Vix @vix-is-tired.bsky.social Proud member of the Guardian-reading, tofu-eating wokerati. Loves dogs and 80s/90s alternative choons, hates Tories, moans a lot.
Craig Davidson @craigdaxe.bsky.social Guitarist, Bassist, musician. Not mutually exclusive
Dom Wright @rpdom.net Linux/Scifi geek, also likes cooking, wine and reading.
Mastodon: @dom@mendeddrum.org
Not a megalomaniac billionaire
Sam Vimes @samvimes6.bsky.social Pratchett, Photography, Scifi, Science, Technology, Space and Whisky (Not Bearhuggers, obviously).
Hates Brexit, Trump and Intolerance.
Loves Cats and NoMansSky.
Often sarcastic, sometimes sweary.
#FBPE
Unsolicited DM's = Block
Chris Crowther (hikari) @hikariuk.bsky.social Software architect, geek, and roleplayer from Maldon in Essex.
Brett Taylor @bretttaylor.bsky.social Photographer Reader of books owned by two Jack Russells...
Dave G ~ espressococo book blog @dakegra.bsky.social Book tempter at espresso coco. Stationery geek. UX guy. Easily distractible with a hot beverage and cake. He/him.
https://linktr.ee/dakegra
Milkii B, Mx @mxmilkiib.bsky.social ๐ Schohtsh, Fyfur, Ednbuhruh; *dancin*, audio, media tech, electronic/experimental/*, communi*, Christopher Alexander/Murray Bookchin, Alan Kay/Ajahn Brahm, NVC/radical auth., art/silliness/bass; enby/transfemme they/them; AuDHD/PDA hyper-PoTS/MCAS/EDS; ๐๐ฅฆ
Doctor Moo @doctor-moo.bsky.social 100% Bovine, 0% Doctor.
He/Him.
Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org Occasional visitor.
Squeezy John @johnspiers.co.uk John Spiers. Squeezebox player with Gigspanner Big Band, Bellowhead, Spiers & Boden, Peter Knight & John Spiers, Jackie Oates & John Spiers โฆ
I'm English ... not an American.
The Longest Johns - NEW TOUR 2026 @thelongestjohns.bsky.social A capella folk band with GSOH. Have shanties, will travel. Bookings email - Beth.morton@caa.com
NEW ALBUM Ends of the Earth out SOON
https://www.thelongestjohns.com/
Gwenifer Raymond @gweniferraymond.bsky.social Guitar convincer. Banjo thumber. Primitive Welsh composer.
EU/UK bookings:
andy@earth-agency.com
North America bookings:
josh@crossovertouring.com
Accordion Noir @accordionnoir.bsky.social Since 2006, we've been sharing an hour of alt-#Accordion music weekly over the airwaves, courtesy of CFRO Co-Op Radio in #Vancouver's DTES. Along the way we kicked off a monthly accordion club, an annual festival, & a free reed aerophone history book! 
Andy Turner @audinarymusic.bsky.social Singer and anglo-concertina player with Magpie Lane.
He/Him. Lefty, Remainer.
Former librarian, recently retired from the University of Reading TEL team.
http://afolksongaweek.wordpress.com
AccordionBruce @accordionbruce.bsky.social Accordion Historian ๐ค ๐ช Author of Accordion Revolution: a Peopleโs History of the Accordion in North America from the Industrial Revolution to Rock โnโ Roll (2019) ๐ ๐ช Successful Accordion Emoji sponsor (2020) ๐คฉ ๐ช Accordion Noir Radio DJ (2006 โ )
Blackbeardโs Tea Party @blackbeardstp.bsky.social Making sea-shanties cool since 2009. Anarchic, fun-loving folk rock. Itโs Stuart posting (he/him). blackbeard@blackbeardsteaparty.com
Jon Boden @jonboden.bsky.social Folkie
Mike Harding @churchcat.bsky.social Curmudgeon, poet, writer, ex stand-up comic, European, playwright, woke lefty Grauniad reader, Irish trad mandolin player and blues harp playing anarchist and agnostic. Also happen to be a recovering Catholic. Website www.mikeharding.co.uk
Lau @laumusic.bsky.social 
Morris Folk Choir and Folk Club @morrisfolkchoir.bsky.social Morris Folk Choir! Singing and playing folk, folk-adjacent and folkified songs and tunes together since 2008.
