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182 events for folktoday| Fri. 27 Jun
Joy Oladokun
Folk R&B Rock

Joy Oladokun

Somerset House, WC2R 1LA [Venue Details]

Acclaimed singer songwriter Joy Oladokun returns to the capital to make her Summer Series debut following a sold-out London show last year.

Tuesday,
15 Jul 2025
Doors open
@ 7.30pm

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WILDWOOD DADDY + EMILY IZEN ROW + LOUIS GARDNER
Folk

WILDWOOD DADDY + EMILY IZEN ROW + LOUIS GARDNER

The Troubadour, SW5 9JA [Venue Details]

Wildwood Daddy is a freak-folk musician who sings erotic lullabies for paypigs and perverts alike accompanied by a 3-piece string band.

Tuesday,
15 Jul 2025
@8.00pm

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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,
15 Jul 2025
@8.30pm

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FREE
‘Soundings’… with Elanor Moss
Folk

‘Soundings’… with Elanor Moss

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

Our host and curator of “Soundings”, ELANOR MOSS will play a set of her own songs, each of them new or works in process. Elanor is a folk songwriter from Lincolnshire, writing tender observations on the world, with a keen eye for the intimate details that make up our every day life.

Tuesday,
15 Jul 2025
@8.30pm

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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,
15 Jul 2025
@8.30pm

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FREE
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Maya Hawke
Alt / Indie Folk

Maya Hawke

O2 Forum Kentish Town, NW5 1JY [Venue Details]

Musician, songwriter and actor Maya Hawke returns with her third album Chaos Angel which takes the honest songwriting she has made her name on and goes deeper and bolder, anchored by acoustic guitar and graceful yet conversational vocals.

Wednesday,
16 Jul 2025
@7.00pm

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Slim Chance
Blues Folk Rock

Slim Chance

The Water Rats, WC1X 8BZ [Venue Details]

When Ronnie Lane left the Faces and formed Slim Chance, little did he dream the band would still be touring the country, delighting fans and enjoying playing together in the spirit that Ronnie championed so magnificently.

Wednesday,
16 Jul 2025
@7.30pm

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LIVE AT THE BEDFORD PRESENTS: DAVE BAINBRIDGE & SALLY MINNEAR
Folk

LIVE AT THE BEDFORD PRESENTS: DAVE BAINBRIDGE & SALLY MINNEAR

The Bedford, THE PUB, SW12 9HD [Venue Details]

Award winning multi-instrumentalist Dave Bainbridge joins forces with Lord of The Dance vocalist, instrumentalist Sally Minnear to bring a spellbinding evening of music that will, in equal measure have you jigging in (or out of!) your seat or bring a tear to your eye.

Wednesday,
16 Jul 2025
@7.30pm

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Dom Glynn And His Sunday Best / Kenan Flannery
Folk

Dom Glynn And His Sunday Best / Kenan Flannery

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

Dom Glynn is a 27-year-old singer-songwriter and fingerpicker extraordinaire from Birmingham, who moved to London in 2016. Through persistent gigging as a solo act, he has developed a reputation as an impressive live performer.

Wednesday,
16 Jul 2025
@8.00pm

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Spottiswoode Release Show
Country Folk Rock

Spottiswoode Release Show

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

SPOTTISWOODE is an award-winning bandleader, singer-songwriter, scriptwriter and filmmaker. For the past two decades, the Anglo-American has been the frontman of the septet, Spottiswoode & His Enemies.

Wednesday,
16 Jul 2025
@8.00pm

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James Riley
Folk Roots

James Riley

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

New Roots presents… JAMES RILEY

‘Awesome… like the Allman Brothers meets the Seeger Sessions’ Laura Marling / ‘Incredible’ Huw Stephens, BBC Radio 1

Wednesday,
16 Jul 2025
@8.30pm

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Ye Xian: A Story Untold
Folk

Ye Xian: A Story Untold

Southbank Centre, Purcell Room, SE1 8XX [Venue Details]

Contemporary music and storytelling combine in a new adaptation of the Chinese folk story Ye Xian for Chinese and Western instruments, from composer Alex Ho.

Thursday,
17 Jul 2025
@7.00pm

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FIRE IN HER EYES
Folk Pop Rock

FIRE IN HER EYES

The Grace, N5 1RA [Venue Details]

No further information available at time of listing.

