Balabustah
Authentic klezmer/gypsy accordion and violin

Bringing It All Back Home
Danny Chester presents folk and rockabilly with City Farmers and The Washington Rays

The Cesarians
Weimar punk-polka with a twist of Leonard Cohen, up and running with their Abbey Road recorded debut album

Core Arts
Local user-based music, performance and poetry group, live at Ryan’s

Corn Rocket Club
An afternoon of punk and garage mayhem at Ryan’s, with a number of bands under the guidance of Eric Ulcer, featuring The Masonics, The Hangee 5, The Vicars, King Salami and the Cumberland 3, The Fabulous Petetrators, The Loveburns, The Wailin’ Yeahs, The Dadds etc

Cowbell
Explosive blues/dance duo headline at Pangea Project on Friday

D66
The fantastic Dag does what he does best at St. Mary's Old Church on Saturday afternoon with his unique blend of Blues & Psychobilly

Denge Siya
Kurdish/Turkish music, with the band’s name inspired by the age-old societies of Anatolia, on Friday night in Z Bar

Drones Club
Present Die Munch Machine, an interplanetary robocombo sent through time to eat themselves, plus special guests and DJs

The Dublo
Filthy blues boogie, spine tingling gospel shanties

Eliza and Martin Carthy
Two legends of the world of folk music, live at St Mary’s Church, 21 August, 7pm (tickets £15 advance from info@n16mag.com, £17.50 at door)

The Family
Swaggering, bourbon-drenched good old boys with their own inimitable brand of rocking cosmic-country

Florence Joelle & Sterling Roswell Band
Subterranean blues, space-age jazz from Parisian singer Florence Joelle with guitarist and producer of Spacemen 3 fame, Sterling Roswell.

The Klinker
Now in their 27th year of experimental music, the Klinker hosts a festive special with the Paralyticos, The Golden Hour and others

Luxury Condo
Smooth vibes from much-loved veterans of the Fringe

Praxis Gallery (Belfast Road)
A weekend of the best of visual arts from our most talented local artists, including Martin Westwood, Billy Childish, Sadie Murdoch, Alison Christine Roche, Sam St Leger, Geoff Mowlam, Ruth Zamero and a host of others

Steve Micalef
Hackney’s Poet Laureate and founder of ‘Sniffin’ Glue’ will be performing at many of the Fringe events

Miranda Quammie
Acclaimed singer/songwriter explores her musical dual heritage

Luddy Samms
Stokey’s Soul King plays the Yucatan on Friday with his Back II Basics band and also performs an acoustic set in the Shillelagh back garden on Sunday afternoon

Morning Bride
'the best thing to have come out of Hackney since the White Stripes recorded there'

Poetry afternoon
Respected local poets Jan Noble and Tim Wells, among others. perform at Lemon Monkey on Sunday afternoon

Sculhazzards
Liven up your Sunday afternoon at The Others with Sculhazzards, an Australian rock/post hardcore/DIY band

Slim Reaper And Her Magic Powers
Searing cowpunk and psychedelic blues merchants

Michael Rosen
The outgoing children’s Poet Laureate reads from his latest work

Iain Sinclair
A bookshop reading from one of Hackney’s finest and longest-established authors

University of Obsolete Technology (Leswin Place)
Skiffle from Severed Limb and Charlie Wilson (Brick Lane Boogie Boys). Also short films all day Saturday and Pinball Geoff’s ‘In Arcadia’, a museum of bygone pinball and arcade machines on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

Walking Wounded
Gypsy punk, rock ‘n roll, ska and reggae from Hackney legends

Tony Wrafter
Flautist and sax virtuoso again graces the back garden along with a surprise guest in the shape of a top Senegalese harpist on Sunday afternoon.