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177 events for folktoday| Fri. 09 May
Eliza Niemi + Momen live at SJQ
Alt / Indie Folk

Eliza Niemi + Momen live at SJQ

Servant Jazz Quarters, N16 8JN [Venue Details]

Join Canadian artist Eliza Niemi and London-based duo Momen for a special live show at SJQ presented by Tin Angel Records.

Friday,
9 May 2025
@7.00pm

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Margarita Witch Cult / Longheads
Folk Rock

Margarita Witch Cult / Longheads

Sebright Arms, E2 9AG [Venue Details]

Formed in Birmingham, Margarita Witch Cult has honed an infectious stoner-rock-meets-doom sound that takes inspiration from occult literature, ’70s folk-horror and the operatic melodrama of the ’80s.

Friday,
9 May 2025
Doors open
@ 7.00pm

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The Army, The Navy
Alt / Indie Folk Rock

The Army, The Navy

Colours, N1 6NU [Venue Details]

No further information available at time of listing.

Friday,
9 May 2025
Doors open
@ 7.30pm

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Kate Rusby
Folk

Kate Rusby

Union Chapel, N1 2UN [Venue Details]

Back by popular demand, the enchanting Kate Rusby returns to the stage for her highly anticipated 2025 Spring Tour, celebrating her new album 'When They All Looked Up'.

Friday,
9 May 2025
@7.30pm

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Mustafa
Folk Pop World

Mustafa

Barbican Hall, EC2Y 8DS [Venue Details]

Dunya, the breathtaking debut album by Sudanese-Canadian artist Mustafa, means 'the world in all its flaws', and explores themes of devotion, trauma, and intimacy through genre-blending sound.

Friday,
9 May 2025
@7.30pm

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Matinée Show: The Water Chorus
Folk

Matinée Show: The Water Chorus

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

The Water Chorus are a group of mates with nothing better to do than piss about with a load of instruments and dig up weird old folk songs.

Their music ranges from the raucously celebratory to the eerily affecting.

Saturday,
10 May 2025
@2.30pm

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Ruby Throat
Alt / Indie Folk

Ruby Throat

Dash The Henge, SE5 0RW [Venue Details]

No further information available at time of listing.

Saturday,
10 May 2025
@3.00pm

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Grace Petrie
Folk

Grace Petrie

Islington Assembly Hall, N1 2UD [Venue Details]

Emerging onto the UK folk scene in 2010 with a handful of unpolished, low-fi acoustic songs, her razor-sharp lyricism and the unassuming charm of her performance style began to grab attention from the get-go

Saturday,
10 May 2025
@7.00pm

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Sephine Llo x Astra Forward
Alt / Indie Folk

Sephine Llo x Astra Forward

Moon Lake, N6 5AX [Venue Details]

Sephine Llo - is a British composer and multi-instrumentalist, with an unconventional song-writing style that marries 18th Century UK folk roots, neoclassical flourishes and organically created glitchy electronica

Saturday,
10 May 2025
@7.00pm

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Astraba
Folk Jazz Psychedelic

Astraba

Morocco Bound, SE1 3HB [Venue Details]

Hailing from London, Astraba is a five-piece weaving together alt-rock with threads of psychedelic rock, jazz, and folk

Saturday,
10 May 2025
@7.00pm

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Marjan Farsad
Folk Pop

Marjan Farsad

Kings Place, Hall One, N1 9AG [Venue Details]

Following her sold-out debut concert in London, Vaak Records and ArtStage are excited to present Marjan Farsad with a full band in London once again.

Saturday,
10 May 2025
@7.30pm

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Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of the Dubliners
Folk

Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of the Dubliners

New Wimbledon Theatre, SW19 1QG [Venue Details]

In partnership with Tourism Ireland and in association with legendary Irish pub O’Donoghues, we invite you to join a talented cast of seasoned musicians dedicated to bringing the music of this iconic group back to life.

