Theme: Folk

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.

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

Mellow indie singer-songwriter.

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...

Contemporary folk by the singer-songwriter, formerly of Nizlopi.