Morris Folk Club! Last Tuesday of the month, website for venue.
We sing Londonwide, our Folk Club is in Farringdon.
www.morrisfolkchoir.org
Jim Moray @jimmoray.bsky.social Folk singing and guitar man. http://linktr.ee/jimmoray
Folk London magazine @folklondon.co.uk Features, reviews and listings for folk and roots music in and around London. Contributions and review CDs welcome โ see http://folklondon.co.uk
Sheffield Folk Guide @sheffieldfolkguide.bsky.social A guide to folk music and dance events in and near Sheffield by @KathyBarnes. Please see www.sheffieldfolkguide.org.uk. A non-commercial information sharing service.
Gus Voorhees @gusvoorhees.bsky.social Folk musician (melodeon, violin, hurdy gurdy)/morris dancer, photographer. Stylish opinions. My insta is better (same name)
Lunatraktors @lunatraktors.bsky.social Broken folk experimentalists. If you're into weird folk music with drums and drones you might like this: https://lunatraktors.bandcamp.com/
Helen Lindley @helenlindley.bsky.social Sings folk songs. Plays fiddle. Writes songs & tunes. Reviver of old songs (see Sing Yonder books & In The Roud podcast). Hear my music on Bandcamp & YouTube.
https://helenlindleymusic.com/
Handed Down Folk Podcast @handdownpod.bsky.social Podcast about the weird history of traditional folk songs and folky chat from presenter Jenny Shaw. Random nerdiness. Handeddown.buzzsprout.com
Pielarks @pielarks.bsky.social Community folk choir in Kingston upon Thames. We sing traditional folk songs in harmony, and sometimes dress up as 19th-century agricultural workers. https://e-voice.org.uk/pielarks.
Iona Fyfe @ionafyfe.bsky.social Rector of University of Aberdeen ๐ Scottish singer | MG ALBA Musician of the Year | @rcstweets alumna | Join my Patreon for exclusive content: http://www.patreon.com/ionafyfe
Lyme Folk Weekend @lymefolk.bsky.social The late-summer festival by the sea.
Allen Valleys Folk Festival @allenvalleysfolk.bsky.social A 3-day folk festival in the glorious setting of the Northumbrian North Pennines.
www.allenvalleysfolkfestival.co.uk
SAVE THE DATE: 26-28 SEPT 2025.
Pete Flood @floodenheim.bsky.social Musician and field botanist
Sam Sweeney @samsweeney.bsky.social Fiddle player with Bellowhead and Leveret. NYFE Artistic Director 2016-19. BBC Folk Musician Of The Year 2015. Folkophobe. Inadvisably vocal with my opinions.
Matt Quinn @mattquinnmusic.bsky.social Folk singer, multi-instrumentalist. Host of In The Roud - A Folk Song Podcast, 1/2 of George Sansome & Matt Quinn, 1/3 of Culverake.
Hobgoblin Music @hobgoblin.com The UK's first choice for folk and acoustic musical instruments since 1976. Visit our nine UK music shops or find us online at hobgoblin.com
Lewis Wood @lewiswoodmusic.bsky.social Musician and composer. Folk/Trad plus occasional weird stuff.
Plays in Grannyโs Attic, Helen Gentile & Lewis Wood, solo, and other projects.
Neurodivergent, queer, he/they, 30.
https://linktr.ee/lewiswoodmusic
Everyman Folk Club @everymanfolkclub.bsky.social A traditional folk club with a booked guest, floor singers, and always a warm welcome on the last Friday of the month, in Suffolk UK.
#everymanfolkclub #everymanfolk
#folkclub #folkmusic #suffolk
www.everymanfolkclub.co.uk
Lisa Knapp @lisaknappmusic.bsky.social Singerfolksinger. Fiddle player. Songwriter. Composer. Digger & Delver.
