The Slaughtered Lamb

Baile are an up and coming band based in the hub of the Glasgow trad scene. The band's sound comes from the use of the Scottish Border Pipes and Whistles with the backing of Bodhran and Guitar combined to make at times, a huge and driving sound and at others, delicate, weaving melodies. The band formed towards the end…

Immersed in the folk scene from an early age, Ben is well-versed in the folk traditions of England, and of his home county of Devon. As a solo performer, Ben reworks and re imagines these traditional forms for a contemporary audience to speak to our modern society. Singing both traditional songs still relevant to our…

Having been at the heart of various successful bands, big band folk trailblazers Bellowhead; power folk trio Faustus; the Seth Lakeman band, Benji concentrates on his own writings with this new outfit The Excess. A trio: comprising of fellow ex-Bellowhead band mate, Pete Flood on drums and Pete Thomas on double and…

For knocking on 15 years now The Croshaw Family, led by brother and sister Emma and Marty, having been playing together and perfecting their sound through a shared love of close harmony singing and old-time string band and jug band music, bluegrass, country, gospel, Hawaiian lap steel and Irish fiddle tunes and pretty…

Performing England's traditional songs with a new energy, The Dovetail Trio have been exploring folk narratives with musical skill and a passion for their heritage since forming in 2014. Effortlessly combining the distinctive voices and acclaimed instrumental talents of Jamie Roberts (guitar & vocals), Rosie Hood…

Full of energy and bold ideas but firmly grounded in the Scottish & Gaelic tradition, Eabhal are one of Scotland's brightest up and coming bands that continue to evolve our music. - Angus Lyon (Blazin' Fiddles) Eabhal met and began making music together on the Outer-Hebrides' Isle of Uist, taking their name from…

The music of Elmøe & Hoffmann is Nordic in its essence: Inspired by the traditional dance music from their ancestors, mixed with the classical chamber music tradition and several modern symphonic elements, achieved with a blend of the cittern, the violin and the piano. All of the music is freshly composed and arranged…

Finn Collinson is a recorder player and folk musician from East Anglia. Barely in his twenties, Finn is already gaining a reputation as one of the foremost exponents of the recorder on the English folk scene. Finn's diverse performance credits range from a solo performance with the London International Orchestra at…

Gnoss are a dynamic four-piece of fiddle, flute, guitar and percussion, that tackle energetic tune sets and driving folk song with a 'maturity of ability many of a greater age will envy' (Living Tradition). As current and former students at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Graham Rorie (Fiddle & Mandolin), Aidan…

★★★★ Bursting with invention and full of surprises. – The Telegraph**** Their reeling, spinning sound corroborates the content of their songs which appear to be describing a life alive with motion. They are altogether a good thing, busy as rush hour but full of light.– The Independent on Sunday Sometimes folk…

Nashville-based country singer responsible for the swampy theme tune to True Blood.

Jess and Nels tour in 2019 with books and songs to satisfy the most avid record sleeve-readers, comic book-worms, or just about anyone feeling lost in the digital age. Their co-headlined show promises an atmospheric concoction of songwriting and storytelling. Together they put on an intimate show, from which the audience…

In 2012, Derby, England native and folk-singer Josh Okeefe dropped out of school, traveled across the Atlantic and arrived in Nashville, TN in search of the places his idols Hank Williams and Johnny Cash once graced. He became a regular in the rock and roll clubs on the east side and the legendary honky-tonks on Lower…

Singer-songwriter, storyteller and Hammond organ donor, Joshua Burnell grew up in various locations between France and Scotland. He now resides in York, but everyone assumes he's from Rivendell. At some point, English folk, prog, contemporary classical, and vintage pop-rock all got mixed up and everyone had a great time…

Sophie Janna and Margot Merah sing together like sisters. Songs from the Celtic and American traditions and beautiful original songs are brought with clear voices, heavenly harmonies and full hearts. The Lasses specialize in strong stories that speak to audiences now as much as when the songs were first written. With…

Steve Skaith, Steve Jeffries and Mary Carewe play acoustic versions of Latin Quarter songs, old and new.

Lucy Ward is an impressive, original songwriter whose unique delivery and breath-taking voice has enchanted audiences the world over. Her music never fails to get to the heart of the human condition with her expressive, unflinching writing style and warm personality that radiates from the stage. Having come up through…

Mark Eitzel will be returning to London for his first solo acoustic shows since 2014 on Saturday June 22nd at 6:00pm and 9:00pm. These two intimate shows at London's Slaughtered Lamb (Clerkenwell, nearest tube Farringdon) will be his only European shows of 2019. Both shows will feature old and brand new songs. His last…

Odette Michell is a British Folk Singer and Songwriter with a dynamic new take on the acoustic tradition and a voice capable of demonstrating the finer points of both folk and traditional song with genuine craftsmanship. Her vocal style has been described as "warm, intelligent and sitting comfortably amidst folk guitar in…

The best folk band to have come out of Scotland in the last twenty years New York Times The best band of their generation (The Living Tradition) A band with the potential to dominate the Scottish/Irish traditional scene for the next twenty years (Fatea Magazine) Scotland's Paul McKenna has long been ranked among…

“How the guitar would want to sound if it could play itself”…

Polaris, the new album by Dan Korn & Joe Sharp, will be released on 19th July 2019. The launch event will take place at The Slaughtered Lamb in London on the same date. Recorded live at Roedean Moira House Studios in Eastbourne by Frank Schulmeyer, Polaris is a project begot by two musicians and friends well known to…

Instrumental sextet exploring the traditional and contemporary folk music of Britain and beyond.

The Reverse is a North London based indie guitar band, described as “90’s-style literate guitar-pop”.

RISE (aka Jo Beth Young) is an English songwriter whose relentlessly authentic songs and mesmeric voice cut deep into the fabric of human frailty with a visionary sound swaying hypnotically between dream folk and progressive grit; at times dark but always beautiful. "A voice that can only be described as like a Tolkein…

A gentle, lulling delight. The Guardian Salt House is Jenny Sturgeon, Ewan MacPherson and Lauren MacColl. Their album Undersong has been praised by folk bible fRoots for bringing startling freshness to the British song tradition. Songs are central to Salt House. New songs that sound as if they've always been here.

A special gig as part of a one-off collaborative mini-tour bringing together two of Norwich's finest folk exports, and two of the hardest working folk bands touring the circuit at the moment. The gig will see a set from each act, and will finish with a collaborative set bringing together Alden Patterson and Dashwood and…

"Simply Rua" comprising outstanding Folk Flutist Jacquelyn Hynes and sublime Irish singer/songwriter J.Eoin reunite for a rare special outing in London's Slaughtered Lamb. An enchanting and entertaining evening is guaranteed, steeped in urban folklore, with JEoins mesmerising songs of exile and Jacquelyn's breathtaking…

Don’t miss this intimate and rare performance of two iconic musicians doing what they love to do best: entertain people with great music.

The venue comprises both seated and standing space. There are a limited number of seats. These are allocated on a first come first served basis, so if you'd like a seat, please ensure you arrive early. Tell Tale Tusk are an award-winning contemporary-folk ensemble re-imagining folk-fables old and giving light to…

Tilly Moses is a mandolin player and singer songwriter from Suffolk, now based in York. She has been performing all over the country since the age of just 13, supporting some of the best-loved folk acts in the UK, and in 2017 released her long awaited debut album Alight & Adrift, to incredible critical acclaim. The…

Berlin-based French Caribbean performer, painter and electronic pop chanteuse Valerie Renay (one half of Noblesse Oblige) will play songs from her debut solo a