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
Elliott Morris – Tuesday 16th December
Aces and Eights, Tufnell Park
With hundreds of gigs behind him, a coveted Danny Kyle Award from Celtic Connections, and three awards from Italy’s premier world music festival, Elliott Morris has a formidable reputation as one of the hardest-working and most sought-after artists on the acoustic scene. 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
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
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
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
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
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 – 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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