Shane Smith & The Saints
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, W12 8TT [Venue Details]
Shane Smith and the Saints' fourth studio album, Norther is anything but monochromatic, the album captures the band at their most colourful, offering up a hard-hitting version of American roots music that's influenced by country, folk, and roadhouse rock’n‘roll.
Clara Ysé
St Pancras Old Church, NW1 1UL [Venue Details]
No further information available at time of listing.
The Weaving
Cecil Sharp House, NW1 7AY [Venue Details]
The Weaving is Méabh Begley on button accordion, Owen Spafford on fiddle and Cáit Ní Riain on piano.
Carole King's Tapestry - 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.
William Tyler
Institute of Contemporary Arts, SW1Y 5AH [Venue Details]
William Tyler is a Nashville guitarist and composer. He spent years woodshedding and touring with Nashville groups like Lambchop and Silver Jews before breaking away to focus on his own version of instrumental guitar music.
Dana Sipos
Green Note Ltd, The Basement Bar, NW1 7AN [Venue Details]
Acclaimed Canadian songwriter DANA SIPOS coaxes silkworms out of their cocoons and spins them into song. She inhabited the far north before going nomad and her captivatingly nuanced songs are filled with a wild wind and a haunting surrealism.
Adrian Crowley
Servant Jazz Quarters, N16 8JN [Venue Details]
Adrian Crowley is an award-winning Irish songwriter, singer, and composer who has, in over two decades, created a deeply affecting body of work. The Dublin-based artist is noted as having a uniquely dark poetic sensibility and an arrestingly resonant voice.
Juke Joint Revival
Hand of Glory, E8 2BS [Venue Details]
Join us for 'Juke Joint Revival' on the first Weds of every month. The best in old-style Americana; country blues, folk-blues, pre-war jazz, honkytonk, old-time, New Orleans rhythm & blues, early country and all points in-between.
The Rebetiko Carnival Presents ‘Urban Songs from Port to Port’
Jamboree, WC1X 9HH [Venue Details]
The Ancoretto Ensemble portray the musical journey of urban songs of early 20th century Greece, travelling from port to port, carrying diverse influences, and evolving through time. This show is part of the Rebetiko Carnival 2025!
Wayward Jane
Green Note Ltd, Green Note, NW1 7AN [Venue Details]
Wayward Jane’s music is a modern interpretation of American folk and Old Time traditions, blending roots music with fresh arrangements and original songs.
Midnight Train Feat. Chaplin, Searl & Nan
Old Street Records, Ground Floor, EC1V 9NQ [Venue Details]
Chaplin, Searl and Nan blend foot-stomping rhythms, dipped in moonshine and served with a side of double bass and fiddle. Midnight train reimagines your favourite songs into something refreshingly new with a folk twist, rustic charm, and a whole lot of heart!
Josephine Foster
Cafè Oto, E8 3DL [Venue Details]
Josephine Foster (b. 1974) is a North American artist celebrated as a singer, multi-instrumentalist, and composer.
Mama's Broke
Round Chapel, E5 0LY [Venue Details]
Mama’s Broke is a powerful folk duo that deliver a compelling performance with heart and raw energy. Although highly influenced by their Canadian roots, Lisa and Amy are based out of nowhere and everywhere.
Lindsay Clark + Omam Dawn
Green Note Ltd, The Basement Bar, NW1 7AN [Venue Details]
Lindsay Clark finds balance between traditional and experimental folk. She uses poetry, rich harmony and a unique style of self-taught fingerpicking influenced by Elizabeth Cotton, John Fahey and Joni Michell, bridging diverse influences in folk, jazz and classical music.
John Kirkpatrick
Islington Folk Club, The Brewhouse & Kitchen, N5 1JJ [Venue Details]
Welcome back to a legend. Virtuoso on melodeon, anglo concertina and button accordion and a wonderful singer to boot. John has featured in many a stellar cast -- The Albion Country Band, The Richard Thompson Band, Steeleye Span and Brass Monkey...
Sound Of The Sirens
St Pancras Old Church, NW1 1UL [Venue Details]
No further information available at time of listing.
Live Celtic Folk
The Old Blue Last, EC2A 3ES [Venue Details]
Live Celtic folk band from 8-11pm every Thursday ~ playing an upbeat mixture of traditional Irish and Scottish tunes.
Folk Sessions
Hand of Glory, E8 2BS [Venue Details]
Join us for an evening of Traditional Folk Music every Thursday. Music, songs, stories and craic from some of London's finest trad musicians.
Women of Folk
Green Note Ltd, Green Note, NW1 7AN [Venue Details]
Gathering together four exceptional voices, Women Of Folk pays homage to the songs and repertoires of the very best women folk singers and singer-songwriters past and present – taking in Sandy Denny, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Melanie, Judy Collins, Carole King and many more.
The Rusty Rovers
Railway Guard, KT17 4DZ [Venue Details]
Traditional folk tunes and songs. The first Thursday of each month at 8.30pm
Thumping Tommys - Live @ Gibney's
Gibney's London, Gibney's, EC1Y 2BJ [Venue Details]
Formed in north London in 2012, UK-based folk band The Thumping Tommys have been wowing audiences ever since with their heady brew of barn-storming, blues-infused Irish, American and English folk music.
The Alehouse Sessions
KOKO, NW1 7JE [Venue Details]
Devised by Norwegian violinist Bjarte Eike and performed by virtuoso players Barokksolistene, The Alehouse Sessions recreate the joyful sounds and atmosphere of an English 17th Century tavern.
Paris Paloma
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, W12 8TT [Venue Details]
Derbyshire-born musician Paris Paloma tours her latest album Cacophony with dramatic instrumentation, folk sensibilities, and pop at its most cavernous.
The Cash Cows + Lovell
Jamboree, WC1X 9HH [Venue Details]
A raucous Friday night of re-interpreted covers and originals in the unique party style of The Cash Cows, with support from the ace Lovell “Hints of Violent Femmes and The Roches” – The Clerkenwell ARTSlab