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Brìghde Chaimbeul At Cecil Sharp House, London

Cecil Sharp House 2 Regent's Park Rd, Camden, London, United Kingdom

Scottish smallpipes player Brìghde Chaimbeul (pronounched Breetch-er Hime-bowl) is a leading purveyor of experimental Celtic music. Her piping has earned her a BBC Young Folk Award and a BBC Horizon Award, and seen her perform for heads of state at the Cop26 climate conference. She’s brought her instrument to a global stage, and has worked with a range of other artists - currently she can be heard on Caroline Polachek's new single "Blood and Butter". With her second album 'Carry Them With Us’, Chaimbeul has taken it beyond […]

£10 – £15
Leveret standing underneath a bridge.

Leveret At Cecil Sharp House, London

Cecil Sharp House 2 Regent's Park Rd, Camden, London, United Kingdom

Andy Cutting (button accordion), Sam Sweeney (fiddle) and Rob Harbron (concertina) are each regarded as exceptional performers and masters of their instruments. Together their performances combine consummate musicianship, compelling delivery and captivating spontaneity. Leveret’s music is not arranged in the conventional sense and the trio rely on mutual trust and musical interaction to create new settings of their repertoire in the moment, with no two performances alike. Their playing is relaxed and natural, drawing audiences in and inviting them to […]

£10 – £18
Slow Worm Records Live

Slow Worm Records Live At Servant Jazz Quarters

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

Label night featuring performance from four acts from the Folk / Trad / Experimental scenes. Grace Lemon + Paddi Benson 'Acuriousdance' New Music for two Uilleann Pipers Archie Churchill-Moss 'PHRASE' New tunes for Diatonic Button Accordion Bethany Ley + Kath Roberts with Hamish Mitchinson 'Suite for Violin & Software Abuse' Live Debut Nick Hart + Tom Moore New Album Preview - Traditional English music on Viol, Viola and Voice. PLUS Record Store with limited release merch!

£13.20 – £16.50

Christina Alden & Alex Patterson At The Stables, Milton Keynes

The Stables Stockwell Ln, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Christina Alden & Alex Patterson are multi-instrumentalists and songwriters from Norwich. Their music is rich with intertwining harmony, sensitive accomplished musicianship and a creative song-writing style that is both delicate and moving. Deeply inspired by the world around them, they have a keen environmental eye to craft stories with the natural world at its heart, reflecting on the relationship between humans and the wild. They have enjoyed touring extensively in the UK and Europe; including a twenty-three-date concert hall tour […]

£11

Christina Alden & Alex Patterson At Harrogate Folk Club, Yorkshire

Harrogate Folk Club Henshaws Arts & Crafts Centre,, Knaresborough, United Kingdom

Christina Alden & Alex Patterson are multi-instrumentalists and songwriters from Norwich. Their music is rich with intertwining harmony, sensitive accomplished musicianship and a creative song-writing style that is both delicate and moving. Deeply inspired by the world around them, they have a keen environmental eye to craft stories with the natural world at its heart, reflecting on the relationship between humans and the wild. They have enjoyed touring extensively in the UK and Europe; including a twenty-three-date concert hall tour […]

£10
A banner showing the logo for the SDU longsword competition

Sword Dance Union Longsword Competition

Sheffield City Centre Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

The Handsworth Sword Dancers are delighted to be bringing the Sword Dance Union (SDU) Longsword Competition to Sheffield in October 2023. Expect a full day of longsword dancing from the country's top purveyors of the tradition around high-profile, city-centre display spots. There will also be lovely competition venues, pub stops and an evening folk extravaganza, including reasonably priced bar!

Ryan Young & Dave Foley – Fund-raising Concert for Creative Response At the Spire Church, Farnham

The Spire Church South Street, Farnham, United Kingdom

A concert celebrating the 30th anniversary of Farnham-based arts charity, Creative Response, featuring award-winning Scottish fiddler Ryan Young, accompanied by guitarist David Foley, plus support from singer-songwriter DiElle. Ryan Young has twice been a finalist in the prestigious BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year competition and has been nominated for multiple awards, winning ‘Up And Coming Artist Of The Year’ at the Scots Trad Awards in 2017. His expressive and scintillating fiddle playing has drawn enthusiastic responses from audiences across the UK, […]

£11 – £18

Christina Alden & Alex Patterson At St Mary’s Handbridge Centre, Chester

St Mary's Handbridge Centre Handbridge, Chester, United Kingdom

Christina Alden & Alex Patterson are multi-instrumentalists and songwriters from Norwich. Their music is rich with intertwining harmony, sensitive accomplished musicianship and a creative song-writing style that is both delicate and moving. Deeply inspired by the world around them, they have a keen environmental eye to craft stories with the natural world at its heart, reflecting on the relationship between humans and the wild. They have enjoyed touring extensively in the UK and Europe; including a twenty-three-date concert hall tour […]

£14
Tale Valley
Recurring

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'."

