Talu

Talu (from the Old English word for ‘tale’) is Shambala’s intimate shoes-off retreat dedicated to global folk and carefully curated talks. Close-up performances create

Born in London, raised in Luton, and made in Nottingham, Davina Songbird is a powerful voice on East Midlands stages. She is a singer,

Hopping over the pond from Occitanie, Cazelle Café explores their musical heritage of France and Colombia while blending playful swing, the spellbinding rhythms of

Joshua Burnside is an experimental folk songwriter, singer and producer. He takes influence from alternative electronica trad, and Irish folk, chopping and blending them

Innovator, award-winning multi-instrumentalist Malin Lewis fuses Scottish West Coast tradition with a self-made, one-of-a-kind bagpipe, joined by stars Sally Simpson (fiddle) and Ali Hutton

Luke Wright is a poet and performer who’s spent over 25 years taking sharp, funny, big-hearted writing to theatres, festivals, pubs and village halls

Tyrone Lewis is a pop-culture powerhouse of a poet. He’s been crowned UK Poetry Slam Champion, Roundhouse Poetry Slam Champion, Axis Poetry Slam Champion

Lisa Knapp and Gerry Diver are a remarkable musical partnership at the forefront of contemporary folk. Lisa’s spellbinding vocals and command of traditional song

Calliope are an experimental, multi-instrumental folk trio that take their inspiration from folk traditions of the black diasporic transatlantic world, blending trad tunes, ancestral

Sophia Lucia is an experimental poet, performer, and musician. She is based out of Chicago, USA & Paris, FR. She makes hypnotic and chaotic

Kate Griffin (UK banjo player) and Matchume Zango (Mozambique multi-instrumentalist) are forging a new cross-cultural collaboration celebrating the universal power of traditional music. They

Sam Browne is a spoken word poet from Southend, Essex, who originally set out to be a stand-up comedian until he realised all his