Sian are a Scottish Gaelic folk band whose acclaimed sophomore album 'araon' won Album of the Year at the 2025 Scots Trad Music Awards.
Legendary Irish concertina player Cormac Begley makes his London debut at Kings Place with a rare solo performance, showcasing the extraordinary depth and power of the bass concertina.
Scottish chamber-folk quartet RANT remain at the forefront of the Scottish fiddle scene. They return to Kings Place in the wake of their 5th album release, ‘Live in Glasgow’. The meeting of four of the country’s finest players, the quartet use just their fiddles to weave a tapestry of melodies, textures, layers and sounds.
Olivia Chaney's deep connection to the music of Henry Purcell runs throughout her life. This show will be the London debut of material from Olivia’s new Purcell album, featuring a star-studded chamber ensemble. Come and hear a modern English songwriter at the height of her powers interpreting one of England's great composers in a refreshingly natural and contemporary way.
Peatbog Faeries, Scotland’s acclaimed contemporary folk band, deliver high-energy, genre-blending shows with bagpipes, fiddles, drums, guitars, and unforgettable live magic.
Kishi Bashi marks the 10th anniversary of his acclaimed album Sonderlust with a special live performance, bringing this deeply personal record to the stage in full.
Jaywalkers are a UK-based acoustic powerhouse trio blending bluegrass, country, folk and Americana with blistering fiddle, flame-fingered mandolin, powerhouse bass and tight three-part harmony.
A spellbinding fusion of tango, klezmer and folk-inspired originals, Triptic’s three award-winning musicians deliver virtuosity brimming with heart and soul. Featuring firebrand violinist Greg Lawson, masterful bass groover Mario Caribé, and magpie pianist/accordionist Phil Alexander.
Scottish saxophonist Matt Carmichael brings his acclaimed blend of folk‑infused jazz to the Kings Place Jazz Orchestra, showcasing the emotive, melodic writing that has marked him as one of the UK’s most exciting young voices.
Martin Simpson celebrates the release of his new album Some Kind of Jubilee with a special live performance on the day of its launch.
Samba Touré’s music is characterized by hypnotic guitar grooves radiating with the intensity of the desert sun. It transcends borders, creating an authentic and groundbreaking sonic landscape—a journey of emotional depth and rhythmic brilliance where tradition meets innovation, resonating with the spirit of Northern Mali.
Frankie Archer returns to Kings Place, presenting blistering nu-ancient trad bangers, telling tales and unfolding beliefs. Inspired in part by the medieval danse macabre and touching on mortality, grief and love, her music creates sound journeys through dreamy electronic to gnarly gristle and everything in between.
A magnetic blend of spellbinding vocals, intricate harmonies, and driving fiddle tunes rooted in rich tradition of the Orkney Islands, FARA return to Kings Place to deliver a sound that is bold, passionate, and unmistakably their own.
Hajda Banda / Гайда Банда is a Belarusian-Polish band specialising in traditional dances and songs from eastern Poland’s Podlasie region, the western provinces of Belarus, and the wetlands of Polesye, a cultural crossroads on the Polish-Ukrainian-Belarusian border. The group performs exclusively on acoustic village instruments, including the violin, hammered dulcimer, three-row Polish accordion, and frame drum, blending the rural music of the borderlands with their own distinct style.
Opening the 2026/27 Future Folk series are two boundary-pushing artists at the edges of modern folk. Jacken Elswyth and Elspeth Anne weave banjo, voice, drone and distortion into something strange and compelling.
Born out of the vibrant Glasgow traditional music scene, unite the kindred Celtic traditions of Scotland, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
Firelight Trio make their Kings Place debut, where driving fiddle and gorgeous nyckelharpa meet deep accordion grooves in a rich tapestry of lively Swedish polskas and Scottish reels, lilting French waltzes, toe-tapping klezmer, dazzling original tunes and more.
Singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Dani Larkin takes centre stage for the November Irish Folk Nights at Kings Place. Her eagerly anticipated sophomore record, Next Of Kin, released 30 Jan 2026 via Wipe Out Music, has been heralded as a 'transformational experience' (Mojo), playlisted across RTÉ Radio One, Double J Radio and BBC Radio 6, and garnered more praise from Rolling Stone, Songlines, Hotpress and The Irish Times.
Ranagri's Say Hello Tour heralds a bold new era for this award-winning indie folk band, bringing their signature cinematic, prog-infused folk music to venues up and down the UK this Autumn, landing at Kings Place in November.
Making a welcome return to Kings Place, Blazin’ Fiddles champion Scotland’s rich regional fiddle styles, driven by exceptional piano and guitar accompaniment. Scotland's Folk Band of the Year 2025, Jenna Reid, Kristan Harvey, Rua Macmillan, Angus Lyon and Anna Massie deliver quicksilver virtuosity, tight ensemble playing, and sets brimming with lift, drive, character and craic.
An electrifying celebration of contemporary Scottish folk, this tour brings together two of the scene’s most compelling forces: Hannah Rarity and Heron Valley.
A meeting of two exceptional talents, as Irish fiddle master Martin Hayes and cellist Kate Ellis come together for a Songlines Encounters performance unlike any other, where tradition and contemporary exploration intertwine.
Japanese big-band Minyo Crusaders rework historic Japanese folk songs (min’yō) with Latin, African, Caribbean and Asian rhythms.
Janice Burns & Jon Doran are an award-winning Anglo-Scottish duo who came together after discovering a shared love of traditional music. In this special Future Folk show, they'll lead us into the festive season, presenting their brand-new festive album 'Great Joy to the New'.