Luke Jackson is a Singer-Songwriter from Canterbury. In recent years he has been developing a reputation for himself on the Folk & Roots circuit and has been nominated for BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 'Horizon Award' His debut album More Than Boys, produced by Martyn Joseph, was released in 2012 followed by Fumes and Faith in 2014. November 2016 saw the release of his third full studio album, 'Tall Tales and Rumours' to universal critical acclaim and his live album Solo:Duo:Trio was voted 2018 Album of the Year by Laurel Canyon and in 2020 his last studio release Journals was voted 2019 Album of the Year by Fatea Magazine. Luke tours relentlessly all over the country, on mainland Europe and has also made inroads in North America. After COVID 19 halted all proceedings, Luke kept himself busy with online live shows and a very well received 7 track EP of songs written in lockdown called Of The Time'. As things opened up again he started 2022 with a prestigious opening slot on the Fairport Convention winter tour.

The DekkerTones are a 9 piece covers band playing authentic ska and reggae from the late 60's Trojan and Bluebeat to the 2tone era.

Recently honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Ards International Guitar Festival in Northern Ireland, Sarah’s also drawn critical praise for her voice (which has been variously likened to malt whiskey and melted chocolate) and her engaging rapport with audiences: “I’ve attended hundreds of concerts of all kinds, and her subtle mastery onstage launches her straight into my fave shows ever,” wrote The Huffington Post. With the release of her new album, the Madrid-born, Chicago-raised, Cornwall-based singer/songwriter has expanded her battery of instruments to include piano, electric guitar and drum, and it’s drawn critical raves internationally. Dutch music magazine Heaven hailed it as “an early contender for folk album of 2018,” the UK’s fRoots said it was “a collection to savour” and the USA’s PopMatters called it “a gateway into a true innovator’s soul.”

Contemporary folk/acoustic duo Gilmore & Roberts combine award-winning songwriting with astounding musicianship and their trademark harmonies to create a powerful wall of sound. Nominated three times at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Katriona Gilmore (fiddle, mandolin) and Jamie Roberts (guitar) met while studying at Leeds College of Music and released their debut album in 2008. Since then, the duo have toured Canada and mainland Europe, played some of the UK's biggest acoustic festivals, toured with folk rock legends Fairport Convention and won countless accolades for their genre-spanning work. Gilmore & Roberts released their fifth studio album, A Problem Of Our Kind, in October 2018.

Steve Tilston, the hugely talented and award-winning performer, presents an intimate evening of music, featuring his own critically acclaimed material, alongside unique arrangements of popular folk songs. He is accompanied by Hugh Bradley on double bass. A mainstay of the folk music scene since the 1970s, Steve is perhaps best known for his songwriting prowess, but he is also a blinding, dazzling guitarist with a style that echoes the elaborate rhythmic folk baroque while also drawing from classical, roots and the tradition to create a sound that is recognisably Tilston. A favourite at TwickFolk, Steve's visit to the Cabbage Patch comes hot on the heels of the release of his latest studio album, Last Call, in March 2025. Steve says: Last Call is an album Im very proud of and in my opinion contains some of my best work. This is bound to be a popular ticket so early booking is advised. Photo: KT Bruce

Bob Fox needs little introduction. A veteran of the folk music scene, the County Durham native started singing in folk clubs while at the same time training to be a teacher the 1970's. Teaming up to form a professional duo with fellow north-eastern singer and fiddle player, he then joined forces with singer, guitarist and acoustic bass guitar player Stu Luckley to perform all over the UK and record two albums, the first of which, Nowt So Good'll Pass, was voted Folk Album of the Year by Melody Maker in 1978. Fox and Luckley became a popular attraction on the UK folk scene and supported Richard and Linda Thompson and Ralph McTell on major British tours. Since ceasing the partnership with Luckley in 1982, Fox has maintained a successful career as a solo folk performer. During the 1990's, together with Benny Graham he developed a multi-media show documenting the coal mining communities of Durham and Northumberland, which led to the CD, How Are You Off For Coals, featuring a selection of mining songs. In 2006, Fox, along with a range of other top UK folk artists, was involved in providing performances for the "2006 Radio Ballads" commissioned by BBC Radio, and in 2009 he performed in the part of "Songman" in the highly acclaimed production of "War Horse", which played in the West End for 18 months and subsequently toured around Britain, Ireland and South Africa.

Hatful of Rain, an acoustic music group from Brighton and Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England, perform original material that combines English folk sounds with harmony singing and American bluegrass music.

