Artists at Folk by the Oak, 2012

  • Show of Hands

    Show of Hands - Folk by the Oak

    "This is a band performing at its passionate peak"
    The Independent

  • The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

    The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - Folk by the Oak

    "The best musical entertainment in the country...
    worth traveling a thousand miles to hear."
    The Independent

  • Cara Dillon

    Cara Dillon - Folk by the Oak

    “What may well be the world’s most beautiful female voice”
    MOJO

  • Breabach

    Breabach - Folk by the Oak

    “The most compelling and exciting big stage traditional Scottish band around”
    Neil Pearson, Shrewsbury Folk Festival

  • Chris Wood

    Chris Wood - Folk by the Oak

    The finest and most original singer-songwriter to have emerged from the British folk scene since Richard Thompson"
    The Guardian

  • Nancy Kerr & James Fagan

    Nancy Kerr & James Fagan - Folk by the Oak

    “Delicious dancing poetry, intelligent and sparkling musicianship."
    fRoots

  • Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo

    Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo - Folk by the Oak

    “This is a dream of a record. A new Marling, then? No, Barker offers something else..."
    BBC Music editor’s choice Feb 2011


Artists from Previous Years


2011



2010


Bellowhead
Martin Simpson plus special guests
Jackie Oates
Mawkin:Causley
Emily Smith
Spiro
Megson

2009


Kate Rusby
LAU
Kathryn Tickell
Jim Moray
Karine Polwart
Chris Wood
The Shee

2008


Seth Lakeman
Cara Dillon
Julie Fowlis
Martin Simpson
Ruth Notman
Breabach
Matthew Ord