Past Artists
Past Artists
The Folk by the Oak team are very proud to have worked with so many incredible performers since our first festival in 2008!
Here is our star-studded line-up archive:
2024
2023
Main Stage
Waterboys, Nick Mulvey, This is the Kit, Sona Jobarteh, The Longest Johns, Lady Maisery
Acorn Stage
Cut Capers, The Often Herd, Kim Carnie, Nick Hart, The Wilderness Yet, Flo Perlin, London Youth Folk Ensemble
2022
Main Stage
The Proclaimers, Spell Songs, Richard Thompson, The Unthanks, AKA Trio, Sam Sweeney Band
Acorn Stage
We Are The Monsters, Karine Polwart’s ‘Sing It To The Trees’, Kinnaris Quintet, Salt House, Dan Walsh, Eirra
2021
Seasick Steve
Kate Rusby
Skinny Lister
The Young’uns / Jim Moray
Sam Sweeney Band / Jack Rutter
Kitty Macfarlane
The Book Shop Band
Katherine Priddy
2020
In 2020 we went online for our ‘Family Nest Fest’ and were honoured with superb performances from friends around the globe. You can still watch the highlights on YouTube
Richard Thompson, Mary Chapin Carpenter & Julie Fowlis, Seth Lakeman, Nancy Kerr & Jess Arrowsmith, Kris Drever, Talisk, Jim Moray, Seckou Keita, Spell Songs, Sam Sweeney Band, The Local Honeys, Kitty Macfarlane, The Bookshop Band, Katherine Priddy, Eirra
2019
Main Stage
Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls, The Staves, Seth Lakeman, The Lost Words – Spell Songs, Karine Polwart, Talisk
Acorn Stage
Elephant Sessions, Grace Petrie, The Trials of Cato, Brighde Chaimbeul, Hannah Read, Robert Macfarlane & Jackie Morris, London Youth Folk Ensemble
2018
Main Stage
Amy Macdonald, Billy Bragg, Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band, The Young’uns, Julie Fowlis, Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys, Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita
Acorn Stage
CC Smugglers, Stick in the Wheel, Midnight Skyracer, Alden, Patterson & Dashwood, The Drystones, Harri Endersby, London Youth Folk Ensemble
2017
Main Stage
Levellers | Levelling the Land Live, Kate Rusby, Eric Bibb, Show of Hands, Shake the Chains, This is the Kit, Leveret
Acorn Stage
Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys, Patch & The Giant, Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage, The Hut People, Fara, Kitty Macfarlane, London Youth Folk Ensemble
2016
Main Stage
Afro Celt Sound System, Cara Dillon & Friends – Featuring Jamie Lawson, Kris Drever, Andy Irvine and Michael McGoldrick, Lau, False Lights, Sweet Liberties, Martin Simpson & Dom Flemons, Emily Portman & the Coracle Band
Acorn Stage
Calan, Lynched, Cardboard Fox, The Rheingans Sisters, Kelly Oliver, London Youth Folk Ensemble
2015
Main Stage
Bellowhead, Mary Chapin Carpenter, The Unthanks, Nancy Kerr & The Sweet Visitor Band, Keston Cobblers’ Club, Lady Maisery, Moore Moss Rutter
Acorn Stage
Moulettes, The Young’uns, Blair Dunlop, Jess Morgan Trio, Gnoss, London Youth Folk Ensemble
2014
Main Stage
Richard Thompson, Beth Orton, Seth Lakeman, Kathryn Tickell & The Side, The Elizabethan Session, Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita, Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker
Acorn Stage
Paper Aeroplanes, Keston Cobblers’ Club, Salt House, Jaywalkers, Maz O’Connor, London Youth Folk Ensemble
2013
Main Stage
Kate Rusby, Oysterband, Lau, Carthy, Hardy, Farrell & Young, Jim Moray & the Doret Ensemble, Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party with Martin Simpson, Gilmore & Roberts
Acorn Stage
Said The Maiden, Tandem, Fabian Holland, Sam Kelly, Hot Feet
2012
Main Stage
Show of Hands with Miranda Sykes, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, Cara Dillon, Breabach, Chris Wood, Nancy Kerr & James Fagan, Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo
Acorn Stage (the first!)
Rusty Shackle, The Willows, Sunjay Brayne, Billy Hill, Nick Stephenson
2011
Seth Lakeman
Show of Hands
Drever, McCusker, Woomble with Heidi Talbot
Bella Hardy
Adrian Edmondson and the Bad Shepherds
Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman
Tyde
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