As the solstice sun sets, enjoy an evening of folk music at Chelsea Physic Garden.

Within the walls of London’s oldest botanical garden, enjoy some of London’s finest emerging folk musicians as they fill the air with song, creating a relaxed and atmospheric summer night.

Unfurl your picnic blanket, unwind, and let music and nature carry you into midsummer, part of our Live on the Lawn series this summer.

Performers:

Lucine Musaelian

Lucine Musaelian an Armenian-American viola da gamba player, singer, and composer whose work spans early music, folk traditions, and contemporary experimentation. A graduate of Yale and the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, and a current Royal Academy Chamber Fellow, she is known for her rare talent of self-accompaniment, singing while playing the gamba, bringing intimacy and innovation to both Baroque and folk repertoires.

Her work with ensembles such as Intesa and Bellot explores the resonances between early music and traditional songs, especially from her ancestral Armenia. Lucine’s performances, including with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Phantasm, and Dunedin Consort, reflect her deep interest in storytelling through music, whether interpreting 17th-century Italian love songs or reinventing ancient Armenian poetry with a modern, improvisatory touch.

Tog Fàire

Simon Stallard is a flautist, prize-winning Scottish Gaelic singer and music researcher with a background in the Scottish and Irish traditions. Jake Tweddle is a contemporary guitarist and arranger, always in high demand both on stage and in the studio.

As duo Tog Fàire they’ve found their stride, performing fiery reimagined sets with a contemporary spin, alongside longing, beautiful airs and songs. Whether they’re playing toe-tapping tunes by modern composers at the heart of the living Scottish folk scene, or ancient melodies that can be traced back centuries, they love the stories behind this music and its roots, whether old or new.

Benjamin Yellowitz 

Well-toured, queer Singer/Songwriter brings their soulful voice, guitar percussion and honest lyrics to form a style of Neo-Folk that takes audiences from intimate silence to beautiful sing-alongs.

Vasileios Voulgaropoulos, Greek folk guitarist and musician. His duo will take us on a journey across the Southeast Balkan Peninsula — a resonance between Greece, Turkey, and Bulgaria.

Booking Information:

• Admission for one is £20
• Ticket Admission for two is £35
• Concession tickets (Students, Pension Credit, Universal Credit & Refugee Status) £15
• Doors open at 6:30pm. Performances start at 7pm.

Physic Garden Café:

• Light snacks will be available.
• Due to our license, you will be unable to bring in alcohol from off the premises, any alcohol that is brought into the venue will be removed from you and left at reception until you leave. Alcoholic drinks are available to purchase at our café.

These events will go ahead whatever the weather, unless it becomes unsafe to do so. You should dress appropriately for the Great British weather.

Please bring a picnic blanket to sit on. We have a number of benches available, operating on a first-come, first-served basis. However, if you have mobility needs and need to sit on a bench, please do get in touch by emailing .