Thursday,
17 Jul 2025
Doors open
@ 7.30pm

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Holly Holden - ‘al andar’ Album Launch
Folk Latin Pop

Holly Holden - ‘al andar’ Album Launch

Folklore, E2 7QL [Venue Details]

... a captivating fusion of Latin folk and contemporary soul-pop’.

- Rhythm Passport

To celebrate the launch of her new album ‘al andar’, Spanglish songstress Holly Holden will be returning to Folklore with a new 6 piece band, made up of some of finest musicians from London’s Latin music scene.

Thursday,
17 Jul 2025
@7.30pm

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Green Note presents... James Maddock
Americana Folk Rock

Green Note presents... James Maddock

The Water Rats, WC1X 8BZ [Venue Details]

New York City based, Leicester born JAMES MADDOCK is a celebrated singer-songwriter with a raw, soulful voice whose unique blend of Folk Rock and Americana resonates deeply with audiences.

Thursday,
17 Jul 2025
@8.00pm

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Live Celtic Folk
Folk

Live Celtic Folk

The Old Blue Last, EC2A 3ES [Venue Details]

Live Celtic folk band from 8-11pm every Thursday ~ playing an upbeat mixture of traditional Irish and Scottish tunes.

Thursday,
17 Jul 2025
@8.00pm

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FREE
Thumping Tommys - Live @ Gibney's
Blues Folk

Thumping Tommys - Live @ Gibney's

Gibney's London, Gibney's, EC1Y 2BJ [Venue Details]

Formed in north London in 2012, UK-based folk band The Thumping Tommys have been wowing audiences ever since with their heady brew of barn-storming, blues-infused Irish, American and English folk music.

Thursday,
17 Jul 2025
@10.00pm

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Billie Marten: Acoustic + Signing
Alt / Indie Folk

Billie Marten: Acoustic + Signing

Rough Trade East, E1 6QL [Venue Details]

Rough Trade East is very excited to present an acoustic performance and signing from Billie Marten. This unique event celebrates the release of her new album 'Dog Eared' released via Fiction Records.

Friday,
18 Jul 2025
Doors open
@ 7.00pm

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Enia Sa
Alt / Indie Folk

Enia Sa

The Harrison, WC1H 8JF [Venue Details]

Join us for an intimate evening with Enia Sa, performing ‘Away In’ in duet — a stripped-back celebration of her upcoming debut album, releasing this October.

Friday,
18 Jul 2025
@7.30pm

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The Paper Kites
Folk Rock

The Paper Kites

Somerset House, WC2R 1LA [Venue Details]

Spend a dreamy evening with Aussie folk-rock band The Paper Kites.

Friday,
18 Jul 2025
Doors open
@ 7.30pm

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A Different Thread
Folk

A Different Thread

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

British-Americana troubadours A DIFFERENT THREAD create a richly emotive tapestry of transatlantic folk.

Lead singers Robert Jackson (Midlands, UK) and Alicia Best (North Carolina) first met busking in Ireland.

Friday,
18 Jul 2025
@8.30pm

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Haruomi Hosono
Electronic Folk Rock

Haruomi Hosono

Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, SE1 8XX [Venue Details]

Hear eclectic sounds and rhythms from the Japanese musician, singer and songwriter, alongside electronic music from the band CHO CO PA CO CHO CO QUIN QUIN.

Saturday,
19 Jul 2025
@7.00pm

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Bojockey
Folk

Bojockey

Morocco Bound, SE1 3HB [Venue Details]

London outfit Bojockey are the perfect accompaniment to darkening nights.

Saturday,
19 Jul 2025
@7.00pm

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MOFGY, Dread FM, A.R.T
Alt / Indie Folk Punk

MOFGY, Dread FM, A.R.T

The Old Blue Last, EC2A 3ES [Venue Details]

MOFGY is music for the grafters, the overworked, the ones who finish their shift and head straight to the mosh pit. No frills. No filters. Just riff-laced energy that shakes the floor and leaves sweat on the ceiling.

Saturday,
19 Jul 2025
Doors open
@ 7.30pm

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Shining a Spotlight on Christine Tobin
Folk

Shining a Spotlight on Christine Tobin

Irish Cultural Centre, W6 9DT [Venue Details]

ICC “Shines A Spotlight On”…. the multi-award-winning vocalist and composer Christine Tobin!!
The ICC is delighted to “Shine A Spotlight On”…. the spellbinding, multi-award-winning vocalist and composer Christine Tobin who, over one weekend will present three sublime original concerts…

Saturday,
19 Jul 2025
@8.00pm

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182 Events today| Fri. 27 Jun