COUNTRY & FOLK MUSIC IN LONDON
COUNTRY & FOLK MUSIC IN LONDON
Most Popular Country & Folk Music in London
Here You Come Again - The New Dolly Parton Musical
New Wimbledon Theatre
Tue 10 Dec 2024 - Sat 22 Feb 2025
Clearwater Creedence Revival - All Star Creedence Clearwater Revival Tribute
The O2 Arena
Sat 29 Mar - Sat 24 May 2025
Chris Helme (The Seahorses)
The Fiddler, London
Saturday 12 October 2024
Rising to fame in the 1990s as frontman of indie band The Seahorses York singer-songwriter Chris Helme is now producing acclaimed folk-infused tracks as a solo artist. His enviable back catalogue includes Britpop classics such as 'Love is t...
The Magpies
The Water Rats, London
Sunday 13 October 2024
It seems no time since The Magpies burst onto the UK folk scene, but they have already made a huge impact and have been 'making waves wherever they play' (Phil Beer, Show of Hands). Three accomplished musicians in their own right, The ...
Dan Croll
Lafayette, London
Monday 14 October 2024
Dan Croll is an award-winning indie-pop/folktronica artist. A graduate of the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, his 2012 debut single 'From Nowhere' achieved great success. Since then, he's worked with major figures in the industry to...Pogue Traders - Tribute to The Pogues
Bill Ryder-Jones (The Coral)
Barbican Centre, London
Wednesday 16 October 2024
The co-founder and lead guitarist with The Coral on the band's first five albums, West Kirby musician Bill Ryder-Jones has enjoyed a solo career since 2011 producing minimal and alternative folk songs, with a musical belief of delayed grati...Nik Kershaw
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Wednesday 16 October 2024
One of the most popular pop stars and talented songwriters of the '80s, Ipswich-raised Nik Kershaw served his apprenticeship playing guitar in jazz fusion and functions bands before shooting to fame worldwide in 1984 with the UK Top 5 singl...Nina Nesbitt
Scala, London
Wednesday 16 October 2024
Half Scottish / half Swedish Edinburgh indie folk pop rising star Nina Nesbitt shimmers with both tender, intimate ballads and huge escapist '80s-tinged bangers that beg for the dancefloor. Nina's refined alt-pop sparkle and alluring efferv...John Grant
Hackney Church, London
Thursday 17 - Friday 18 October 2024
John Grant is an American singer-songwriter from Colorado originally known as the lead singer of alternative rock band The Czars. Called "one of the most gifted singer-songwriters of his generation," by The New York Times, singer-songwriter...Tom Walker
Pryzm Kingston, London
Friday 18 October 2024
Scottish-Mancunian singer-songwriter Tom Walker is one of the most successful breakthrough stars. His song, Leave a Light On, has been a hit in various countries worldwide. Walker has enjoyed a phenomenal start to 2019. He released his debu...Ariel Posen
Lafayette, London
Friday 18 October 2024
Winnipeg guitar virtuoso, singer-songwriter, Ariel Posen has collaborated with Cory Wong and is a touring member of the Canadian JUNO award-winning roots-rock band, Bros. Landreth. His music occupies the space between genres. It's a rootsy...Sunbirds - Featuring Dave Hemingway (The Beautiful South)
The Slaughtered Lamb, London
Friday 18 October 2024
The man who once told us all he loved us from the bottom of his pencil case, The Beautiful South founder and vocalist Dave Hemingway is back with a new sound and his new band. Although born and bred in Hull, the band's sound predominantly ...Martin Stephenson and The Daintees
The Lexington, London
Saturday 19 October 2024
County Durham singer-songwriter Martin Stephenson's early love of literature and music led to the formation of the first Daintees line-up in his early teens. Never pandering to a particular scene, Stephenson's lightness of touch on a varied...Guy Davis
The Water Rats, London
Sunday 20 October 2024
New York multi-instrumentalist Guy Davis is a two-time, back-to-back Grammy nominee for Best Traditional Blues, musician, actor, author, songwriter, so much more than 'just a bluesman', a troubadour of the folk tradition, and a master of...