A classically-trained multi-instrumentalist with five albums and two books to her name, Emily Maguire is truly 'a talent to be reckoned with' (RnR Magazine), her strong, thought-provoking lyrics, supremely expressive vocals and stunning live performances winning her fans across the globe. After living in a recycled shack in the Australian bush where she made her first two albums, Emily returned to the UK to tour with American legend Don McLean and make her third album Believer, a ‘masterpiece’ according to Maverick Magazine, with two singles playlisted on Radio 2. Her much-anticipated fourth album, Bird Inside A Cage, released in 2013, was a bold departure from her previous recordings, while still retaining all the underlying trademarks of her emotive, lyric-rich songs. As an advocate for mental health, Emily has been featured several times on Radio 4 including Woman’s Hour, Loose Ends and Midweek, where she was interviewed by Libby Purves talking about her book Start Over Again, a deeply personal account of her experiences of living with bipolar disorder. After two years out of action, Emily published a new book Notes From The North Pole and in 2017 released her hauntingly beautiful fifth album A Bit Of Blue to critical acclaim.

When Mike Harding dubbed Winter Wilson as one of the hardest working duos on the circuit, he'd clearly done his homework. In 2019 aside from touring around the UK, Winter Wilson have performed in Australia, Spain, Belgium and Canada. They also released Live & Unconventional, a long awaited live album that was recorded on tour and at Cropredy Festival with Fairport Convention "If you need evidence of just how special the duo Winter Wilson is, then Live & Unconventional delivers in abundance" Steve Caseman, RnR magazine "This is a brilliant, exceptionally well-recorded live album that really does convince that Kip and Dave are well and truly at the top of their game" David Kidman, Living Tradition Magazine. It is their live performance where these two really excel. Now in their 8th year as full-time musicians, Kip Winter and Dave Wilson bring a sense of intimacy to every venue, blending superb, often hard-hitting original songs, stunning harmonies and musicianship with sometimes hilarious humour and tales of life on the road. Kip (vocals, accordion, guitar, flute) "simply has a voice to die for (John Roffey, Maverick Magazine), whilst Dave (vocals, guitar and banjo) is now rightly recognized as being amongst the top tier of British songwriters, with his songs sung in folk clubs across the UK and beyond.

Bird in the Belly are a Brighton-based folk group consisting of folk duo Hickory Signals (Laura Ward and Adam Ronchetti), alt-folk singer-songwriter Ben Webb (Jinnwoo, Green Ribbons) and multi-instrumentalist and producer Tom Pryor. Together they collect little-known and forgotten lyrics, poems and stories from around the UK and set them to their own hypnotically original compositions (fRoots). Their sound is raw and bare-boned with distinctively contemporary and earthy vocalising (R2 Magazine), harking back to the 1960's folk revival sound. Bird in the Belly's 2018 debut album, The Crowing, was met with critical acclaim, with the Sunday Express giving the album 5/5 and calling it folk album of the year. Neighbours and Sisters followed in 2019, and the group have toured the UK extensively, playing at festivals including Moseley, Purbeck, Warwick, Gate to Southwell, Sidmouth and Broadstairs Folk Week. They have been featured regularly on radio including Desert Island Discs and BBC Six Music. Third album, After the City, was released in 2022, with The Guardian and The Observer calling it an album of well realised ambition. In January 2025, Bird in the Belly were featured in the Folk On Foot podcast, and a new album is planned for release in September. And if all that isn't enough to convince you of their folk credentials, one of their songs uses the word "pantaloons".

Huw Williams is a singer-songwriter from the South Wales market town of Brynmawr, and in the 1990's he was known for his duo with Tony Williams (no relation). Their songs were covered by many other artists in Europe and the US, and they had a close association with Ralph McTell and Fairport Convention, both of whom championed their music. Huw and Tony developed a large fan base and toured theatres and festivals, performing one final tour in 2001. Since then, Huw has continued to tour as a solo performer, and some of his most well-known songs include "The Summer Before the War", "Rosemary's Sister" and "I Can Jump Puddles". Foot-tapping melodies, deeply moving songs and hilarious humour - join Huw as he recounts the story of how a woman working in the dole office accidentally changed his life, how he wrote a song about a train that he still doesnt understand, and why £2,000 mysteriously turned up in his bank account. Scolds Bridle are Sue Bousfield and Liz Walmisley. One of Lancashire's most well-known folk duos, 2025 sees them celebrate 50 years of performing together and we are delighted to welcome them to TwickFolk. Since their meeting in 1975, Sue and Liz have played at many nationally known festivals, hundreds of folk clubs and concerts and recorded for national radio and television. Known on the Fylde Coast for their appearances at the Fylde Folk Festival and many local venues, Scolds Bridle include local folk songs in their repertoire alongside traditional and modern songs; ranging from ballads to rousing chorus.

