Folk It Up
Folk It Up are an upbeat 4 to 7 piece band, playing your favourite all-time hits with a folk ad bluegrass twist! Inspired by the Mumford & Sons, this feel-good folky band have entertained at huge events including the Hunger Games and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol3 world premieres in London, plus household brands such as IKEA, Lucozade, BrewDog and many more!
From £3,329
Price based on 5 members performing 2 x 60 minutes sets
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- ⭐ 5 Star Rated By Every Client This Year
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Videos
Hold Back The River / James Bay
Counting Stars / OneRepublic
Folk It Up - Live Showreel
The Chain / Fleetwood Mac
Set List / Repertoire
Contemporary
Better Together - Jack Johnson
Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
Budapest - George Ezra
Cake by the Ocean - DNCE
Castle on the Hill - Ed Sheeran
Counting Stars - OneRepublic
Daddy's Lessons - Beyonce
Dog Days - Florence and the Machine
Ex's & Oh's - Ellie King
Galway Girl - Ed Sheeran
Hey There Delilah - Plain White Tees
Ho Hey - The Lumineers
Hold Back the River - James Bay
Home Is Wherever I'm With You - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
I Will Wait - Mumford and Sons
Love Generation - Bob Sinclair
Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5
Nothing Breaks Like a Heart - Miley Cyrus
Only Love - Ben Howard
Paradise - George Ezra
Riptide - Vance Joy
Sam Feldt - Post Malone
Shake It Off - Taylor Swift
Shotgun - George Ezra
Soul Sister - Train
Texas Hold'em - Beyonce
The Cave - Mumford and Sons
Wake Me Up - Avicci
Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
We Are Young - FUN
Classic
Alright - Supergrass
Blowing in the Wind - Bob Dylan
Cats in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
Crazy - Seal
Devil Went Down to Georgia - Roly Daniels
Help - Beatles
Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
Jolene - Dolly Parton
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
Only Happy When It Rains - Garage
Purple Rain - Prince
Summer of 69'- Bryan Adams
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Take On Me - Aha
Teenage Dirtbag - Wheetus
The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel
The Gambler - Kenny Rodgers
This Is What it Feels Like - Van Buuren
Wonderwall - Oasis
Medleys
Hotel California + House of Rising
Jolene + Long Train Running + Riptide
Save Tonight + Wake Me Up + Cotton Eye Joe
Full Biography
Folk It Up offer the ultimate show-stopping performance people will be talking about long after your event. Surprising your guests with unexpected feel-good folky versions of their favourite tunes from any genre or era, this fun, folky band make for a unique and unforgettable soundtrack to your big day or corporate event.
Folk It Up's unique approach to live performance is accompanied by an unmatched level of customer service and attention to detail, including client-tailored song lists and DJ sets, colour-coordinated lighting schemes, fog machine, speech microphones and more.
Folk It Up are at the forefront of the UK's event industry having recently played for the Hunger Games and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol3 world premiers in London, performing for the likes of Jamie Osborne, Courtney Love and Charley Hull. The band have also entertained for household brands such as IKEA, Lucozade, Silverstone, Bloomberg, KPMG, GESSI, TEZENIS, BOXPARK, BrewDog to name but a few.
5 star rated by every client this year.
| Performance quality: | 5 stars |
| Sound quality: | 5 stars |
| Behaviour: | 5 stars |
| Communication: | 5 stars |
| Audience engagement: | 5 stars |
| Value for money: | 5 stars |
Such an epic night, thanks for making it so great
William F booked Folk It Up for their event • October 2025
“We had such an epic night, thanks for making it so great. You were all awesome and the guests had nothing but amazing things to say about you and the gang! Thank you so much”
We had so many compliments from guests!
Sara T booked Folk It Up for their wedding • June 2025
“Lilac and the band were perfect from start to finish. Their communication and planning before the event let us know everything was in hand and they delivered an incredible set on the night. We had so many compliments from guests! Thank you so much Lilac for being a part of our wedding.”
Will definitely be using them again!
Jo booked Folk It Up for their event
“Wow I can’t say how amazing you guys are. You truly made our work summer party one to remember. Will definitely be using them again!”
GW booked Folk It Up for their event
“It’s difficult to describe accurately the genius of this band… they are brilliant, in that they are supremely talented and accomplished musicians (as well as being lovely people), but it’s in their role as a conduit for a joyful Caledonian spirit that they excel way beyond expectation. Book them and be blown away.”
Amy W booked Folk It Up for their wedding
“From booking all the way through to the party, Folk it Up were fantastic. They really took time to find out how we wanted the day to run and everything ran so smoothly on the day, just as they had planned. My guests and I had a super time! Such a lot of fun was had by all. Thank you so much! ??”
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Lineup
Default lineup: 5 members
Standard 5 Piece Band: Female vocals + guitar | male vocals + bass | fiddle | banjo OR keys | drums Optional Lineups (please see booking options for further details): 4 Piece Band: Vocals + guitar | fiddle | bass | drums 6 Piece Band: Female vocals + guitar | male vocals + bass | fiddle | banjo | keys / sax | drums 7 Piece Band: Female vocals + guitar | male vocals + keys | fiddle | banjo | sax | double bass | drums
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