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195 events for folktoday| Thu. 11 Dec
Mumford & Sons
Folk Rock

Mumford & Sons

O2 arena, SE10 0DX [Venue Details]

Mumford & Sons are pleased to share details of a huge 19-date European arena tour this year, which concludes with a homecoming show at London’s The O2 on Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 December 2025.

Thursday,
11 Dec 2025
Doors open
@ 6.30pm

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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,
11 Dec 2025
@7.00pm

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The Men They Couldn't Hang
Folk Rock

The Men They Couldn't Hang

Islington Assembly Hall, N1 2UD [Venue Details]

Founded in 1984, TMTCH evolved from the Shepherd’s Bush squatting and busking scene to make their debut supporting Poguemahone at the Electric Ballroom in Camden in the Easter of that year.

Thursday,
11 Dec 2025
@7.00pm

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Ralph McTell
Folk

Ralph McTell

Cadogan Hall, SW1X 9DQ [Venue Details]

A true musical legend, Ralph performs classics from his illustrious six-decade career, armed simply with his songs, his guitar, and his stories.

Thursday,
11 Dec 2025
@7.30pm

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John Kirkpatrick
Folk

John Kirkpatrick

Cecil Sharp House, NW1 7AY [Venue Details]

The squeezebox virtuoso returns to the Kennedy stage.

Thursday,
11 Dec 2025
@7.30pm

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Georgia Shackleton with Aaren Bennett
Folk

Georgia Shackleton with Aaren Bennett

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

Top fiddler and fine singer. Georgia creates new arrangements of old songs, and new compositions in traditional style. Aaren Bennett provides guitar and harmonies. A distant relation of Ernest Shackleton (hence Georgia), but the music is why she's back with us again.

Thursday,
11 Dec 2025
@8.00pm

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Aoife Ní Bhríain and Cormac McCarthy with special guest Mick O'Brien
Folk

Aoife Ní Bhríain and Cormac McCarthy with special guest Mick O'Brien

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

Dublin fiddler, Aoife Ní Bhríain launches her debut solo album with Cormac McCarthy (piano), plus special guest Mick O’Brien (uilleann pipes).

Thursday,
11 Dec 2025
@8.00pm

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Eamonn Walsh in Concert
Christmas Folk

Eamonn Walsh in Concert

Irish Cultural Centre, W6 9DT [Venue Details]

Join Irish tenor Eamonn Walsh and his special guests for an intimate evening of music to kickstart the festive season at the Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith. Over the years, Eamonn’s Christmas concerts have become a much-loved tradition with audiences growing year after year.

Thursday,
11 Dec 2025
@8.00pm

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Benjamin Yellowitz & Jodie Howl - Single Launch
Folk

Benjamin Yellowitz & Jodie Howl - Single Launch

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

BENJAMIN YELLOWITZ is a queer singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist based in London, crafting a unique blend of raw folk lyricism and soulful grooves.

Thursday,
11 Dec 2025
@8.30pm

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Skinny Lister
Folk Punk

Skinny Lister

Scala, N1 9NL [Venue Details]

Since 2009, Skinny Lister have been at the forefront of first-rate folk/punk in the UK.

Friday,
12 Dec 2025
Doors open
@ 6.30pm

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Eliza Carthy & Jon Boden’s Wassail
Christmas Folk

Eliza Carthy & Jon Boden’s Wassail

Union Chapel, N1 2UN [Venue Details]

Long before the tradition of carolling, festive revellers would go house-to-house, exchanging songs for money, food and ale. Coming from the old English waes hael, ‘wassail’ is a toast wishing good.

Friday,
12 Dec 2025
Doors open
@ 6.30pm

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The Rousings + The Tom & Chris Band + Lidflip + Demo Buttons
Alt / Indie Folk Rock

The Rousings + The Tom & Chris Band + Lidflip + Demo Buttons

The Sound Lounge, SM1 1NU [Venue Details]

An unbeatable bill of local heroes!

Straight out of Carshalton, headliners The Rousings mix folky tunes with spiky, new-wave-y guitar and psychedelic wanderings.

Friday,
12 Dec 2025
@7.00pm

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Sad House Daddy presents Underdown
Folk Rock N Roll

Sad House Daddy presents Underdown

Biddle Bros, E5 0QR [Venue Details]

Sad House Daddy presents Underdown live at Biddle Bros with support from Zach Thompson and Meg Mizen. Free entry!

