Harvest Fest returns for its third year at Rough Trade Denmark Street, once again in aid of Peckham’s Pecan Foodbank. Experimental folk artist Josephine Illingworth headlines, alongside support from alt rock singer/songwriter Jonique. An art market will be on alongside the event, with all proceeds going towards Pecan.

Josephine Illingworth

Patchworking a found-sound fantasy world from her garden shed, London experimental folk artist and ex-chorister Josephine Illingworth is a conduit for all that is wild and free.’ (Line of Best Fit) After spending years on the road collecting sounds and sleeping in europe’s network of unmanned mountain huts, Illingworth has returned home and spent the last year carving her name in the London folk circuit. With her surreal twist on guitar music; lyrically unsettling and structurally unexpected, her wayfaring story-songs have won her the BBC Tune Into Nature music prize and amassed over 30 million streams. Illingworth returns in 2026 with Bright Things I Found In The Dark, an EP written and recorded while living in churches on pilgrimage.

Jonique

Formerly of alt-rock duo Fräulein, North of Ireland-born / London-based Jonique writes music grown from the gut. A blend of alternative rock and folk, the songs plays out in front of you, each like a distinct scene from the world she’s carving out.

At the heart of the music is an unmistakable voice that is filled with contradictions - fragile and strong, beautiful and twisted, intense and fleeting. Jonique’s quietly magnetic performances will grab you immediately but will linger long after the show is over.

Only within the first year of the project, Jonique is making a name across the UK & Irish music scenes, playing showcases for DIY Magazine, The Great Escape Festival and Ireland Music Week.

Accessibility:

For accessible tickets, free PA/Carer tickets and other accessibility requests please go to dice.fm/contact. Rough Trade is wheelchair accessible with step free access.

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