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

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.

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.

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.

Fresh from the vibrant Birmingham music scene, Juniper are a six-piece band hailed as pioneers of ‘cinematic folk’.

Hailing from the country music capital of New Zealand, Jenny Mitchell is an Aotearoa Music Award Winner and 4 x Australian Golden Guitar nominated songwriter