New Year’s Eve Dreamscape With The Trans-Siberian March Band + Crazy Pony
Jamboree, WC1X 9HH [Venue Details]
Join us for a spectacular New Year’s Eve party at Jamboree as we RUN AWAY WITH THE CIRCUS!
The Rusty Rovers
Railway Guard, KT17 4DZ [Venue Details]
Traditional folk tunes and songs. The first Thursday of each month at 8.30pm
Jamboree Collective: First Jam of the Year!
Jamboree, WC1X 9HH [Venue Details]
Join us for the first night back of the new year with the Jamboree Collective bringing together as many of the old Monday night gang as possible that are deeply ingrained in the venue’s history.
Afternoon Show: Balkan and Roma Jam
Jamboree, WC1X 9HH [Venue Details]
A Balkan and Roma jam led by Sarah Sljivovica and friends.
A warm welcome will be extended to anyone who is passionate about Balkan music or culture, whether you want to just come along and listen or whether you’d like to join in!
Sujan Chapagain
Troxy, E1 0HX [Venue Details]
Blending soulful semi-classical tones with vibrant folk-inspired fusion, Sujan Chapagain & The Infinity have carved a unique space in Nepal’s contemporary music scene.
Damon & Naomi – Three-Day Residency
Cafè Oto, E8 3DL [Venue Details]
Damon & Naomi (of Galaxie 500) return to Cafe OTO in the New Year for a three-day residency of music, friends, surprise guests, and a celebration for the UK publication of Damon’s book Why Sound Matters (Yale University Press)
Paprika
Jamboree, WC1X 9HH [Venue Details]
Saturday night with the brilliant Paprika fusing Eastern European, Balkan, Gypsy and Classical music in a whirlwind performance of frenzied virtuosity!
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.
Damon & Naomi – Three-Day Residency
Cafè Oto, E8 3DL [Venue Details]
Damon & Naomi (of Galaxie 500) return to Cafe OTO in the New Year for a three-day residency of music, friends, surprise guests, and a celebration for the UK publication of Damon’s book Why Sound Matters (Yale University Press)
Sing the New Year in
Walthamstow Folk Club, E17 4SA [Venue Details]
Our popular sing-around, play-around will be visited, as usual, by Walthamstow Wassailers. Come along with or without any instrument, sing, play or just listen and perhaps join in the occasional chorus. Everyone is welcome.
Bark: Jacobus D / Gretchin / Ralph Bishop
The Gladstone Arms, SE1 1QN [Venue Details]
Into 2026 and we continue our weekly Sunday in the intimate space of The Gladstone Arms. Thrilled to welcome Jacobus D, Gretchin and Ralph Bishop to the venue. It's a pay what you want gig.
James Findlay
The Alpaca, N1 8LU [Venue Details]
Dorset born James Findlay comes from a family background of traditional singers.
Damon & Naomi – Three-Day Residency
Cafè Oto, E8 3DL [Venue Details]
Damon & Naomi (of Galaxie 500) return to Cafe OTO in the New Year for a three-day residency of music, friends, surprise guests, and a celebration for the UK publication of Damon’s book Why Sound Matters (Yale University Press)
Irish/ENGLISH trad session
Skehan's, SE14 5SN [Venue Details]
Music, when swift voices die, vibrates in the memory. Alternates every Tuesday.
Mark Newlove + Curtis Savage & Gel Ford
Orpington Liberal Club, BR6 0RZ [Venue Details]
The 2026 January First Tues Night at OLC will culminate in a full set from MARK NEWLOVE.
Sharp’s Folk Club
Cecil Sharp House, NW1 7AY [Venue Details]
The world-famous traditional singing night.
The best-known floor singers’ night in London – trad songs & tunes, ballads, shanties, rousing choruses, and more, with the best folk harmonies in the Capital. Perform up front, or join the chorus from the audience and help us blow the roof off.
BITTERPEARL + SPECIAL GUESTS
The Troubadour, SW5 9JA [Venue Details]
Bitterpearl return to The Troubadour to mark the wrap of their first album.
Kadialy Kouyate + Gao Hong
Green Note Ltd, Green Note, NW1 7AN [Venue Details]
Experience a rare and captivating musical dialogue as Kadialy Kouyate, master kora player and griot from Senegal, joins forces with Gao Hong, internationally acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso.
Celtic Session
Jamboree, WC1X 9HH [Venue Details]
Our weekly traditional Jamboree Celtic session! Come and enjoy listening in to the warmth and beauty of this special music with us.
CECI DAY + SPECIAL GUESTS
The Troubadour, SW5 9JA [Venue Details]
Ceci Day is an English-American singer-songwriter known for her soulful, lyric-driven compositions and distinctive blend of acoustic folk with elements of rock and country—a sound that lives between city streets and country skies.
Noum
Green Note Ltd, Green Note, NW1 7AN [Venue Details]
The London-based French-Swiss composer, singer and producer Noémie Ducimetière has worked across many corners of the music industry.
Whiskey Moon Face
Jamboree, WC1X 9HH [Venue Details]
For our first Wednesday night of the new year we welcome the truly magical Whiskey Moon Face! “The result of a thousand drunken nights, countless dreamy days, and years of musical adventuring, taking you on a voyage into a bohemian underworld which you never knew existed” – Theo Bard
Max Runham
The Fox and Firkin, SE13 6JZ [Venue Details]
Max Runham returns to the Fox and Firkin in January, a year after his first release, with some brand new music. A knees up, a heart-wrench, a warm hug of a gig. Come and get rocked senseless by Max’s vibrant 6-piece band, drawing influences from indie-folk, soul, and blues.
Bookshop Sessions: Folk Night
Morocco Bound, SE1 3HB [Venue Details]
Join us every month for a traditional folk session at Morocco Bound!
Pete Cooper and Richard Bolton
Islington Folk Club, The Brewhouse & Kitchen, N5 1JJ [Venue Details]
Pete (fiddle, mandolin, vocals) and Richard (cello, guitar, vocals) play contemporary roots music mixing dance tunes from English and other fiddle traditions with British and American folk songs and pieces of their own. Consummate performers both and perennial Club favourites.



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