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The 1930s, Centrefolds
Date	Location
Alt folk by the band from Antrim. View full details
11 Jul Jul 11, 7.45pm, doors	Dublin Castle, London NW1

Aaron Wright
Date	Location
Rootsy local singer-songwriter hosting this Red Dog songwriters session. View full details
22 May–31 Jul Tue 9.30pm	The Ale House, Edinburgh

Aberfeldy Festival
Date	Location
A bigger and better version of previous years, with plans to expand the literary strand of this community affair. Saturday features a Family Fun Day and Traders Market, while the rest will be curated by a special guest, following up the work of last year's ideas man: Ian Rankin. View full details
2 Nov–3 Nov Times vary	Various Venues, Aberfeldy

Aboyne and Deeside Festival
Date	Location
A diverse programme from the wee festival, which has covered theatre, comedy – last year featuring Hardeep Singh Kholi – with exhibitions, workshops, music and film all included. Planned acts include the Bingham Quartet and an appearance from children's author Mairi 'Katie Morag' Hedderwick. View full details
13 Jul–29 Jul Times vary Deeside Theatre will act as main venue, but some events will take pace around Deeside.	Various Venues, Aboyne & Deeside

Acoustic Open Session
Date	Location
An evening of relaxed acoustic music hosted by singer/songwriter Tom Clelland. Players of all styles and standards are welcome to join in or just sit back and enjoy. View full details
18 Jun 7.30pm	Howden Park Centre, Livingston

Adam Beattie And The Consultants
Date	Location
The singer-songwriter leads his outfit in playing reflective acoustic blues, Americana and folk. View full details
20 Jun Jun 20, 8pm–11pm	Upstairs At The Ritzy, London SW2

Adam McCulloch Trio
Date	Location
Guitar/mandolin/fiddle trio from Adam McCulloch with Sean Thomson and Rebecca Brown. View full details
12 Jul 7.30pm	St Andrews in the Square, Glasgow
18 Nov 8.30pm	Dunfermline Folk Club, Dunfermline

Admiral Fallow
Date	Location
Folky indie from Louis Abbot's Admiral Fallow, on the up and up. View full details
8 Dec 7pm	Barrowland, Glasgow

Admiral Fallow
Date	Location
Contemporary folk by the Glasgow-based band. View full details
30 May May 30, 8pm, doors	The Cluny, Newcastle upon Tyne
31 May May 31, 7pm	Hare & Hounds, Birmingham

African Drumming Village
Date	Location
Scotland's only festival dedicated to drumming, with African beats echoing around the landscape of Glenisla. With the emphasis on friendly, relaxed fun, workshops are provided for all the family to learn how to sing, play and dance African style. View full details
31 Jul–4 Aug Times vary	Glenisla, Perth

An Afternoon with Sam Baker
Date	Location
Poetic singer-songwriter from Austin, who had to relearn how to play guitar after his hand was injured in a bomb blast. Part of the Glasgow Americana Festival. View full details
6 Oct 3pm	CCA, Glasgow

Ahab
Date	Location
The four-piece plays country-rock. View full details
30 Sep Sep 30, 8pm	Cavern Club, Exeter
3 Oct Oct 3, 8.30pm	The Prince Albert, Brighton
5 Oct Oct 5, 7pm, doors	Thekla, Bristol
6 Oct Oct 6, 8pm	Arlington Arts Centre, Mary Hare, Newbury
10 Oct Oct 10, 8pm	Blue Sky Cafe, Bangor
11 Oct Oct 11, 8pm	The Met, Bury
12 Oct Oct 12, 7.30pm	Pocklington Arts Centre, Pocklington
17 Oct Oct 17, 8pm	Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
18 Oct Oct 18, 8.30pm	Leaf On Bold Street, Liverpool

Ahab, Tom Townsend Blues Band
Date	Location
The four-piece plays country-rock. View full details
17 Jun Jun 17, 7.30pm	Concert Marquee at Beverley Leisure Complex, Beverley

The Ailie Robertson
Date	Location
One of Scotland's leading young harpists. View full details
19 Jul 1pm Part of the Crail Festival.	Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Crail

