
Iain Archer
Iain Archer got an Ivor Novello Award for co-writing Snow Patrol's breakthrough album Final Straw. His own albums are full of raw, intimate gems – warm, folky and full of rich imagery. He has other...

Grace Petrie
More than a decade after first emerging, protest singer, LGBTQ+ activist, comedy audiences favourite and folk star Grace Petrie stands out as one the most important songwriters working in the UK...

Hollie McNish
Hollie is a UK poet who straddles the boundaries between the literary, poetic and pop scenes.

Fran Smith
Singer-songwriter and pianist Fran Smith is a mesmerising solo performer who was named a Live Music Highlight of the Year by the BBC in 2014. Her songs are disarmingly romantic, witty, sensuous and...

El Gruer
Through her debut collection The Paper Sky, Scottish poet El celebrates the beauty and heartache of being human.

Digitonal
Digitonal have been writing and performing their take on classically-influenced electronic music since 1997, with four studio albums for Toytronic and Just Music now under their belt. They are known...

Brian and Krystal
An unconventional vaudeville-style act, punctuated by silly songs, the odd bit of Spanish dancing and loads of belly laughs.

Ava Vidal
Ava's work juggles the profound and the irreverent. She's appeared on Mock the Week and Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow.

Raffle! presented by Barbara Nice
Raffle! presented by Barbara Nice Join the Fringe's favourite housewife Barbara Nice for an evening of proper good fun. Critically acclaimed tip-top character comedy from Phoenix Nights actress...

Bill Phelps, Laura Smith and the Fishwick family
Bill Phelps, Laura Smith, and Robin, Sarah, Rosa and Grace Fishwick are all part of the UK's expanding cohousing movement.

Boat To Row
Birmingham quintet Boat To Row combine a genuine ease in each other's musical company with an energetic, skilfully crafted sound. They build an intricate set woven with strings and vocal harmonies,...

Paul Nathanail
Paul is Nathanail is a professor of engineering geology at the University of Nottingham and the managing director of Land Quality Management.

Drake Music
Leaders in music and disability, who pioneer accessible music technology with disabled musicians at the heart of the process.

Sally Magnusson
Award-winning journalist and broadcaster Sally has presented a wide range of programmes for the BBC from current affairs to religion.

Fischy Music
Perennial Greenbelt family favourites Fischy Music are back down from Scotland with their blend of hope, humour and irresistibly join-in-able songs. They can't wait to sing along with their third...
