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Eliza Carthy, folk singer, stands beneath a tree with the green leaves spilling over her shoulder. Her turquoise hair is piled up on top of her head and she is staring straight into the camera with a serious look on her face.

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 stands against a red background. His face is blurred as he shakes his head. This is the cover art for his new album, Beflean.

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 stands against a red background. His face is blurred as he shakes his head. This is the cover art for his new album, Beflean.

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
Sid Goldsmith, Alex Garden and Danny Pedler line up to promote the release of REVEL, the debut album of their band, Tarren

Tarren at Cecil Sharp House, London

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

Tarren is an ambassador for new-folk; music that is fresh and dynamic, rooted in the English tradition. Original and traditional material is expertly arranged by this trio of musicians who are creating music that moves and excites people. By incorporating modular hooks and minimalist forms, Tarren is leading folk music to a new place, while keeping the pulse of traditional dance at its heart. Tarren is made up of Bristol-based artists Sid Goldsmith (Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith, Awake Arise), […]

£10 – £15
Jim Moray stands against a red background. His face is blurred as he shakes his head. This is the cover art for his new album, Beflean.

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
Fay Hield stares into the camera. She is holding the neck of a five-string banjo.

Fay Hield At Rosslyn Court, Kent

Rosslyn Court 62 Sweyn Road, Margate, United Kingdom

Born and raised in Yorkshire, folk artist and academic Fay Hield seemed destined to carve a career in traditional folk music. Growing up in the famous Bacca Pipes Folk Club in Keighley, Fay formed a bond of community and tradition that would go on to inspire. Whilst at university in Newcastle studying for a Bachelor of Music in folk and traditional music, she formed the acappella folk quartet the Witches of Elswick in 2001 with fellow house mates. The quartet […]

£12
Sid Goldsmith, Alex Garden and Danny Pedler line up to promote the release of REVEL, the debut album of their band, Tarren

Tarren At Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham

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

Tarren is an ambassador for new-folk; music that is fresh and dynamic, rooted in the English tradition. Original and traditional material is expertly arranged by this trio of musicians who are creating music that moves and excites people. By incorporating modular hooks and minimalist forms, Tarren is leading folk music to a new place, while keeping the pulse of traditional dance at its heart. Tarren is made up of Bristol-based artists Sid Goldsmith (Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith, Awake Arise), […]

Postponed 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
Sid Goldsmith, Alex Garden and Danny Pedler line up to promote the release of REVEL, the debut album of their band, Tarren

Tarren At The Greystones, Sheffield

The Greystones Greystones Rd, Sheffield

Tarren is an ambassador for new-folk; music that is fresh and dynamic, rooted in the English tradition. Original and traditional material is expertly arranged by this trio of musicians who are creating music that moves and excites people. By incorporating modular hooks and minimalist forms, Tarren is leading folk music to a new place, while keeping the pulse of traditional dance at its heart. Tarren is made up of Bristol-based artists Sid Goldsmith (Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith, Awake Arise), […]

£14
Jim Moray stands against a red background. His face is blurred as he shakes his head. This is the cover art for his new album, Beflean.

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
Sid Goldsmith, Alex Garden and Danny Pedler line up to promote the release of REVEL, the debut album of their band, Tarren

Tarren at the Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch

Talbot Theatre Whitchurch, Shropshire, United Kingdom

Tarren is an ambassador for new-folk; music that is fresh and dynamic, rooted in the English tradition. Original and traditional material is expertly arranged by this trio of musicians who are creating music that moves and excites people. By incorporating modular hooks and minimalist forms, Tarren is leading folk music to a new place, while keeping the pulse of traditional dance at its heart. Tarren is made up of Bristol-based artists Sid Goldsmith (Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith, Awake Arise), […]

£15

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