Jim Ghedi hails from Sheffield, South Yorkshire and although clearly well versed in the history of folk music, he stands out as a potential torch bearer for a new generation of respectful yet experimental performers. His album ‘Wasteland’, released in March 2025, saw wide acclaim and was recognised as a profoundly bold sonic statement that is some of the most rich, far-reaching and ambitious work in the Folk genre - pushing the boundaries of what folk music can be. His third album released on the Basin Rock record label, this new sound emulates a more brooding, darker and electronic world which is mirrored in his piercing lyrics and singing. He draws from social observations, contemporary songwriting, historical & traditional material. This year, Ghedi will also release his first film soundtrack for A24’s thriller The Death of Robin Hood, after being approached by director Michael Sarnoski. A dark adaptation of the 17th-century folk-tale Robin Hood's Death, the film is out in June 2026, and stars Hugh Jackman, Jodie Comer, Bill Skarsgård and more. Over the years, Ghedi has performed headline tours and festivals across the UK, Ireland and Europe, as well as supporting & touring with bands such as Lankum, Stick in the Wheel, Richard Dawson, Martin Carthy, Shirley Collins. Praise for Wasteland: "The Sheffield folk musician gets brilliantly apocalyptic on this rallying, medieval-tinged battle cry." The Guardian "Wasteland is exactly where British folk music should be today. A masterwork." 5/5 Morning Star "Wasteland is a folk renaissance masterpiece." 9/10 The Line Of Best Fit "There's no contemporary singer quite like Jim Ghedi.... you're unlikely to experience a more intense trip of an album this year." 5/5 Songlines "Tim-Buckley-meets-Richard-Thompson-at-the-end-of-the-universe vibe. Colossal." MOJO "the horrific, terrifying beauty of a collapsing planet, turned into sound." The Quietus "Yorkshire folksmith's ruminative, storm-tossed masterwork." 9/10 Uncut "Jim Ghedi’s masterpiece." KLOF "an original voice with an ancient spirit." The Times Presented by Broadside Hacks and Basin Rock This is an 18+ event

Upset The Rhythm presents SOPHIA DJEBEL ROSE Saturday 17 October The Horse Hospital, Colonnade, London, WC1N 1JD 7.30pm | £11 SOPHIA DJEBEL ROSE is a Franco-Moroccan artist who distills a singular music. Blending folk, noise, experimental song, and avant-garde poetry, she invents a new language of her own. Born into the perpetual exile of a childhood divided between two countries, Sophia has turned wandering into her greatest strength. As a modern poetess, she now takes the stage alone, armed with an electric guitar, to sing of the beauty of the lands she has ceaselessly left behind. Her live performances intertwine Mediterranean music with ecological and feminist themes, all of it carried by a syncretic approach that merges into a mysticism meant as an invitation to break the course of things and to reclaim one's strength. Her latest album, Sécheresse, released in february 2025 unveils nine mesmerizing & genre-defying tracks imbued with magnetic allure. Austere yet baroque, dark yet luminous, raw yet refined, this work escapes all categorization: it is an act of faith. To class among the unclassifiable, Sophia Djebel Rose lays the foundations for an oeuvre that follows in the lineage of avant-garde women who never ceased to challenge and expand the limits of style. https://sophiadjebelrose.bandcamp.com/