Noum – Wednesday 7th January
Green Note, Camden
Noum mixes original with heavily adapted tradional songs from throughout Europe and the Mediterranean, weaving in storytelling that engages, amuses and connects. More details
The Beadling – Tuesday 13th January
Green Note, Camden
Expect adventures into seventeenth century broadside ballads, traditional English, Medieval, and Nordic folk music. More details
Phoebe & Tom – Thursday 15th January
Green Note, Camden
With playful melodies, sharp lyricism and an undercurrent of mischief, the duo blend folk-inspired harmonies with jazz-inflected twists in performances filled with humour, heart and a touch of the dreamlike. More details
Matt Tighe and Tad Sargent – Monday 19th January
Green Note, Camden
Matt Tighe and Tad Sargent are a highly acclaimed duo on the traditional and Irish music scene More details
The Kimberleys – Tuesday 20th January
Green Note, Camden
The Kimberleys, a husband-and-wife duo, have become recognized as authentic and original interpreters of the traditional folk repertoire. More details
Oliver Darling and Rollo Markee – Thursday 22nd January
Soho Folk and Blues, Soho
Oliver Darling and Rollo Markee play Country/Folk Blues and Americana expect covers and originals influenced by artists such as Big Bill Broonzy and Sam Chatmon. More details
Rey Yusuf and Victoria Couper & Tightrope Moon – Monday 26th January
Aces & Eights, Tufnell Park
Rey Yusuf and Victoria Couper delve into folk, world, and early music, and their own compositions.
Tightrope Moon cast a silver web over their audiences as violin, viola and vocals entwine in celestial sounds and hypnotic melodies. More details
Jovana Backovic and Polly Hunt, Yana Vlaeva & Alex Gibson -Tuesday 27th January
Aces & Eights, Tufnell Park
An evening of Balkan folk song and music More details
Lost in the Loop and Tog Fàire – Wednesday 28th January
Aces & Eights, Tufnell Park
Lost in the Loop, a London Folk duo playing traditional tunes on fiddle & cello/mandolin
Tog Fàire play a mixture of traditional Scottish and Irish songs and tunes More details
Sophie Wright – Thursday 29th January
The Harrison, Kings Cross
Sophie Wright is a folk singer-songwriter based in London whose evocative voice and lyrical songs bring together storytelling and powerful musical intuition. More details
Waterloo Ceilidhs – Burns Night special – Friday 30th January
St John’s Waterloo
Join us for an exhilarating evening of dancing to celebrate Burns Night, in the beautiful St John’s Waterloo. More details
Pagoda Project – Saturday 31st January
Matinee Show
Green Note, Camden
Inspired by the folk traditions of the UK, this is music and song cut through with experimentation, boldness, humour and risk. More details
Frankie Heartless and the Heartless Rogues – Sunday 1st February
Aces & Eights, Tufnell Park
Expect Sea Shanties, traditional folk music and pirate merriment.
Dress code: Pirate garb is encouraged, but not essential. There will be a selection of pirate gear for sale. More details
George Washbourn and Duo Madrugada -Monday 2nd February
Green Note, Camden
George Washbourn is a multi-instrumental folk musician, singer, and composer from Kent. He has spent the last 20 years scratching away at various stringed instruments
Duo Madrugada are a beguiling voice and guitar partnership, weaving captivating arrangements of traditional folksongs. More details
Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell – Wednesday 4th February
Water Rats, Kings Cross
Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell are a two-man trad tornado tearing through the folk world with foot percussion, fiddle, guitar, vocals, and groove to spare. More details
Malcolm MacWatt and Nicola Cipriani & Brad Myrick – Thursday 5th February
Soho folk and Blues, Soho
Scottish songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Malcolm MacWatt is a unique voice in British Folk/Americana …Nicola Cipriani & Brad Myrick are an international guitar duo (Italy & USA) whose concerts turn two acoustic guitars into an orchestra of sound. More details
Greek Folk Music – Sunday 8th February
The Harrison, Kings Cross
Urban and Rural Folk from the Near East More details
The Water Chorus – EP Launch – Monday 9th February
The Lexington, Islington
The Water Chorus are proud to be releasing their second EP ‘Scorn’ – the first release with their full line-up. A mixture of traditional songs, tunes and their own arrangements, it is at turns playful, mournful and filled with the energy of live performance on which the band thrives. More details
Elsie Franklin – Tuesday 10th February
Green Note, Camden
Elsie Franklin sings and plays acoustic country-blues, ragtime and jazz on her trusty National resonator. More details
Georgia Shackleton with Aaren Bennett – Friday 13th February
The Harrison, Kings Cross
To mark 125 years since Sir Ernest Shackleton first set sail on the Discovery with Captain Scott, Georgia unveils a powerful new album and tour rooted in history, music, and the sea. More details
Sonny Brazil – Sunday 15th February
Green Note, Camden
