Folk and Roots

This April, two rising voices in the UK’s alt-folk scene Jon Fazal and Anna Anise join forces for a double headline tour.

Makindu is the musical project of tabla player Randeep Bilkhu and clarinettist / multi-instrumentalist Timothy Wall.

Sally Rushbrook’s music is distinctly old in style, with influence from folk, gypsy jazz and barroom blues. Lucy Lundström draws inspiration from folk music, fairytales and visionary art

Bal de Bourdon is a London-based band performing music from France, the Channel Islands and Cornwall

Paula Fong is an Americana singer-songwriter from Los Angeles with a sound that can vary from lilting trad folk, to upbeat country toe tappers, to soulful grit.

With songs described as “music for the soul” (Maverick), Emily Maguire is an independent British singer-songwriter, composer, poet, multi-instrumentalist and award-winning mental health advocate

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!

Contemporary folk/acoustic duo Gilmore & Roberts combine award-winning songwriting with astounding musicianship and their trademark harmonies to create a powerful wall of sound

Two of the finest innovators within their own country’s traditional music culture, turn a lockdown collaboration into a new and exciting live act.

Little Lore is the alter-ego of Tricia Duffy London based, Indie-Americana singer-storyteller famed for singing short long-stories.

Ross and the Hailstones are a south London based trio that play music steeped in the folk tradition with their own signature twist.

Two contemporary singer songwriters

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

In this powerful show, composer and vocalist Anna Pool celebrates the life and legacy of one of the 20th century’s most distinctive, and too often overlooked, songwriters – Dory Previn.

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’.

Singer-songwriter Heather Joyce returns to the folk and acoustic roots scene at last.

With over 40 years of adventures on the musical ocean to their name, these two mainstays of The Men They Couldn’t Hang come laden with a wealth of stories, songs and anecdotes...

Ben Moss’ music has its roots firmly embedded in the English folk idiom, drawing inspiration from the rich tradition of storytelling and social commentary found therein.

Mariia Petrovska is a charismatic bandura player and singer, and one of the rising stars of Ukrainian music.

Inspired by jazz harmony, soulful melodies, curiosity and a love of simple everyday natural beauty, Sascha Osborn is a songwriter and performer of reflective and heartfelt songs.