Saturday,
10 May 2025
@7.30pm

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Maria Somerville
Folk Pop Post-Punk

Maria Somerville

Institute of Contemporary Arts, SW1Y 5AH [Venue Details]

Maria Somerville draws on folk forms alongside post-punk, traditional Irish motifs, starry-eyed pop and hypnotic drones to create wholly original music that is borne of her roots in Connemara, Western Ireland.

Saturday,
10 May 2025
@7.30pm

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The Rheingans Sisters
Folk

The Rheingans Sisters

Kings Place, Hall Two, N1 9AG [Venue Details]

Produced by New York-based Adam Pietrykowski (whose genre-diverse work spans rock and contemporary classical), visionary duo The Rheingans Sisters’ fifth album spans from baroque fiddle tunes to metal-inspired arrangements of folk ballads.

Saturday,
10 May 2025
@8.00pm

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Weaving in Purgatory (Daytime Session)
Folk Psychedelic Rock

Weaving in Purgatory (Daytime Session)

George Tavern, E1 0LA [Venue Details]

Between the hours of 1pm-5pm, time stands still. Gather in ritual, heal and mend. Bring something to leave behind. Hear our stories, explore, move and transcend. We are a puppet of a happening -we are each other’s Mothers.

Sunday,
11 May 2025
@1.00pm

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Matinée Show: Rebet Asker-Greek Roots Series
Folk

Matinée Show: Rebet Asker-Greek Roots Series

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

Rebet Asker was a restaurant/music venue which saw all the great Greek musicians and from the 20th century through to today pass through it.

Sunday,
11 May 2025
@2.30pm

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SUNDAY NIGHT FOLK SESSIONS
Folk

SUNDAY NIGHT FOLK SESSIONS

Skehan's, SE14 5SN [Venue Details]

Great musicians playing live folk music that will transport you to a world of enchanting melodies. Come on down for a jig.

Sunday,
11 May 2025
@7.00pm

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The No Frills Folk Club
Folk

The No Frills Folk Club

Windmill Brixton, SW2 5BZ [Venue Details]

All musicians and all styles welcome. Irish, Welsh, English and Scottish, American old time, bluegrass and western swing, French, Yiddish, East European, Scandinavian, Greek, Turkish, Balkan and more.

Sunday,
11 May 2025
@7.00pm

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DAVID RAMIREZ
Folk

DAVID RAMIREZ

The Grace, N5 1RA [Venue Details]

No further information available at time of listing.

Sunday,
11 May 2025
Doors open
@ 7.30pm

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Sam Tudor + Olive Wreath + James Casper
Folk

Sam Tudor + Olive Wreath + James Casper

Shacklewell Arms, E8 2EB [Venue Details]

Triples Is Best is delighted to return to The Shacklewell Arms on May 11th. Joining us will be the debut UK headline show from Canadian artist Sam Tudor, with support from Olive Wreath and James Casper.

Sunday,
11 May 2025
@7.30pm

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Granny’s Attic
Folk

Granny’s Attic

Walthamstow Folk Club, E17 4SA [Venue Details]

Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne, George Sansome, and Lewis Wood are the boundless energy that makes up Granny’s Attic.

Sunday,
11 May 2025
@7.30pm

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Sam Carter
Folk Rock

Sam Carter

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

‘Sam Carter is a brilliant guitarist and songwriter who combines the observational with social comment and personal reflection’ Songlines

‘A singer who can hold the audience spellbound all by himself’ R2

‘Really wonderful’ Jools Holland

Sunday,
11 May 2025
@8.30pm

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Andy Turner and Mat Green
Folk

Andy Turner and Mat Green

The Alpaca, N1 8LU [Venue Details]

both play with Oxfordshire band Magpie Lane. A Bampton Morris dancer for 50 years, Mat has played for country dancing for very nearly as long, principally with the Woodpecker Band. His instantly recognisable fiddle style is utterly danceable, and quintessentially English.

Monday,
12 May 2025
Doors open
@ 7.00pm

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