Marry Waterson @marrywaterson.bsky.social Singer / writer / animator / serial collaborator on @olirecords
All things: http://linktr.ee/marrywaterson
The Nest Collective @thenestcollective.bsky.social Bringing people together to celebrate global traditions through extraordinary music. Join us at our events in London & Brighton!
https://linktr.ee/nestfolk
Folkroom @folkroom.bsky.social All music is folk music; I ain't never heard no horse sing a song.
Contemporary and traditional sounds in Nottingham, London and Brighton.
Folk Police Recordings @folkpolice.com A record label raising funds to support wildlife conservation & nature recovery. Join the mailing list at the link below. Defend nature. Posts by Nigel Spencer
www.folkpolice.com
https://linktr.ee/folkpolice
David Eagle @thedavideagle.bsky.social Multi award winning comedian and musician. So there! Member of @theyounguns
Nelly Brewer @nellybrewer.bsky.social Human, dancer, musician, writer, singer, scientist, spaniel owner, babywearing consultant, PTA mum. Views my own and liable to change in response to new evidence.
John Reed Music ๐ผ and Radio ๐ป @johnreed.bandcamp.com Independent progressive folk musician. FASCIST FREE ZONE.
www.johnreedmusic.com /\ https://johnreed.bandcamp.com/
Radio Show: The Compendium Weds 8pm < UK > Berwick upon Tweed
www.folkfridayradio.com \/ https://www.mixcloud.com/JohnReedBreathe/
Fatea Magazine @fateamagazine.bsky.social Magazine Editor, Radio Show Host, Supporter Of Music, Social Commentator, Photographer
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman @kathrynandsean.bsky.social ๐๐ท๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ต๐ธ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐พ๐ธ๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ท ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ธ๐ต๐ด ๐ถ๐พ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ฌ
kathrynrobertsandseanlakeman.com
On Tour in 2026 ๐๐
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James Fagan @jamesfagan.bsky.social Aussie, now Yorkshire. Folk musician (Nancy Kerr/Melrose Quartet), Music Teacher, Photographer, Presenter of Thank Goodness itโs Folk (Sheffield Live Radio). I love singing, and playing strummy things. Mainly here for art.
Bellowhead Official @bellowhead.bsky.social Legendary 11 piece folk big band โฆ follow for tour news and individual member updates.
Melodeonplayer @melodeonplayer.bsky.social Professional Squeezer with Banter, Edward II, Albion Xmas Band and anyone else who will have me.
@jackieoates.bsky.social @jackieoates.bsky.social 
Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers @abingdonmorrisatmd.bsky.social 
@readifolkradio.bsky.social @readifolkradio.bsky.social 
Tom Kitching @tom-kitching.bsky.social Fiddle player, author, tarboater.
Salford rugby league fan, very average chess player, grower of vegetables.
Gigs, shop, more info at,
http://www.tomkitching.co.uk
Jo Freya aka Jo Fraser @jofreya.bsky.social UK based musician and music educationalist. Iโm the current artistic director of the National Youth Folk Ensemble. I play with Blowzabella, Narthen, Token Women and the Old Swan Band etc. I run workshops for instrument ensembles, vocal harmonies, bal dance
Oxfolk Ceilidhs @oxfolkceilidhs.bsky.social Energetic dancing excellent live music, a caller to explain the dances, friendly atmosphere. A top night out! Kennington Village Centre, near Oxford, UK
buytickets.at/oxfolkceilidhs
#ceilidh #BarnDance #FolkDance
The Youngโuns @theyounguns.bsky.social 
Maggie Holland @maggieholland.bsky.social https://maggieholland.bandcamp.com/
https://linktr.ee/maggieholland49
Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social Cumbrian cultural historian, folkie and writer. Here for intelligent conversation, Romanticism, social history of long nineteenth century, dialect, folkloreโฆ and cats, of course. https://independent.academia.edu/SueAllan1
Man The Lifeboats @manthelifeboats.bsky.social Full throttle alternative folk music
www.manthelifeboats.com
Band: Info@manthelifeboats.com
Bookings: Joe@midnightmango.co.uk
Jack in a Barrel @jackinabarrel.bsky.social Acapella folk group from Bedfordshire, performing in pubs, clubs and festivals. We love singing squishy harmonies and drinking gin.