Angeline Morrison
Green Note, London
Monday 21 October 2024
Angeline Morrison is a vocalist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and morris dancer based in Cornwall, who believes in the inherent beauty of sad songs. Angeline?s homespun sonic aesthetic, deeply emotive writing and layered vocal harmonie...Jaakko Eino Kalevi
Shacklewell Arms, London
Monday 21 October 2024
Jaakko Eino Kalevi is the Finnish musician whose body of work spans two decades and covers a wild range of styles informed by jazz, reggae, metal, electro and pop. Since 2013 he has released his music through the British label Domino. His s...Ben Howard
Eventim Apollo, London
Tuesday 22 October - Sunday 3 November 2024
The critically acclaimed multi-platinum artist and global festival headliner - winner of 2 Brit Awards and an Ivor Novello - brings together the many facets of his talent: classic songwriting roots, virtuoso guitar playing and electronic te...Chris Stapleton
The O2 Arena, London
Wednesday 23 - Thursday 24 October 2024
Fresh from performing the U.S. National Anthem at Super Bowl LVII, one of Nashville's most revered craftsmen returns with his new show Chris Stapleton's All-American Road Show Goes Across The Pond (featuring special guest Marty Stuart ...Hang Massive
The Clapham Grand, London
Wednesday 23 October 2024
The UK and Swedish duo Hang Massive are the world's most renowned Handpan players, pioneering a successful electronic act with a magnetic live show, blending dream-like acoustics and upbeat sounds. The magic for Danny Cudd and Markus Offbe...Junior Brother
Omeara, London
Wednesday 23 October 2024
An idiosyncratic, challenging and richly lyrical singer/songwriter, Junior Brother is the pseudonym of Killarney, County Kerry, native Ronan Kealy. Fusing elements of Irish and English folk with a deeply unique sensibility, Kealy has steadi...Lizzy McAlpine
Eventim Apollo, London
Thursday 24 - Friday 25 October 2024
Crafting deeply intimate and beautiful music, young Philadelphia folk pop star Lizzy McAlpine has drawn praise from the likes of Finneas, Phoebe Bridgers and Shawn Mendes, performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live and the Ellen DeGeneres Show and ...The John Martyn Project
Round Chapel, London
Thursday 24 October 2024
A special project where six artists come together to celebrate the music of John Martyn. Each brings their own story and connection to John's music which adds to the fabric of the overall experience of the project and take you on a musical ...Fink
EartH (Evolutionary Arts Hackney), London
Friday 25 - Saturday 26 October 2024
Described as "a beautiful sound palette of dub, folk, blues, soul, and beat science" by Metro, "John Martyn with added stunning digital traces," by Uncut and "a brooding power reminiscent of a stripped down Nick Cave. A leftfield delight."...Granny's Attic
The Ivy House, London
Friday 25 October 2024
With exceptional musicianship and boundless energy, Granny's Attic are Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne (melodeon, anglo concertina, vocals), George Sansome (guitar, vocals) and Lewis Wood (violin, vocals). The trio are much loved by audiences up...Vonda Shepard
Bush Hall, London
Friday 25 October 2024
Vonda Shepard first shot to fame through her long running appearances, performances and musical accompaniment on the smash hit US TV show Ally McBeal. The theme song 'Searching My Soul' reached the top 10 in the UK, and Vonda released a ser...Bywater Call
The T.E Dingwall Building, London
Friday 25 October 2024
Totonto powerhouse seven-piece Southern soul, roots rock band Bywater Call's music is an exploration of life's highs and lows with vocalist Meghan Parnell described as one of the best female voices in blues and roots today. From intimate ...
Lankum
Eventim Apollo, London
Saturday 26 October 2024
Drawing on traditional folk songs, RTE Choice Music Prize winners (the Irish equivalent of the Album of the Year Grammy) Lankum put their own dark, distinctive mark onto each, leaning into heavy drones and sonic distortion that imparts new ...Oisin Leech (The Lost Brothers)
Union Chapel, London
Saturday 26 October 2024
Acclaimed songwriter and musician Oisin Leech has become known for his deft artistry and captivating vocals throughout his varied and accomplished career. As one half of revered duo The Lost Brothers, Leech has toured extensively perform...Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers Story
New Wimbledon Theatre, London
Sunday 27 October 2024
After phenomenal sell out tours, Walk Right Back is... BACK! From the Producers of That'll be the Day, the show tells the story of the most successful duo of all time - The Everly Brothers. Featuring hits such as Bye Bye Love, All I Have To...Ian Prowse & Amsterdam
Jazz Cafe, London
Sunday 27 October 2024
Amsterdam are a pop/rock group from Liverpool. Formed in 1999, they had their first UK Top 40 single with "The Journey" in February 2005. The current band members are Ian Prowse (vocals/guitar), Johnny Barlow (lead guitar), Tony Kiley (per...Koe Wetzel
The Garage, London
Sunday 27 October 2024
The Texas-born singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer continues to unapologetically trail blaze between grunge, country, Americana, and damn near everything else under the sun. ...Old Sea Brigade
Lafayette, London
Sunday 27 October 2024
Ben Cramer describes 5 AM Paradise, his vivid and moving third album as Old Sea Brigade, as a coming-of-age record: ten songs that balance youthful abandon with maturity and restraint, full of imaginative flourishes, evocative textures, and...Laura Marling
Hackney Church, London
Tuesday 29 October - Saturday 2 November 2024
Laura Beatrice Marling was born in Hampshire on 1 February 1990. Her father, Sir Charles William Somerset Marling, was himself something of an amateur singer/songwriter and owner of a recording studio. He taught her to play the acoustic gui...Chelsea Wolfe
Koko, London
Tuesday 29 October 2024
From the intimacy of stripped-down folk music to the throbbing pulse of supplemental electronics, or an exquisite palette of groaning bass, pounding drums, and crunching distortion, Californian musician Chelsea Wolfe blends elements of got...Fantastic Negrito - White Jesus Black Problems
Islington Assembly Hall, London
Tuesday 29 October 2024
A solo stripped down raw acoustic tour of Grandfather Courage with a screening of new film White Jesus Black Problems + a Q&A. When you listen to Fantastic Negrito, you're invited to hear the story of life after destruction. Each song is a ...
Clannad
Royal Albert Hall, London
Wednesday 30 October 2024
Celebrating 50 years of vocal harmonies with a farewell tour Over 50 years, the ethereal Irish folk group Clannad have created timeless music, such as In A Lifetime, Theme From Harry's Game and I Will Find You - featured in the film The L...Iron and Wine
London Palladium, London
Wednesday 30 October 2024
The delightful folk music of South Carolina singer/songwriter Sam Beam, better known by his stage name Iron & Wine, sounds lovingly handmade and self-assured as a secret handshake. Exhibiting jazz and R&B influences, as well as collaborati...Evan Dando (The Lemonheads)
Islington Assembly Hall, London
Wednesday 30 October 2024
Frontman of the rock band the Lemonheads, Evan Dando was inducted into the Boston Music Awards Hall of Fame in 2015. Mature and autobiographical, Dando's solo career has stripped him of his grunge label, leaning more towards an achingly mel...Liana Flores
