Winners of the 2016 BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Best Original Track, The Rheingans Sisters make playful, powerful and richly connecting music that is wholly contemporary while deeply anchored in folk traditions.
London-based singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Olivia Chaney joins us to perform tracks from both her first album The Longest River and Shelter released earlier this year, described as 'an elegant, luminous album’ by the Observer.
The twelve songs on Blue Rose Code’s new album The Water Of Leith address themes of love, loss, travel, home, accepting the past and embracing the future.
An emotive exploration of contemporary folk music with two of the UK's foremost folk and jazz artists, Aidan O’Rourke and Kit Downes.
After thirty years of playing on stages all over the world from Dublin to New York, Tokyo to Sydney, the premier traditional Irish band, Altan came back to the hills of Donegal to record their new album, The Gap of Dreams.
The band’s first live performance at Tradfest, Dublin in January 2018 was a roaring success. The 1920’s era of Irish music was celebrated by Frankie Gavin and De Danann on their best–selling 1989 album Star Spangled Molly.
In their near-five years, Talisk has stacked up several major awards for their pyrotechnic yet artfully woven sound, including the 2017 Folk Band of the Year at the BBC Alba Scots Trad Music Awards.
One of the foremost traditional singers in Scotland, Siobhan Miller is an exceptional talent, winning Scots Singer of the Year an unprecedented three times at the MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards.
Two of Scotland’s most revered multi-instrumentalists, Mairearad Green (accordion and bagpipes) and Anna Massie (guitar, banjo, fiddle) are a truly captivating duo, providing an energetic performance with an instantly warm and friendly stage presence.
Blazin’ Fiddles are undoubtedly one of the world’s most prolific fiddle groups. Over the last 17 years, no other band has quite managed to capture the excitement, passion and sensitivity of Scottish music all at once.
London International Arts Festival 2018 presents Nordic Raga, a collaboration between Swedish Folk Music and South Indian classical music Nordic Raga experiments with bringing more improvisation into Nordic folk music.
Join Belshazzar’s Feast for a Christmas-themed show that mixes traditional folk music, added to their usual touch of classical and jazz, with a bit of pop and music hall, all topped off with lashings of wry humour.
A captivating singer and writer, Brona McVittie accompanies herself on the Harp and features a pedal steel guitar and flautist in her band. Her debut album released earlier this year has received critical acclaim across the board.
Bruce Molsky is one of the most revered ‘multi-hyphenated career’ ambassadors for America’s old-time mountain music. For decades, he’s been a globetrotting performer with an expansive discography including seven solo albums.
Danny Wilson (Danny and the Champions of the World, Grand Drive) and Robin Bennett (The Dreaming Spires, Goldrush, Saint Etienne) join forces with Tony Poole (Starry Eyed and Laughing), producer extraordinaire and king of the electric twelve-string Rickenbacker.
English singer and songwriter Maz O’Connor has been described by the Guardian as ‘one of folk’s brightest young talents’. From her folk origins she carries a simplicity of song, a frankness and rawness that recall the starkly beautiful Cumbrian landscape of her childhood.
Dismayed by the over-commercialisation of ‘Christmas Present’? Join Jim Causley for a journey through Christmas Past that’s guaranteed to get you in the festive spirit.
A veteran of the mighty Bellowhead’s domination of British folk for ten years, Sam Sweeney joins us to perform from his first solo album, The Unfinished Violin, an expansion and development of his acclaimed live show, Sam Sweeney’s Fiddle: Made In The Great War,
Let four acclaimed folk musicians take you on a guided tour through the Christmas customs of Britain – an Albion Christmas widely regarded as the premier seasonal show.
Born and raised in Kentucky, The Local Honeys have dedicated themselves to the preservation of old music and the creation of new music.
Four times nominated in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Megson aka Stu & Debbie Hanna, draw heavily on their Teesside heritage to create a truly unique brand of folk music.
A powerhouse multi-instrumental trio, Vishtèn are flagbearers for their unique Acadian musical tradition throughout the world.