BGR Events @bgrevents.bsky.social Bringing the best folk, blues and Americana to Calderdale since 2014. Not for profit, donating surpluses to charity, so far £12,000 +
Christina Alden & Alex Patterson @christinaandalex.bsky.social Musicians / Songwriters. Living in Norwich, Norfolk.
New Album 'Safe Travels' Out 09/05/25
Fire Choir @firechoiruk.bsky.social Community choir dedicated to revitalising communal singing with activism and empowerment at its heart.
Part of The Nest Collective (@thenestcollective.bsky.social)
Autumn Term: https://thenestcollective.co.uk/events/fire-choir-autumn-term
Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland @traddanceforum.bsky.social Supporting, celebrating and safeguarding Scottish and world traditional dance in Scotland since 2012 through FREE membership and 3 routes: residencies º productions º festivals. Scottish charity SC045085 👉https://www.tdfs.org/
Edinburgh Tradfest @edinburghtradfest.com 🟡 The past, present and future of traditional music.
🟡 This year's dates 1 - 11 May 2026.
🟡 More info via: https://edinburghtradfest.com/
RE:VULVA @revulvauk.bsky.social Janice Burns, Holly Clarke, Cathy Geldard & Amy Thatcher
Ryan Young @ryanyoungfiddle.bsky.social Scottish fiddler, Ryan Young. MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards: Album of the Year 2024 nominee; Live Act of The Year 2023 nominee; Musician of the Year 2022 nominee. MG ALBA Up and Coming Artist of the Year. BBC Folk Award Nominee.
Spafford Campbell @spaffordcampbell.bsky.social “This is a beautiful, moody and tasteful recording that defies classification. The arrangements and playing are truly subtle and the sounds are pristine.” - Martin Hayes
"Beautiful, swirling, modern folk" - Mark Radcliffe, Radio 2
echolevel @echolevel.co.uk Brendan O'Callaghan Ratliff - Audio Director/Coder, Sound Designer & Composer at Cardboard Sword Games • Film Sound • BBC radio drama • Irish traditional music • chiptune/demoscene stuff as Syphus^UpRough
https://echolevel.co.uk
Lewis Jones @melodeophonic.bsky.social Folk musician, stonemason, warhammer nerd, full time beard fancier. I promise I'm doing my best 🙃
Alana Middleton @alanamiddleton.bsky.social Folk Singer/Fiddle Player, Choir Leader, lover of wilderness
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.
Holly Clarke @hollyclarkemusic.bsky.social 🌻'Man, she can sing' - Martin Carthy 🌻
Musician|Singer|Ballads|Folk Song|Folklore|Folk Horror|Teacher|Composer|Cumbrian
Performs solo and with Holly & The Reivers, RE:VULVA, Holly Clarke & George Sansome
Sidmouth Folk Festival @sidmouthfolkfest.bsky.social A week-long annual folk festival, held in August (30 Jul - 6 Aug 2027), featuring concerts, ceilidhs, workshops, top bands, late-night dancing, sessions & more!
𝕯𝕺𝕸𝕴𝕹𝕴𝕰 𝕳𝕺𝕺𝕻𝕰𝕽 @dominiehooper.bsky.social 🌜Dartmoor/London🌛
The Debut Album IN THIS BODY LIVES out now on Lost Map Records
Touring Jan/Feb ‘26 🦇 👇
https://linktr.ee/dominiehooper
Ilona Werner 🏳️🌈🏴🇺🇦🇮🇱 @stpaulisinger.bsky.social #standwithukraine #standwithisrael #jinjiyanazadi #fcstpauli #hamburg
John Wade @jaw-3.bsky.social Friend. Music junkie. Reader. Allotmenteer. Runner. Connector. Stoke City sufferer.
