Folk and Roots

With powerful voices built to echo through their expansive prairie homeland of western Canada, esteemed folk singer-songwriters Mallory Chipman & Lily Monaghan return to the UK & Ireland

Ambient Dream-Folk artist Chris Cleverley is joined by virtuoso double bassist John Parker (Nizlopi) as they bring a special alternative festive performance to Green Note’s intimate basement

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

Maria Mihailik is a young singer-songwriter. Inspired by an eclectic mix of songwriters, like Bob Dylan, Fiona Apple, Joni Mitchell and Naima Bock

South of Polaris is the Flamenco-infused Alt Folk duo of Danii Reales (UK) and Saúl Díaz (Spain).

Elsie Franklin sings and plays acoustic country-blues, ragtime and jazz on her trusty National resonator

For over two decades, Vishtèn has been a driving force in Acadian music, blending deep-rooted traditions with bold innovation.

Jovana Backovic is a Serbian born composer and a vocalist performing traditional music from all over the Balkan region

Ainsley Hamill is one of the UK’s most distinctive and versatile singers, known for her remarkable voice, storytelling, and emotive style.

Described by The Observer as ‘a highly individual singer-songwriter’, Maz O’Connor is a truly unique artist.

John Jones is best known as the powerful and charismatic singer with Oysterband, veterans of the folk and roots scene since the 1980s.

Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman have twice been voted BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Best Duo as well as winning Best Duo honours from both Spiral Earth and Fatea Magazine.

Sonny Brazil is a Folk singer and Squeeze Box Player

Anna Anise is a radiant new voice in modern folk, blending lyrical storytelling, glorious melodies and energetic hooks with the Celtic influence of her Cornish roots.

Fatea – ‘the most exquisite finger-picked acoustic blues that you could wish to hear.’

Alt-folk agitators Dryadic have built a reputation as one of the UK’s most compelling contemporary folk bands

Zoë Nicol believes songs can do more than tell stories; they can also build worlds.

Iona Lane weaves ecology, conservation, islands and folklore into poetic songs and contemplative melodies.

Moving her audience with honest and contemplative songs, inspired by the living folk tradition that crosses all borders, Kim Oehme creates a blend of traditional folk, Americana, Scottish folk

Cinematic storytelling is a hallmark of many great Canadian folk songwriters, but in Terra’s case, it is charged with the wood-paneled ’70s warmth of Elton John, Karen Carpenter, and Jackson Browne.