Alan Bonner, Paul Diello
Date	Location
The London-based singer-songwriter and pianist plays pop-tinted acoustica and folk in support of his album Balladeer. View full details
20 Jun Jun 20, 8.30pm–10.30pm, doors 8pm	The Jive Monkey, Brighton

Alasdair Roberts
Date	Location
Folk from the singer and musician. View full details
9 Aug Aug 9, 8pm, doors	Taylor John's House, Coventry
26 Sep Sep 26, 8pm–11.30pm, doors	The Old Queen's Head, London N1

The Alastair Anderson Band
Date	Location
Concertina virtuoso and renowned Northumbrian Pipes player Alastair Anderson is joined by Emily Ball (fiddle, viola), Sophy Ball (fiddle, clog dance) and Andy Watt (mandolin, guitar) for modern interpretations of Northumbrian and Borders music. View full details
2 Jun 8pm	Kirkton Church Hall

Alastair Savage
Date	Location
Scottish fiddle tunes including 18th and 19th-century works alongside contemporary tunes as Savage presents 'A Scottish Fiddle Journey' as he's joined by guitarist/pianist Euan Drysdale and double bassist Iain Crawford. View full details
25 Jun 7pm	Greenmill Primary School, Cumnock
26 Jun 8pm	St John's Episcopal Church, Edinburgh
27 Jun 8pm	Falkirk Old Parish Church, Falkirk
28 Jun 8pm	St John's Kirk, Perth
29 Jun 8pm	St Mary & St Finnan Church, Glenfinnan
1 Jul 3pm	Cathedral of the Isles, Isle of Cumbrae
2 Jul 7.30pm	The Sanctuary, Aberdeen
3 Jul 7.30pm	Little Dunkeld Kirk, Dunkeld

Alastair Savage Trio
Date	Location
Traditional and contemporary fiddle music from Savage and his collaborators Euan Drysdale (guitar/piano) and Iain Crawford (double bass). Part of Perthshire Amber. View full details
3 Nov 2pm	The Fair Maid's House, Perth

Alastair Savage Trio
Date	Location
Fiddle/guitar/upright bass trio with a mixture of traditional tunes and original compositions. Part of Cottier Chamber Project. View full details and ticket info
8 Jun 6.30pm	Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow

Alejandro Escovedo & the Sensitive Boys
Date	Location
Texan alt.country and rock singer-songwriter. Bruce Springsteen features on his new album. View full details
5 Jul 7pm	Stereo, Glasgow

The Alexander Brothers
Date	Location
Two of Scotland's premier entertainers provide an evening of songs, humour and music for all. View full details and ticket info
5 Jul 8pm	Strathpeffer Pavilion, Strathpeffer
15 Sep 7.30pm	Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline

Alistair Ogilvy Band
Date	Location
Distinctive Scottish music packed with emotion, history and story. View full details
26 Jul 7.30pm	St Andrews in the Square, Glasgow

Allan Taylor
Date	Location
Folk from the singer-songwriter. View full details
12 Jun Jun 12, 8.30pm–11pm	Dartford Folk Club, Dartford Working Mens Club, Dartford

Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham
Date	Location
With over two decades of performing together behind them, the fiddle and accordion duo continue to set the standard. View full details and ticket info
3 Aug 7.30pm	Albert Halls, Stirling
4 Aug 7.30pm	Crathes Castle, Garden & Estate, Banchory
28 Aug 7.30pm	Perth Concert Hall, Perth
31 Aug To be confirmed	The Macphail Centre, Ullapool
6 Sep 7.30pm	Rothes Halls, Glenrothes
16 Sep 7.30pm	Music Hall, Aberdeen
22 Sep 7.30pm	Ayr Town Hall, Ayr
23 Sep 7.30pm	Tait Hall, Kelso
11 Oct 8pm An early gig from the organisers of the House Folk Festival (8-10 Nov). Email…	Kinlochard Village Hall, Aberfoyle

Amelia Curran
Date	Location
Singer-songwriter from Toronto's Sixshooter Records. View full details
22 Jun 8pm	The State Bar, Glasgow

Amelia Curran
Date	Location
Contemporary folk by the singer-songwriter from Newfoundland View full details
26 Jun Jun 26, 8pm, doors	The Bicycle Shop, Norwich
28 Jun Jun 28, 8pm	Otterton Mill, Budleigh Salterton

