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Cecil Sharp House Home of the English Folk Dance and Song Society in Camden Town, London. Folk gigs, folk dance, classes and courses, library and archive.

A world-class dedicated folk arts centre, Cecil Sharp House is at the heart of English folk. With a unique history stretching back to 1930, the venue - owned and managed by the English Folk Dance and Song Society - is a memorial to the folk music and dance collector Cecil Sharp. Vibrant and diverse, Cecil Sharp House exists to serve its wide and diverse audiences, engaging with art lovers (oft times folk art lovers) through unique and inspiring artistic events, and creative learning. The iconic Grade II listed building is home to EFDSS and the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, England's national collection of folk music and dance.

3 more sleeps... 🌙Last year's hit Black British Folk Takeover returns for a second edition THIS SATURDAY, in partnershi...
14/10/2026

3 more sleeps... 🌙

Last year's hit Black British Folk Takeover returns for a second edition THIS SATURDAY, in partnership with the Black British Folk Collective.

It's time to introduce two more of the incredible acts on the line-up...

Phenomenal traditional Scottish fiddle player Hamilton Gross and ethereal singer and the event's curator Angeline Morrison Music team up for a special duo set, playing and singing a selection of traditional and original songs. The duo have musical history together with Hamilton joining Angeline as part of The Sorrow Songs Band.

Andrew Baird music is a singer songwriter from Dundee with a warm, distinctive style and a love of storytelling through song. Expect a mix of traditional, contemporary and original folk songs incorporating themes of nature.

Also featuring
Muco/Book Of Voices , Island Girl, Daudi Matsiko, and Linett Kamala in conversation as well as a folk club and maypole workshop to get involved in.

If you aren't able to come along, you can now grab tickets to watch online with Live to your Living Room.

Sat 17 Oct | 2.15pm
Book now via our website

This Saturday! 📆Last year's hit Black British Folk Takeover returns for a second edition THIS SATURDAY, in partnership w...
13/10/2026

This Saturday! 📆

Last year's hit Black British Folk Takeover returns for a second edition THIS SATURDAY, in partnership with the Black British Folk Collective and curated by Angeline Morrison Music.

Let us introduce two more of the incredible artists on the line-up...

🇧🇮
Muco aka Book Of Voices is a singer, songwriter and composer of British-Burundian heritage whose music is inspired by a love of language, storytelling & history. Through his reimaginings of medieval folk songs in Middle and Old English, Muco has cultivated a passionate audience with his unique interpretations. In these performances, he uses his voice and the inanga, a Burundian zither, and has been studying long, epic Burundian ballads known as whisper songs that his great-grandfather sang and accompanied on his inanga.

🇯🇲 Linett Kamala is a DJ, artist educator, Notting Hill Carnival Board Director and founder of LIN KAM ART who is reinventing traditional maypole dancing by adding LED lights as ribbons and Jamaican dancehall beats played through a fully integrated sound system. Hear her story live in conversation and get involved in a Jamaican Maypole workshop!

Also featuring Andrew Baird, Hamilton Gross and Angeline Morrison, Island Girl and Daudi Matsiko, as well as a folk club and maypole workshop to get involved in.

If you aren't able to come along, you can now grab tickets to watch online with Live to your Living Room.

Sat 17 Oct | 2.15pm
Book now via our website

The countdown is on! ⏰Following the inaugural hit event last autumn, the Black British Folk Takeover returns for a secon...
12/10/2026

The countdown is on! ⏰

Following the inaugural hit event last autumn, the Black British Folk Takeover returns for a second edition THIS SATURDAY, in partnership with the Black British Folk Collective ✨

Let us introduce a few of the incredible artists on the line-up...

🏝 Island Girl, aka Bianca Wilson, is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, banjo historian, and weaver of sonic worlds. Expect an enthralling solo banjo set.

🐦‍⬛ Daudi Matsiko is a British-Ugandan singer-songwriter who carefully crafts modern, albeit reverent, folk. Deft, melancholic picking reminiscent of Nick Drake is tempered by contemporary percussion and instrumentation.

Also featuring Dundee singer-songwriter Andrew Baird, fiddler Hamilton Gross and ethereal singer Angeline Morrison Music, carnival legend Linett Kamala and headliner
Muco.

If you aren't able to come along, you can now grab tickets to watch online with Live to your Living Room.

Sat 17 Oct | 2.15pm
Book now via our website

05/10/2026

Kicking off Wednesday's Feminist Folk Club is Martha Khan, a guitarist, singer, and songwriter from London. She combines traditional song with her own compositions to create a uniquely intimate experience, likened to Nick Drake and Joni Mitchell, amongst others. Prepare to be transported into a realm of whimsical realism by her introspective lyricism and thoughtful arrangements.

Feminist Folk Club
Also with Lucy Ward and MAAR
Wed 7 Oct
Book now via our website

02/10/2026

Our eighth Feminist Folk Club next week offers the chance to experience an exclusive live podcast show with Lisa Pinky Culshaw-Ward of Thank Folk For Feminism interviewing her sister and iconic folk musician Lucy Ward, who performs a full set for the first time in three years.

PLUS Icelandic-Italian trio MAAR and ethereal folk singer Martha Khan.

Watch the trailer from a previous event to hear from Lucy and Pinky.

Wed 7 Oct | 7.30pm
Book now via our website

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