A Horizon Folk Award nominee, Rosie Hood is known for her powerful, clear vocals and captivating performances combining poetic writing with honest interpretations of traditional English songs. In her ‘Classy’ (MOJO) 4-piece, Rosie is joined by fiddle-player Nicola Beazley, melodeon-player & percussionist Robyn Wallace and fiddle-player Rosie Butler-Hall. The instrumentalists bring dynamic lift and drive, expanding Rosie’s vision to re-work traditional songs and bring unheard stories to life. ‘To me, the story is always the most important thing, that’s the…

Led by the renowned Richard Exall with Musical Director, Dom Barnett on piano, the music performed by Rainey’s Revue has been meticulously arranged to feature some of the classic songs of the singer dubbed ‘The Mother of The Blues – Ma Rainey’, whilst capturing the true essence of the music from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. The established rhythm section featuring drum legend, Sam Kelly (nd noted big band double-bassist, Marianne Windham set the foundation for a captivating and immersive…

Multi-award winning saxophonist Kasper Rietkerk, collaborated with artists as Eddie Chacon, John Caroll Kirby, Jean Toussaint, and many others. He is also a member of the Emma Rawicz Jazz Orchestra. His album, The Happy Worrier, that he recorded with the prize money from the Brubeck Living Legacy was launched last year and is an intergenerational project that features some of the UK’s greatest musicians: John Parricelli, Tom Herbert, Jonah Evans and Rebecka Edlund. To celebrate the release of this album,…

Snake welcomes back Tom and Melissa and he is looking forward to having to keep up with these very talented youngsters, playing more modern material than usual.

Good Habits is a dynamic indie-folk band featuring Bonnie Schwarz, Pete Shaw and Jenny Walinetski that fuses virtuosic energy with vivid storytelling in a whirlwind of folky brilliance. With international acclaim, they’ve played Glastonbury, toured Australasia and the UK, with their album Quarter-Life hitting the UK Top 40 Folk Charts. BBC Radio hails their “pinpoint precision vocals, hard-rocking accordion, and 21st-century musicianship at its best.”

Taff Rapids, Cardiff’s bluegrass sensation is taking the international stage by storm. Comprising seasoned musicians Darren Eedens, Sion Russell Jones, David Grubb, and Clem Saynor, the band blends traditional bluegrass classics with captivating originals, incorporating Welsh-language songs for a unique global appeal. With electrifying performances, rich harmonies, and unmatched instrumental prowess, Taff Rapids is set to become a powerhouse in bluegrass and beyond, to show the world what Welsh Bluegrass is.

Burning Rope is a band born from the ashes of multi award winning blues rock band Catfish following the sad loss of their frontman and guitarist Matt Long to cancer in October. The other members of the band wanted to continue to play and write together, so have come together as Burning Rope along with superb Gloucestershire based guitarist Alex Voysey and regular dep for Catfish on drums, the excellent Mitch Weaving.

Ruth Notman is a folk singer/songwriter from Nottingham who is, most notably, known for being one of the leading ‘nu-folk revivalists’ in the late 00s who bridged folk music into the 21st Century and plugged it into a mainstream audience. Ruth first rocketed into the consciousness of the wider music scene in 2007 at 18 years old with her debut album, Threads, followed by her second album, The Life of Lilly (2009), which enjoyed similar accolades to her debut. Now,…