Amelia Curran, Lizzie Nunnery
Date	Location
Contemporary folk by the singer-songwriter from Newfoundland View full details
21 Jun Jun 21, 8.30pm	Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool

An Evening of Music and Song
Date	Location
Mrs Gerrard's Accordion Band presents an evening of music, song and comedy. View full details and ticket info
29 Jul–30 Jul Mon & Sun 6.30pm	Aberdeen Arts Centre, Aberdeen

Anais Mitchell & The Young Man Band
Date	Location
Country and folk by the American singer-songwriter and fellow band members. View full details
30 May May 30, 8pm, doors	The Blind Tiger Club, Brighton
2 Jun Jun 2, 7.30pm	The Ruby Lounge, Manchester
3 Jun Jun 3, 7pm, doors	Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
4 Jun Jun 4, 8pm, doors 7.30pm	St Bonaventure's Social Club, Bristol
10 Jun Jun 10, 8pm, doors	The Cluny, Newcastle upon Tyne
12 Jun Jun 12, 7pm, doors	Dingwalls, London NW1

Andrew Foster
Date	Location
Acoustic folk from the singer-songwriter and musician. View full details
17 Nov Nov 17, 7.30pm	Playhouse Whitley Bay, Whitley Bay

Andy & The Prostitutes
Date	Location
Punky folk. View full details
9 Jun 8pm	The Ale House, Edinburgh

Andy Clarke And Steve Tyler
Date	Location
Folk from the Devon-based two-piece. View full details
21 Jun Jun 21, 8.30pm–11.15pm	Redbourn Folk Club At The Hollybush Public House, St. Albans

Andy Cutting
Date	Location
Folk from the award-winning singer-songwriter. View full details
5 Oct Oct 5, 8pm	Colston Hall, Bristol

Andy McKee, Preston Reed, Jon Gomm
Date	Location
Rock and folk by the Topeka-born guitarist. View full details
12 Sep Sep 12, 8pm	Quarterhouse, Folkestone
13 Sep Sep 13, 8pm	Komedia, Brighton
14 Sep Sep 14, 7.30pm	Farnham Maltings, Farnham
15 Sep Sep 15, 8pm	Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne
16 Sep Sep 16, 8pm, doors	Exeter Phoenix, Exeter
19 Sep Sep 19, 7pm, last adm 7.45pm	The Glee Club, Cardiff Bay
20 Sep Sep 20, 7.30pm, doors	The Fleece, Bristol
21 Sep Sep 21, 7.30pm, doors	Gloucester Guildhall, Gloucester
22 Sep Sep 22, 8pm	Guildhall Theatre, Derby
23 Sep Sep 23, 7pm, last adm 7.45pm	The Glee Club, Birmingham
26 Sep Sep 26, 7.30pm	Epstein Theatre, Liverpool
27 Sep Sep 27, 8pm	Royal Northern College Of Music, Manchester
28 Sep Sep 28, 7.30pm, doors	Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal
3 Oct Oct 3, 8pm	The Sage Gateshead, Gateshead
4 Oct Oct 4, 8pm	City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds
5 Oct Oct 5, 8.30pm, doors 8pm	Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester
6 Oct Oct 6, 7.30pm	University Of East Anglia, Norwich
7 Oct Oct 7, 7pm	Union Chapel, London N1

Andy Watt
Date	Location
Folk from the mandolin player. View full details
30 May May 30, 5.30pm	Recital Room, Armstrong Building at King's Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne

Angus Members Centre National Trust for Scotland Jubilee Concert
Date	Location
An evening of music from local groups to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. View full details
1 Jun 7.30pm	Glamis Castle, Glamis

Anne Renshaw Sings!
Date	Location
Anne Renshaw. With guests Ian Main and Andrew Lyons. A lovely, clear voice, singing mostly a selection of self-penned songs, full of tuneful melodies and evocative lyrics, from her debut CD, Awakening. Anne's songs always delight her audiences with subject matter ranging from her native Scottish Borders to her local No. 37 bus! She is joined by Ian Main and Andrew Lyons, well known on the Edinburgh folk scene for their lively jigs and reels, slow airs to die for and wonderful songs. An hour… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
11 Aug 7.30pm	Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, Edinburgh