Zoë Wren and Jasmine Watkiss launched Americana duo Roswell after an impromptu open mic night collaboration. Roswell's multi-instrumental harmony-infused sound has been likened to First Aid Kit, Fleetwood Mac and the Indigo Girls. Winning Purbeck Rising in their first year as a band, Roswell's first release earned the title of Fatea EP of the Year, and the duo went on to be named winners of the Celtic Connections Danny Kyle Competition. Fresh from tours in Germany and France, and an appearance at Costa Festival Ibiza, Roswell are currently working on their debut album, which features their signature candid songwriting on themes from mental health and sibling love to real-life activist adventures at sea. Roswell have supported artists including Catherine McGrath, John Smith and Dea Matrona, and played festivals from Cambridge Folk Festival and Wimborne Folk Festival to the Fête de la musique Genève. The tour for their second EP, "Come Home", included sold-out shows at the Green Note in London, The Stables in Milton Keynes and The Shelley Theatre in Bournemouth. Photo: Sophie Barloc

American singer-songwriter Sid Griffin is probably best known for leading the Long Ryders and the Coal Porters, but he is also a successful solo performer and author. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Sid moved to Los Angeles in the 1980's to form Americana pioneers the Long Ryders, and the band enjoyed success as part of the Paisley Underground scene that was influenced by 1960s groups such as Love and The Byrds. In the 1990's, Sid formed the Coal Porters, who claim to be the world's first alt-bluegrass act, demonstrating the power of fiddle, mandolin, banjo, acoustic guitar and doghouse bass, matched with four-part harmonies and memorable melodies. Sid still records and tours with both bands. His solo work includes five albums. His most recent, The Journey from Grape to Raisin (2024), includes 10 originals and one campfire cover of the Velvet Underground's "Femme Fatale". Sid is also a respected music historian, publishing books on Gram Parsons, bluegrass and Bob Dylan. He has contributed to major music publications and appeared as a commentator on BBC and various music documentaries. In 2022, he accepted the International Trailblazers Award for the Long Ryders.

Charlie Dore is one of the UK's most respected singer songwriters. In an unusually diverse career her songs have won two Ascap awards, an Ivor Novello nomination and both the Overall Grand and the Folk Prize from the International Acoustic Music Awards. Her 2017 album Dark Matter won both Album of the Year and Best Lyrics from the US Indie Acoustic Project, while her 2020 album, Like Animals, won her FATEA's 2020 Female Artist of the Year + Best Lyrics 20-21 from the US Indie Acoustic Project. While her own albums favour her more eclectic/roots leanings, she is one of a handful of UK writers to achieve success across many genres, defined by the range of artists to have recorded her songs, including Tina Turner, George Harrison, Celine Dion, Ricky Ross and Jimmy Nail, notching up a UK No 1, US No 4 plus Top 10 hits in Italy, Germany & France. She has also composed for three BBC drama series and two films. Her own hit, Pilot of the Airwaves still features on Radio 2's core playlist and remains a worldwide radio favourite. She continues writing for and with other artists and also enjoys mentoring emerging songwriters when she's not recording or touring. December 2021 saw the release of her first ever Christmas EP The Man Who Built Christmas which she plans to include in her 2022 tour sets on the basis that a good song isn't just for Christmas. Meanwhile she continues writing 'Background Noise', a series of essays about her life both on and off stage. A gift for melody, brave, poignant, entertaining, original Guardian ★★★★ Like Animals Reviews An amazingly astute, moving, intelligent and connected songwriter...a voice like Kate McGarrigle meets Dory Previn. Wonderful. Mike Harding Her finest work to date Mike Davies, Folk Radio UK

Michell, Pfeiffer & Kulesh are an all-female close harmony folk trio that brings together the exciting talents and exquisite voices of award-winning songwriters Odette Michell, Karen Pfeiffer and Daria Kulesh. Their stunning three-part vocal harmonies bring to life spellbinding folk tales, expertly woven together with an international twist. Introducing Stage winners at The Great British Folk Festival 2023 by public vote, they wow their audiences with a deeply moving, exciting and unique live show. Between them, Michell, Pfeiffer & Kulesh play guitar, bouzouki, accordion, dulcimer, shruti box, bodhran, stomp pedal, flute and recorder. Their acclaimed debut full-length album, Flowers, was released in June 2024 and has received numerous positive press reviews.

Daughter and father duo Louise & Chris Rogan perform arrangements of traditional songs as well as Louise's originals and have wowed audiences at folk clubs and festivals throughout the UK. FATEA Magazine described their 2023 album, Things That Matter, as one of the best debut releases in the tradition genre. Louise is a singer of the highest calibre. In 2023, she won the Audience Vote of the Great British Folk Festival and was also invited to join John McCusker, Michael McGoldrick and John Doyle as part of their UK tour at The Waterside, Sale and The Crescent, York. In January 2024, she headlined the UK West Coast Folk Festival, replacing an unavailable Cara Dillon, and was followed onstage by Richard Thompson. She was also selected to play on the Danny Kyle Open Stage at Celtic Connections. Ross & the Hailstones are a London-based trio playing a blend of original and traditional material, steeped in the folk tradition but with their own signature twist. They consist of fiddle, cello and guitar with lots of three-part vocal harmonies and foot-stomping tune sets. Their debut album, From The Loft, was released in 2024.