Folk Bands and Artists

Ren Lawton
Multi-instrumentalist Ren Lawton has had a diverse, often tumultuous, career in the music world. Originally performing under his own name, Conor Owen, he experienced the highs of supporting the likes …

Renata Rosa
São Paulo, Brazil
Renata Rosa, Brazilian singer, songwriter and rabeca player, brings us a new sound with strong cyclical character and energy of trance, a sound which keeps an incredible force of festive communion. Ov…

Rend Collective
Rend Collective is an eclectic collective of multi-instrumentalists from the North of Ireland. An inherent desire for something spiritually substantive in our increasingly artificial world is exactly …
Republica
Formed in the early 90´s, Republica have achieved sales of over 3 Million Albums going Top 5 in UK, US and Europe and achieving Platinum Sales Worldwide. The track ‘Ready To Go’ went to No. 1 in 18 co…
Return of the Native
Return of the Native blend adventurous harmony, metrical games and lush melodies to create a highly individual sound.

Reuben and The Bridge
Reuben and The Bridge are a charismatic duo from West Yorkshire, who make well-crafted, folk-tinged arrangements of an eclectic repertoire drawn from the last sixty years. They also perform their own …
Rev Magnetic
Glasgow
While touring the world as guest multi-instrumentalist with Mogwai, Luke Sutherland (Long Fin Killie, Bows, Music A.M.) used the downtime to sketch a bunch of songs. Once he got home, he wrote a handf…

Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
BROWN COUNTY, Ind. — Southern Indiana-bred singer-guitarist Reverend Peyton is the bigger-than-life frontman of Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band. He has earned a reputation as both a singularly compell…

Revue
Belfast
Indie folk. Ethereal sounds. Earthy roots. Revue released their debut album Why Can´t You Stay in December 23. 2024 includes dates in England, Wales and a tour in France
Reynard
Joe Sartin, Albert Hansell and John Cooper-Wilde are accomplished singers, composers and multi-instrumentalists. Performing together as ‘Reynard’, they sing an eclectic mix of traditional and contempo…
Rhain
RHAIN is not of this Earth; her intimate outpourings bringing a certain other-worldly aspect that will pluck you from your every day and welcome you into an immeasurable landscape. Dynamics are her pl…

Rhiannon Giddens
It was toward the end of the T Bone Burnett–curated September 2013 Another Day, Another Time concert at New York City’s Town Hall—a celebration of the early ’60s folk revival that had inspired the Joe…
Rholben
Rholben are a fourpiece Welsh group. The core of the group are Siriol Davies (voice) and John Ruddock (guitar). Siriol grew up surrounded by song in South Wales, so they predominantly sing traditiona…

Rhys Williams
Rhys Williams is an acclaimed singer-songwriter from Wales. Described by Q as a ‘songwriter of some dexterity [whose] sheer melodic might means you barely notice he’s tiptoeing through lyrical minefie…
Ria Timkin
Bristol
RIA TIMKIN is an indie pop solo artist and multi-instrumentalist Originally from Moscow, Ria started travelling and performing around the world from an early age. In 2014 she moved to Bristol, Englan…
Ric Sanders & Vo Fletcher
Ric Sanders has been the violinist with Fairport Convention since 1985, touring the world with them and contributing many instrumentals and arrangements which have become fixtures in their repertoire.…

Ric Sanders Trio
Cropredy
Ric Sanders has been the violinist with Fairport Convention since 1985, touring the world with them and contributing many instrumentals and arrangements which have become fixtures in their repertoire.…
Riccardo Tesi
Riccardo Tesi (Italy) internationally acclaimed accordion player and composer, is rated as one of the most daring and authoritative musicians in the European world music scene. His style is easily rec…
Rich Hall´s Hoedown
The award-winning Montana native is renowned for his expertly crafted tirades, quick-fire banter with audiences and delightful musical sequences. Rich, who has won the Perrier Award (Edinburgh Comedy …
Richard Anderson
London
Scottish singer-songwriter, now based in London and currently recording his third album, plays captivating, literate originals with intricate guitar picking and a powerful vocal delivery
Richard Bundy
Richard Bundy is Musical Director to multi-platinum artist Marlon Roudette, and has toured with All Saints, The Suga Babes, Shania Twain, Charlene Soraia supporting Emilie Sande, Mattafix, Nathan ‘Flu…
Richard Burgess
In the course of over four decades in Norway, Richard has made his mark as a distinctive voice in folk music, both traditional and contemporary. As a singer (in English and Norwegian) and a musician (…
Richard Davies & The Dissidents
After years as a collaborator, gun for hire and band member, guitarist Richard Davies returns front and centre with his band The Dissidents on Human Traffic. The critically acclaimed debut album is ou…


