Folk

'Folk' in this sense means suspended moments onstage, where acoustic purity and subtle arrangements transport us into an enchanting universe. Between poetry, delicacy and emotion, this collection has all the ingredients for a sweet musical suspension.

 Songwriting master Bill Ryder-Jones demonstrates his talent in the historic foyer of the Paris' Gaîté Lyrique for the ARTE Concert Festival.

ARTE Concert Festival 2024

The orchestral folk of Bill Ryder-Jones in the historic foyer of Paris' Gaîté Lyrique.

Bill Ryder-Jones

Dutch band Sarah Julia performs Cairngorms for a special session filmed at the 2024 Eurosonic festival. Warm and comforting.

Eurosonic 2024

The enchanting vocals of the Sarah Julia band fill Eurosonic 2024 with warmth.

Sarah Julia

Marem Ladson performs at Paris' Gaîté Lyrique, sharing all the sweetness and emotion of her folk universe with the ARTE Concert Festival audience.

Broadcasting from somewhere between Spain and the United States, Marem Ladson's folk arrives at the ARTE Concert Festival.

Marem Ladson

The beautiful voice of Icelandic folk artist Arny Margret is like a warm blanket after hiking a volcanic glacier. Her comforting debut album They Only Talk About the Weather was released in late 2022. 

Europavox Sessions 2023

Wrap yourself in the delicate warmth of Icelandic folk artist Arny Margret.

Arny Margret

Acclaimed poet Kara Jackson has put her creations to music on her debut album Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? An irresistable choice of perfomer for the final afternoon of the 2023 ARTE Concert Festival.

ARTE Concert Festival 2023

American folk delights from this poetic artist at Paris' Gaîté Lyrique. 

Kara Jackson

MARO proves she is the pride of Portugal once again as she represents her country at Eurosonic 2024. We met her for a session organized in an unusual location: a cheese factory.

Portuguese musician MARO performs in a Dutch cheese factory for Eurosonic 2024.

MARO

Alice Phoebe Lou takes her independence as an artist seriously, self-releasing five albums while continuing to busk the streets of Berlin. She comes to the ARTE Concert festival armed with indie-pop gems from her latest effort Shelter.

Fiercely independent South African artist Alice Phoebe Lou takes the audience at Paris' Gaîté Lyrique on a journey.

Alice Pheobe Lou

Birds on a Wire is the project of singer Rosemary Standley (the voice behind Moriarty) and cellist Dom La Nena. The two artists weave a universe built entirely around song and emotion. A symbiosis that allows them to cover musical monuments ranging from Fairouz to Bob Dylan in their own way.

Journeys Through Music

Birds on a Wire

The Nobel prize, the Prince of Asturias Award, the National Medal of Arts: All prizes that Bob Dylan won but refused. Is this how he stays true to his counter-culture ideas?