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Eliza Carthy At Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre, Walton on Thames

Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre Riverhouse Barn Art Centre, Walton on Thames, United Kingdom

If there is one musician who embodies the dynamism and vitality of the current English folk revival, it’s Eliza Carthy MBE. As the daughter of folk legends Martin Carthy & Norma Waterson, Eliza grew up immersed in the world of traditional music and from an early age was championed by John Peel, Andy Kershaw and Billy Bragg. Beloved of staunch traditionalists and iconoclasts alike, Eliza’s music effortlessly crosses boundaries of genre and style. Whether solo or fronting a big band, […]

£18

Shovel Dance Collective At Strange Brew, Bristol

Strange Brew 10-12 Fairfax St, Bristol, United Kingdom

Shovel Dance Collective are a group of nine musicians brought together by a communal passion for the folk music of the British Isles, Ireland and beyond. They nurture and synthesise this material with sensibilities drawn from drone, free improvisation, contemporary classical and metal; weaving this through with a deep sense of the ways in which traditional music holds queer histories, proto-feminist narratives and the voices of those who, by their labour, create the wealth of the world. They are simultaneously […]

Jim Moray At The Prince Albert, Brighton

The Prince Albert Rodborough Hill, Stroud, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Jim Moray is an English folk singer, multi-instrumentalist (guitar, drums, piano, melodeon, bass) and producer. He has received multiple nominations over the years from BBC Folk Awards and BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, winning Album of the Year for 2004’s Sweet England and Horizon Award for best newcomer at the latter. 2008 album Low Culture won the fRoots Critics Poll Album of the Year 2008 and was also the MOJO Folk Album of the Year.

£17.60

Jim Moray At Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham

The Kitchen Garden Cafe 17 York Rd, King's Heath, United Kingdom

Jim Moray is an English folk singer, multi-instrumentalist (guitar, drums, piano, melodeon, bass) and producer. He has received multiple nominations over the years from BBC Folk Awards and BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, winning Album of the Year for 2004’s Sweet England and Horizon Award for best newcomer at the latter. 2008 album Low Culture won the fRoots Critics Poll Album of the Year 2008 and was also the MOJO Folk Album of the Year.

£17.60

Jim Moray At West Hampstead Arts Club, London

West Hampstead Arts Club, West Hampstead Arts Club, 32 Mill Lane,, West Hampstead, United Kingdom

Jim Moray is an English folk singer, multi-instrumentalist (guitar, drums, piano, melodeon, bass) and producer. He has received multiple nominations over the years from BBC Folk Awards and BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, winning Album of the Year for 2004’s Sweet England and Horizon Award for best newcomer at the latter. 2008 album Low Culture won the fRoots Critics Poll Album of the Year 2008 and was also the MOJO Folk Album of the Year.

£16

Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones At Whitchurch Folk Club, Hampshire

All Hallows Church Church Street, Whitchurch, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones are established solo artists at the heart of the UK folk scene. Together, they have become a force for the Yorkshire Tradition, united by a mutual passion for the traditional folk song and tune collections of their native county.

Shovel Dance Collective At Kings Place Folk Weekender, London

Kings Place 90 York Wy,, London, United Kingdom

Shovel Dance Collective are a group of nine musicians brought together by a communal passion for the folk music of the British Isles, Ireland and beyond. They nurture and synthesise this material with sensibilities drawn from drone, free improvisation, contemporary classical and metal; weaving this through with a deep sense of the ways in which traditional music holds queer histories, proto-feminist narratives and the voices of those who, by their labour, create the wealth of the world. They are simultaneously […]

£18

Jim Moray At St Mary’s A Creative Space, Chester

St Mary's Creative Space St Mary's Hill, Chester, United Kingdom

Jim Moray is an English folk singer, multi-instrumentalist (guitar, drums, piano, melodeon, bass) and producer. He has received multiple nominations over the years from BBC Folk Awards and BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, winning Album of the Year for 2004’s Sweet England and Horizon Award for best newcomer at the latter. 2008 album Low Culture won the fRoots Critics Poll Album of the Year 2008 and was also the MOJO Folk Album of the Year.

£15.84 – £17.60

Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones At Bamford Arts, Derbyshire

Bamford arts Main Rd, Bamford, Hope Valley

Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones are established solo artists at the heart of the UK folk scene. Together, they have become a force for the Yorkshire Tradition, united by a mutual passion for the traditional folk song and tune collections of their native county.

Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones At Bamford Institute

Bamford arts Main Rd, Bamford, Hope Valley

Straight up, beautiful and bold folk singing from Yorkshire's favourite duo supported by Hope Valley's own ballad singer and pipe player, Seb

£16
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Tale Valley Sessions At The Talaton Inn

The Talaton Inn The Talaton Inn, Talaton, United Kingdom

"A warm welcome for players, singers, & listeners. We play folk music from Devon, UK, & beyond. Join us each month for traditional music at our friendly, local, East Devon pubs. To join us on Facebook for updates search 'Tale Valley Sessions'."

The Leisure Society At Grayshott Folk Club

Here at Grayshott Folk Club HQ, TLS are one of our favourite bands and we've followed them down to Devon, back up to Brighton and all the way to Grayshott Village Hall GU26 6TZ where one of our proudest moments to date, was seeing and hearing The Leisure Society play live for us on Saturday 21st September 2019. They were brilliant that night and we are beside ourselves that they are finally coming back to play for us again! The […]

£18

Tom Moore & Archie Moss At The Orchard, Bristol

The Orchard 20 Clouds Hill Rd,, Bristol, United Kingdom

Slow Worm Records Presents: Tom Moore (viola, electronics) and Archie Moss (button accordion, electronics) are widely regarded as two of the best players and innovators in traditional folk whose finely-crafted arrangements wield a rare potency. While intrinsically borrowing from English and other European traditional dance form, sonically Moore and Moss have their heads firmly in the present, understanding the values of contemporary music and art making. The distinct pulse and intuition of trad-music haunts their playing as they continue to […]

£14.50

Tom Moore & Archie Moss At Shakespeare’s, Sheffield

Shakespeare's 146-148 Gibraltar Street, Sheffield

Tom Moore (viola, electronics) and Archie Moss (button accordion, electronics) are widely regarded as two of the best players and innovators in traditional folk whose finely-crafted arrangements wield a rare potency. While intrinsically borrowing from English and other European traditional dance form, sonically Moore and Moss have their heads firmly in the present, understanding the values of contemporary music and art making. The distinct pulse and intuition of trad-music haunts their playing as they continue to quietly reconsider English instrumental […]

£14.50

Tom Moore & Archie Moss At Servant Jazz Quarters, London

Servant Jazz Quarters 10A Bradbury St, London, United Kingdom

Slow Worm Records Live presents: Tom Moore (viola, electronics) and Archie Moss (button accordion, electronics) are widely regarded as two of the best players and innovators in traditional folk whose finely-crafted arrangements wield a rare potency. While intrinsically borrowing from English and other European traditional dance form, sonically Moore and Moss have their heads firmly in the present, understanding the values of contemporary music and art making. The distinct pulse and intuition of trad-music haunts their playing as they continue […]

£16

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