Anthony John Clarke
Date	Location
Northern Irish singer/songwriter known among other things for his bright red guitar. View full details
7 Jun 8pm	St Andrews in the Square, Glasgow
25 Jun To be confirmed	Stirling Folk Club, Stirling

Anthony John Clarke
Date	Location
The folk singer-songwriter plays material from his back catalogue. View full details
11 Oct Oct 11, 8pm, doors	Lyceum Folk Club, Newport
19 Nov Nov 19, 7.45pm	Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester

Anthony John Clarke And Dave Pegg
Date	Location
Folk from the musicians. View full details
20 Nov Nov 20, 8.30pm–11pm	Dartford Folk Club, Dartford Working Mens Club, Dartford

Anto Morra
Date	Location
The singer-songwriter plays folk. View full details
20 Jun Jun 20, 9pm	The White Lion, London SW16

Anything But Irish
Date	Location
Folk jam session. View full details
5 Jun Jun 5, 8pm 3 Jul Jul 3, 8pm	The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne

Arakaendar Bolivia Choir
Date	Location
When Spanish missionaries brought Catholicism to the Bolivian jungle hundreds of years ago, they also brought baroque music, teaching the locals how to play and sing it. When the missionaries were expelled, the music stayed, and the local people carried on the tradition of composing and playing religious music, bringing it over and cross-fertilising it with their own music. This tradition is still alive in Bolivia, and this choir sings some of the extraordinary works created by indigenous… View full details
24 Jun 10pm	Albert Hotel, Kirkwall
25 Jun 1pm 26 Jun 9.30pm	St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall

Archie Fisher
Date	Location
A mixture of Scottish traditional and contemporary songs from folk troubadour Fisher, known for his BBC Radio 4 award-winning show Travelling Folk. View full details
2 Jun 7.30pm	The Swallow Theatre, Whithorn

Arran Folk Festival
Date	Location
The island known for being Scotland in miniature presents a weekend of folk, with sessions, concerts and ceilidhs centred in Brodick. View full details
14 Jun–17 Jun Times vary	Isle of Arran (various), Isle of Arran

Art for Lunch - Free Concerts at St Giles
Date	Location
Various artists. Escape the thunderous thrill of the High Street! Unwind and enjoy tranquillity, inspiring music and stunning architecture in the medieval heart of the Royal Mile. Classical, folk, jazz and more! All ages. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
1 Aug–30 Aug Mon–Sat 12.15–1pm	St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh

As Others See Us
Date	Location
Quernstance present an exploration of Scotland during Burns' time through music and songs of the 18th century and readings from letters and journals. Part of Burns an' a' That. View full details
30 May 7.30pm	Council Chambers, Ayr

Auchinleck's Alive and Kicking Festival
Date	Location
Concerts by mainstream folk and rock and pop covers bands and a dinner dance in the evenings are complemented at this local festival by a daytime programme of art exhibitions, craft fairs, a football tournament and a funfair. View full details
27 Jul–29 Jul Times vary	Auchinleck, Auchinleck

Auchtermuchty Festival
Date	Location
A selection of formal and informal traditional music events, including ceilidhs, competitions, concerts and workshops set around the historic village of Auchtermuchty. Events include a pageant, featuring local children and a Grand Open Air Dance to end the festival with a whirl. View full details
10 Aug–12 Aug Times vary	Auchtermuchty, Auchtermuchty

Aye Toons
Date	Location
An exciting new folk collaboration from vocalist/pianist/guitarists Yvonne Lyon and Euan Drydale and fiddler Alastair Savage. View full details and ticket info
16 Jun 8pm Part of the West End Festival.	St Silas Episcopal Church, Glasgow
17 Jun 9pm	The Green Hotel, Kinross

The Ballachulish Hellhounds
Date	Location
Highland bluegrass and country blues sounds. View full details
7 Jul 9pm 8 Sep 9pm	Clachaig Inn, Glencoe

The Band With No Name
Date	Location
Blues, rock and folk sextet from Preston. View full details
23 Jun Jun 23, 9pm	The Bitter Suite, Preston

Bap Kennedy
Date	Location
Country from the singer-songwriter. View full details
20 Jul Jul 20, 9pm	Ardhowen Theatre, Enniskillen

