Festival Headliner Focus
Whew! Where did summer go? What a whirlwind of great festivals and music we have had this summer. ABM artists have wowed crows from Tønder to Todmorden, Shrewsbury to Shambala, […]
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New Ryan Young Album Tours
This outstanding Scottish fiddler’s third studio album, In the Quiet After, produced by Irish fiddle legend Martin Hayes (The Gloaming), who also performs on two tracks, is a deeply expressive […]
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Future Folk 2026/27 Line Up Announced
ABM are delighted to announce the line-up for the 2026/27 Future Folk series at Kings Place in London. The series offers an exciting opportunity to discover new music. We open […]
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The Brothers Gillespie Announce New Album Tour
Northumbrian duo The Brothers Gillespie make music that is animated by lyrical songwriting, fine fingerstyle guitar playing, multi-instrumental musicianship and ‘the glorious tones of their blood harmony’ (Sam Lee). ‘Kingfisher’ […]
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Lady Maisery and Jimmy & Sid present Wakefire
Congratulations to Lady Maisery and Jimmy + Sid whose new epic summer themed album ‘Wakefire’ is released today! With more folk songs collected about the month of May than any […]
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Emily Portman Dominion of Spells
Massive congratulations to Emily Portman on the release of her new album! Dominion of Spells is OUT TODAY!‘The spell it casts is magical indeed’ Fatea‘Of all the singers and songwriters in […]
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Martin Simpson New Album Tour
Legendary guitarist and songwriter Martin Simpson will be hitting the road in September to celebrate the release of his new album ‘Some Kind of Jubilee’ on Topic Records, his musical […]
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Kings Place Folk Weekend (24-26 April)
Great to have a wonderful line-up for our annual Folk Weekend at Kings Place, London this April. This year we turn the spotlight on idea of the stories we carry. […]
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New Sam Sweeney & Grace Smith with Patsy Reid & Alice Allen Tour
A special collaborative tour in Autumn 2027, as one of the UK folk scene’s most distinctive duos come together for a special collaborative tour, as Sam Sweeney & Grace Smith […]
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Martin Carthy Statement
ABM and the Carthy family had hoped that the planned 2026 tour and festival dates with Martin Carthy, alongside his daughter Eliza, would offer a graceful and dignified exit from […]
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Showcase Scotland & Celtic Connections
Showcase Scotland & Celtic Connections The ABM team will be delegates at Showcase Scotland, as part of Celtic Connections, in Glasgow. James and Sarah will be running an ABM Trade […]
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Festive Wishes
All the team at ABM would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, and to thank all promoters, festival bookers and audiences for continuing […]
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