New Roots presents acclaimed Irish singer-songwriter Louis Brennan with his full band, plus support form Michele Stodart (The Magic Numbers). ‘A master storyteller with a voice like rolling thunder’ – GQ Magazine.

Album launch show for her second LP 'Characters'

Debut EP launch gig

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

Folk-pop duo with influences from Johnny Flynn to Crowded House to Crosby, Stills and Nash and more! A stripped back and acoustic sound with searching melodies, close harmonies and introspective lyrics.

Platinum selling Irish singer-songwriter, performer, raconteur and a whole lot more besides! “A mixture of all the great voices of the 20th Century” 5* The Guardian

Highly acclaimed artist, referred to as a “genius” and a “downtown ringleader” by The New Yorker, and as "one of New York’s more colorful band leaders for more than a decade.” by WNYC’s legendary DJ John Schaefer.

“Utterly spellbinding” The Times / “The next British blues guitar hero” The Guardian

'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

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

"Every so often a new voice emerges, one so stunning that it knocks you sideways. Jackson has been compared to a young Richard Thompson and for once these are not empty words" Acoustic Magazine... “Jackson is one of the most dynamic and exciting live performers of his generation” Folk Radio

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

New Roots presents Radio 2 Folk Award winner Josienne Clarke - 'Extraordinary' MOJO / 'Exquisite' The Observer / 'a voice that can trickle back over centuries' Cry Matthews BBC 6 Music

“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)

Double bill featuring Dear Pariah - “A salve on frayed nerves” - and dark humour, lyricism and apocalyptic story-telling from Jack Dean

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.

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

Talented songwriter, storyteller & modern day troubadour known for his distinctive voice and understated songwriting. A sensitive singer, with blues and folk leanings, he has been compared to Nick Drake and Richard Hawley. Tonight presenting his new album. Plus Ainsley Hamill, described as a mix of Heather Small & Julie Fowlis.

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.

“Utterly spellbinding” The Times / “The next British blues guitar hero” The Guardian

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.

Acclaimed US singer-songwriter plays her London debut

New Roots presents perfect contemporary singer-songwriter double-bills in miniature, tonight with Paul Mosley (‘‘What a voice’ Jools Holland’ / ★★★★ Q Magazine) and Hannah Nicholson.

“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

"A Beguiling Soulfulness" Jazz Times / "Miss Dubé, the first British recipient of the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Award, has a voice of the purest gold." Jazz In Reading, 2019

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!

"Now and again you stumble across a rare talent of such sheer genius that you actually wonder whether what you have witnessed can possibly be for real. Dom Martin is one such talent" Blues in Britain Magazine

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

Scots troubadour Adam Beattie brings his full six piece band for a genre-crossing roots and electric folk-jazz spectacular. 'Incredibly beautiful' Mary Anne Hobbs (BBC 6 Music).

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

The nation’s favourite new British male country artist... ‘It’s great to see Jake Morrell flying the flag for British Country’ Dermot O’Leary, BBC Radio 2

A one-man-soul-band, and poet.

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

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

'An absolutely superb guitarist ... reminiscent of John Martyn" Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2 ''Articulate, compelling ... brilliant'' (Four stars) Mojo Magazine

“A thumping depth of passion, recalling the intensity and melancholic overtones of Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen.”

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.

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

Sunday Times ‘Breaking Act’ & one of the UK alt-folk’s best kept secrets... “he excels at propulsive, narratively rich folk, delivered in a soaring, clear-as-a-bell singing voice” The Sunday Times

"A force of nature" The Irish Times... "a master of subtlety in realms of folk-informed pop." The Thin Air

“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.

Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter plays from her latest album. “A heartfelt, timeless, and captivating release” - Folk Radio UK

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

Formerly of Oysterband fame, "Ray is one of those songsmiths who possesses the ability to really get inside the characters - his insights are penetrating ... majestic, full bodied, confidently widescreen in nature". fROOTS

"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