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Travelogue: A Joni Mitchell journey
Experimental Folk Jazz

Travelogue: A Joni Mitchell journey

Crazy Coqs Cabaret, W1F 7ED [Venue Details]

An homage to one of the foremost folk/jazz artists of the late 20th Century… Emma Kilbey and Steve Hawley take a deep dive into iconic experimental singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell’s (mostly) earlier music...

Tuesday,
7 Jul 2026
@6.30pm

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Mercury Songs
Chamber Folk

Mercury Songs

Wilton's Music Hall, E1 8JB [Venue Details]

Award-winning performer-composers Emily Levy & Matthew Bourne’s Mercury Songs is a powerful reimagining of British folk, rooted in our country’s radical history and inspired by Julia Varley,

Tuesday,
7 Jul 2026
@7.00pm

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Irish/ENGLISH trad session
Folk

Irish/ENGLISH trad session

Skehan's, SE14 5SN [Venue Details]

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

Tuesday,
7 Jul 2026
@7.00pm

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Sharp’s Folk Club
Folk

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.

Tuesday,
7 Jul 2026
@7.30pm

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Communion One presents: J Greacen
Folk Pop

Communion One presents: J Greacen

Chats Palace, E9 6DF [Venue Details]

J Greacen is a brand new project by the singer from Sad Night Dynamite and this is his debut show.

Tuesday,
7 Jul 2026
@7.30pm

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Les Thomas
Folk

Les Thomas

Green Note Ltd, The Basement Bar, NW1 7AN [Venue Details]

Les Thomas is a Melbourne-based singer-songwriter whose work sits at the crossroads of history, place and moral witness.

Tuesday,
7 Jul 2026
@8.00pm

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Dan Pye ‘Room 7, on the 7th’: The Offering
Alt / Indie Folk Pop

Dan Pye ‘Room 7, on the 7th’: The Offering

The Phoenix Arts Club, WC2H 8BU [Venue Details]

A ceremonial evening with Dan Pye & the  7, performing Room 7, on the 7th in full. Featuring the final album offering alongside ritual objects—hand‑made cassettes, masks, zines, and visuals—this live set blends folk textures, layered storytelling, and live band immersion.

Tuesday,
7 Jul 2026
@8.30pm

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Celtic Session
Folk

Celtic Session

Jamboree, WC1X 9HH [Venue Details]

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.

Tuesday,
7 Jul 2026
@8.30pm

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The Fugitives
Folk

The Fugitives

The George IV, W4 2DR [Venue Details]

Catch The Fugitives live at The George for a night of wild tunes and good vibes!

The Fugitives are hitting The George for an epic live show!

Wednesday,
8 Jul 2026
@6.30pm

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Big Dork Summer: Truthpaste
Alt / Indie Folk Pop

Big Dork Summer: Truthpaste

Sebright Arms, E2 9AG [Venue Details]

Big Dork Summer. Dork Magazine takes over the capital and beyond throughout this July & August. Bringing Dork favourites together for nights never to be repeated, summer plans are officially sorted. Down. With. Boring.

The first night brings Truthpaste to London's Sebright Arms, don't miss it.

Wednesday,
8 Jul 2026
Doors open
@ 7.00pm

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Kevin Morby
Alt / Indie Folk Rock

Kevin Morby

Troxy, E1 0HX [Venue Details]

If I needed to guess what his music would contour toward, or away from, that would be harder. He thinks in the unit of the album, album-sized steps into the future, each one a concept that ripples through, song by song, to the end.

Wednesday,
8 Jul 2026
Doors open
@ 7.00pm

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Les Thomas
Folk

Les Thomas

Bread & Roses, SW4 6DZ [Venue Details]

Les Thomas is a Melbourne-based songwriter writing authentic, story-driven folk songs of history, place and lived experience.

Wednesday,
8 Jul 2026
@7.00pm

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Lubiana
African Folk Soul

Lubiana

Dalston Eastern Curve Garden, E8 3DF [Venue Details]

Her unique voice explores reconnection to African roots, the sacred feminine, ancestors, and the earth.

