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Hans Williams
Folk

Hans Williams

Camden Assembly, Downstairs, NW1 8AN [Venue Details]

No further information available at time of listing.

Wednesday,
10 Dec 2025
Doors open
@ 7.00pm

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RED RIVER DIALECT Album Launch + ALEX IRENE
Folk Rock

RED RIVER DIALECT Album Launch + ALEX IRENE

Paper Dress Vintage, E8 1HR [Venue Details]

Launching their sixth album “Basic Country Mustard”, Red River Dialect return for their first full band show in 4 years.

Wednesday,
10 Dec 2025
@7.00pm

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Paper Beat Scissors
Alt / Indie Folk

Paper Beat Scissors

Servant Jazz Quarters, N16 8JN [Venue Details]

Paper Beat Scissors (Berlin/Montreal) weaves intricate, delicate songs with a haunting vocal presence.

Wednesday,
10 Dec 2025
@7.30pm

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Jackie Oates and John Spiers
Christmas Folk

Jackie Oates and John Spiers

Blackheath Halls, Recital Room, SE3 9RQ [Venue Details]

"A Midwinter’s Night is an absolutely perfect Christmas album with quiet moments mixed with joyful songs and tunes. You can go to mass and come home to party all without leaving the house."
- Folking.com

Wednesday,
10 Dec 2025
@7.30pm

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Police Dog Hogan
Country Folk

Police Dog Hogan

The Half Moon, SW15 1EU [Venue Details]

“Since they made their album debut back in 2010, Police Dog Hogan have been building a reputation as one of the country’s finest live bands and folk-country acts,” said Folk Radio in 2022. “Overground is their finest hour yet.”

Wednesday,
10 Dec 2025
Doors open
@ 7.30pm

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CATTLE & CANE
Folk

CATTLE & CANE

West Hampstead Arts Club, NW6 1NR [Venue Details]

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of their debut album ‘Home’, indie-folk siblings Cattle & Cane are releasing the much loved album on vinyl for the first time,

Wednesday,
10 Dec 2025
@7.30pm

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Ryan O'Reilly and Jadea Kelly with Tali Trow
Alt / Indie Americana Folk

Ryan O'Reilly and Jadea Kelly with Tali Trow

Leytonstone Ex-Servicemens Club, Leytonstone Social Club, E11 3DB [Venue Details]

Ryan O'Reilly and Toronto's Jadea Kelly have been writing, performing, and touring together for over a decade.

Wednesday,
10 Dec 2025
@8.00pm

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Folk Sessions
Folk

Folk Sessions

Hand of Glory, E8 2BS [Venue Details]

Join us for an evening of Traditional Folk Music every Wednesday. Music, songs, stories and craic from some of London's finest trad musicians.

Wednesday,
10 Dec 2025
@8.00pm

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FREDDIE LENNOX AND BAND + KHAYA + SPECIAL GUESTS
Folk Pop

FREDDIE LENNOX AND BAND + KHAYA + SPECIAL GUESTS

The Troubadour, SW5 9JA [Venue Details]

The Troubadour is over the moon to be welcoming back two of our favourites for an exclusive Festive show!

Expect a mix of amazing originals and some classic covers.

Wednesday,
10 Dec 2025
@8.00pm

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Midnight Train Feat. Chaplin, Searl & Nan
Folk Various genres

Midnight Train Feat. Chaplin, Searl & Nan

Northcote Records, SW11 1NT [Venue Details]

Chaplin, Searl and Nan blend foot-stomping rhythms, dipped in moonshine and served with a side of double bass and fiddle.

Wednesday,
10 Dec 2025
@9.00pm

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FREE
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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FREE
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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