Barbara Dickson Band
Date	Location
Scottish folk by the singer-songwriter and musicians. View full details
19 Aug Aug 19, 7.30pm	Buxton Opera House, Buxton

Bard
Date	Location
Contemporary young folk band making waves on the scene. View full details
29 Jun 7.30pm	Tower Mill, Hawick

Barrafest
Date	Location
Scotland's most westerly music festival boasts two nights of top quality traditional music. View full details
27 Jul–28 Jul Times vary	Various Venues, Barra

Battlefield Band and The Wrigley Sisters
Date	Location
This talented foursome are known throughout the world as one of Scotland's finest musical treasures. Part of the Innerleithen Music Festival. View full details
17 Aug 7.30pm	Innerleithen Memorial Hall, Innerleithen

La Befana
Date	Location
Member of the Scottish Philharmonic Orchestra perform music to accompany the exhibition (The Man Who Loved Women), including Gordon Rigby's retelling of the Italian folk tale about an old woman who delivers gifts to children on Epiphany Eve. Part of Burns an' a' That. View full details
31 May 5.30pm	Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Ayr

Beirut
Date	Location
Indie-folk by the New York-based band. View full details
12 Sep Sep 12, 7pm, doors	O2 Academy Leeds, Leeds
14 Sep Sep 14, 7pm	HMV Apollo, London W6

Bella Hardy
Date	Location
The fiddle player performs folk. View full details
12 Jun Jun 12, 8pm	Jim Marshall Auditorium at The Stables, Milton Keynes

Bella Hardy, O'Hooley & Tidow
Date	Location
The fiddle player performs folk. View full details
11 Jun Jun 11, 8pm	The Old Queen's Head, London N1

Bellevue Rendezvous
Date	Location
Edinburgh-based acoustic-folk band. View full details
12 Jun Jun 12, 8.30pm, doors 8pm	Glastonbury Assembly Rooms, Glastonbury

Bellowhead
Date	Location
The past six years have seen Bellowhead progress from being a band whose main ambition was to have fun at festivals to recording two acclaimed albums, Burlesque and Matachin, performing at the BBC Proms in front of 40,000 people and appearing on everything from BBC Four to BBC Breakfast TV and everywhere from The Big Chill to The Royal Albert Hall. Following in the footsteps of chart-toppers St Etienne, Bellowhead have become band in residence at London's Southbank Centre. They have also… View full details
13 Jul Jul 13, 7pm, doors	Hampton Open Air Pool, Hampton
14 Jul Jul 14, 8pm	Park And Dare Theatre, Treorchy
6 Nov Nov 6, 7pm, doors	Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton
7 Nov Nov 7, 7pm, doors	Roundhouse, London NW1
8 Nov Nov 8, 8pm, doors 7pm	Alban Arena, St Albans
9 Nov Nov 9, 7pm	OPEN, Norwich
10 Nov Nov 10, 7pm	Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge
11 Nov Nov 11, 7pm, doors	The Guildhall, Southampton
12 Nov Nov 12, 7.30pm, doors	Coal Exchange, Cardiff
13 Nov Nov 13, 7pm, doors	Brighton Dome, Brighton
14 Nov Nov 14, 7pm, doors	The Hexagon, Reading
15 Nov Nov 15, 7pm	The Assembly, Leamington Spa
15 Nov Nov 15, 7pm, doors	Assembly Rooms, Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa
16 Nov Nov 16, 7pm, doors	York Barbican, York
17 Nov Nov 17, 7pm, doors	Colston Hall, Bristol
18 Nov Nov 18, 7pm, doors	The Lowry, Salford
19 Nov Nov 19, 7.30pm, doors	Hall 1 at The Sage Gateshead, Gateshead
22 Nov Nov 22, 7pm, doors	St George's Hall, Bradford
23 Nov Nov 23, 7pm, doors	The Engine Shed, University Of Lincoln SU, Lincoln
24 Nov Nov 24, 8pm, doors 7.30pm	Great Hall at Derby Assembly Rooms, Derby

Belshazzar's Feast
Date	Location
Traditional folk duo. View full details
12 Dec Dec 12, 8pm	Main Theatre at The Met, Bury

