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…

Pedler // Russell: Field and Dyke Field and Dyke is a project quite unlike any other. This highly original collaboration sees BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winner Greg Russell and historian and musician Danny Pedler take a unique approach to presenting the social landscape around us, as they explore life in 21st century Britain through innovative music-making. It all began with an oral history project conducted by Danny, which saw him head to the fens of Lincolnshire to interview locals…

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…

Group Listening’s first album, Clarinet & Piano: Selected Works, Vol.1, was a haunting, reflective and lovingly considered selection box of musical reworkings. It featured reimagined tracks by the likes of Arthur Russell, Brian Eno and Robert Wyatt. But it was also much more than that. In making their own record of reimagined musical works, the two musicians were doing what all music fans do: comparing favourite tracks, turning each piece over for new meaning and developing a musical understanding of…

See three of the best emerging English folk acts in HOME, the vibrant hub venue of Manchester Folk Festival. 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+ Artists featuring at Saturday's Festival Club are: The Ciderhouse Rebellion Every performance by The Ciderhouse Rebellion is improvised and therefore uniquely magical,…

India Electric Company are perhaps best described as “a veritable musical magpie’s nest” (BBC Radio 3). lending traditional instruments, folk melodies and subtle electronic influences, they’ve toured extensively throughout Europe, Australia and New Zealand, including UK shows at The London Palladium and Hammersmith Apollo and provide listeners with “A full musical odyssey” (BBC Radio 1). After live sessions with BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music, Glastonbury Festival appearances and BBC Introducing’s backing they released The Gap in 2020 with The…