Folk Bands and Artists
Cocos Lovers
“Kentish folk with an African twist” THE INDEPENDENT Formed in early 2008, Cocos Lovers (pronounced Co-Koss), are an eight piece band from Deal on the Kent coast, who have the rather unique set-up o…
Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne
Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne is a folk musician and singer. Cohen has been a musician since the age of 6 and took to squeezeboxes in his teens and has since developed into a fine player of both the melo…
Còig
Lively Celtic supergroup from Canada’s Nova Scotia, Còig take their new 2019 album ‘Ashlar’ on tour. The quartet continue to stun crowds with their non-traditional, exciting playing of traditional tra…
Cole Stacey
Cole Stacey is a songwriter, singer and musician who has spent the last ten years roaming the diverse echelons of traditional folk to 80s pop, spoken word to new romantic electronics, performing conce…
www.colestacey.net
Coley Garratt
Americana/Folk/Soul/Acoustic Coley Garratt writes songs on the borderline, where Americana meets English Folk. Influenced by the great American Troubadours of Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Ryan Ada…
Colin Henderson
Merseyside
Colin Henderson is a singer and writer of well-crafted and thoughtful songs.
Collapsing Stars
Minneapolis, MN, USA
“Collapsing Stars’ languid folk songs are punctuated by forceful stabs of bluesy guitar — and, in the case of “The Storm,” a few appropriate nature sounds. The effect can be whispery and beautiful, bu…
Collectif Medz Bazar
Collectif Medz Bazar was born through the meeting of eight musicians, who sing and play original arrangements of traditional music from Anatolia, the Caucasus, the Balkans and other regions. While the…
Collectress
Brighton
Described as ´possessed Bronte sisters teasing an unsuspecting dinner party´, Collectress make melodic, experimental music and perform with strong visual play. Expect strings, keys, woodwind, voices, …
Collette Cooper
Collette Cooper is a multi-talented singer, writer, performer and critically acclaimed artist signed to the independent label Thelonious Punk Records championed by BBC Introducing, BBC Radio 2, BBC Ra…
Colliers Wood Sea Shanty Singers
London
We are a group performing sea shanties. We encourage all our guests to join in singing the choruses of three sets of traditional shanty songs. We hand out chorus sheets to all our guests.
Colm Mac Con Iomaire
In a crowded field of outstanding Irish fiddle players and interpreters of traditional music Colm Mac Con Iomaire is unique. His voice is unmistakably his own and his music bears distinctive creative …
Colomboloco
London
Colomboloco are the most fun you can have in London with or without your clothes on. Prepare yourself for a blitz of eccentric theatricality, wild gypsy beats, virtuoso fingerwork, wanton genre-mixing…
Colum Sands
Colum Sands is a universal storyteller who draws on a long Irish tradition of poetic musicality to weave songs for the world. ...Colum´s gift is of breaking down cultural barriers through choice wo…
Comhaltas in Britain
Ireland
Featuring many of the finest Comhaltas musicians based in London, the Comhaltas in Britain performers come from the younger generation and include winners of several All-Ireland titles. For further in…
Common Ground
Bristol
Common Ground is a four-piece Americana group from Bristol. Since forming in 2024, they have gone on to become favourites of the Bristol music scene. With their heady blend of four part harmonies, …
Common Tongues
Just when you think you’ve worked out where Brighton’s Common Tongue are coming from they throw something into the mix that sends you back to square one. Acoustic folk gets swept into stadium rock or …
Commoners Choir
Leeds
We are a strange and yet open and inclusive choir that meets in Leeds. We come from all over the place and try to act more like a band or a gang than a choir. We sing our own songs, about the world…
Comorian
The Comorian duo features singers and instrument-builders, M’madi and Soubi, who utilize homemade double-sided guitars. Comorian’s debut album was recorded 100% live and outdoors on the Comoros Island…
Compánach
Dublin
Compánach is a performance of Irish music, song and dance which uses a backdrop of photographic images in a narrative which links place, cultural life and music in the history of Ireland. Based on the…
Compass Community Choir
Cranbrook, Kent
A choir open to the whole community. Our aim is to bring people together in an uplifting experience that enhances social, emotional and physical wellbeing
Completely Scuppered Shanty
Hastings
A group of men of a certain age who sing shanties in the manner of traditional work songs. Come down to our weekly Thursday session at the Jenny Lind Hastings UK.
Compton & Newberry
Masters of old-time mandolin, clawhammer banjo and guitar, Mike Compton and Joe Newberry perform a medley of traditional songs, instrumentals, ballads and original tunes. Celebrated mandolinist Mik…
Comrade X
South London
one man whirlwind of numerous influences and traditions best described as “Woody Guthrie meets Oi!“. One geezer, one guitar, three chords and the truth.
Concrete Mountain
London
Old Time with attitude. Aggressive driving rhythms to drink and dance to
www.concretemountain.co.uk
Confluence
Hampshire
Confluence are a cello and accordion duo based in the New Forest, specialising in playing for balfolk dances: French, Scandinavian and other European dances.
