London’s Ultimate Music Calendar

Twenty Years of Barezzi Festival: Almamegretta live in London

In its twentieth year of major live events, Barezzi Festival comes to the UK. True to the spirit that has always defined its programming, the festival continues to build bridges between music and culture, places and people.

Folk legend famed for 'No Regrets' announces his first London concert since the 1960's.

Tom Rush helped shape the folk revival in the '60s and the renaissance of the '80s and '90s, his music having left its stamp on generations of artists.

We continue our weekly Sunday in the intimate space of The Gladstone Arms. Wonderful to welcome Danxgerous, part of her European tour, Leah Tess and Sid Othman to the venue. It's a pay what you want gig.

SJM Concerts & Live Nation Presents Jessie Mazin plus support Anya True

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

Ruth and Sadie were brought up in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire and were heavily influenced by traditional song from an early age.

“An Authentic Soul-Rattling Folk Musical”

Franz & Marie is a unique and visceral musical that breathes new life into Georg Büchner’s classic German tragedy, Woyzeck, with soul-rattling Indie Raw Folk.

OBL PRESENTS SOME UNMISSABLE BANDS, FOR 5 QUID, UPSTAIRS AT OURS.

One of the most inventive and eclectic figures in contemporary music, guitarist and composer Fred Frith returns to OTO for a two-night residency featuring solo performance plus collaborations with Tim Hodgkinson, Liz Allbee and Verena Marisa.

Come and enjoy an unforgettalbl afternoon of original psychedelic folk with singer-songwriter Merry McCloud and guitarist Bruce Welch, on the first Sunday of every month.

Johnny Campbell‘s work delves deep into folk song and story. His 2020 album, From Hull & Halifax & Hell (2020) took him to the Faroe Islands, where he recorded a live album on the island of Nolsoy.

This Halloween, acclaimed singer-songwriter Hannah Rose Platt returns to London’s legendary Water Rats with her full band, The Deathbed Confessions, for an unforgettable evening of gothic folk/rock and cinematic storytelling.

One of Argentina’s most famous Cumbia band is coming to London for the first time to perform at Scala London on Sunday 1st November.

Originally from Spain and now based in the UK, Nicole Allan is a country singer-songwriter with more than a decade of experience performing across the UK, Ireland, Europe and the US.

Some Foreign Shore is an enchanting new collaboration between “one of the finest fingerstyle guitarists of his generation” Dariush Kanani and “the voice of fairytales” Daria Kulesh – an afternoon of pure escapism into the music of Anne Briggs, Sandy Denny, Bert Jansh, and other folk greats.

**Extraordinary Concert in London, featuring beloved names of Romanian folk music! **

On November 1st, London will host a true celebration of traditional Romanian music.

Triple bill of post-rock spiritual folk freaksters 3D Jesus, alt-country earworm heroes Crazy Paving, and mysterious new psych zoners Yog… We all have new music we’re excited to play for you.

In a relentless and restless world, Stu Larsen went looking for silence and stillness in some of the most remote corners of the globe. Solitude isn’t about escaping life, it’s about slowing down enough to notice it.

Jordan Rawson is a rising UK singer-songwriter whose music blends heartfelt storytelling, anthemic melodies and a raw, unmistakably personal vocal style.

FORM x EAT YOUR OWN EARS Presents

ANY YOUNG MECHANIC

+ Bonnie Kemplay

One of the most inventive and eclectic figures in contemporary music, guitarist and composer Fred Frith returns to OTO for a two-night residency featuring solo performance plus collaborations with Tim Hodgkinson, Liz Allbee and Verena Marisa.

Horse Jumper of Love drift effortlessly between hazy slowcore and introspective folk on their easy-on-the-ears, hard-on-the-heart singles. Live, the Boston trio strum their way through a cathartic catalogue of love songs at a glacial pace.

100 Club presents... One Leg One Eye

The 100 Club's End Of Year Series returns, bringing underplays and shows featuring the next wave of great artists to London's beloved basement.

Dónal Maguire is a masterly Irish singer of traditional and other songs, and plays mandolin and tenor banjo. Originally from Drogheda, County Louth,

Tog Fàire are a Brighton-based Celtic folk duo, made up of Simon Stallard (Flute, whistles, singing) and Jake Tweddle (Guitar, singing)