Jacquelyn Hynes and Karen Ryan – Thursday 19th May
The Red Hedgehog, Highgate
Jacquelyn Hynes is a highly regarded flautist and composer, rooted in Irish and English traditional music
A musician, teacher and promoter, it would be no exaggeration to say that Karen Ryan lives and breathes traditional Irish music. More details
Jimmy Grayburn and Nick Siepmann – Friday 20th May
The Red Hedgehog, Highgate
Just a bit too earnest to be truly tongue-in-cheek, Jimmy’s music celebrates and mocks the mundane while stirring the soul…Accompanied by his expressive guitar playing, Nick Siepmann performs songs from the English folk tradition alongside original material … More details
Bity Booker – EP Launch – Saturday 21st May SOLD OUT
Support by Yuko Tsubame
Bity Booker is an Italian/Australian psych-folk singer songwriter and illustrator based in London, UK.
Her music and illustrations have a strong connection with the natural world and animals. More details
Katie Spencer – Wednesday 25th May
Green Note, Camden
Katie Spencer’s highly anticipated new album, The Edge of the Land (2022), follows her debut release, Weather Beaten (2019) which was praised for its unique song-craft, spell-binding musicianship and crystal sonic clarity …. More details
Ben Walker – Friday 27th May
BBC Folk Award winner Ben Walker was recently hailed as one of ‘the best acoustic guitarists in the world right now’ by Total Guitar magazine and ‘a great guitarist, composer and producer’ by Mark Radcliffe on the BBC Radio 2 Folk Show. More details
Wise Woman – Sunday 29th May – Matinee show
Green Note, Camden
Hailing from the wilds of East Anglia and South Wales, Wise Woman bring a heady collision of folk harmonies, old time tall tales and 90s girl power to the airwaves and eardrums More details
Niamh Parsons – Monday 6th June
Green Note, Camden
Niamh Parsons has come to be known as one of the most distinctive voices in Irish music. More details
Loshn – Friday 10th June
The Harrison, Kings Cross
Loshn – Yiddish for language – present an exciting new collaboration between two of the UK’s leading Klezmer musicians and virtuoso cimbalom player Janos Kallai. More details
Kim Edgar – Monday 13th June
The Harrison, Kings Cross
Fuelled by a passion for social justice, folklore, and feminism, Kim Edgar crafts keenly observed details of people’s lives into powerful, understated songs that reach out and touch listeners. More details
David Grubb and Band – Friday 17th June
With support from Serious Child
The Betsy Trotwood, Clerkenwell
Performer, string arranger, recording artist, composer; David Grubb’s ability to bridge genres has made him a flexible and valuable musician. More details
Julia Kozakova – Monday 20th June
Julia Kozakova releases her debut album Manuša, which tracks old traditional Roma (Gypsy) songs and their stories from Slovakia and Central Europe. More details
Anna Tam – Album Launch – Monday 4th July
Folk singer and multi-instrumentalist Anna Tam gives traditional British songs her own loving personal twist. More details
Fellow Pynins – Saturday 9th July
The Harrison, Kings Cross
Fellow Pynins is a Portland, Oregon based contemporary folk duo with an anchor in the balladry tradition. More details
Near East Collective – Saturday 16th July
The Harrison, Kings Cross
The Near East Collective are a six piece band playing world and folk music from Greece, Turkey and the Balkans. More details
Anna Hester and Ian David Green – Sunday 17th July
Aces & Eights, Tufnell Park
Anna Hester has a ‘powerful and confident voice’ (Fatea 2014), and moves ‘effortlessly between genres, but always with an emotional core.. Ian David Green announced his arrival on the Folk & Americana scene with the release of his 2021 debut album Songs of the Sea, hailed by folking.com as “a truly magnificent work”. More details
Belinda Gillett – Monday 18th July
Green Note, Camden
Belinda’s voice regularly draws comparisons with Sandy Denny, Joan Baez and Weyes Blood. More details
Suthering – Friday 22nd July
Aces & Eights, Tufnell Park
“Excellent musicians, beautiful harmonies and a fresh approach to traditional music” Tony Birch, FATEA Magazine More details
Bush Gothic – Saturday 30th July
The Slaughtered Lamb, Clerkenwell
‘Rising folk stars, inventive and edgy’ – The Guardian More details
Bella Gaffney – Monday 5th September
Green Note, Camden
Bella Gaffney writes folk inspired songs which she performs along with her own original arrangements of traditional pieces More details
Luke Callen and Humbird – Sunday 11th September
Green Note, Camden
At the intersection of Harry Smith’s Old Weird America – the songs of heartworn highways – and the tumult of today you can find the music of Luke Callen.
Inspired by the crystalline chill of the north country she calls home in Minnesota, Humbird combines a wintry longing with the warmth of a familiar folktale. More details
The Jackie Oates Trio – Album Launch – Sunday 18th September
Jackie Oates continues to bring elements of the English folk tradition to new people and places; in turn bringing a much-needed calm and joy to those who hear it. More details
Eve Goodman – Friday 23rd September
The Harrison, Kings Cross
Eve Goodman is a singer-songwriter from North Wales, who writes and performs in English and Welsh. Her music is rooted in her sense of place. More details
Aoife Scott – Wednesday 28th September
Green Note, Camden
Award winning folk singer Aoife Scott is a songwriter based in Dublin, Ireland. Born into the legendary Black Family, Aoife is steadily rising to the top of the traditional and folk music scene and has long enjoyed success as an established artist in her own right. More details
The Finn Collinson Band – Tuesday 4th October
Green Note, Camden
The Finn Collinson Band seamlessly blend old and new music, creating refreshingly innovative
contemporary folk. More details
Johnny Campell – Monday 10th October
The Harrison, Kings Cross
Since 2015, Johnny Campbell has been writing self-penned material and delving deep into Northern English folk song and story. More details
Chloe Matharu – Monday 17th October
Green Note, Camden
Chloe Matharu’s talent affords a refreshing outlook onto this new tradition of maritime folk music. More details
Faustus – Friday 21st October
The Slaughtered Lamb, Clerkenwell
Faustus are known for captivating audiences with their sheer room-shaking power, vocal precision and instrumental mastery. More details
Jesse Terry and Emma Stevens – Tuesday 25th October
The Bedford, Balham
An Americana Singer Songwriter double bill More details