Folk in London today

Hadestown, the Tony-winning Orpheus musical.

Thu 29 Oct

Lyric Theatre

from £25

Music October 2026: Irish seisiúns and live trad nights.

until Sat 31 Oct | 15:30

The Auld Shillelagh

Interstate Express: old American folk trio live.

Thu 29 Oct | 19:00

Chats Palace

from £10

The Wellermen: modern sea shanties and folk live.

Thu 29 Oct | 19:00

Union Chapel

£25

Elliot Porter: 30 years of songs and stories, live.

Thu 29 Oct | 19:00

Caffe Concerto

Yaelokre: indie folk with Ben Caplan and Keath Ósk.

Thu 29 Oct | 19:00

O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire

Two Ways Home and Katy Hurt: country/Americana live.

Thu 29 Oct | 19:00

Oslo

Sj Mortimer: country-folk soul on her first solo UK tour.

Thu 29 Oct | 19:00

The Water Rats

Non Canon: Barry Dolan's indie folk punk, ten years on.

Thu 29 Oct | 19:00

Aces & Eights Saloon Bar

from £10

Non Canon, Sundaughter & Biting Fauna: indie folk punk.

Thu 29 Oct | 19:30

Aces and Eights Saloon Bar

from £10

Samhain Special: dark folk with Joshua Arnold & Therine.

Thu 29 Oct | 19:30

New River Studios

Tip the Waiter: Rebetiko from Greece, Turkey and beyond.

Thu 29 Oct | 19:30

The Puppet Theatre Barge

Yaelokre: Filipino-Icelandic folk with surreal storytelling.

Thu 29 Oct

O2 Empire

Oktoberfest 2026: oompah band and Bavarian party beer hall.

Thu 29 Oct

The Bermondsey Bierkeller

£6.60–111.30

Sara Milonovich: fiddle-driven Americana with Greg Anderson.

Thu 29 Oct

Soho Folk and Blues @cuts

£15

Yemi Bolatiwa: Tracy Chapman tribute concert at Soul Mama.

Thu 29 Oct | 18:00

Soul Mama - Islington