Sonny Brazil, a founder member of the Goblin Band is a Folk singer and Squeeze Box Player whose style is rhythmic and raw at times giving contrast to their sweeter more pastoral repertoire of traditional songs More details
Miguel Girão – Monday 16th February
Green Note, Camden
Described as “one of the most technically gifted and expressive guitarists in Scotland.” (Innes White), Miguel’s music is tied in with a deep understanding and curiosity of the Traditional Scottish music landscape. More details
Thorpe & Morrison and Darach – Friday 20th February
Aces and Eights, Tufnell Park
‘Rising Stars’ Thorpe and Morrison are an innovative and energetic folk duo based in Birmingham. … Darach is a collaboration between Scottish fiddler Roo Geddes and Galician guitarist Hugo Franco, blending the traditional music of their homelands with contemporary folk influences More details
Rita Bliss – Saturday 21st February
Matinee Show
Green Note, Camden
Rita Bliss is a folk musician from Rochester, New York and is now based in Austin, Texas. Though a Rust Belt native, Rita’s melodies are rooted in familiar old-time banjo sounds that evoke travels along the backroads of the South. More details
Fiona Fey – Monday 23rd February
Green Note, Camden
Fiona Fey is a multi instrumentalist and skilful songwriter navigating many worlds; from incisive Anti-Folk to ornate Chamber Pop, she brings her witty charm and a critical gaze to everyday life. More details
Hop Skotshne – Thursday 26th February
Green Note, Camden
Hop Skotshne is a new collaboration of Klezmer musicians who are exploring this wonderful repertoire together! More details
Amy Leach and Alasdair Paul – Friday 27th February
The Harrison, Kings Cross
Amy Leach and Alasdair Paul Launch their debut album They’ll Aye Remain at the Harrison
‘This is a collection of songs we love to sing. It’s a collection of stories that grabbed our imagination, melodies that sang to us and a good smattering of the Scots leid.’ More details
Catch the Sparrow and Slyvid – Saturday 28th February
Green Note, Camden
Matinee Show
An afternoon of traditional and contemporary folk song with Catch the Sparrow and Slyvid More details
Rachel Newton – Monday 2nd March
Green Note, Camden
Singer, harpist and composer Rachel Newton draws on poems and ballads that are hundreds of years old, working them into her contemporary style to create a rich sound that is ambitious, original and unique. More details
Salt House – Thursday 5th March
Water Rats, Kings Cross
Salt House have been a mainstay on the folk scene for over a decade. The band’s reputation as thoughtful and innovative interpreters of both old ballads and contemporary songs has been solidified with acclaimed album releases and extensive touring. More details
Club Débris – Saturday 7th March
Matinee Show
Green Note, Camden
Club Débris are a Quebec-inspired folk band based in London, playing high-energy French-Canadian trad music in brazenly major keys. More details
Skye Consort & Emma Björling – Saturday 14th March
Matinee Show
Green Note, Camden
Skye Consort & Emma Björling is a bunch of renowned musicians from Canada and Sweden who make marvelous music together. They’re mixing trad music from Scandinavia, Ireland and the British Isles, French-Canada, and tunes of their own devising. More details
Roswell Road – Sunday 15th March
Water Rats, Kings Cross
Roswell Road blend close harmonies with candid storytelling, drawing on real experiences from mental health to family love to real-life activist adventures at sea. More details
Charlie and Rowan Piggott – Monday 16th March
Green Note, Camden
Charlie Piggott was one of the founding members of De Danann.. Rowan is known for performing and writing with his award-winning folk trio, The Wilderness Yet, and his oldtime duo, Old Spot. More details
John Ward Trio – Thursday 19th March
Soho Folk and Blues, Soho
John Ward has achieved an excellent reputation as a writer of powerful, thought-provoking and witty songs that draw upon his life in a gritty port town, his wider travels in the world, and often capture the spirit of the times. More details
Austel with support from Freya Everest – Friday 20th March
The Harrison, Kings Cross
On her return as Austel, Devon-born, London-based artist Annie Rew Shaw treads a different path from the one that saw her receive widespread plaudits for the delicate, luscious piano songs of her 2024 debut album Dead Sea. More details
The Em Risley Band – Saturday 28th March
Matinee Show
Green Note, Camden
Sheffield based singer songwriter Em Risley is frequently likened to Joni Mitchell, her folk influences shine through but with individuality from the uniqueness of her voice. More details
Eve Goodman and SERA – Saturday 4th April
Matinee Show
Green Note, Camden
Join us for an afternoon with North Wales based singer-songwriters Eve Goodman and SERA’s featuring songs from their Welsh language album Natur, a hymn of love to the cyclical element of women and nature. More details
Jon Fazal and Anna Anise – Monday 6th April
This April, two rising voices in the UK’s alt-folk scene Jon Fazal and Anna Anise join forces for a double headline tour.