Christina Alden & Alex Patterson At Temperance Bar, Leamington Spa

The Temperance 33 Bath St, Leamington Spa, United Kingdom

Christina Alden & Alex Patterson are multi-instrumentalists and songwriters from Norwich. Their music is rich with intertwining harmony, sensitive accomplished musicianship and a creative song-writing style that is both delicate and moving. Deeply inspired by the world around them, they have a keen environmental eye to craft stories with the natural world at its heart, reflecting on the relationship between humans and the wild. They have enjoyed touring extensively in the UK and Europe; including a twenty-three-date concert hall tour […]

£12.50

Christina Alden & Alex Patterson At Green Note, London

Green Note 106 Parkway, London, United Kingdom

Christina Alden & Alex Patterson are multi-instrumentalists and songwriters from Norwich. Their music is rich with intertwining harmony, sensitive accomplished musicianship and a creative song-writing style that is both delicate and moving. Deeply inspired by the world around them, they have a keen environmental eye to craft stories with the natural world at its heart, reflecting on the relationship between humans and the wild. They have enjoyed touring extensively in the UK and Europe; including a twenty-three-date concert hall tour […]

£15

Rachael McShane & The Cartographers At Cecil Sharp House, London

Cecil Sharp House 2 Regent's Park Rd, Camden, London, United Kingdom

Rachael McShane is a renowned folk singer, cellist, fiddle, and viola player from the North East of England. She gained fame as an original member of the award-winning folk big band Bellowhead, recording five studio albums with them and winning a staggering 8 BBC Folk Awards. Away from Bellowhead, Rachael is the leader of The Cartographers, a band featuring traditional folk and contemporary sounds. The Cartographers have garnered a loyal following thanks to their impressive live performances and critically acclaimed debut […]

£10 – £15

Christina Alden & Alex Patterson At Carberrys Café, Norwich

Carberrys Café 18 Wensum Street, Norwich, United Kingdom

Christina Alden & Alex Patterson are multi-instrumentalists and songwriters from Norwich. Their music is rich with intertwining harmony, sensitive accomplished musicianship and a creative song-writing style that is both delicate and moving. Deeply inspired by the world around them, they have a keen environmental eye to craft stories with the natural world at its heart, reflecting on the relationship between humans and the wild. They have enjoyed touring extensively in the UK and Europe; including a twenty-three-date concert hall tour […]

£12

Christina Alden & Alex Patterson At Waldringfield Village Hall, Suffolk

Waldringfield Village Hall, School Road, Waldringfield, United Kingdom

Christina Alden & Alex Patterson are multi-instrumentalists and songwriters from Norwich. Their music is rich with intertwining harmony, sensitive accomplished musicianship and a creative song-writing style that is both delicate and moving. Deeply inspired by the world around them, they have a keen environmental eye to craft stories with the natural world at its heart, reflecting on the relationship between humans and the wild. They have enjoyed touring extensively in the UK and Europe; including a twenty-three-date concert hall tour […]

£10
Aly Bain, Ale Möller & Bruce Molsky holding their instruments facing the camera.

Aly Bain, Ale Möller & Bruce Molsky At Cecil Sharp House, London

Cecil Sharp House 2 Regent's Park Rd, Camden, London, United Kingdom

Aly Bain, Scotland’s supreme traditional style fiddler; Swedish multi-instrumentalist Ale Möller, and American old time fiddler, singer, guitarist and banjo player Bruce Molsky form a dynamic diversity. Aly Bain has a reputation as an outstanding Shetland and Scottish fiddler. Multi instrumentalist, folk/world music pioneer, and eight time Swedish Grammy winner Ale Möller creates music which is firmly anchored in tradition. Bruce Molsky is one of the most revered “multi-hyphenated career” ambassadors for America’s old-time mountain music.

£10 – £23

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