Open since 1930, this stately red-brick building was purpose built as the home of the English Folkdance and Song Society (and is named after its founder), and plays host to a musical selection inspired by their mission to 'preserve and promote English folk dances in their traditional forms. As a result, the roster is packed with barn dances, ceilidhs, traditional folk luminaries and the occasional ukulele shenanigan. More unexpected acts like Goldfrapp and Sigur Rós have played here in recent years too, but they're very much the exception to the cultural heritage-based bill.
Cecil Sharp House
| Venue name: | Cecil Sharp House | Contact: |
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| Address: |
2 Regent's Park Rd London NW1 7AY |
| Transport: | Tube: Camden Town |
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Swing Street Ball
Swing-era, boogie woogie and R&B.
Thu March 5th 2015 - Thu March 5th 2015Read moreRegent's Park Rd London London NW1 7AY -
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Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker
Ace, unassuming folk duo (and winners of the 2012 Isambard Folk Award) who take their stripped-back settings of traditionals slow and steady – often to spellbinding effect – on debut album 'The Seas are Deep'. He's been compared to a young Richard Thompson,...
Thu March 12th 2015 - Thu March 12th 2015Read moreRegent's Park Rd London London NW1 7AY -
Things to doKim Gordon
The amazing Gordon – co-founder, bassist and guitarist of New York noise-rock legends Sonic Youth, among other artistic pursuits – appears in conversation with Miranda Sawyer, to launch her new memoir 'Girl in a Band'. Tickets include a free copy of the...
Tue March 17th 2015 - Tue March 17th 2015Read moreRegent's Park Rd London London NW1 7AY -
MusicEddi Reader
The ex-Fairground Attraction singer plays a headline slot, performing pop-folk highlights from her new album 'Vagabond'.
Folk Tue March 24th 2015 - Tue March 24th 2015Read moreRegent's Park Rd London London NW1 7AY -
MusicMt Wolf
These four south Londoners handily combine two indie band name trends: mountains (as in Mount Kimbie, Mt Warning, Mount Eerie) and wolves (as in Wolf Alice, Wolf People, Wolf Gang). But their dark electronic pop has a finger-picking folk edge and their...
Electronica Wed April 15th 2015 - Wed April 15th 2015Read moreRegent's Park Rd London London NW1 7AY -
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Kris Drever/Boo Hewerdine
Young Scottish singer and guitar/banjo/double bass player Drever has an expressive and engaging delivery that has won him a shelf full of awards. For this performance he's teamed up with Hewerdine, former frontman for The Bible and one of England's most...
Folk Thu April 16th 2015 - Thu April 16th 2015Read moreRegent's Park Rd London London NW1 7AY -
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Fabian Holland
Wonderfully dextrous fingerpicking underpins Holland's lovely, forlorn folkisms.
Acoustic Thu April 23rd 2015 - Thu April 23rd 2015Read moreRegent's Park Rd London London NW1 7AY -
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Kate Rusby
Sweet-voiced singer and guitarist.
Sat April 25th 2015 - Sat April 25th 2015Read moreRegent's Park Rd London London NW1 7AY -
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Megson
Seth Lakeman's a big fan of this young traditional duo, comprised of Stu Hanna and Debbie Palmer, who are past BBC2 Folk Awards nominees and, like Lakeman, combine poignant melodies with a certain punkish drive.
Blues, roots and country Thu April 30th 2015 - Thu April 30th 2015Read moreRegent's Park Rd London London NW1 7AY -
MusicThe Full English
Launched last year, The Full English is the country's biggest digital archive of folk arts manuscripts, and tonight some of our finest performers of traditional music – Martin Simpson, Seth Lakeman, Nancy Kerr, Sam Sweeney and more – aim to bring these...
Folk Sun May 10th 2015 - Sun May 10th 2015Read moreRegent's Park Rd London London NW1 7AY
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Jo Rowlands
A fantastic venue with friendly staff, excellent events for individuals and groups including fantastic outreach work, a great cafe and very interesting exhibitions. Plus, I recently attended a family barn dance and great fun. My teenage niece had really enjoyed folk music week long course over half term and she told me she loved it. Keep up the good work!