Benjamin Francis Leftwich
Date	Location
Folk-pop from the York-based singer-songwriter. View full details
6 Oct Oct 6, 7pm, doors	O2 Academy Bristol, Bristol
8 Oct Oct 8, 7pm	Town Hall, Oxford
16 Oct Oct 16, 7pm, doors	Plug, Sheffield
19 Oct Oct 19, 7pm	The Waterfront, Norwich
20 Oct Oct 20, 7pm, doors	The Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
24 Oct Oct 24, 7pm, doors	KOKO, London NW1
2 Nov Nov 2, 7pm, doors	The Limelight, Belfast

Benji Kirkpatrick
Date	Location
Alt folk singer-songwriter and member of Bellowhead. View full details
13 Jun Jun 13, 8pm	Exeter Phoenix, Exeter

Benji Kirkpatrick, Blair Dunlop
Date	Location
Contemporary folk by the singer-songwriter and Bellowhead co-founder. View full details
7 Jun Jun 7, 7.30pm, doors	Unicorn Theatre, Abingdon

Beoga
Date	Location
The County Antrim-based five-piece plays experimental folk. View full details
2 Jun Jun 2, 8pm–11pm	Tyneside Irish Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne

Beoga, The Long Notes
Date	Location
The Irish five-piece plays experimental folk. View full details
20 Jul Jul 20, 8pm, doors 7.30pm	Irish Cultural Centre, London W6

Betty's Bar Unplugged
Date	Location
Cosy acoustic sessions. View full details
24 May–21 Dec Thu & Fri 8pm	Betty's Bar, Edinburgh

The Big Nowhere, Doghouse Roses and Craig Hughes
Date	Location
Vagabond Social Club present their monthly night of alt.blues, Americana and folk. View full details
1 Jun 8pm	The State Bar, Glasgow

Big Tent
Date	Location
Three-day event mixing entertainment with environmentally-minded education. With creative workshops, puppet shows and storytelling for children, exhibitions, displays and debates for adults, and a festive ambience provided by world music artists, the festival will provide serious fun for all ages. This year's line-up includes Karine Polwart, The Treacherous Orchestra, Breabach, The Proclaimers, Alex Reid & Rob van Sante, The Horndog Brass Band and many more. View full details
21 Jul–22 Jul Times vary	Big Tent, Falkland

Bill Caddick
Date	Location
English folk from the veteran singer-songwriter, guitarist and founder member of folk-rock band The Home Service. View full details
20 Jun Jun 20, 8pm, doors	Trades Club, Hebden Bridge

Billy Bragg & KT Tunstall
Date	Location
Billy Bragg teams up with KT Tunstall to celebrate what would have been influential political folk singer Woody Guthrie's 100th birthday. View full details
14 Sep 7pm	O2 ABC, Glasgow

Biscotti
Date	Location
The Soft Boys frontman Robyn Hitchcock and Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones perform alt rock and psych folk duo. View full details
6 Dec Dec 6, 7pm, doors	Cecil Sharp House, London NW1

Bitsville
Date	Location
The Leicester-based band plays blues, jazz, country, punk and folk. View full details
21 Jun Jun 21, 8.30pm	The Donkey, Leicester

Black Strap Molasses
Date	Location
Contemporary folk combo. View full details
21 Nov Nov 21, 8pm, doors 7.30pm	The Lamb, Eastbourne

Black Swan Folk Session
Date	Location
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26 Jun Jun 26, 8.30pm 31 Jul Jul 31, 8.30pm 28 Aug Aug 28, 8.30pm 25 Sep Sep 25, 8.30pm	The Black Swan Inn, Swanage

Black Umfolosi
Date	Location
An entertaining evening of African music, dance and beautiful harmonies from Zimbabwe's Black Umfolosi. View full details
24 Jul 8pm	Eden Court Theatre, Inverness

Blake & Brazil
Date	Location
The duo plays traditional folk, Irish and country music. View full details
12 Aug Aug 12, 8.15pm, doors 7pm	Fred's Place, Mapperley Plains Sports and Social Club, Nottingham

Blank Jack Davy, Jack Hayter, Enderby's Room, Benjamin Shaw
Date	Location
The London-based singer-songwriter and musician plays alt folk. View full details
7 Jun Jun 7, 8pm, doors	The Hideaway, London N19

