See three of the best emerging English folk acts in HOME, the vibrant hub venue of Manchester Folk Festival.  Full artist line-up to follow soon. This event is a bustling club environment and a great way to end your night at Manchester Folk Festival. The event runs from 11pm - 1am. Due to the late nature of the event the age restriction is 18+ Please note - image is taken from previous Festival Club and artist pictured will not appear…

Part of Manchester Folk Festival 2022. Singer and bouzouki player Daoirí (pronounced ‘Derry’) Farrell is described by some of the biggest names in Irish folk music as one of most important singers to come out of Ireland in recent years. Six months after releasing the album ‘True Born Irishman’ Daoirí won two prestigious BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2017 for Best Newcomer and Best Traditional Track, and performed live at the awards ceremony at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Since then…

Part of Manchester Folk Festival 2022. Singer-songwriter Will Varley has come a long way since his early days haunting the open mics of South London and busking around on The Underground. Following the release of his 2018 studio album ‘The Spirit of Minnie’, his UK tour drew to a close with a triumphant show at London's legendary Shepherd's Bush Empire. Will has toured relentlessly across Europe and America as support act for Billy Bragg, Frank Turner, Valerie June and The…

Part of Manchester Folk Festival 2022. The Longest Johns, the trailblazing band at the forefront of last year’s transatlantic resurgence of sea shanties – being the instigators of the TikTok phenomenon and chart hit, Wellerman -  head to Manchester Folk Festival this October to perform songs from their latest album ‘Smoke & Oakum’. Featuring the legendary folk songs that fuel the band’s passion for the genre, alongside thrilling original offerings, Smoke & Oakum is a treasure chest, each song a…

Part of Manchester Folk Festival 2022. The ‘indecently talented’ duo of Alex Garden (fiddle) and Ford Collier (guitar, low whistle) have been honing their take on traditional music since their humble beginnings as teenagers busking the streets of Somerset. After years of playing the folk circuit, they are on a mission to make their shows a unique space: where people of all generations can enjoy folk music. Noticing that young people were under-represented at folk shows, The Drystones decided it…

Now embarking on the biggest musical adventure in their career so far, Hannah Moule & The Moulettes are continuing to challenge expectations with this extraordinary project. In place of a fifth album, Xenolalia is 55 pieces of music; a set of songs about communication told 5 ways for 5 ensembles: Strings, Horns, A Cappella, Electronica & Electric. An experiment in composition, collaboration & production, with full access to the project through Patreon. 2022 will see the 2nd Xenolalia Tour: The…

See three of the best emerging English folk acts in HOME, the vibrant hub venue of Manchester Folk Festival.  Full artist line-up to follow soon. This event is a bustling club environment and a great way to end your night at Manchester Folk Festival. The event runs from 11pm - 1am. Due to the late nature of the event the age restriction is 18+ Please note - image is taken from previous Festival Club and artist pictured will not appear…