"Highly recommended debut album... Acapella folk at its best" - Invisible Folk Club
https://jackinabarrel.co.uk
Piers Cawley @pdcawley.bsky.social Folk singer, carer, recovering programmer.
(they/him)
Tim van Eyken @tinmanicon.bsky.social 
The Folk Club @thefolkclub.bsky.social Stuart Green is Presenter of โThe Folk Clubโ on Folk Music Notebook, Burwell Radio and West Norfolk Radio - playing the best in Folk, Roots and Acoustic Music.
@genevievetudor.bsky.social @genevievetudor.bsky.social Living with my partner in Shropshire, working for local BBC radio and presenting my own folk programme on Mixcloud. Enjoying my unruly garden and equally unruly cats while trying to achieve perfect 5* for our Airbnb!
Jez Lowe @jezlowe.bsky.social Musician, singer, songwriter and occasional novelist from the County of Durham in North East England. 
Runnymede Folk Club @runnymedefolkclub.bsky.social Showcasing the best of traditional & contemporary folk music on the first Thursday of each month at The Red Lion, High Street, Egham.
Rachael McShane @rachaelmcshane.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/rachaelmcshane
Readifolk ๐ถ๐ช๐ป๐ช๐ต @readifolk.bsky.social Making Sunday night Folk Music night in Reading UK since 1982.
Visit ๐ www.readifolk.org.uk to find out more and ๐๐ป๐ readifolkradio.bsky.social our weekly podcast brought to you by members of the club.
Nitin Sawhney @nitinsawhney.bsky.social I guess my short CV is: Albums, scores, producer, DJ, booker prize judge 2024, Ivor Novello lifetime achievement award, 9 hon. doctorates, patron PRS foundation, 24 awards and a CBE
Karl Sinfield - Folk Music @karlsinfield.bsky.social Folk music, author/editor/owner of Sing Yonder books & albums. Links.sindesign.co.uk
Topette!! @topette.bsky.social We're an acoustic five-piece band from England and France.
We play traditional tunes, and our own compositions, with driving grooves that make you want to dance.
"Equal proportions of cerebral and visceral pleasure. Seriously recommended."
David Kidman
@nickcaulfielduk.bsky.social @nickcaulfielduk.bsky.social 
Warren Jones @dantarian.bsky.social Software engineer, Discworld fan, skier, LARPer, archer, sword fighter, t'ai chi instructor, cook. He/him.
Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill @robcotterill.bsky.social Sarky, not snarky.
Human factors professional, with side interest in Dobcross looms, European train journeys, MG cars, and finding footpaths in Mid Wales. Occasionally dabbles in Anglican liturgy, although it's probably best not to ask.
Lisa W @ciciaye.bsky.social Lover of cats and dogs, maker of shiny jewellery, enjoys soul, jazz, R&B music. Former writer of funny stuff with werewolves and vampires. Discworld fan since 1993, afper since 2001
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Jennifer Delaney @clanwilliam.bsky.social Low King of the Dwarves. 
Adrian Bott @cavalorn.bsky.social Author of MG/YA fiction & game stuff. Rants about folklore. Opinions my own. He/him. Lead Writer for Warframe (you shiny things). Leopards, faces etc.
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Nerd. Programmer. Afper. Icelandic.
Solidly middle-aged.
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Jeri Ryan (official account) @jerilryan.bsky.social Actress, mom, wife, foodie, gardener. Not necessarily in that order. Trying to make a better world for our kids. Star Trek: Picard. Thatโs CAPTAIN Seven to you. ๐๐ผ๐โค๏ธ
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Margaret Atwood @margaretatwood.bsky.social Writer of this and that... www.margaretatwood.ca
and margaretatwood.substack.com;I also have an Instagram account, though I don't know how to use it much, beyond posting pictures...
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