Friday,
12 Dec 2025
@7.00pm

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Ceci Day, Malin Andersson and Shem Fillmore
Alt / Indie Folk

Ceci Day, Malin Andersson and Shem Fillmore

Aces & Eights, NW5 2HP [Venue Details]

Ceci Day has become a familiar presence across both the UK and US’s live music scenes, playing at venues such as London’s Green Note Café and Wyoming’s LeDoux Saloon.

Friday,
12 Dec 2025
@7.30pm

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Goblin Band (Drive the Cold Winter Away III)
Folk

Goblin Band (Drive the Cold Winter Away III)

Grand Junction, St. Mary Magdalene Nave, W2 5TF [Venue Details]

There is a reason that Goblin Band’s immensely anticipated debut album, A Loaf Of Wax, is a live recording.

Friday,
12 Dec 2025
@7.30pm

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A Winter Union
Folk

A Winter Union

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

Five leading lights of the British roots music scene return to Kings Place for a seasonal treat

Friday,
12 Dec 2025
@8.00pm

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Fairytale of The Pogues: A Tribute by The Rapparees
Alt / Indie Folk Rock

Fairytale of The Pogues: A Tribute by The Rapparees

The London Irish Centre, NW1 9XB [Venue Details]

The Rapparees return to London bringing their festive homage to The Pogues to the London Irish Centre. Join us on Friday the 12th of December to kick the Christmas season off with a bang.

Friday,
12 Dec 2025
@8.00pm

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The Fynches @ The Ivy House LONDON
Folk Rock

The Fynches @ The Ivy House LONDON

The Ivy House, SE15 3BE [Venue Details]

The Fynches return to London to THE IVY HOUSE NUNHEAD as part of their debut Album tour!

The Fynches are an Irish folk-rock band that evoke the golden age of hard-hitting melodicism.

Friday,
12 Dec 2025
@8.30pm

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Patch & The Giant
Alt / Indie Folk

Patch & The Giant

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

PATCH & THE GIANT originally burst onto the London scene in 2012, hosting, playing and promoting gigs as part of what became a 3-year residency at much-loved north London venue The Boogaloo.

Friday,
12 Dec 2025
@8.30pm

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Mobius Loop ‘Peaceful World’ Tour
Folk

Mobius Loop ‘Peaceful World’ Tour

Jamboree, WC1X 9HH [Venue Details]

A fantastic Friday night welcoming Mobius Loop on their ‘Peaceful World Tour!’ The family folk-rebel band are heading out to the UK’s best grassroots music venues to bring their mesmerising festival vibrations indoors, launching their new music, including the brand new single…

Friday,
12 Dec 2025
@8.30pm

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Matinée Show: Clementine Lovell + Daria Kulesh
Folk Roots

Matinée Show: Clementine Lovell + Daria Kulesh

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

Described as having a magical voice that ‘resonates and shimmers’ (Americana UK), one of those voices you just can’t ignore, Clementine Lovell’s exceptional musicianship and quality of songwriting draws you in and holds you captive.

Saturday,
13 Dec 2025
@2.30pm

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Mari Green
Alt / Indie Folk Jazz

Mari Green

Morocco Bound, SE1 3HB [Venue Details]

Mari Green is a Glaswegian singer-songwriter based in London whose music weaves together indie folk and jazz influences through voice and acoustic guitar.

Saturday,
13 Dec 2025
@7.00pm

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VICTOR AND THE BULLY: THE NAUGHTY LIST RIOT
Folk Punk Rock

VICTOR AND THE BULLY: THE NAUGHTY LIST RIOT

The Black Heart, NW1 0AP [Venue Details]

Victor and the Bully Presents: THE NAUGHTY LIST RIOT!

This December, Camden’s Black Heart will be shaken to its core as we summon a Christmas party like no other.

Saturday,
13 Dec 2025
@7.00pm

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MAGGIE BARING + BIBA + CONNIE GOODRICH + PERI RAE
Alt / Indie Folk Rock

MAGGIE BARING + BIBA + CONNIE GOODRICH + PERI RAE

The Troubadour, SW5 9JA [Venue Details]

London-based singer-songwriter Maggie Baring is making waves with her alternative and indie pop style.

Saturday,
13 Dec 2025
@8.00pm

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Slíocht X Caillte sa Cheol: Frances Morton Ciarán Ó Maonaigh
Folk

Slíocht X Caillte sa Cheol: Frances Morton Ciarán Ó Maonaigh

Irish Cultural Centre, W6 9DT [Venue Details]

Join us for a very special evening celebrating two stunning new releases from acclaimed traditional musicians Frances Morton who will launch Sliocht, then Ciarán Ó Maonaigh who will launch Caillte sa Cheol

Saturday,
13 Dec 2025
@8.00pm

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