Theme: Folk

British singer-songwriter from Ripon in North Yorkshire who first came to prominence at the age of 12 via a YouTube video of her singing.

The Simon and Garfunkel Story takes you back through time, to tell the story of both Paul and Art, from their humble beginnings as rock n roll duo Tom & Jerry, right through their massive success,...

Sharp, often devastating emotional observation leavened with a dose of humour from the Louisiana-born songwriter, guitarist and harmonica player.

Contemporary folk by the Southampton-born singer-songwriter and founding member of the group Show of Hands.

Singer-songwriter Jessica Pratt mixes folk and country in playful ways.

Trad trio made up of Ali Levack (pipes and whistles), Pablo Lafuente (guitar) and Ewan Baird (bodhrán).

Mellow indie singer-songwriter.

Paul Heaton is one of the UK's most successful songwriters with well over 15 million album sales under his belt. He first came to public attention in the early '80s as the frontman of Hull-based...

Celtrock knees-up with one of Ireland's most successful bands.

Latino-ska-funk hoedown from this Melbourne six-piece. High-spirited Australian band the Cat Empire have set themselves apart by incorporating and emulating a multitude of styles including ska,...

The stage moniker of Dublin's Conor O'Brien, a rootsy narrative songwriter whose debut album I Saw The Dead was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.

A nine-man shanty folk group drawing on 200 years of traditional vocal repertoire.

Brìghde Chaimbeul (pronounced Bree-chu Chaym-bul)) is one of the most exciting musical minds in the world of Celtic folk today.

English singer-songwriter who experiments with many musical genres.

The collective plays folk, with distinct influences from traditional Celtic music, ska, rock and pop.

Ocie Elliott is musical duo Jon Middleton and Sierra Lundy from Victoria, B.C., Canada. The two have come a long way in a short time since a chance encounter in a Salt Spring Island café led to a...