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Gigs



Kate Griffin and Matchume Zango
Wed 03 Jun 2026
Sāwol
Thu 11 Jun 2026
Wakefire: An Incantation To Summer
Wed 17 Jun 2026
Scotland Introducing: HEISK and Chloe Matharu
Thu 25 Jun 2026
London Youth Folk Ensemble and Friends
Sat 27 Jun 2026
The Crossroads: La'l Tethera, Tóchar and The Beadling
Wed 01 Jul 2026
Rooted and Rising
Wed 08 Jul 2026
Sam Carter sings Nic Jones
Wed 16 Sep 2026
Le Vent du Nord
Thu 24 Sep 2026
Trad Night: Steve Turner
Wed 30 Sep 2026
Leveret
Thu 01 Oct 2026
Feminist Folk Club
Wed 07 Oct 2026
not for glory
Tue 13 Oct 2026
Black British Folk Takeover
Sat 17 Oct 2026
Belinda O'Hooley and Jackie Oates
Thu 22 Oct 2026
The Furrow Collective
Wed 28 Oct 2026
Goblin Band
Sat 31 Oct 2026
Trad Night: Macdara Yeates
Wed 04 Nov 2026
The Haar
Thu 05 Nov 2026
Ryan Young
Thu 12 Nov 2026
Satnam Galsian
Wed 18 Nov 2026
Hugh Cornwell: Never Say Goodbye
Tue 24 Nov 2026
Malin Lewis
Wed 25 Nov 2026
Trad Night: Andy Turner
Wed 02 Dec 2026
Elanor Moss
Thu 03 Dec 2026
Festive Gathering
Sun 06 Dec 2026
Salt House
Wed 09 Dec 2026
A Winter Union
Wed 16 Dec 2026
Winter Solstice BPOC & Global Majority Folk Club
Wed 16 Dec 2026
The Young'uns
Sun 20 Dec 2026
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