With a love of obscure tales, forgotten legends and half-remembered myths, Milkweed lead their audience into the strangest and most mesmerising corners of British folk music. The duo, whose own identity is steeped in mystery, twist and reshape the tradition until it feels both ancient and unsettlingly modern.
Affiliated with the London-based label collective Broadside Hacks, they released their masterful 2025 album Remscéla – a record that superbly bridges deep folk roots with surreal lo-fi experimentation. Ghostly banjos, hazy vocals and crackling tape noise merge in a hallucinatory retelling of the ancient Irish saga Táin Bó Cuailnge.
Milkweed’s music dives into a hidden underworld of pagan and magical tales, a kind of magic mirror for modern British identity – one that reflects the crooked shadows of the repressed and the forgotten. Blending almost archetypal acoustic folk with electric instruments and experimental sound collages, Milkweed conjure an atmospheric folk-horror universe that has earned praise from The Guardian, The Quietus and MOJO, who have hailed them as one of the most original new forces in British folk.
Live, Milkweed have captivated both audiences and critics alike. As NARC. Magazine wrote of a recent show: “Milkweed are folk at its most distorted and most modern but also most ancient, adding up to a dizzying, alarming experience.” When the duo play their first-ever concert in Denmark at Roskilde Festival, expect a rare performance where British folklore, warped soundscapes and spectral imagination come vividly to life.
