hall´ Featur…

The Pheasant´s Eye: Scottish Music with Highland Dance

Stroud Green Festival, 9th June…

Dipper Malkin at Stroud Green Festival

6th - 24th June 2018, Classical/Jazz…

ONLY ONE WEEK TO GO…

GATE TO SOUTHWELL – Thursday June 7t…

Dusty Stray UK Tour

Dusty Stray has 8 UK dates in his up…

New venue for London´s finest Traditional Irish Music Session

After 25 years at The Auld Triangle …

Hebden Bridge Folk Roots Festival

11th, 12th and 13th May at various v…

Gate to Southwell Festival confirms headliners

BLUES & FOLK STARS LINED UP FOR …

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Fire in the Mountain Festival, near …

A rum-soaked rollicking trip!

Seas of Mirth at The Old Market Asse…

Band Of Burns special at Cranborne Earthouse, presented by Jaminaround

Band Of Burns special at Cranborne E…

Ceilithon fundraiser for the Camden-Tulla Music Exchange Project

‘Ceilithon’ fundraiser, Saturday 28t…

The Salts launch new album BRAVE

The Salts started out with shanty in…

The Turbans debut album No.1 on the iTunes World Music Chart

"The Turbans" by the Turbans has soa…

“A resounding success“ - Fatea Magazine Reviews Our Sonic Blooms Album

Great reviews are coming in for Folk…

Singing with Nightingales

Wild nightingales will be among the …

Second Hand Poet ‘Songs For The Pyre’ Review

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BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards

Folk Awards 2018 - 4 Apr 2018, Belfa…

Steamchicken at The Slaughtered Lamb

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Join the Save Jamboree Protest!

Save Jamboree Protest Show …

St. Patrick´s Day Ceilidh and Barn Dance with Cut a Shine, plus new da…

St. Patrick´s Day Ceilidh and Barn D…

The Shires at Towersey Festival

The UK’s biggest country/ Americana …

The Music of the Cosmos - Carole Bulewski

The Music of the Cosmos – Book Launc…

Martin Carthy in Grizzly Folk

Martin Carthy: the Mega Interview

John Langan and Alastair Caplin

On Saturday the 10th of Febru…

Gate to Southwell Festival - updated

BLUES & FOLK STARS LINED UP FOR …

Moya Brennan UK Tour 2018

Following a hugely successful mini-t…

Jamboree to close!

One of East London´s finest live musi…

Review of The Salts at The Golden Hinde

The Salts at The Golden Hinde …

Marchland - no borders to creativity

Marchland, a new season of performan…

The Turbans Album Tour

The Turbans first official tour supp…

Songs from the Sea in Chipping Norton

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FOS Brothers ´Clear Again´ Album review

The FOS Brothers themselves have said…

´Lunar Cape´ band: Lunar Folk Tales

Lunar Folk Tales – instrumental vers…

Celtic Connections

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Rob Johnston ‘Message to the Moon’ Album Review

Rob Johnston is a guitarist who aims …

BURNS NIGHT CEILIDH AND BARN DANCES

Not one, but two great Burns Night C…

Band of Burns at Union Chapel

Saturday 27th January at 7pm: Band o…

FOCUS Wales 2018

FOCUS Wales is back and will take pl…

Brona McVittie - We are the Wildlife

Brona McVittie "We are the Wildlife"…

Kate Rusby fruk Artist of the Month

Folk Radio UK (fruk) have nominated …

NYE Love Revolution

NYE Love Revolution - A Rich Mix ven…

Ma Polaine’s Great Decline – Down to the Sea

Ma Polaine´s Great Decline EP releas…

Rebetiko recognised by UNESCO

Rebetiko has been inscribed on the U…

Save Thekla

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Tell Tale Tusk Album Launch

"Through the Morning" to be launched…

Tonight! Jamboree: The Final Push – Fundraising Party at Limehouse Tow…

One more big push everyone. Please h…

Tonight!

Folk & Honey´s "Sonic Blooms" Al…

The Salts at the Herring Fair

The Salts return to the

LANKUM Between The Earth And Sky

Dublin Folk Miscreants

James Riley “LIGHTNING STRIKES“

JAMES RILEY "LIGHTNING STRIKES" SING…

Fourth London Folk and Roots Festival

Taking place from the 28th October t…

Return to Camden Town Irish Music Festival 2017

The programme for the 19th

Jamboree Magic Monday

Upcoming at

Kate Thomas EP Launch

Edgy and Eclectic Singer-Songwriter …

Family Barn Dance and Junior Jungle

Our favourite Ceildh and Barn Dance …

Our Laughing Heart

This beautiful video is a short 2 min…

Islington Folk Club - calling new members

From the fiercely traditional to the…

Jon Boden - Afterglow

Talking to Theo Bard from Woodburner

Manchester Folk Festival

19 - 22 October 2017

Cling on to Summer with one last festival and this one has SUN!

