Music, Folk

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Bards At The Barge

Open mic night. Acoustic guitar and bass available.

The Barge, Gillingham

Wed 5 Jun

Free / 01634 850485

  • 21:00

The Barons Of Tang, Deptford Beach Babes, Gina Furore Duo, Elsie Diamond, Sacha Dieu

The band from Melbourne performs lively and energetic Gypsy punk and alternative folk.

Hootananny, London SW2

Sat 13 Jul

£3 / 020 7737 7273

  • 21:00 – 03:00

The Barr Brothers

Contemporary folk by the quartet formed in Montreal, Quebec.

The Borderline, London W1D

Wed 28 Aug

£10 adv / 0870 060 3777

  • 19:00 – 22:30

City Screen Picturehouse, York

Tue 3 Sep

£10; £8 adv / 0871 704 2054

  • 20:00 – 23:00

Nice'n'Sleazy, Glasgow

Wed 4 Sep

£10 / 0141 333 0900

  • 19:30

Beans on Toast

Politically charged sounds from English "drunk folk singer".

Nice'n'Sleazy, Glasgow

Mon 24 Jun

£6 / 0141 333 0900

  • 20:00

Beans On Toast

Contemporary folk by the Essex-born singer-songwriter.

Fruit, Hull

Mon 30 Sep

£6 / 01482 280018

  • 19:30
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The Monarch, London NW1

Sun 26 May

£5 / 020 7482 2054

  • 15:00

Beau Jangles

The duo performs a lively fusion of rock'n'roll, alt-country, folk and bluegrass.

The Horn, St Albans

Sun 16 Jun

Free / 01727 853143

  • 16:00

Beck Hansen, Jarvis Cocker, Franz Ferdinand, Beth Orton

Alternative rock and anti-folk by the Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter.

Barbican Centre, London EC2Y

Thu 4 Jul

Hall

£20–£35 / 020 7638 8891

  • 19:30

Becka Wolfe & Sam Gillespie

Folk on fiddle, guitar and vocals.

Captains Bar, Edinburgh

Sun 26 May

Free

  • 20:30

The Bee's Niece, Will Robert, Karen Grace

Alternative folk by the Norwegian singer-songwriter, saw player, social worker and socialist politician Ragnhild Zeigler.

The Green Note Cafe, London NW1

Wed 10 Jul

£6 adv / 020 7485 9899

  • 19:00
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Before The Gold Rush

An intimate night of folk, Americana and acoustic live acts.

The Haberdashery, London N8

Wed 29 May

£12 (including a meal) (£4 music only) / 020 8342 8098

Featuring Rory Butler, Lucy Kitt, Lazy Heart Parade and Nick E Harris.

A Belgian Fanfare

The Poembak Collective of 20 musicians preform an eclectic repertoire of world music including jazz, tango, gypy and Latino.

Ashton Lane, Glasgow

Sat 22 Jun

Free

Part of West End Festival.

  • 18:00

Glasgow Botanic Gardens

Sat 22 Jun

Free / 0141 334 2422

Part of West End Festival.

  • 13:00

Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow

Sat 22 Jun

Free / 0141 276 9599

Part of West End Festival.

  • 15:00

Bella Hardy

The singer-songwriter and fiddle player, Arwen Arabella Hardy, performs contemporary folk.

Colston Hall, Bristol

Sun 22 Sep

Hall 2

£14.50 / 0117 922 3686

  • 20:00

Fruit, Hull

Fri 11 Oct

£12.50 / 01482 280018

  • 19:30

Bellowhead

Vibrant, chaotic and upbeat international folk on a plethora of instruments.

Aylesbury Waterside Theatre

Mon 11 Nov

£19.50–£24.50 / 0844 871 7607

Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone

Sat 23 Nov

£19.50–£24.50 / 01303 228600

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond

Sun 14 Jul

£35.50–£43.50; £17.75 disabled (Children £25.50–£33.50; Children £12.75 disabled) / 020 8743 6837

  • 19:30
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Bells In The Birches

The five-piece band from Manchester plays alternative folk.

The King's Arms, Salford

Thu 13 Jun

£5 / 0161 832 3605

  • 19:30

Belshazzar's Feast

Traditional folk duo.

Nettlebed Folk Club At The Village Club, Henley-on-Thames

Mon 9 Dec

£12 / 01628 636620

  • 20:00

The Red Lion, Birmingham

Wed 4 Dec

Phone for prices / 0121 441 6941

  • 19:45

Ben Marwood

Contemporary folk comes courtesy of the Reading-born singer-songwriter and guitarist.

The Crumblin Cookie, Leicester

Sat 1 Jun

The Cookie Jar

£5 / 0116 253 1212

  • 20:00

Ben Marwood, Oxygen Thief, Chris Webb, Ieuan Williams

Contemporary folk comes courtesy of the Reading-born singer-songwriter and guitarist

The Louisiana, Bristol

Sat 8 Jun

£8 adv / 0117 966 3615

  • 19:30

Ben River

Alternative folk from the London-based singer-songwriter and musician.

Caroline Of Brunswick, Brighton

Sat 22 Jun

Free / 01273 624434

  • 20:00 – 22:00
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Ben River, Jackson Nightmountain

Alternative folk from the London-based singer-songwriter and musician.

The Bedroom Bar, London EC2A

Tue 11 Jun

Free / 020 7739 5706

  • 20:00 – 00:00

Ben Sands

Celtic folk by the singer-songwriter who comes from Newry.

Llantrisant Folk Club, The Windsor Hotel, Pontyclun

Wed 1 Oct

£8 ( £5) / 01443 223 800

  • 20:30

Benji Kirkpatrick

The multi-instrumentalist and member of Bellowhead and The Seth Lakeman Band plays contemporary folk.

The Globe, Hereford

Sat 29 Jun

£7; £5–£6 adv / 01497 821762

  • 20:00 – 23:00

Bernard Wrigley

The veteran singer-songwriter and occasional actor performs folk songs from his entire musical career.

The Beehive, Sheffield

Fri 6 Sep

Phone for prices / 01909 770 205

  • 20:20

The Best of Scottish: Alistair MacDonald and Arthur Johnstone

The two highly experienced folk musicians (plus Johnstone's Stars Band) play an evening of Scottish and Irish tunes whose narratives span comedy to tragedy.

Gaiety Theatre, Ayr

Fri 19 Jul

£14 / 01292 288235

  • 19:30
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