Folk

Sun-shiny songs thriving on dark themes behind irresistible rhythms. Track Dogs are a four piece based in Madrid but hail from Ireland, the US and UK. Taking their name from the NY subway maintenance teams this closely-knit group of ex-pats have opted for cajón instead of drums and trumpet in ...

On a Summer's day in 2016, the organisers of FolkEast Festival masterminded one of the most intriguing and exciting collaborations on today's folk scene. Peter Knight, legendary violinist and ex-member of folk-rock band Steeleye Span was paired with leading melodeon player and ex-Bellowhead member, John Spiers, for a special one-off ...

The Cafe is open this evening, last orders at 6.30pm NOTE THIS WILL BE A STANDING GIG Mawkin’s extraordinary brand of boisterous folk music is one to warm hearts, minds and feet. Built on a solid traditional foundation and influenced by the swagger of 90s indie rock and Bellowhead-style brouhaha, ...

The Cafe is open this evening, last orders at 6.30pm Building on the success of her Borrowed Places tour, Miranda Sykes is back with a completely new project: Behind The Wall. Where Borrowed Places opened a window into the past, explaining where she had been, physically & spiritually, Behind The ...

The Cafe is open this evening, last orders at 6.30pm Faeland: Songs for the spirit, folk-pop with Celtic and Americana influences. Fusing deep folk tradition and acoustic instrumentation, Faeland bring their innovative and subtly experimental approach to contemporary folk music. Hear the acclaimed debut album "All My Swim" performed on ...

At the place where endings become beginnings, you’ll find Adyn Townes. He turned a fall into the ocean and months of recovery into his jumping off point. His music is challenging. Alternative indie-folk with raw and honest lyrics. Like finding your feet just before you fall, his songwriting is the ...

The Cafe is open this evening, last orders at 6.30pm TWO OF THE UK’S FINEST SINGER SONGSMITHS AND GUITARISTS IN THEIR FIRST JOINT SONGWRITING VENTURE “(Steve Tilston)… is a fine guitarist and lyricist… his (most recent solo album ‘Truth To Tell’)… is full of beautifully delivered, personally touched compositions” (Jude ...

BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Best Duo – 2016 & 2013 Duos come and duos go… And some nurture and fine tune their art and watch it grow into something totally original, captivating and award-winning. Bonded by an unseen alchemy, Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman have entwined their professional ...

The Cafe is open this evening, last orders at 6.30pm “The future of Folk Music” – John Renbourn Essex-born John Smith has built a reputation as one of the UK’s finest guitarists and songwriters. Raised by the Devon seaside and making his bones in the bars and clubs of Liverpool, ...

The New Year sees Chanteuse multi instrumentalist and Raconteur Eleanor McEvoy departing on her new Gimme Some Wine Tour landing in England in April and taking in Ireland Europe and beyond. After the huge success of her The Thomas Moore Project album, nominated for best Folk Album in The RTE ...

The Cafe is open this evening, last orders at 6.30pm The Jellyman’s Daughter hail from Edinburgh and blend folk/roots, Americana and a touch of bluegrass to bring you a highly original but beguiling musical landscape. Mixing gorgeous, haunting vocal harmonies with wild and visceral cello, driving guitar and sweet mandolin, ...

The Cafe is open this evening, last orders at 6.30pm You are invited to join The Leylines as they proudly release their brand new studio album, 'Recover Reveal', and head out on tour around the country. The Leylines are a West-country collective established in 2013, with a genre-defying, eclectic sound ...

Ever prolific, Blek has released 5 albums in the last 5 years. Currently he is preparing to release number 6, his new album Thistle & Thorn due on 1st Feb 2019. ‘Salt in the Water’ from Blek’s current album Catharsis Vol.1, was nominated for Song of the Year at the ...

The Cafe is open this evening, last orders at 6.30pm Beguiling and enchanting Daria Kulesh's collaboration with the extraordinary pianist Marina Osman offers a fantastic variety for every listener regardless of their language and cultural background. Expect plenty of authentic Russian flavour, superb musicianship, multilingual banter and heaps of heartfelt, ...

The Cafe is open this evening, last orders at 6.30pm After releasing a folk song every week for a year, 5 star reviews, Radio 2 spins and a roaringly successful festival run, Joshua Burnell & his 6-piece band are taking the show on the road. They’ve set feet stomping and ...

Winners of the Steve Reid InNOVAtion Award for boundary-pushing new music creators, The Little Unsaid spent 2017 /2018 travelling the UK and Europe, leaving audiences emotionally rapt with a live show that’s been described as “a thumping depth of passion, recalling the intensity and melancholic overtones of Nick Cave and ...

The Cafe is open this evening, last orders at 6.30pm In April 2018, Edgelarks (Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin) retreated to a remote cottage in Ulpha, western Cumbria. They breathed in the mountain view, banked up the fire, and took their instruments out of their cases. Then they sat down, ...

The Cafe is open this evening, last orders at 6.30pm Luke Jackson is an un-pidgeonhole-able (is that a word?) singer songwriter who has travelled a fair few thousand miles around the British Isles, initially with his dad Paul into pubs and bars, well run house concerts and more recently into ...

The Cafe is open this evening, last orders at 6.30pm British born singer-songwriter and musician Matt Owens first came to prominence as a founder member of indie-folk band Noah and the Whale. Releasing four albums, Noah and the Whale achieved huge success in the UK and overseas, selling over one ...

The Cafe is open this evening, last orders at 6.30pm As a long-serving troubadour of the folk and acoustic music scene, master songwriter and storyteller Steve Knightley has spent much of his life on the road, collecting songs, stories, anecdotes and observations – with the odd disaster along the way. ...