Nastee Chapel  – Sunday 16th November
The Harrison, Kings Cross
Acoustic duo, NatalieGrace Kelsey & Steve van Niekerk, perform original music and folk songs, fusing genres and influences More details

Elizabeth and Jameson – Monday 17th November
Green Note, Camden
Elizabeth and Jameson have created a stunning acoustic folk-roots duo, with original songs rich in emotive storytelling and a harmony-driven sound More details

Fiona Fey, Rose Ford and Lucy Lundström – Friday 21st November
The Harrison, Kings Cross
An exceptional alt folk singer songwriter triple bill more details

Ruth Notman – Sunday 23rd November SOLD OUT
Green Note, Camden
Matinee Show
Ruth Notman is a folk singer/songwriter from Nottingham who is, most notably, known for being one of the leading ‘nu-folk revivalists’ in the late 00’s who bridged folk music into the 21st Century and plugged it into a mainstream audience. More details

Tashi T – Sunday 23rd November
Aces and Eights, Tufnell Park
Tashi T has a refreshing take on the Folk/ Americana traditions and their style echoes the influences of Gilian Welch, Townes Van Zandt, Blaze Foley, and Bob Dylan while bringing a new perspective to the genre. More details

Chan Reid – Monday 24th November SOLD OUT
Green Note, Camden
Chan is an award winning Sean nos (“old style”) singer and fiddle player raised on traditional music in Ireland. More details

The Finn Collinson Band – Tuesday 25th November
Water Rats, Kings Cross
Expect “initial touches of baroque fusing with modern day folk” (FATEA) as The Finn Collinson Band returns to the stage in 2025 More details

Ric Sanders Trio – Thursday 27th November
Soho Folk and Blues, Soho
Ric Sanders has been the violinist with Fairport Convention since 1985, touring the world with them and contributing many instrumentals and arrangements which have become fixtures in their repertoire. More details

Chris Cleverley Band – Sunday 30th November
Water Rats, Kings Cross
For one special night this winter, Dream-Folk songwriter Chris Cleverley teams up with Folk & Roots promotions, to bring his brand new Christmas E.P launch party to London’s iconic Water Rats, with a band of renowned guest musicians. More details

Ross and The Hailstones – Monday 1st December – POSTPONED
Green Note, Camden
Ross and the Hailstones are a South East London based trio playing a blend of original and traditional material More details

Seamus Og with support from Anna McLuckie – Wednesday 3rd December
Aces & Eights, Tufnell Park
Séamus Óg is an emerging force within the contemporary folk scene Anna McLuckie is a Scottish singer, songwriter and Clàrsach player….. More details

Gavin Fairhall Lever – Saturday 6th December
Green Note, Camden
Gavin Fairhall Lever are a stunning explosion of colour in the wild and unruly garden of the London folk scene. A tangle of roots from Northern Ireland, Cornwall and Norfolk gives exuberant life to a truly contemporary folk music, full of thorns and flowers. More details

Yeden – Sunday 7th December
Aces & Eights, Tufnell Park
Yeden are a London-based oud and violin duo focusing on Ottoman classical repertoire as well as folk music of the surrounding region. More details

Pavey Ark – Monday 8th December
Aces & Eights, Tufnell Park
Pavey Ark are a fast-rising Alternative Folk band from Hull.
Atmospheric vocals and strings glide over finger-picked guitar, melodic bass and complex percussion. More details

Elsie Franklin – Thursday 11th December
Soho Folk and Blues, Soho
Elsie Franklin sings and plays acoustic country-blues, ragtime and jazz on her trusty National resonator.  More details

Ceci Day, Malin Andersson and Shem Fillmore – Friday 12th December
Aces and Eights, Tufnell Park
Ceci Day is an English-American singer-songwriter known for her soulful, lyric-driven compositions and distinctive blend of acoustic folk with elements of rock and country
a unique indie-folk sound that blends her Scandinavian heritage with global influences, Malin’s music paints vivid emotional landscapes, immersing listeners in a rich, emotional experience.
English traditional music from a parallel universe – Shem Fillmore stirs together the future, past and alternative timelines into a seething broth. More details

Clementine Lovell and Daria Kulesh – Saturday 13th December
Matinee Show
Green Note, Camden
An exceptional double bill featuring two outstanding folk singer songwriters – More details

Jennifer Lee Ridley – Sunday 14th December
Green Note, Camden
Emotive songstress, Jennifer Lee Ridley passionately uses influences of a Romantic folk nature to create poignant and touching music. More details

Dave Malkin & Louis Campbell and Moya Sweeney & Archie Churchill-Moss – Monday 15th December
Green Note, Camden
Dave Malkin and Louis Campbell come together to explore and reframe their instrument, the guitar, and its role in English traditional music.
Moya Sweeney and Archie Churchill-Moss create a new body of music exploring the similarities and differences between the Irish and mainland European accordion traditions. More details

Sam Browse – Thursday 18th December
Green Note, Camden
Sam Browse is a singer/song-writer and multi-instrumentalist performing folk and protest songs More details

Bow & Bellows – Saturday 20th December
Matinee Show
Green Note, Camden
Bow & Bellows are a stunningly versatile violin, horn and accordion duo. They play and sing their own compelling arrangements of Klezmer, Balkan and Gypsy music.. 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

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

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

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

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

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 – Friday 20th February
Aces and Eights, Tufnell Park
‘Rising Stars’ Thorpe and Morrison are an innovative and energetic folk duo based in Birmingham. 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

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
Club Débris are a Quebec-inspired folk band based in London, playing high-energy French-Canadian trad music in brazenly major keys. 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

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

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