Wednesday,
8 Jul 2026
@7.00pm

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Shanty Singers of Colliers Wood
Folk

Shanty Singers of Colliers Wood

The Golden Hinde, SE1 9DE [Venue Details]

This will be the second performance of the Colliers Wood Shanty Singers on the Golden Hinde. The first event sold out well in advance.

Wednesday,
8 Jul 2026
@7.00pm

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The Dagleish Boys
Folk

The Dagleish Boys

The Harrison, WC1H 8JF [Venue Details]

The Dagleish Boys are a British folk duo formed by father-and-son musicians Steve Dagleish and John Dagleish, whose intimate live performances have built a loyal following on the UK acoustic music circuit.

Wednesday,
8 Jul 2026
@7.30pm

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Ann Liu Cannon + Special guests
Classical Folk

Ann Liu Cannon + Special guests

Paper Dress Vintage, E8 1HR [Venue Details]

Last summer saw the release of Ann’s debut album, ‘Clever Rabbits’ which draws its title from a Chinese idiom — “clever rabbits need three burrows” — referencing recurring imagery found in both Devon’s churches and Chinese cave art, creating a symbol of triad, of a whole.

Wednesday,
8 Jul 2026
@7.30pm

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John Adams
Folk Pop

John Adams

Pizza Express Live Holborn, WC1V 6LF [Venue Details]

John Adams is a Welsh singer-songwriter whose powerful, emotive vocals and deeply personal songs create intimate, quietly captivating live shows — ideal for a romantic evening out.

Wednesday,
8 Jul 2026
@8.00pm

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Folk & Roots Presents: Patakas
Folk

Folk & Roots Presents: Patakas

Green Note Ltd, The Basement Bar, NW1 7AN [Venue Details]

Exceptionally talented brothers Joe and Will Sartin launched their first recording ‘When You’re Ready’ with festival performances in summer 2023.

Wednesday,
8 Jul 2026
@8.00pm

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DOM PIPKIN SOLO
Blues Folk Jazz

DOM PIPKIN SOLO

Oriole Bar, WC2E 9AB [Venue Details]

Taking inspiration from Professor Longhair, Huey "Piano" Smith, Lee Dorsey and James Booker, this is an evening of outstanding New Orleans-style jazz, blues and funk piano.

Wednesday,
8 Jul 2026
@8.00pm

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

Midnight Train Feat. Chaplin, Searl & Nan

Old Street Records, Ground Floor, EC1V 9NQ [Venue Details]

Chaplin, Searl and Nan blend foot-stomping rhythms, dipped in moonshine and served with a side of double bass and fiddle. Midnight train reimagines your favourite songs into something refreshingly new with a folk twist, rustic charm, and a whole lot of heart!

Wednesday,
8 Jul 2026
@8.30pm

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Mirabelle Gilis + Leander Lyons
Alt / Indie Folk Pop

Mirabelle Gilis + Leander Lyons

Jamboree, WC1X 9HH [Venue Details]

A Wednesday night of art-pop, chamber pop and indie folk with the ace Mirabelle Gilis and Leander Lyons.

Mirabelle Gilis delivers a striking live performance where violin, electronics and raw trio energy fuse into a cinematic, emotionally charged sound.

Wednesday,
8 Jul 2026
@8.30pm

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James Hall
Folk

James Hall

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

James Hall is a Dublin-born folk singer-songwriter who has spent the past eight years honing his craft on London’s live circuit, fronting multiple projects with releases supported by BBC Radio, Radio X and RTÉ Radio.

Wednesday,
8 Jul 2026
@8.30pm

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Sarah Gillespie
Blues Folk Jazz

Sarah Gillespie

Crazy Coqs Cabaret, W1F 7ED [Venue Details]

With what Record Collector magazine calls her “dizzying reputation as a songwriter and performer", Critically acclaimed Anglo-American songstress Sarah Gillespie fuses jazz, blues, and folk with her trademark poetic lyrics.

Thursday,
9 Jul 2026
@6.30pm

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CHRIS HART
Americana Folk Rock

CHRIS HART

Servant Jazz Quarters, N16 8JN [Venue Details]

Chris Hart live with special guests Suze Harper and Brennen Mahon live at SJQ in London! Come see your new favorite artists all in one place

Thursday,
9 Jul 2026
@7.30pm

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112 Events today| Tue. 07 Jul