Check out the last festival of the ye…

A New Music Venue for Struggling London

The awful news came this week that on…

Young Waters Debut Album

Help this up and coming folk band cr…

Songs from the Sea at BOAT (Brighton Open Air Theatre) with The Salts

Songs from the Sea at BOAT (Brighton…

Double Single and Camp Fire Club Debut for Lewis Barfoot

 On the 15th September

All Day Folk Festival in King´s Cross

The legendary Harrison All Day Folk …

London Folk & Roots Festival 2017

The London Folk & Roots Festival…

Folk-Filled September at The Harrison

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Big Machine Tour 2017

This November and December bring

Jethro Tull 50th Anniversary Tour

“This is a celebration of all the 33…

Edgelarks - Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin

"

Wilderness Festival - The Folk Barn with Woodburner

As in previous years, Wildern…

Cropredy - More Festival Tickets Released!

New festival tickets available for t…

WOMAD announce final line-up

T…

Twinning of Cambridge & Newport Folk Festivals

Underneath the Stars Festival 21 - 23 July 2017

The Salts - Songs from the Sea

Songs from the Sea

BTGR @ Ally Pally Summer Festival July 22

Folk by the Oak 16th July

A festival of folk´s finest a…

IMDL presents Irish Hooley!

Irish Music & Dance in L…

Estuary Songwriting Project Concert at Leigh Folk Festival

One of the highlights of this…

Poetry & Lyrics Festival

Poet in the City presents PO…

Fire in the Mountain 2017 2nd - 4th June

There are so many great bands in the …

Moya Brennan: “First Lady of Celtic Music“

´First Lady of Celtic Music´,

The John Langan Band live at Jam in a Jar

On Monday the 17th of April, …

The Nightjar Live at Green Note courtesy of New Roots

On Thursday the 20th of April, chill …

Lau - Decade: The Best of 2007-2017

On 16th June Lau will release…

Artisan Row “Wild Winds“ Album Launch

Debut album from London-base…

Squeeze singer, Salts shanties and Sailing Ships

The Tall Ships Regatta 2017 -

REMIX REELING #electrohoedown

New Night from the Cut a Shine Hoedow…

BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Update

Singer-songwriter Ry Cooder is to rec…

BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2017

The Shee April 2017 CONTINUUM Tour

In January 2016, in order to mark the…

Acoustic Sessions at Stanley Halls

Norwood Junction is in South London, …

Album review - John Reed, The Dry Life

John Reed The Dry Life

The Transports

Join some of Britain’s leading folk m…

Shake the Chains Tour

A unique celebration of music and its…

Sam Lee´s Singing with Nightingales

John du Feu interview by Aidan Milan

Ahead of the release of his d…

Fairport Convention Golden Anniversary Tour

Iconic folk group

New CD Captures the Spirit of London´s Vibrant Jamming Scene

There is an other worldly cafe just o…

PASSING CLOUDS is lost

We are very sad to inform you that on…

WOMAD Festival Review

On 29th-30th July the 34th WO…

Cambridge Folk Festival ´home from home and more...´

Single Review: The Drifting Classroom - ´Doo What´

  The Drifting Classr…

Single Review: The Handsome Family - ´Gold´

  Husband and wife du…

Single Review: A Grave With No Name - ´House´

After recently announcing his…

Patch & the Giant at Cambridge Folk Fest

Each year the organisers of t…

Gig Review: Will Varley at 2000Trees Festival

Will Varley recently brought …

Cambridge Folk Festival Sells Out for 23rd Time

  Cambridge Live, org…

Album Review: Fantastic Negrito - ´The Last Days of Oakland´

Fantastic Negrito’s debut alb…

Festival Preview: Green Man Festival

Green Man Festival returns th…

Skinny Lister Announce Third Album + New Single

Skinny Lister have today anno…

Gig Review: Hiatus Kaiyote at Somerset House

  On Thursday the 7th…

Preview: Roy Harper´s 75th birthday at Royal Festival Hall

  Radical folk icon R…

Preview: Blissfields Festival 2016

  This week Blissfiel…

Album Preview - John Paul White - ´Beulah´

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Gig Review: David Berkeley at Paper Dress Vintage

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Album Review: Penniless Cove - ´Tipped Like Titanic´

Penniless Cove describe thems…

Preview: Summer Series at Somerset House

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Review: The Salts at the Golden Hinde

Arriving at the gates of the …

Nordoff Robbins Get Loud Campaign

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Preview: ´Flower´ - Lir Shilton

  Lir Shilton’s tale …

Trad Academy Summer Camp for Children

Respected folk music school The Trad …

Listen to the New Bruce Molsky Album Here!

