Folk Bands and Artists
Orkestra Del Sol
The swagger of a Balkan wedding band – the riotous energy of Latin carnival... Orkestra del Sol’s explosive reinvention of global brass band music has captured imaginations, set pulses racing and l…
Orlaith & Brogan McAuliffe
Órlaith and Brogan McAuliffe’s parents hail from Killarney, Co. Kerry, they were raised in a musical household in London. Both were taught the tin whistle at home, by their mother, Fidelma. At the age…
Orlando Seale and the Swell
ORLANDO SEALE AND THE SWELL started out as a collaboration between Orlando´s band and orchestral players from The Southbank Sinfonia. For the Sinfonians it was an opportunity to explore a very differe…
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Orphan Colours
Orphan Colours is a British band formed by former Ahab members Steve “Seebs“ Llewellyn and Dave Burn. They have been dubbed a “supergroup“ because they are joined by former Noah and the Whale guitaris…
Osp Eldjarn
Guildford
Ösp Eldjárn- Folk Album Of The Year 2018 Nominee, Icelandic Music Awards. Hailing from a valley in the North of Iceland, Ösp Eldjarn makes music that both reflects the folk songs of her native coun…
Other Roads
Other Roads are one of the finest contemporary folk bands to emerge in recent years. Based in the UK, they also tour regularly in the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Spain, and continue to gain popu…
Otis Gibbs
“Gibbs’ songwriting is deeply personal and profound. It’s plain to see Otis Gibbs is a man you should give a damn about.” – Rolling Stone Otis Gibbs is a songwriter, storyteller, painter, photographe…
Ottersgear
Brought to life in the summer of 2008 Ottersgear made it’s first steps in Quernmore, Lancaster, on the tip of the Trough of Bowland, as a recording project by One Chip Potato frontman Mikey Kenney.
Otto & The Mutapa Calling
London
Otto & The Mutapa Calling is a lively London based marimba band playing energetic, joyful music from Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe, including folk songs, original songs and popular southern Afri…
Oum
A Moroccan of Saharan origin, Oum immediately impresses with her remarkable combination of power and sensitivity. With her sensual voice she explores the diversity of Moroccan music that she blends wi…
Our Atlantic Roots
Our Atlantic Roots (Mac and Laura Johnston) bring an uplifting blend of American & British alt-folk, with harmonies that are rich, dynamic and unite beautifully. Their sound isn´t something you could …
Our Man In The Field
London/Saltburn
“Think Ray LaMontagne meets Foy Vance, mixed in with Joe Purdy. Honestly, we can’t recommend this guy enough.“ - Amazing Radio. “Love your Work“ - Tom Robinson BBC 6music. “Modern words to a vin…
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Ourania Lampropoulou
Ourania Lampropoulou is an astonishing virtuoso of greek santur and one of the most many-sided musician of her generation. Being a leading figure of her instrument since she was very young, she contin…
Out of Hand
Essex
Out of Hand are a vibrant 5-piece Ceilidh Band in the UK known for our folk-rock style and high energy tunes. Young, bouncy, and a staple of the festival scene, they put modern twists on traditional t…
Out-Take Ensemble
OUT-TAKE Ensemble was formed in 2016 at the University of Southampton. Taking its name from the work by experimental composer Christian Wolff, the group was formed from a collection of performers and …
Outlaw Country
Outlaw Country celebrate the songs of some of the most iconic singer-songwriters in Americana and American Folk/Roots Music. Expect to hear songs by Johnny Cash, John Prine, Patsy Cline, Willie…
Over the Moon
Acoustic Roots Duo featuring Suzanne Levesque and Craig Bignell, award winning vocal and multi instrumentalists.
Over The Rhine
For more than twenty years husband and wife duo Over The Rhine have been crafting evocative, earthy songs and delivering them to their intensely loyal fans with a torchy, devil-may-care beauty. Wit…
Owen Duff
Owen Duff is an independent singer-songwriter and videomaker, adrift in east-east-London. He has been making music since the age of five and now writes, performs and produces his own songs. He plays p…
Owen Paul
Glasgow
The One and Only Owen Paul is best known as the Scottish singer and co-writer of the 1986 number 3 hit My Favourite Waste of Time. Since then he has run a successful West End theatre in Leicester Squa…
Owen Ralph
London
A classically trained composer but a folk fiddle player at heart, Owen has never been content with doing one thing at a time. Aside from being one half of flute/guitar duo Abi & Owen, Owen also hea…
Owen Spafford
London, United Kingdom
Owen Spafford- Equally at home in a traditional session as he is in a free improvisation workshop, Spafford´s understanding of the oral tradition and love for vernacular music from around the world en…
Owen Spafford & Louis Campbell
Owen Spafford (Cosmo Sheldrake, Don’t Feed the Peacocks) and Louis Campbell (Sam Sweeney, Solo) met as teenagers, as part of the first cohort of the National Youth Folk Ensemble. Since forming the…
Owl Light Trio
Oxford
Instrumental trio: Jane Griffiths - Fiddle Colin Fletcher - Guitar Jim Penny - Concertina
Owl Parliament Choir
London
Owl Parliament is a young acapella choir based in South London. The group’s repertoire spans widely across musical genres, bringing both intricacy and purity to songs from seventies disco, thirties sw…
