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Warsi Brothers Traditional Sufi Qawwali
Choral Folk

Warsi Brothers Traditional Sufi Qawwali

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

Qawwali is a centuries-old devotional art form that blends poetry, music and spiritual expression into a powerful collective experience.

Sunday,
10 May 2026
@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,
10 May 2026
@7.00pm

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Revolting Women
Folk Latin Various genres

Revolting Women

The Space, E14 3RS [Venue Details]

Opus Sax are a dynamic, young saxophone quartet bringing an exciting and diverse programme of female composers and music about women to Matilda Dawes’ Revolting Women series at the Space.

Sunday,
10 May 2026
@7.00pm

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Anniina
Alt / Indie Folk Pop

Anniina

The Lower Third, The Lower Third (up), WC2H 8NJ [Venue Details]

Anniina crafts a captivating coming of age story that pulls you straight into her world.

Sunday,
10 May 2026
@7.00pm

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FREE
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,
10 May 2026
@7.00pm

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Drywood Folk Duo
Folk

Drywood Folk Duo

Walthamstow Folk Club, E17 4SA [Venue Details]

Phil Underwood and Denise Dryburgh are a husband and wife duo singing lively, funny and soulful original and traditional songs accompanied by melodeons, concertina, fiddle, banjo, guitar and percussion.

Sunday,
10 May 2026
@7.30pm

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Victoria Lynn and ‘The Pig’
Folk

Victoria Lynn and ‘The Pig’

The Water Rats, WC1X 8BZ [Venue Details]

Victoria Lynn is a folk musician, performing English folk sung unaccompanied, in the original folk tradition.

Sunday,
10 May 2026
@7.30pm

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My Mercury / Oscar Browne / Immer
Alt / Indie Folk

My Mercury / Oscar Browne / Immer

Shacklewell Arms, E8 2EB [Venue Details]

Friends Serene are delighted to welcome My Mercury to The Shacklewell Arms for a special London headline show on Thursday 5th March to celebrate the release of their new album.

Sunday,
10 May 2026
@7.30pm

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GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS
Alt / Indie Folk

GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS

100 Club, W1D 1LL [Venue Details]

Featuring a blend of acoustic instruments, rural soundscapes, and wistful vocals, Great Lake Swimmers are a critically acclaimed indie-folk group led by Tony Dekker.

Sunday,
10 May 2026
Doors open
@ 7.30pm

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Joni Mitchell's Blue - An evening in Laurel Canyon
Country Folk Rock

Joni Mitchell's Blue - An evening in Laurel Canyon

The Half Moon, SW15 1EU [Venue Details]

Overlooking the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles’ Sunset Strip, Laurel Canyon hosted a community of musicians through the 1960’s and 70’s forming a hive of creativity in the age of hippies and flower-power.

Sunday,
10 May 2026
Doors open
@ 7.30pm

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Phil Beer
Folk

Phil Beer

TwickFolk at The Cabbage Patch, TW1 3SZ [Venue Details]

With a professional career that started in the 1970’s, Phil Beer is one of the most recognisable and respected folk musicians in the UK and we are delighted to welcome him to TwickFolk for what promises to be a special evening.

Sunday,
10 May 2026
@8.00pm

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Withered Hand Live on The Golden Hinde
Alt / Indie Folk

Withered Hand Live on The Golden Hinde

The Golden Hinde, SE1 9DE [Venue Details]

Step aboard The Golden Hinde for an intimate evening with acclaimed Edinburgh singer-songwriter Withered Hand, the musical project of Dan Willson.

Sunday,
10 May 2026
@8.00pm

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Michael McGovern
Folk Roots

Michael McGovern

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

Glasgow-born singer-songwriter Michael McGovern blends poetic lyricism with folk roots, evolving beyond his acclaimed debut Highfield Suite.

Sunday,
10 May 2026
@8.30pm

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Sean Shibe & Aidan O'Rourke: Lùban
Classical Folk

Sean Shibe & Aidan O'Rourke: Lùban

Southbank Centre, Purcell Room, SE1 8XX [Venue Details]

Two acclaimed artists from two musical cultures fuse their styles, delving into the roots of classical and folk to create a new take that transcends tradition.

Sean Shibe - guitar, lute

Aidan O'Rourke - violin

Sunday,
10 May 2026
@4.00pm

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Will Whisson
Folk Pop Rock

Will Whisson

New Cross Inn, SE14 6AS [Venue Details]

New Cross Live presents Will Whisson

Will Whisson is a British singer-songwriter and musician renowned for his emotive storytelling and genre-blending sound that traverses folk, rock, and indie-pop.

Sunday,
10 May 2026
Doors open
@ 5.00pm

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Joshua Burnside
Experimental Folk

Joshua Burnside

EartH, Theatre, N16 8BH [Venue Details]

Joshua Burnside is an experimental folk songwriter, singer and producer. He takes influence from alternative electronica trad, and Irish folk, chopping and blending them with a mixture of found sounds, world music and unorthodox production methods.

Sunday,
10 May 2026
Doors open
@ 5.30pm

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Awake Mother
Folk

Awake Mother

The Alpaca, N1 8LU [Venue Details]

a new duo from the south of England, made up of Minnie Birch and Kathleen P

Monday,
11 May 2026
Doors open
@ 6.00pm

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Green Note Presents… Michael McGovern – extra date added
Folk

Green Note Presents… Michael McGovern – extra date added

The Water Rats, WC1X 8BZ [Venue Details]

Glasgow-born singer-songwriter Michael McGovern blends poetic lyricism with folk roots, evolving beyond his acclaimed debut Highfield Suite.

Monday,
11 May 2026
@8.15pm

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Jez Lowe
Folk

Jez Lowe

Croydon Folk Club, CR0 1BD [Venue Details]

Over the past four decades, Jez Lowe has been one of the UK’s busiest singer-songwriters, playing for audiences the world over, either solo, (with guitar, cittern, mandolin and harmonica accompaniment), or with his long-time band The Bad Pennies.

Monday,
11 May 2026
@8.15pm

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Seel & Sanders
Folk

Seel & Sanders

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

The folk duo Seel & Sanders is the dynamic collaboration between the award-winning, London based singer-songwriter Alex Seel and internationally acclaimed composer and virtuoso bazouki, guitar and ukulele player, Jon Sanders.

Monday,
11 May 2026
@8.30pm

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Irish/ENGLISH trad session
Folk

Irish/ENGLISH trad session

Skehan's, SE14 5SN [Venue Details]

Music, when swift voices die, vibrates in the memory. Alternates every Tuesday.

Tuesday,
12 May 2026
@7.00pm

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Brooke Bentham
Alt / Indie Folk

Brooke Bentham

The Lower Third, The Lower Third (down), WC2H 8NJ [Venue Details]

Presented by Kilimanjaro

Tuesday,
12 May 2026
@7.00pm

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CRYER-FOLK
Folk

CRYER-FOLK

The CryerArts Centre, SM5 3BB [Venue Details]

Would you believe it..?

Those Folky Folk from CryerFolk are at it again.

Tuesday,
12 May 2026
@7.30pm

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YAMATO The Drummers of Japan
Folk

YAMATO The Drummers of Japan

The Peacock Theatre, WC2A 2HT [Venue Details]

Feel the power of YAMATO The Drummers of Japan

In May 2026, the thunder returns.

After electrifying London audiences in 2019 and again in 2024 with Wings of the Phoenix, YAMATO now unveil their brand-new production: Hito no Chikara – The Power of Human Strength.

Tuesday,
12 May 2026
@7.30pm

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