TALENTBANQ presents... Nashville-born songwriter and a rising talent in London’s indie folk scene

London-based oud and violin duo focusing on Ottoman classical repertoire as well as folk music of the surrounding region.

Renowned folk singer, cellist, fiddle and viola player who gained fame as an original member of the award-winning folk big band Bellowhead, along with The Cartographers, presenting a powerful blend of traditional folk and contemporary sounds, with Rachael's stunning voice and instrumental skills leading the line

“Shades of Simon & Garfunkel”. – Mark Radcliffe (BBC Radio 2) / “A special weave of voice and harmony.. Impressive..” – Robert Plant

...dynamic performer informed by politics, passion, intelligence and the all-important sense of humor.

Down and dirty savage swamp infested gypsy blues

Join London-based jazz violinist Matt Holborn and his trio for a night of swing and straight-ahead jazz

An acoustic fusion trio that create and perform music inspired by world folk culture, nature, stories and personal experiences.

Vintage Rock'n'roll band from the UK with rich vocals, soulful grooves and soaring horns

Top piano player whose repertoire covers the stride and barrelhouse piano styles of the 1920s, through to the great New Orleans piano players like Professor Longhair, Fats Domino, and Dr. John.

Singer songwriter, virtuoso violinist, pianist and guitarist from Dunbar, Scotland. The Sunday Times said in the past ‘a beautiful album that has Mercury Prize written all over it’, the Telegraph said ‘etheral singer songwriting’.

"Bluegrass at heart, but pulling from a wide range of influences including swing, ragtime, jazz, and even a hint of contemporary perspective in the songwriting, they offer virtually unmatched energy and enthusiasm, underpinned by intelligent songs that don’t skimp on the infectiousness...”  Saving Country Music

Two of the finest innovators within their own country’s traditional music culture, turn a lockdown collaboration into a new and exciting live act

Multi Instrumentalist, composer, producer best known for being the live bass player in Damon Albarn’s animated, multi-media band Gorillaz presents his own music bringing a mix of 60s pop, bossa nova, Afrobeat grooves and shimmering 80s melancholy

"The Gently sardonic, arch wordplay and country-rock twang recall Nick Lowe." UNCUT / “Jerry Leger has that spark in him that all the great songwriters have. He's the real deal.” Ron Sexsmith

Venerated singer & songwriter of worldwide hits on tour with the celebrated multi-instrumentalist Julian Littman “Charlie Dore is one of this country’s finest songwriters, a poet with the keenest of eyes” Americana UK

Greek rebetiko music from the 1920's to 1950's

A sucker for folk, blues, rock and country music, Browning’s musical journey has taken him far and wide, across the UK and Europe and on to the United States

An intimate, curated and community-based night of folk music aiming to celebrate the best upcoming folk artists London has to offer

Authentic Vintage Gospel infused Rhythm and Blues

“One of the worlds’s finest exponents of the music of New Orleans…. a true piano talent” Blues In Britain magazine

“Excellent musicians, beautiful harmonies and a fresh approach to traditional music” FATEA Magazine ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Irrepressible roots stompers weave an unsteady course between blues and old-time, back-porch folk and primitive rockabilly

An exuberant mix of New Orleans style piano, Barrelhouse, Rhythm and Blues, Rock n Roll, and Boogie Woogie!

An exciting double bill from a Folk and Americana artist with electric vocals and refined guitar skills, and an Alt-Country band with "extremely fine harmonies"

Laura Wilkie is a Fiddle player from Tain in the Highlands of Scotland. Her latest project ‘Vent’ is centred around ancient women’s work songs – Waulking songs.

“Laura’s songs are full of fun, mischievousness, mythology and hope. ” Cambridge Folk Club

Lush, hypnotic arrangements, with writing as raw and vulnerable as it gets: confronting everything from religion and trauma to body image and motherhood with unflinching honesty

A hauntingly beautiful and profoundly moving experience not to be missed... “Music for the soul” (Maverick Magazine)

Traditional Gypsy and Eastern European tunes shot through with searing jazz improvisation...

Award-winning guitar duo, who play energetic instrumental flamenco and rumba-based music

Extraordinary blend of Americana, toe-tapping folk-jazz and soulful rock... "constantly delights and surprises...” ***** Americana in Technicolour

"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

Soulful vocals, layered guitar and keys with electronic beats, jazz overtones and atmospheric soundscapes

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

“Bluegrass, old-time, skiffle, jug band ... stir them up vigorously, throwing in elements of zany vaudeville, add some unpredictable tics, then stand back and watch Special Ed & the Shortbus go.” The Edinburgh Scotsman

“One of the truly pioneering acts in folk music” FRUK ****

Scotland's greatest living female voice... "Timeless and universal" (The Scotsman)... "One of my favourite singers of all time" (Jools Holland)

Taking inspiration from the 1940's jazz of Billie, the blues grit of the Wolf, and the genre sidestepping of Waits... broken down roots music!

“massively entertaining... If you think blues can't be done on a banjo or ukulele, think again" Blues Matters ​/ “Genuinely good-time music from ukulele stalwart, who also plays a mean banjo” fRoots

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

Em Risley is frequently likened to Joni Mitchell, her folk influences shine through but with individuality from the uniqueness of her voice

An exciting five piece Rhythm & Blues band, playing esoteric covers plus original numbers all iced with an incredible Jazz voice

Tight vocal harmonies and blistering trombone and vocal solos over classic New Orleans jazz and blues songs

US artist with a “jaw-droppingly effortless” guitar style, a voice “like chocolate,” and a vast and varied repertoire of both original and interpreted songs

Dark, quirky, ethereal Chamber-Pop songs meet Electronica to create a unique sound all carried by Beth’s pure and unaffected vocal.

Austin singer-songwriter returns with a rare and intimate solo performance to celebrate the release of newly-penned songs

“Austin Stambaugh is the best flatpicking songwriter you’ve never heard of, and I’ll stand on Steve Earle’s coffee table in my Redwing boots and say it.” Folk singer Tim Easton

An evening of music with folk singer-songwriter, who's music is inspired by the weird and wonderful quirky stories in our world and her deep and curious imagination