A virtual version of our usual monthly open mic... everyone welcome!

Returning musician sings songs for the long ride home, driven by storytelling, humour and nostalgia.

New wave indie folk/ rock sound from this independent and international band, hailing from Melbourne, Australia

Irish Mountain Music for City Folk... "They really pack a punch with their full-on rocking acoustic bluegrassy folk” Folk Radio UK

Debut EP launch gig

New Roots presents a Lunaria Records showcase night featuring the finest in UK blues, jazz and Americana.

'Jack Harris is a priest of song who holds himself to a rigorous, ancient code of beauty most of us have forgotten exists.' Anais Mitchell

Hank and The Wangford Bass Combo emerge back into the light blinking like moles after a spirit crushing lockdown. Bringing new lockdown songs and old favourites too!

Singer-songwriter shares tracks from her debut album alongside high energy classics

Songwriter and fingerstyle guitarist, marrying the western lyricism of Townes Van Zandt with the very English guitar wizardry of Davy Graham

"Awash with wit, lust and distraction…..the cleverest writer and most magnetic performer of Blues in the UK." MOJO

“one of England's best kept musical secrets” - Rolling Stone

**** "A little bit country, a little bit rock and soul" Mojo... "One of Scotland’s best troubadours… fabulous" Bob Harris (BBC Radio 2)

An exciting double bill featuring two local folk-country/Americana acts...

JUNO nominated frontman of Canada's The Deep Dark Woods takes up a deep tradition of forlorn storytelling, drawing lines from Celtic folksongs to country blues, John Fahey to Shirley Collins.

Two US artists who met at Berklee College of Music’s Joni Mitchell Ensemble make their UK debut.

Award-winning songwriter. International road warrior. American roots outlaw.

A Californian double bill! The Crux embraces styles from swing to klezmer to barnyard punk. The Sam Chase Trio dishes out epic folk songs and ballads. Together they promise an evening not to be missed!

Described as the UK’s answer to Emmylou Harris tinged with the dark storytelling prowess of Nick Cave

Americana inspired duo who play sparse, unhurried music...‘The equivalent of waking up from a wet and weary February to the sun dancing on the walls of your room’ - Fem Folk UK

Author Ralph Brookfield invites you to the launch party for his new book 'On the Trail of Americana Music' featuring live music from the Dustbowl Sinners & Mandolin Jack

Lyrics “gloriously delivered with intonation, inflections and high notes which evoke Joni Mitchell at her very best” - Folk Radio UK

New Roots presents Irish roots troubadour and Christy Moore affiliate Rob Corcoran with full five-piece band. “This man can surely sing, and he has a great band behind him. He says some things that need to be said” Christy Moore.

Acclaimed Nashville songwriter with “Beautiful and heartbreaking songs - one of the best on the Americana and folk scene” (Slaid Cleaves), “Mesmerizing” (Rolling Stone), "Major, major talent" (Music Row Magazine)

This ‘rising singer-songwriter had the crowd eating out of her hands’ (The Independent) and is simply ‘not to be missed’ (Time Out). The ‘powerful’ (Evening Standard) songstress defies easy classification, with a sound blending folk, soul, blues and country.

“Sophisticated mix of folk, jazz, pop and rustica.” Independent

"Bedford is a boon of a storyteller, a true heir to the classic US folk singers" (AmericanaUK), "...something truly special.." 5 stars out of 5 (Rock ‘n Reel)

An Americana outfit steeped in decades of musical influences from the USA and Ireland.

An innovative interpretation of American Old-Time tradition, blending roots material with fresh arrangements and original compositions.

Acclaimed US singer-songwriter plays her London debut

HEARD Collective play their first gig since lockdown, featuring the accomplished and talented Sherika Sherard and co-founding folk artists Daisy Chute and Cerian

Rare intimate solo blues show from renowned guitarist from James and The Oyster Band, sharing a bill with US Folk singer-songwriter Kelley Swindall.

...sorrowful harmonies, driving rhythms and break-neck fiddle to keep you dancing and sobbing into the night in equal measure.

An international stringband playing a mix of bluegrass, old-time and gospel originals and treasures.

“Gritty and authentic” – A Best of The Year selection - The Telegraph, “Really, really special” BBC Radio Scotland, “A stand-out album – poetry is coursing through his veins” ***** Maverick magazine

"Rooted in Bluegrass and UK Folk Music, they're a wonderful bridge across the Atlantic. ” Whispering Bob Harris, OBE BBC 2 Country

Celebrating a decade of musical partnership with the release of a very special 10 year anniversary 'greatest hits'.

Americana singer-songwriter's emotional and seductive vocals take you into a world of private beauty, reflection and feelings; the music is always intimate and evocative – you listen and want to be there.

One of the brightest rising stars on the UK roots music scene!

Declared by music critics as a cross between Janis Joplin, Florence Welch and Courtney Barnett, Lauren Ruth Ward is a force of nature!

Green Note debut from acclaimed Belfast-based songwriter... 'Like James Taylor meets John Prine... in a second hand bookshop'

...an irresistibly upbeat combination of R&B, Blues and Country!

Summoning the same heart-stopping purity as Sandy Denny, by way of Emmylou Harris and Kate Bush!

New Roots presents a superb double bill with two of the UK's finest contemporary singer-songwriters. ★★★★ Uncut / ★★★★★ Independent on Sunday / ★★★★ The Telegraph

Up-and-coming London-based singer-songwriter performing meaningfully written songs with a powerful and soulful voice

Album launch from this five-piece Brighton based band. Playing Texas Boogie, real Country and dance-floor Western Swing!

Inspired to produce music in spite of the pandemic lockdown, American singer-songwriter shares his latest album

One of Sweden's hottest acts!

Double-bill featuring Findlay Napier & Megan Henwood- two of Britain's finest songwriter... Join them on an informative performance journey through time and space, blending music, laughter, lasers and maybe one or two vaguely interesting facts.

Rhythmic folk musings and delicately woven harmonies

"Smoky soul, folk-pop and heart-wrenching alt-country, all in a rich voice” (Q Magazine)

Rootsy and rhythmic original songs, Blues and Americana

“...a gritty, rootsy mélange full of sweeping licks, pumping bass lines and tasty harmonies, successfully blending a modern country twang with rollicking bluegrass.” – Steve Harvey, editor, Acoustic Magazine

“Gibbs’ songwriting is deeply personal and profound. It’s plain to see Otis Gibbs is a man you should give a damn about. ” – Rolling Stone

Singer-songwriter's hauntingly beautiful voice creates vividly intelligent emotional landscapes in her confessional song-writing.

Like Simon and Garfunkel lost at sea, salt in their beards, wind at their backs, and whiskey in their bottles...

Striking six-part harmonies, energetic rhythms, catchy songs and a fiercely formidable live act for TALENTBANQ's special Christmas celebration!

Winner of the Indie Acoustic Award’s Americana Album of the Year award

Songwriting which fuses conversational narratives with modern-folk textures in the vein of Gregory Alan Isakov, The Tallest Man On Earth, and Noah Gundersen - rich in emotional detail

Sun-shiny songs thriving on dark themes behind irresistible rhythms.

Drawing comparisons with Lucinda Williams and Gillian Welch, Canadian artist Lynn Hansen is know for her hard-living style of music, mixing gritty ballads with driving roots-tinged guitar.

"Jerry Leger has that spark in him that all the great songwriters have. He's the real deal." - Ron Sexsmith

“Rebecca Loebe is a woman at the height of her powers.” NPR’s Mountain Stage.... “Mixing resilience, empowerment and just a bit of pissed-off punch…” Rolling Stone