Blas Festival
Date	Location
Attracting thousands of festival-goers for its authenticity, the Blas festival celebrates the culture of traditional music and Gaelic in the Highlands of Scotland, with international, national and local performers in venues across the region. The festival, which includes a school and community programme, delivers up to 80 events, while also giving opportunities for young musicians and communities in remote areas to experience live music. View full details
7 Sep–15 Sep Times vary	Highlands, The Highlands

Blazin' Fiddles
Date	Location
They've been called 'the Led Zeppelin of the folk world' and 'the U2 of their genre'. Blazin' Fiddles are seven extraordinary folk musicians at the peak of their powers. View full details and ticket info
28 Jun 7.30pm	Dundee Rep, Dundee

Blazin' in Beauly
Date	Location
The brainchild of Blazin' Fiddles, designed to immerse visitors in the music of the Highlands and Islands through concerts, sessions, talks and workshops - making this one of the finest fiddle festivals around. View full details
15 Oct–19 Oct Times vary	Beauly, Beauly

Bleana
Date	Location
Traditional Irish music. View full details
31 May Thu 10.30pm 5 Jul–26 Jul Thu 10.30pm 2 Aug–30 Aug Thu 10.30pm 7 Jun–28 Jun Thu 10.30pm	Fibber Magees: Robinson's Bar, Belfast

The Blokes
Date	Location
Blues and folk residency. View full details
7 Jun 9pm 21 Jun–28 Jun Thu 9pm 17 Jun 9pm	Maggie May's, Glasgow

Bob Brolly
Date	Location
The New York-born guitarist and ethnomusicologist plays eclectic blues. View full details
15 Jul Jul 15, 6pm	Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Bob Rafkin, Flynn Brothers
Date	Location
The Orlando-based singer-songwriter performs Americana and folk. View full details
3 Jul Jul 3, 7.30pm	12 Bar Club, London WC2H

The Bogtrotters
Date	Location
The band plays Celtic and Irish folk. View full details
22 Jul Jul 22, 6pm	Bootleggers, Kendal

The Bonfire Band
Date	Location
Folk and blues by the London-based combo. View full details
27 Jun Jun 27, 8.30pm	The Betsey Trotwood, London EC1R

Bonnie & Jim
Date	Location
Acoustic duo playing pop covers and folk favourites. View full details
1 Jun 9pm	Clachaig Inn, Glencoe

Boo Hewerdine & Brooks Williams
Date	Location
The twosome plays folk. View full details
8 Dec Dec 8, 7pm	The Acoustic Tearoom, Kirkby Stephen

The Border Gaitherin – Coldstream 2012
Date	Location
The Border Gatherin offers a chance to camp near the River Tweed in Coldstream before taking in a weekend of traditional music and dance. Local talent will be showcased in an open stage competition, plus there are workshops and ceilidhs for those who want to join in the fun. View full details
1 Jun–3 Jun Times vary	Coldstream

Brett Winterford
Date	Location
Indie-folk singer-songwriter from Australia. View full details
31 Jul Jul 31, 8pm, doors	The Troubadour, London SW5

Brewed Slowly
Date	Location
The outfit plays Irish music. View full details
15 Sep Sep 15, 9pm	The Beadnell Towers Hotel, Chathill

Brian Kennedy
Date	Location
Belfast chap whose transcendent vocals have garnered him a loyal clutch of fans. View full details and ticket info
7 Jul 7.30pm	Centrestage Music Theatre, Kilmarnock
8 Jul 7.30pm	Motherwell Concert Hall and Theatre, Motherwell

Brigid Kaelin
Date	Location
Americana from this Louisville singer-songwriter. View full details
15 Aug 8.30pm	Dunfermline Folk Club, Dunfermline

Bronagh's Big Weekend
Date	Location
Helen O'Brien's solo comedy depicting a weekend in the life of a family with an interest in Irish dancing. View full details
14 Jun Jun 14, 8pm	Arc, Stockton-on-Tees

Broom Bezzums
Date	Location
Traditional folk songs and tunes of northern England from Andrew Cadie and Mark Bloomer, who keep their audiences entertained with plenty of engaging banter between their passionately delivered songs. View full details
22 Nov 8pm	Crail Folk Club, Crail

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