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117 events for folktoday| Wed. 21 Jan
BUSY DOING NOTHING #9 Truthpaste + Foot Foot
Alt / Indie Folk Rock

BUSY DOING NOTHING #9 Truthpaste + Foot Foot

The Grace, N5 1RA [Venue Details]

No further information available at time of listing.

Wednesday,
21 Jan 2026
Doors open
@ 7.30pm

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Trad Night: Keith Kendrick and Sylvia Needham
Folk

Trad Night: Keith Kendrick and Sylvia Needham

Cecil Sharp House, NW1 7AY [Venue Details]

Breathtaking harmonies and emotive interpretations of traditional songs.

Keith and Sylvia sing mainly English traditional and traditionally influenced contemporary songs and work extensively all over the UK, Europe and beyond with collectively over 80 years performing experience.

Wednesday,
21 Jan 2026
@7.30pm

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LaTR:3Hounds - Milton Hide + Scurravagus
Blues Folk World

LaTR:3Hounds - Milton Hide + Scurravagus

Three Hounds Beer Company, BR3 4PR [Venue Details]

Our regular showcase of original and acoustic performers returns to Three Hounds Beer Cafe for 2026. Join us for another magical performance by progressive folk duo Milton Hide.

Wednesday,
21 Jan 2026
@8.00pm

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Andy White
Alt / Indie Folk Rock

Andy White

Leytonstone Ex-Servicemens Club, Leytonstone Social Club, E11 3DB [Venue Details]

Andy will be promoting new album ‘The night is approaching though some would say it was morning’ recorded live at Abbey Road.

Wednesday,
21 Jan 2026
@8.00pm

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Jeffrey Martin
Folk

Jeffrey Martin

Bush Hall, W12 7LJ [Venue Details]

On a small corner lot in southeast Portland, Oregon, Jeffrey Martin holed up through the winter recording his quietly potent new album Thank God We Left The Garden.

Wednesday,
21 Jan 2026
@8.00pm

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Rose Cousins
Folk

Rose Cousins

Green Note Ltd, Green Note, NW1 7AN [Venue Details]

Acclaimed Canadian folk singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist ROSE COUSINS announced her new album, Conditions of Love, Vol. 1, which was released on March 14, 2025.

Wednesday,
21 Jan 2026
@8.30pm

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Ortakides!
Folk

Ortakides!

Jamboree, WC1X 9HH [Venue Details]

Join us for an evening of soulful Cretan sounds, from seated folk songs from the urban centres of Crete to traditional melodies and dance rhythms that characterize the celebratory feasts of the rural Cretan sea-side and mountain regions, with the fantastic Ortakides!

Wednesday,
21 Jan 2026
@8.30pm

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Bookshop Sessions: Folk Night
Folk

Bookshop Sessions: Folk Night

Morocco Bound, SE1 3HB [Venue Details]

Join us every month for a traditional folk session at Morocco Bound!

Thursday,
22 Jan 2026
@7.00pm

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Scottish evening with Duncan Menzies
Folk

Scottish evening with Duncan Menzies

Islington Folk Club, The Brewhouse & Kitchen, N5 1JJ [Venue Details]

Songs and tunes from north of the border presented by a genuine Scot. Duncan is a fine fiddler, piper and mandolinist of international experience. Known to the Club via his work with Clementine Lovell he is a member of a number of London bands. And there will be excellent guests...

Thursday,
22 Jan 2026
@8.00pm

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TOM SCAMELL + NED HOLLAND + SOPHIE BLACK
Blues Folk

TOM SCAMELL + NED HOLLAND + SOPHIE BLACK

The Troubadour, SW5 9JA [Venue Details]

Somerset-born singer-songwriter Tom Scamell moved to London last year and quickly gained attention for his blues-driven guitar-and-vocal style.

Thursday,
22 Jan 2026
@8.00pm

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Robb Johnson: Eurotopia
Folk Jazz Punk

Robb Johnson: Eurotopia

Crazy Coqs Cabaret, W1F 7ED [Venue Details]

Robb Johnson’s songwriting acknowledges a spectrum of influences from folk to punk, Billie Holiday to The Velvet Underground, but he has an enduring affinity with the European tradition of literate song.

Friday,
23 Jan 2026
@7.00pm

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Alex Laertis / Arthur Squawks / Marsh Woman
Alt / Indie Folk Rock

Alex Laertis / Arthur Squawks / Marsh Woman

The Finsbury, N4 1BY [Venue Details]

We’re thrilled to bring this trio to The Finsbury; Alex Laertis, Arthur Squawks and Marsh Woman. Revolving in a progressive sphere of indie-rock/folk, it’s a terrific lineup. Free entry!

