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The London Roots Festival Presents: Birdvox

The London Roots Festival Presents: Birdvox

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The London Roots Festival is set to host Birdvox at The Social on November 4, 2026, beginning at 7:00 PM. This vibrant event features a lineup of multiple performers delivering an eclectic mix of music, encompassing political disco, folk-inspired tracks, and electronic elements. Drawing inspiration from the natural world and contemporary societal themes, Birdvox promises to deliver an intimate and emotionally resonant experience. Spanning twelve songs across various genres and emotional landscapes, this festival will celebrate the collective artistry of Sarah Hayes and her collaborators, ensuring a unique and engaging evening for all attendees.

Introducing Birdvox and their debut album Shamming The Drama. Twelve big-skysongs of joy, rage, connection, grief, empowerment, the natural world, and peace forthe times we’re in. Political disco; skewed-folk floor fillers; avian electronica; hymns tohumanity… the honest and cathartic noise of the multi-tasking artist-producers whomade this record, equally and collectively.Birdvox is Sarah Hayes (vocals, synth, flute, drum programming), a founding memberof Glasgow’s beloved Admiral Fallow; Inge Thomson (vocals, accordion, fieldrecordings, drum programming), a longtime collaborator with the multi-award-winningsongwriter and storyteller Karine Polwart; Jenny Sturgeon (vocals, guitars,keyboards, drum programming), a SAY Award-nominated solo artist, and singer withalt-folk mainstays Salt House; and Charlotte Printer (vocals, bass, percussion, drumprogramming) who’s previously performed with revived Scottish pop icons AlteredImages, and Loyle Carner-collaborator Joesef.The album was produced by Birdvox and Peter Brewis of Prince-favourites FieldMusic.Singing in Scots, Shetland dialect, old Norn and English, Birdvox distil their individualinfluences into a unique musical point of view and a joyful live experience.“Perhaps the standout event of the whole festival… exciting and energetic… atthe intersection of boundary-pushing art and extremely listenable, melody-basedpop”

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The London Roots Festival Presents: Birdvox takes place on Wednesday, 4 November 2026 at 19:00. The event runs until Thursday, 5 November 2026.

The London Roots Festival Presents: Birdvox is held at The Social in London (5 Little Portland St, London W1W 7JD, UK, London).

Tickets for The London Roots Festival Presents: Birdvox can be booked via thesocial.com using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.

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