Representing exceptional folk and acoustic performers
Caper Music Representation
Jon Loomes
Banter
Oli Matthews Band
Guinea Lane
Pagoda Project
Lauren South
The Lost Notes
Quantum Penguin
Cobblers Child
Cartwright Mabbett Stewart
Chimera
Kitching & Loomes
Belver
Wet The Tea
Andrew Cadie
Martin Vogwell
Jack Hogsden
Bagas Fellyon
All My Trials
Debra Hannis
Artists
Jon Loomes
Jon Loomes is an English folk singer and guitarist specialising in the narrative ballads of the tradition. His work draws directly on traditional source singers and the revival generation.
Working in the lineage of Nic Jones and Martin Carthy, he treats the guitar as integral to the architecture of each song, shaping pace, tension and dramatic weight.
In performance these long stories come vividly to life: old songs made present again, delivered with authority, intensity and commanding presence.
Banter
Banter are four exceptional musicians rooted in English traditional music yet unafraid to stretch its boundaries. With melodeon, concertina, keyboards, drums, brass, bass, fiddle, and layered vocals, they fuse song and dance traditions with wider contemporary influences. Their bold, high-energy sound has earned them a reputation as one of the most distinctive acts in modern English folk. They are regular performers at major UK festivals.
Oli Matthews Band
Oli Matthews is a UK instrumentalist known for his high-energy live shows, captivating tunes and genre-blending sound. With roots in folk, jazz, and classical traditions, Oli has carved out his own genre-blending style: Folk-Funk - a vibrant mix of gripping melodies, punchy brass riffs, and driving bass grooves.. His spirited performances showcase professional multi-instrumental skills, seamlessly switching between Soprano Saxophone and Melodeon, blending self-composed folk melodies with funk infused brass hooks and infectious rhythms.
Guinea Lane
Guinea Lane are a saxophone quartet reimagining British folk music through original, dynamic arrangements and distinctive instrumental writing. Drawing on diverse musical backgrounds, they create richly textured performances that balance precision with warmth. They have appeared at major UK festivals, alongside numerous community concerts across Hampshire and Wiltshire.
Pagoda Project
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UK folk tradition reimagined with experimentation, humour, and improvisation.
In the Pagoda Project, the inimitable Paul Hutchinson (accordion) and Karen Wimhurst (clarinet/bass clarinet) are joined by acclaimed fiddle singer Hannah Cumming. Inspired by UK folk traditions, this is music and song cut through with experimentation, boldness, humour, and risk. Expect moments that shift from ethereal to gutsy, passion and tears tempered by humour, and improvisation ensuring no two evenings are ever the same.
Lauren South
Lauren South is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist whose work blends original material with traditional song. Accompanying herself on tenor guitar, fiddle, and shruti box, she creates performances rich in atmosphere and melodic clarity, inspired by landscape, night skies, and lived experience. Her debut album Tiny Boat received critical attention across BBC regional folk programming and FATEA. A regular on the UK festival circuit since 2019, she also collaborates with John Parker and Keith Donnelly.
The Lost Notes
Heard on BBC Introducing, The Lost Notes are a Birmingham-based Folk and Americana band known for energetic, joyful live shows that connect across generations. Their hook-driven songwriting and striking three-part harmonies have drawn comparisons with Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. 2025 FATEA Band of the Year Award winners, they are currently touring their third album across the UK, Spain, and Portugal.
Quantum Penguin
Quantum Penguin is a multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter. Blending narrative songwriting with driving instrumental work, his performances move from intimate songs to high-energy passages, featuring fiddle, guitar, and bouzouki.
A three-time nominee for Folk Musician of the Year, he won Best Album at the Shropshire Music Awards for Adélie and was runner-up in the Lichfield Festival of Folk Songwriting Competition.
Coblers Child
Cobblers Child are a Gloucestershire-based folk quartet performing traditional songs and tunes of the British Isles with warmth, energy and close musicianship. Featuring melodeon, guitar, whistles, Northumbrian smallpipes and voices, their sound blends strong melodic playing with thoughtful arrangements and an easy onstage rapport. Emerging from local sessions and shared musical friendships, the band bring a natural feel for the tradition while keeping performances lively, engaging and full of character. Cobblers Child deliver music that feels both rooted and freshly alive.
Cartwright Mabbett Stewart
Sam Mabbett, Heather Cartwright and Madeline Stewart form a dynamic folk trio combining melodeon, guitar and fiddle. Rooted in traditional music yet driven by fresh creativity, they bring vibrant energy, expressive musicianship and heartfelt storytelling to every performance. Sam’s rhythmic melodeon, Heather’s thoughtful songwriting and guitar work, and Madeline’s soaring fiddle lines blend seamlessly to create a powerful, captivating sound. Together, they deliver spirited dance tunes and moving songs that leave audiences inspired.
