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They have been playing freylekhs, bulgars, horas, hongas, sers and other eastern European dance tunes since 1989

Chart-topping singer-songwriter Alex Warren has announced his new tour, Little Orphan Alex Live, which is heading to London’s The O2 on Monday 20 and Tuesday April 2026.

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Join us for an unforgettable night as The Rumpled takes the stage at The Underworld on Monday, 20th April. Prepare yourself for a unique musical experience filled with eclectic tunes and electrifying energy.

Join us for an unforgettable night as The Rumpled takes the stage at The Lexington on Monday, 20th April. Prepare yourself for a unique musical experience filled with eclectic tunes and electrifying energy.

Frank Turner is one of the UK’s most successful artists. He released his tenth studio album ‘Undefeated’ in May 2024 which debuted at Number 3 in the Oicial Album Chart and Number 1 in the Independent Album Chart.

Ewan Samms is an artist, record producer and mixing engineer based in London. Floating across jazz-influenced indie-folk, Samms creates with whatever tools are to hand.

Two leading figures in today’s contemporary traditional music world. Their performances centre around Laura’s album ‘Vent’ – a deep, immaculately researched dive into women’s work songs (Waulking songs) from the Outer Hebrides.

This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval

Chart-topping singer-songwriter Alex Warren has announced his new tour, Little Orphan Alex Live, which is heading to London’s The O2 on Monday 20 and Tuesday April 2026.

OK Doomer is the alternative project of South London songwriter Lou Doyle. Alt-indie, dark synth-folk and orchestral arrangements converge on forthcoming debut record For My Old Great Satan.

Music, when swift voices die, vibrates in the memory. Alternates every Tuesday.

**Fitting a penchant for ‘musical jank’ alongside a life long passion for classic English folk and Delta Blues, Myer U Clark caught songwriting fever aged 8 and the bug hasn’t left since.

A tremendous lineup for your Tuesday at The Gladstone Arms. Channeling elements of folk, alt-pop and indie join, us for Whelligan, Gaja and Floating Home.

Journey into the heart with Jai Uttal and Friends – a unique evening of devotion, music, and love.

Jai is a Grammy-nominated world music visionary and beloved pioneer of devotional chanting in the West.

Dublin-born singer-songwriter Ailbhe Reddy is known for capturing the quiet intensity of life’s in-between moments.

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.

The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices (Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares) Female Vocal Choir known in the past as The Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir is an ensemble of rare artistic gift and enormous popular appeal.

Anna Pool sings Dory Previn with special guest, Nina Harries, double bass

In this powerful show, composer and vocalist Anna Pool celebrates the life and legacy of one of the 20th century’s most distinctive, and too often overlooked, songwriters –Dory Previn.

Our weekly traditional Jamboree Celtic session! Come and enjoy the warmth and beauty of this special music with us. Musicians with a background in Irish trad are welcome to bring their instrument and join in.

Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s poem ‘Dawn on the Night-Journey’ is the catalyst for a programme of songs depicting the transition from dusk to dawn and its metaphors: the vastness of time, the uncertainty of the unknown, and the impermanence of life.

Join us to celebrate the release of Drum & Lace's EP Terra (out 3.13 on Mesh) and, coincidentally, to honour Earth Day!

Kate Fleur-Young opens the evening with her spellbinding & powerful new music, incorporating ritual and ceremony in her live set.

Praised for the honesty, wit, and authenticity of his songwriting, James OR has built a reputation as an artist who finds meaning in the quirks of everyday life. His debut album All the Beds We’ve Been In captured themes of isolation, resilience, and recovery that resonated deeply in recent years.

Join us aboard The Golden Hinde for an intimate night of contemporary folk with Painted Sky - one of the most exciting emerging acts on the UK acoustic scene.

Short Waves is proud to present this joint headline from Tears At The Table and Antigone, with special guest Jonique opening.