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…

Sharron Kraus

On Songs of Love and Loss, Sharron Kraus accentuates the strong literary sensibility in the tradition of English "dark folk" (the trunk of the tree on which Appalachian murder ballads are the leaves) …

Shaun O´Reilly

Shaun O’Reilly has been gigging across the UK and Ireland as one half of prog rock duo War Elephant for the best part of the last decade. Spurned on by a desire to try something new, he’s recently bra…

Shayler & Brooke

Combining heartfelt storytelling with close harmonies and finger-picked guitar, Shayler & Brooke make contemporary folk music infused with raw vulnerability, humour and warmth, that draws on tradition…

She Drew the Gun

She Shanties

To say that the She Shanties stand out as an all-female shanty group is to state the obvious, but their northern accents also stand out in a genre dominated by a certain Cornish shanty group. She Shan…

Shedload of Love

London

7 piece band from Southeast London... Horns, Harmonies, Harmonicas and the occasional washboard...

Sheelanagig

Sheelanagig have become something of a West Country institution for the past decade. A quintet with a well-stocked armoury of stringed instruments – guitar, fiddle, double bass – and a bagful of joint…

Sheena Wellington

On 1st July 1999, SHEENA WELLINGTON´s singing of “A Man´s A Man For ‘a That” at the Opening Ceremony of the first Scottish Parliament for three hundred years was by critical and popular acclaim the …

Sheesham and Lotus and Son

Sheesham & Lotus & Son: They are renowned as one of the hottest and most entertaining old-time bands on the circuit, delivering visual delights as much as a virtual musical kick up the pants. The UK…

Shelagh McKay Jones & Pauline Vallance

Shelagh McKay Jones and Pauline Vallance are acclaimed singer/songwriters who enjoy sharing stories and experiences through songs, which vary from thought-provoking to lighthearted. Expect a range of …

Shem Fillmore Quartet

London

English traditional music from a parallel universe – Shem Fillmore and his quartet stir together the future, past and alternative timelines into a seething broth. The music draws from the social music…

Sherburn Bartley Sanders

Following a chance meeting at Whitby Folk Festival in 1993, Chris Sherburn (Concertina) and Denny Bartley (Vocals and Guitar) have been bringing their unique sound to audiences across Europe and Ameri…

Sherika Sherard

London

Through songwriting Sherika vows to encourage the conversations that make us vulnerable. From charming one liners to heart-felt confessions Sherika uncovers our complex journeys through a celebration …

Shevek

Shevek is a project by singer and guitarist Tristram Bawtree which draws on influences such as Chad VanGaalen, Mount Eerie and Arthur Russell. The Jonasstrasse EP is his first release, on Musclemilk R…

Sheya Lily

Sheya Lily is a folk-pop singer/songwriter and actor from South London. She has released two EPs of original material and is currently working on a third. Sheya found a love for performing through bus…

She´Koyokh

London

Since bursting on to the klezmer and Balkan music scene in the early naughties, busking at London’s East End markets, this outstanding band has been at the forefront of UK’s world music scene, releasi…

Shine

Originally formed in 1998, Shine combines Corrina, Mary and Alyth’s distinctive voices with two electro-harps, and now in 2015 they continue to lead the field with hauntingly timeless yet arrestingly …

Shine Delphi

Shine Delphi travels this world with a resonator guitar and a few words to share. Born in Pennsylvania, raised in California, and rebirthed in the crescent city of New Orleans. Shine is a performer th…

Shipzy

Rio de Janeiro

Shipzy a.k.a. James Timmins is a high-performance performance artist from the post-industrial British Midlands. A former senior change management consultant and semi-professional endurance athlete, he…

Shirley Collins

Shirley received a Good Tradition Award at this year’s BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards on Monday February 4th at The Brewery in London. It was presented to her by Graham Coxon of Blur. Along with John McCuske…

Shirley Smart

Shirley Smart is recognised as one of the UK’s most versatile and creative cellists – being equally at home and well versed in jazz and Middle Eastern music, as well as classical music. Originally …

Shirley Smart & Maurizio Minardi

Acclaimed accordion and cello duo perform a dynamic mixture of originals with North African, Balkan and Middle Eastern influences, gypsy jazz and cinematic soundscapes. Known for their lively interpl…