Andy Scargill @andyscargill.bsky.social 🔸️Environmental Campaigner
🔸️Chair of the Friends of Countess of Chester Country Park
🔸️TCV Merseyside Volunteer Officer
🔸️House Concert Promoter (Folk at the Lodge)
Will Finn and Rosie Calvert @finncalvert.bsky.social Folk and traditional music duo, based in Newcastle upon Tyne
linktr.ee/willandrosie
Esbjörn Wettermark @esbwet.bsky.social Ethnomusicologist, musician, educator
Jon Doran @jondoranmusic.bsky.social Sings and plays things with strings. Just your average Jon
@blairdunlop.bsky.social @blairdunlop.bsky.social Music and coys
JR @jonnyr68.bsky.social 
Mark French @medwinfrench.bsky.social Folk and roots music
Architecture and place
Natural environment
Climate challenge
'(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding' - Nic Lowe
Martha Woods @martha-woods-music.bsky.social 🌞Musician and composer from Cornwall🌞
🪩Folk and beyond🪩
Website: marthawoodsmusic.com
Squeezy John @johnspiers.co.uk John Spiers. Squeezebox player with Gigspanner Big Band, Bellowhead, Spiers & Boden, Peter Knight & John Spiers, Jackie Oates & John Spiers …
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/
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
Jon Boden @jonboden.bsky.social Folkie
Lau @laumusic.bsky.social 
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.
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.
The Nest Collective @thenestcollective.bsky.social We host beautiful events featuring the most incredible artists from across folk and world music. Join us in London & Brighton!
https://linktr.ee/nestfolk
The Young’uns @theyounguns.bsky.social 
Jude Rogers @juderogers.bsky.social Journalist on culture and news, author of The Sound Of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Lives, radio programme maker, public arts project leader. Ten Sunday Spells for you every week on juderogers.substack.com
Matthew Bannister @matthewbannister.bsky.social Broadcaster. Host of Last Word on BBC Radio 4 and my own multi award winning Folk on Foot podcast (@folkonfoot.com). Posts all personal.
Bryony Griffith and Alice Jones @bryonyandalice.bsky.social Traditional Folk music from Yorkshire!
https://bryonyandalice.com
@thefolkforecast.bsky.social @thefolkforecast.bsky.social Monthly newsletter featuring online gigs and the latest news in UK folk music. Edited by @lucyrshields.bsky.social
Lucy Shields @lucyrshields.bsky.social Folk music marketer/booking agent/programmer/writer. Runs a newsletter called @thefolkforecast.bsky.social.
Website - lucyshields.com
Comedy writing credits - https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/lucy-shields/
Cecil Sharp House @cecilsharphouse.bsky.social Award-winning arts centre at the heart of folk, home to efdss.bsky.social since 1930.
linktr.ee/cecilsharphouse
@shirefolkmusic.bsky.social @shirefolkmusic.bsky.social 
Black Dog Radio @bdrandy.bsky.social Welcome to Black Dog Radio, where we aim play the very finest in contemporary folk, roots, world, acoustic music and more.
Join us live on Mixcloud every Saturday morning at 9am https://www.mixcloud.com/live/blackdogradio/
Hands Up for Trad @handsupfortrad.bsky.social Hands Up for Trad are a Scottish organisation funded by Creative Scotland who work to promote Scottish music, culture and languages throughout the world. https://linktr.ee/handsupfortrad
Magpie Lane @magpielane-oxford.bsky.social Traditional folk band based in Oxfordshire, England. Delighting folk club, concert and festival audiences for over 30 years.
https://www.magpielane.co.uk/
The Guardian @theguardian.com The need for independent journalism has never been greater. Become a Guardian supporter https://support.theguardian.com
🇺🇸 Guardian US https://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com
🇦🇺 Guardian Australia https://bsky.app/profile/australia.theguardian.com
Downend Folk & Roots @downendfolkroots.bsky.social Monthly folk, roots and acoustic music concerts in Downend, near Bristol, UK.
English Folk Dance and Song Society @efdss.bsky.social The national organisation for folk music, song and dance in England. Based at Cecil Sharp House
Fancourt Music @fancourtmusic.bsky.social Live music booking agency specialising in folk, roots and acoustic music.
@tradfolk.bsky.social @tradfolk.bsky.social 
Oxford Folk Festival @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social 16th-18th April 2027 🌾
Traditional and folk music and dance events across Oxford!
Please use the form on our website for enquiries ➡️ https://oxfordfolkfest.org.uk/
Fishguard Folk Festival @fishguardfolkfest.bsky.social Annual folk festival held on the 2nd Bank Holiday in May, in the port town of Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Findlay Napier @findlaynapier.bsky.social Singer-songwriter, story telling, touring solo artist, songwriting workshop leader, husband, parent and Labrador herder. Folk music, trail running and the outdoors. Living on the Isle of Arran, Scotland
Katherine Priddy @katherinepriddy.bsky.social UK Singer | Songwriter | Guitarist.
