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- C @colinjcotter.bsky.social @colinjcotter.bsky.social
St Albans Arts Team @stalbansarts.bsky.social St Albans Arts Team promote and develop arts projects and events around St Albans. Part of the Everyone Theatres Team.
Live to Your Living Room @livetoyourlr.bsky.social Listen to the artists you love, live from the comfort of your living room. The best of folk, roots, and acoustic music.
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/
Simply Folk @simplyfolk.bsky.social Four hours of the best in new and traditional folk, Americana, Celtic & more--every Sunday from 5-9 p.m. on Wisconsin Public Radio. Frequency guides, streams & playlists at simplyfolk.org!
@markjelley.bsky.social @markjelley.bsky.social 
Ant Miles @antmiles76.bsky.social Family, folk music, football.
@jackiebodenmusic.bsky.social @jackiebodenmusic.bsky.social 
Joan Kureczka @borogroves.bsky.social Diatonic accordion player and balfolk fan, avid reader, lapsed biotech community member
Aaron Horlock @aaron-horlock.bsky.social Folk musician based in London.
Guitar + Button Accordion player
Co-Leader of the London Youth Folk Ensemble
1/5 of Man The Lifeboats
Bryony Griffith and Alice Jones @bryonyandalice.bsky.social Traditional Folk music from Yorkshire!
https://bryonyandalice.com
Jockey Morris @jockeymorris.bsky.social Jockey is a men's side based in Birmingham. We have been dancing here since 1949.
We perform in our home city, all over this country and in Europe.
Get in touch if you are interested in joining us. We'd love to see you!
#BirminghamUk #CotswoldMorris
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/
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.
Mary 🖤 Lydia @rainbowdancer97.bsky.social I’m a 27yo English Folkie Christian girl, gaming my way through life and playing music, on my little floating home. 🖤
In The Roud - A Folk Song Podcast @intheroud.bsky.social A weekly podcast exploring the world of traditional folk song hosted by @mattquinnmusic.bsky.social.
Season 7 out now!!
Support us at www.patreon.com/intheroud
All links: https://linktr.ee/intheroud
Prue Reilly @prucifer.bsky.social Ceilidh caller, event/experience manager, Morris dancer and Singer.
Currently studying MSc International Events Management at Sheffield Hallam 😃
Geoffrey Lakeman @geofflakeman.bsky.social Ex Fleet St Journalist, Folk musician + Lakeman patriach. KERNOW !!
Angie Penneck @angiepenneck.bsky.social 
Tom Besford @tombesford.bsky.social Dad | Rochdale Labour & Co-op Cllr in Littleborough | MP Chief of Staff | music and cultural strategist | Chair Rochdale Co-op Party | Vice Chair Rochdale CLP | Greater Manchester Music Commission | serial Trustee
@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!
Tim van Eyken @tinmanicon.bsky.social 
Jo Freya aka Jo Fraser @jofreya.bsky.social UK based musician and music educationalist. I’m 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
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
Albion Christmas @albionchristmas.bsky.social The longest surviving Albion Band lineup in history. Celebrating 25 years of Albion Christmas tours. Maybe it’s the 50 weeks a year holiday we get that’s helped us last so long.
Rachael McShane @rachaelmcshane.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/rachaelmcshane
Folk Underground @folkunderground.bsky.social Folk music tradition, evolution, interpretation, sights, sounds, passions, venues, collaborations, gatherings, festivals. And more...
Posts gathered and assembled with love by @petelawrence.bsky.social
@jackieoates.bsky.social @jackieoates.bsky.social 
Elizabeth & Jameson @hannahandgriffsky.bsky.social Indie folk duo, based in the UK. Love us some harmonies and writing about people and places. Half Welsh, half English.
www.elizabethandjameson.co.uk
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social Broadcaster @lbc.co.uk
Author: https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-they-broke-britain/james-obrien/9780753560365
Kettlehawk @kettlehwk.bsky.social Ceilidh Band Ceilidh band:Matt Keegan-Phipps saxophones & recorder, Josh Smallbone 8 string guitar, Ray Langton melodeons & electric guitar, Adam Courthold drums
Bev Whelan Music @bevwhelanmusic.bsky.social Irish trad musician, music teacher and ceilidh caller
BevWhelanMusic.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
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 🤓 🪗 Author of Accordion Revolution: a People’s History of the Accordion in North America from the Industrial Revolution to Rock ‘n’ Roll (2019) 📚 🪗 Successful Accordion Emoji sponsor (2020) 🤩 🪗 Accordion Noir Radio DJ (2006 – )
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 
Al Yankovic @alyankovic.bsky.social You know... the weird one.
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
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
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 🎓 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.
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
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
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 🎼 and Radio 📻 @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/
Pete Flood @floodenheim.bsky.social Musician and field botanist
Ali Messer @freereed59.net History. Trad music. Teacher Education. #HistoryEducation #TeacherEducation #UKteaching #SSChat #ContraDancing
📒🕰🎓🗺 No DMs unless we talk irl.
https://intheoryandinpractice.wordpress.com/2023/04/11/and-then-the-bell-rang/
https://linktr.ee/Freereed59
James Berriman @jamesberriman.bsky.social Musician and Network Engineer
Fan of Hull City AFC #hcafc #theTigers
https://lnk.bio/jamesberriman
Chaffy @chaffy.bsky.social Acoustic guitarist mostly in traditional music of the British Isles for performance and dance. Composer. Member of midswégan.