Blending Jon’s nostalgic baroque-pop with Anna’s earthy, contemporary folk, the tour promises an unforgettable series of performances filled with warmth, depth, and honest storytelling. More details
Emily Maguire – Saturday 11th April
Matinee Show
Green Note, Camden
With songs described as “music for the soul” (Maverick Magazine), Emily Maguire is an independent British singer-songwriter, composer, poet, multi-instrumentalist and award-winning mental health advocate. More details
Lily Neill – Saturday 11th April
All Saints Church, Highgate
Put aside everything you ever thought you knew about the harp and open your ears to the wealth of sound that two hands and thirty strings can conjure! More details
Gilmore & Roberts, Sunday 12th April
Water Rats, Kings Cross
Contemporary folk/acoustic duo Gilmore & Roberts combine award-winning songwriting with astounding musicianship and their trademark harmonies to create a powerful wall of sound. More details
Hartwin Dhoore and Ross Grant – Tuesday 14th April
Water Rats, Kings Cross
Two of the finest innovators within their own country’s traditional music culture, turn a lockdown collaboration into a new and exciting live act. More details
Laura Wilkie and Ian Carr – Monday 20th April
Green Note, Camden
Two leading figures in today’s contemporary traditional music world. Their performances centre around Laura’s album ‘Vent’ – a deep, immaculately researched dive into women’s work songs (Waulking songs) from the Outer Hebrides. More details
Owen Spafford, Will Allen and Ben Filmer-Sankey – Wednesday 22nd April
Heath Street Baptist Church, Hampstead
Join us at Heath St Baptist Church where Owen Spafford, Will Allen and Ben Filmer-Sankey will launch their new album ‘Sun in the Sands’. More details
Chris Avery Band Show – Monday 4th May
Green Note, Camden
Chris Avery is a Welsh guitarist-composer bridging ancient melody and contemporary performance with his guitar and voice. More details
Luke James Williams – Wednesday 6th May
The Harrison, Kings Cross
Luke James Williams is an indie-folk singer-songwriter from Cambridgeshire who draws on a wide range of musical influences Luke has crafted a unique sound, painting pictures with words & singing them in his own distinctly English voice. More details
Ruth Notman Trio – Sunday 10th May
Water Rats, Kings Cross
Notman’s unique voice coupled with her novel and vibrant interpretation of folk songs garnered her overnight national critical acclaim and media attention seldom seen by a small independent release. More details
Seel & Sanders – Monday 11th May
Green Note, Camden
The folk duo Seel & Sanders is the dynamic collaboration between the award-winning, London based singer-songwriter Alex Seel and internationally acclaimed composer and virtuoso bazouki, guitar and ukulele player, Jon Sanders. More details
Miranda Sykes & Jim Causley – Wednesday 20th May
Water Rats, Kings Cross
Two of the UK’s most iconic voices have finally combined as a duo and will be touring a new album in 2025 and beyond More details
Julie July Band – Sunday 24th May
Green Note, Camden
Original Songs & Timeless Classics Inspired by Sandy Denny
Join the Julie July Band Acoustic Quartet at Green Note, London for an enchanting evening of live music, blending original songs with a heartfelt tribute to the legendary Sandy Denny. More details
Vandalia – Monday 1st June
Green Note, Camden
Vandalia is dedicated to exploring the depth and breadth of American String-band music. More details
Gren Bartley – Thursday 9th July
Soho Folk and Blues, Soho
Gren Bartley is part of the future of melodic songwriting. Forever evolving and adapting, and with unmatched guitar work, he is a modern day troubadour, using his influences from older folk and world music traditions, to create truly astounding records. More details
Emma Stevens – Thursday 22nd October
The Bedford, Balham
Emma Stevens’ music breathes life and honesty, pulling a genre apart stich-by-stich and re-assembling it brilliantly to her own specifications, in the process capturing a sound so unique, it’s purity inescapable. More details