The new album 'These Frightening Machines' - out now. 🔥
https://linktr.ee/katherinepriddy
Julie Fowlis @juliefowlis.bsky.social Singer, musician, voice artist, composer. Gàidhlig/Gaelic. Singer on Disney Pixar’s ‘Brave’. TV/radio presenter and creative collaborator. Love the Scottish outdoors and sport.
www.juliefowlis.com / Facebook / Instagram
Cara Dillon @caradillonsings.bsky.social Irish singer - “Coming Home” Album & debut Book out now
★★★★★ (RnR Magazine)
★★★★★(Songlines)
Ranagri @ranagri.bsky.social Fatea - Band of the year
Malvern/Carlow - lnk.to/BoundForNewYorkCityIG
Booking, UK - duncan@midnightmango.com
North America - sean@woodenshipproductions.com
Bob Harris @whisperingbob.bsky.social Father. Music Broadcaster. Writer. Cat lover. Loving life…
Charity: The Aortic Dissection Charitable Trust
Check my website for photos, archive and booking
www.bobharris.org 
Trad Arts Team @tradartsteam.bsky.social The Trad Arts Team runs performance & training events in the Midlands relating to traditional song, music, storytelling and dance
Lady Nade @ladynade.bsky.social 🍋Nade as in Lemonade
🏆Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter
🎶 Pre-order my new album Identity out Oct 2nd 🎶 https://linktr.ee/ladynade?
@leveretband.bsky.social @leveretband.bsky.social 
Jenn Butterworth @jennbutterworth.bsky.social she/her ϟ Award winning trad musician ϟ New album ‘Her By Design’ out 28-02-25 ϟ Singles / pre-orders out now
#alternativefolk #tradmusic
https://linktr.ee/jennbutterworth
Festival at the Edge @festivalattheedge.bsky.social The longest running storytelling festival in England. We rejoice in traditional oral storytelling for all ages, which we combine with fabulous folk music.
Festival takes place at Hopton Court, Cleobury Mortimer.
www.festivalatthedge.org
KLOF Mag @klofmag.com Independent Music Journal (Est. 2004) - KLOFmag.com Substack: https://klofmag.substack.com/
@fayhield.bsky.social @fayhield.bsky.social 
Katie Spencer @katiespencermusic.bsky.social ✏️ songwriter 🎸 axe-slinger
Yorkshire, UK
'Fresh as a sweet Sunday morning’ - MOJO ★★★★
New album - What Love Is - out now!
www.linktr.ee/katiespencer
Mark Radcliffe @markradcliffe.bsky.social Man City fan, half of @weareune and on the radio! All opinions are my own though!
@cuttywrenfolk.bsky.social @cuttywrenfolk.bsky.social 
Folk by the Oak Festival @folkbytheoak.bsky.social An uplifting, family friendly summer festival of the finest folk, roots and acoustic music in beautiful leafy parkland.
Hatfield Park, Hertfordshire, UK
Sunday 19 July 2026
www.folkbytheoak.com
Tree House Second-hand Bookshop @treehousebookshop.bsky.social Read, Recycle, Rediscover
Second-hand bookshop and music venue in Kenilworth, Warwickshire run by Victoria Mier. Profits to charity. Patron is glorious Bad Seed Warren Ellis. Posts by Victoria.
Henry Parker @henryparkerbfd.bsky.social Yorkshire Folk Musician
https://henryparker.bandcamp.com/album/chasing-light
Finger-picked folk guitar with flourishes of psych and trad, influenced by the West Yorkshire moors.
Kit Bailey @kitbailey.bsky.social One too many mornings and a thousand miles behind ...
Ely Folk Festival @elyfolkfestival.bsky.social An eclectic mix of music on a beautiful site just outside Ely. "As good a small festival as you can find anywhere in the country" - Rock'n'Reel
Folk London magazine @folklondon.co.uk Features, reviews and listings for folk and roots music in and around London. Contributions and review CDs welcome – see http://folklondon.co.uk
Folk on Foot @folkonfoot.com The multi-award-winning all walking, talking and singing podcast, presented by @matthewbannister.bsky.social
Find out more at www.folkonfoot.com.
Janice Burns @janice-mandolin.bsky.social Scottish mandolin gal & singer
John Pope @basspope.bsky.social Open-Hearted Improviser, Bass Player, Musician
Jazz, improv, creativity, TTRPGs, books, whatever else
[He/Him]
Bluesky @bsky.app official Bluesky account (check username👆)
Bugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app