Folk Bands and Artists
La Bonne Heure
La Bonne Heure, translates to English as “The good hour” or “The right time”. Brian Holmes, an Irish one-man orchestra, Madalina Drouvin a Romanian baroque violinist and a French ukulelist, Hugo Cordo…
La Bouche Manouche
We are a vintage jazz band influenced by the chic and sophisticated era of the jazz age and beyond. Our repertoire is rooted in the sound of gypsy jazz, with swing tunes from Django Reinhardt, as wel…
La Chinganera
Santiago de Chile
Fabiola González Valderrama, aka La Chinganera, folk singer-songwriter, ‘payadora’ of traditional Chilean music, studied music education at Concepción University in Chile and then art education in Ver…
La Compañia La Típica
Santiago de Chile and Madrid
La Tipica is an innovative, contemporary flamenco company formed in London in 2008. It is an international collaboration between the guitarist and composer Jorge Bravo and the dancer Natalia Garcia-Hu…
La Mort Subite
Conjuring images of a smoky worker’s bar in Paris, a wild night-time gathering around a gypsy campfire, a drunken hungarian wedding party in the small hours and a Greek taverna on a hot summer’s eveni…
Lá-Bas Cajun Band
London
Là-Bas Cajun Band are US fiddle player Heather Cole-mullen, UK accordion player Ian McIlroy and UK guitarist Miriam Hogan. They have formed a unique stripped-down Cajun UK outfit that is quickly gaini…
Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes
After two consecutive upstart albums sweeping the country/Americana charts and awards in their native Australia, Lachlan Bryan and the Wildes have begun branching out of the Southern Hemisphere to the…
Lacuna
London
Lacuna’s distinctive style is anchored in intricate vocal harmonies, featuring the unconventional blend of guitar, clarinet and banjo to add a sonic freshness to their original songs. Sold out gigs at…
Lacunas Music Socity
Glasgow
Beautiful songs and evocative music, spoken word and arresting visuals, love loss data is presented by Lacunas Music Society. Actress Blythe Duff - best known for her role as Jackie Reid in the cri…
Lady Maisery
In an English folk scene currently bursting with bold and innovative folk music, vocal trio Lady Maisery shine brightly. With their unique approach to harmony singing and thoughtful and striking ar…
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…
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Laoise 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…
Lara Gisborne
Cambridge
gentle songs are inspired by family stories, nature and small natural moments in life. Her warm voice complements the guitar and range of images, atmospheres and evocative descriptions. In 2018 Lara f…