@viccut07.bsky.social @viccut07.bsky.social 
Ellie Eagle-Skinner @serenceinwyn.bsky.social Small part of The David Eagle Podcast, mainly make stuff, read things and watch tv. Say hello!
The Young’uns @theyounguns.bsky.social 
Stefan care @stefancare.bsky.social Football. Sound engineer. Folk music. Maybe some other shite. I shall mainly be talking to myself.
Fatea Magazine @fateamagazine.bsky.social Magazine Editor, Radio Show Host, Supporter Of Music, Social Commentator, Photographer
Eddie Pitman @eddiepitman.bsky.social Bass player in The Gally Canters. Tenor in High Peak Singers. Occasional sound engineer but prefer playing instruments to sliding faders. Can ski a bit. Peak District.
Pete Lawrence @petelawrence.net Campfire firestarter, Big Chill co-founder, Paros resident, free spirit, cloud watcher, music dabbler, folkie, trailblazer, writer, cider fan, broadcaster, catalyst, nexus connector...
@caperingcrew.bsky.social @caperingcrew.bsky.social 
Larry Felton Johnson @larryfeltonj.bsky.social Editor and Publisher of Cobb County Courier, member of LION Publishers, IRE
@andyc333.bsky.social @andyc333.bsky.social 
@kiddierkeys.bsky.social @kiddierkeys.bsky.social 
Tim Gollins @timgollins.bsky.social Director SCUA at Vanderbilt University. Posts etc. my own - Loves #Kites #MorrisDancing #Archives #DigitalPreservation #Digipres #Libraries #Photography
LinkedIn uk.linkedin.com/in/timgollins
Flikr https://flickr.com/photos/111510787@N06
Jane Bird @janebird.bsky.social she/her Caller, musician (mouthorgan, concertina, bagpipes) mainly folk music and dance. Bands: Sawney White Bird, Sunbird. Organiser for @oxfolkceilidhs.bsky.social
Oxfordshire, UK
Anne-Marie @allthingsmorris.bsky.social I love morris dancing.
@kipski.bsky.social @kipski.bsky.social 
James Fagan @jamesfagan.bsky.social Aussie, now Yorkshire. Folk musician (Nancy Kerr/Melrose Quartet), Music Teacher, Photographer, Presenter of Thank Goodness it’s Folk (Sheffield Live Radio). I love singing, and playing strummy things. Mainly here for art.
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! 
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/
Jon Boden @jonboden.bsky.social Folkie
Blackbeard’s Tea Party @blackbeardstp.bsky.social Making sea-shanties cool since 2009. Anarchic, fun-loving folk rock. It’s Stuart posting (he/him). blackbeard@blackbeardsteaparty.com
Simon Mayo @simonmayo.bsky.social Nil desperandum
🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱🇩🇰🇬🇧
Jim Moray @jimmoray.bsky.social Folk singing and guitar man. http://linktr.ee/jimmoray
Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social Journalist. Author. Podcaster. Liberal extremist.
Alastair Campbell @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social Writer, strategist, co-presenter the U.K. No1 podcast The Rest Is Politics … love Britain hate Brexit, loved Twitter loathe Musk n Trump 
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.
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.
Bellowhead Official @bellowhead.bsky.social Legendary 11 piece folk big band … follow for tour news and individual member updates.
Grace Palmer @geapalmer.bsky.social 
Tanja Natalie @tanjanatalie.bsky.social I enjoy Morris dancing , folk music and making cake; not always in that order!
Pat Aird @patama13.bsky.social Living in the present, studying the past and playing concertina
Rob @robbeattie.bsky.social Bass player, songwriter, grandad.
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.
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman @kathrynandsean.bsky.social 𝓞𝓷𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓫𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓭𝓾𝓸𝓼 𝓲𝓷 𝓑𝓻𝓲𝓽𝓲𝓼𝓱 𝓯𝓸𝓵𝓴 𝓶𝓾𝓼𝓲𝓬
kathrynrobertsandseanlakeman.com
On Tour in 2026 🎉💞
🏞️𝗗𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗞🏞️
Commoners Choir @commonerschoir.bsky.social An ever changing rabble of ne'erdowells singing about the world around us, with hope and anger in four part harmony. Boff writes our songs 🎶
Based in Leeds, Yorks. Will travel. GSOH.
commonerschoir.com
Most posts from JC, sofa media division.
David Eagle @thedavideagle.bsky.social Multi award winning comedian and musician. So there! Member of @theyounguns
@celiasmox.bsky.social @celiasmox.bsky.social 
The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican @thebarstewardsons.bsky.social The UK's hardest working comedy folk band. Est. 2006
"The greatest thing to come out of Barnsley, since the A61 to Sheffield"
Jarvis Cocker
Rob Pirrie @robpirrie.bsky.social I love my family, music and Aberdeen FC.
Supporter of Scottish Independence and Tory hater. Atheist.
I am a badly retired primary school teacher.
I rarely reply to direct messages.
Blog - https://my-life-with-arthritis.blogspot.com