We are very grateful to The Bluegrass…

Album Preview: ´Making Mountains (Vol. 1)´ - Edd Donovan

Edd Donovan is a highly distinctive s…

EP Preview: ´Not Her Own´ - Yvonne McDonnell

Yvonne McDonnell is set to ma…

Gig Preview: Mishka Shubaly UK Tour

This May 2016, musician, best…

Gig Review: Trellis Turns 2 at Proud Camden

  Last Wednesday, 20t…

Preview: The Harrison All Day Folk Festival

  This Sunday, The Ha…

Gig Review: Glen Hansard @ The 100 Club

  Irish Singer/Songwr…

Big Hoxton Hall Album Release Show for the nice man of folk Adam Beatt…

I was once in a room full of London f…

The History of The Magpie´s Nest- 10th Anniversary Play List

Ten years ago London´s folk scene was…

Album Review: ´Telluric´ - Matt Corby

  Australian Singer/s…

Trellis Records Turns 2!

  Trellis Records tur…

Frank Turner and Skinny Lister announce London show

Frank Turner and Skinny Lister will r…

Gig Preview: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin at Islington Assembly Halls

  Dave Alvin & Ph…

The Jazz Cafe Re-Opens 25th May

It’s been a long time coming, but Cam…

Bouche - Debut Album Launch 21st April

Somewhere between the blues, jazz and…

Gig Preview: Shook Twins at the Green Note

  Born and raised in Sandpoin…

EP Preview: ´When Golden Morning Comes´ - Sam Jordan & The Dead Bo…

Sam Jordan & The Dead Boys have r…

Album Preview: ´Calloway Circus´ - Casa das Feras

Now, I could try and write a …

EP Preview: Vanessa Forero - ´From The Uproar´

  British/Colombian singer-so…

Ben Marwood to Return to the Monarch

  Ben Marwood is to return to…

Release date for Moulettes’ latest album confirmed

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Gig Review: Matt Corby at The Roundhouse

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Gig Review: The Black Feathers at Green Note

  With any gig you fi…

Gig Review: Ulli Mattssonn Album Launch

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Interview with The Black Feathers

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Preview: Jarlath Henderson album launch at Old Queens Head

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Bellowhead Farewell Tour and Live Album

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Gig Preview: Ulli Mattsson on the Waterways of Hackney Wick

  Scandinavian Folk artist Ul…

Breakthrough Victory for the Music Venue Trust

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Gig Review: ´Macalla 1916´ performed by the National Folk Orchestra of…

  Last Friday Cultas Culturia…

Gig Review: Will Varley at Scala

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Will Varley to Headline Acoustic Stage at Splendour Festival 2016

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Preview: The Black Feathers at The Green Note, 14th March

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Folkies Awards 2016 Winners

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  One of the world’s best mel…

Gig Review: Curse of Lono at The Underbelly, Hoxton.

  In the underside of Hoxton …

Gig Review: Phil Beer at Stanley Halls

  It is a strange reason to g…

Bonnie Dobson and Jim Kweskin at the Old Queen’s Head

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Interview with Ray Cooper

Ray Cooper is an independent singer/s…

Gig Review: Square Roots´ Public Debut with Dan Evans & Virginia T…

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Success Express Presents Curse Of Lono

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London Remixed Festival Review

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Maverick Festival 2016 - First Names Announced

  The Maverick Festival showc…

New Music: ´Soaked to the Bone´ - The Black Feathers

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Square Roots Productions Launch This Spring

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Happy Birthday to The Nest Collective

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Adam Beattie Launches Crowdfunding Campaign

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Guide to London Remixed Festival!

  Heading to the fantastic Lo…

New Video from Will Varley - Seize the Night

Following his self-set trend for unus…

The National Folk Orchestra of Ireland to Mark Centenary of the Easter…

  The National Folk Orchestra…

London Remixed Festival

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Mobius Loop Live at The Magic Garden

Möbius Loop returned to the Magic Gar…

New Music: Restless - Oxbow and Moor

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New Video From Theo Bard - Memories of Dublin

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Preorder Camapign - new album from The Nightjar

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Brooke Sharkey launches crowdfunding appeal to bless our ears with new…

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New Single from Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra....see the video

The NEW SINGLE from Rob Heron & T…

Great New Video from Theo Bard - shot on East London waterways

If you are ever in East London and yo…

Interview with Amy Sibley-Allen, Head of Programme at Kings Place

Folk and Honey catches up with A…

The Salts at Stanley Halls

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IFMK 20 - 29 July

IF: Milton Keynes International Fest…

Country in the City – Bluegrass and Blues for Macmillan

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Vaak Stage Festival at Kings Place - 29th July

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IMDL´s Sliabh Aughty London Weekend!

IMDL presents a Sliabh Aughty London…

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