Chimera
Chimera are a six-piece folk ensemble delivering bold, rhythm-driven arrangements drawn from across the UK and beyond. With a line-up spanning melodeon, strings, brass, woodwind, guitar, percussion, and vocals, they bring scale and drive to both concert and ceilidh stages. Festival appearances include Chester Folk Festival, Just So Festival, and La Fête des Bêtes in Guernsey, establishing them as a dynamic presence on the contemporary folk circuit.
Kitching & Loomes
Bringing together two deeply rooted voices in English traditional music. Celebrated fiddler Tom Kitching, known for his powerful,expressive playing and decades at the heart of the folk scene, joins Jon Loomes in a partnership grounded in the classic guitar, fiddle, and voice tradition. Together they explore English ballads and dance tunes with virtuosity, humour and musical conversation, creating performances that feel both timeless and vividly alive.
"Tom Kitching is one of the best English fiddlers ever" - Mike Harding.
Belver
Belver are a dynamic traditional folk trio known for their expansive sound and assured live presence. Harry Abel, Dom Doran, and Jack Hogsden combine violin, whistles, concertina, pipes, melodeons, guitar, and tightly woven vocals to create performances of depth and drive. Recent appearances include Warwick Folk Festival and headline shows across the south of England, where they have established a strong and steadily growing reputation on the professional circuit.
Wet The Tea
Wet The Tea are a lively Anglo-Celtic folk trio bringing together rich harmonies and driving acoustic rhythm. Featuring Andy Connally on lead vocals, bouzouki, flute and whistles, Clare ‘Fluff’ Smith on violin, cello and vocals, and Adam Beresford-Browne on guitar, mandolin and vocals, the band blend traditional influences with contemporary songwriting. Their performances move easily from heartfelt ballads to upbeat session-style tunes, creating a warm, engaging atmosphere that invites audiences to listen, sing, and join the musical conversation wherever they play live together.
Andrew Cadie
Northumbrian folk | Germany
Andrew Cadie is a singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter whose work draws on the traditional music of his native Northumberland alongside the roots and soul sounds of the vinyl era. Now based in Germany, he performs widely across Europe as both a solo artist and as one half of the acclaimed duo Broom Bezzums. His solo shows move between powerful guitar songs, virtuosic fiddle playing and audience-rousing choruses, delivering traditional and original material with warmth, energy and unmistakable character.
Martin Vogwell
Martin Vogwell is lost. Somewhere you will find the guitarist, singer and songwriter searching for beautiful words and impossible harmonies... probably on a canal. Having mis-spent his youth in front of noisy amplifiers, he stumbled across an acoustic guitar in a mystical music shop (in Dursley) and has never been the same. Pressganged at a tender age into service with the bands Folklaw, Bewelian, The Vogwells, and Cobblers Child, he is let out for good behaviour to create critically acclaimed solo albums.
Jack Hogsden
Jack Hogsden is a melodeon player and guitarist rooted in the English folk tradition.
Drawing inspiration from the songs and dance music of Sussex, Surrey, Kent and the surrounding counties, he has developed a lively, rhythmically driven style that places the melodeon at the centre of his sound.
From Cotswold and North-West Morris tunes to session and ceilidh favourites, Jack's playing brings bounce, precision and character, showing how the dance music of England continues to thrive in the hands of a new generation.
Bagas Fellyon
Hailing from the dark depths of West Cornwall, Bagas Fellyon are re-imagining the sound of Cornish traditional music. Drawing on the rugged beauty of the Celtic coastline, golden sands and the grit of post-industrial decay, they infuse Cornwall's musical heritage with their own lived experience. Using fiddle, hammered Dulcimer, accordion, bass and drums, they weave hypnotic rhythms and ancient and modern melodies to create music that's vibrant, evocative and made to dance to.
All My Trials
All My Trials are a four-piece delivering a raw, rhythm-driven sound rooted in storytelling. Featuring Joe Hillman (vocals/guitar), Conrad Di Lanni (guitar), Mike Matthews (bass) and Troy Cook (drums), their original songs draw on myth and modern life, blending folk with powerful, gutsy energy to create performances that move and mesmerize. Renowned as a compelling live act, they are available as a duo, trio or full band, performing both acoustic and electric sets.
Deb Hannis
Deb Hannis is a traditional singer with deep roots in the English folk tradition, shaped by a family history of song collecting and lifelong immersion in the music. Her performances are grounded, expressive, and attentive to narrative detail, bringing clarity and emotional depth to both traditional repertoire and carefully chosen contemporary material. With decades of experience on festival and concert stages, she is recognised for thoughtful interpretation, musical integrity, and a quietly compelling stage presence.