Friday,
23 Jan 2026
@7.30pm

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Kaia Kater
Folk Roots

Kaia Kater

St Pancras Old Church, NW1 1UL [Venue Details]

2025 JUNOS Contemporary Roots Album of the Year Winner
2025 International Folk Music Awards Nominated

Friday,
23 Jan 2026
@7.30pm

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Bongo Joe - 10 Year Anniversary
Blues Folk Rock

Bongo Joe - 10 Year Anniversary

Cafè Oto, E8 3DL [Venue Details]

After seeing many of our artists perform at Cafe Oto over the past decade, we’re truly honored to host two nights in this iconic venue as part of our 10 Year Anniversary Tour. – Bongo Joe

Friday,
23 Jan 2026
@7.30pm

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Bojockey
Alt / Indie Folk

Bojockey

The Ivy House, SE15 3BE [Venue Details]

Support from Bone China and Celeste Madden

Presented by Triples Is Best

Friday,
23 Jan 2026
@7.30pm

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Meadhbh Walsh
Folk

Meadhbh Walsh

Irish Cultural Centre, W6 9DT [Venue Details]

Meadhbh Walsh is a 23-year-old Irish folk singer and instrumentalist whose powerful voice and unique blend of traditional and contemporary folk have earned her a dedicated following around the world.

Friday,
23 Jan 2026
@8.00pm

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Roofcats
Blues Folk Jazz

Roofcats

Jamboree, WC1X 9HH [Venue Details]

Friday night with the brilliant Roofcats, singing and whaling the blues like their lives depend on it, in an energising and enchanting, Joplin / Reinhardt-esque daydream!

Friday,
23 Jan 2026
@9.00pm

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Steve Pretty (and friends) On the Origin of the Pieces
Classical Folk Jazz

Steve Pretty (and friends) On the Origin of the Pieces

Wilton's Music Hall, E1 8JB [Venue Details]

Steve Pretty is best known as bandleader of internationally-renowned brass pioneers Hackney Colliery Band (‘one of the greatest live bands that we have in this country’ BBC Radio 2)

Saturday,
24 Jan 2026
@7.00pm

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The 502s
Alt / Indie Folk

The 502s

O2 Forum Kentish Town, NW5 1JY [Venue Details]

Beach folk band The 502s, often called ‘the happiest band on Earth’, with breezy banjos, shout-along choruses, and an energy that bursts like a cannonball into a swimming pool, their music feels like sunshine you can dance to.

Saturday,
24 Jan 2026
Doors open
@ 7.00pm

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Burns Night Music
Folk

Burns Night Music

Morocco Bound, SE1 3HB [Venue Details]

On the 24th come celebrate Robert Burns, Scotland’s most renowned wordsmith, at Morocco Bound.

Saturday,
24 Jan 2026
@7.00pm

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Bongo Joe - 10 Year Anniversary
Blues Folk Rock

Bongo Joe - 10 Year Anniversary

Cafè Oto, E8 3DL [Venue Details]

After seeing many of our artists perform at Cafe Oto over the past decade, we’re truly honored to host two nights in this iconic venue as part of our 10 Year Anniversary Tour. – Bongo Joe

Saturday,
24 Jan 2026
@7.30pm

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Meadhbh Walsh
Folk

Meadhbh Walsh

Irish Cultural Centre, W6 9DT [Venue Details]

Meadhbh Walsh is a 23-year-old Irish folk singer and instrumentalist whose powerful voice and unique blend of traditional and contemporary folk have earned her a dedicated following around the world.

Saturday,
24 Jan 2026
@8.00pm

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Ben Gage + Support
Folk Roots

Ben Gage + Support

The Sound Lounge, SM1 1NU [Venue Details]

Ben Gage is a traveling roots troubadour from Akron Ohio whose songs blend folk guitar, blues harmonica, and stories rooted in the honest grit of everyday people.

Saturday,
24 Jan 2026
@8.00pm

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Brian Grogan
Folk Pop

Brian Grogan

Corner Corner, SE16 7LL [Venue Details]

Irish-born // London based guitar folk-pop artist, playing guitar, bass, piano and drums for a number of musical projects.

Just turn up!

Sunday,
25 Jan 2026
@2.00pm

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FREE
Matinée: Robb Johnson
Folk

Matinée: Robb Johnson

Green Note Ltd, Green Note, NW1 7AN [Venue Details]

Robb Johnson says he’s just a bloke with a guitar. He is. But he’s one who has chronicled our times: painting the less-than-sunny political landscape in the moonlight of the personal. Just like a folk singer should.

Sunday,
25 Jan 2026
@2.30pm

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117 Events today| Wed. 21 Jan