Vancouver-based Petunia is more than just an entertainer: he’s a modern musical enigma, channeling old-soul energy into a hybrid of vintage Americana, country blues, western swing, and underground folk. Together with his band, he opens Hall One at Shared Threads: North American Roots All-Dayer.
Amythyst Kiah is a powerful contemporary acoustic American roots performer blessed with an unforgettable voice and unique clawhammer banjo and fingerstyle guitar playing. She makes a rare London appearance as the closing Hall One act of Shared Threads: North American Roots All-Dayer.
Barry Kerr brings the quiet power of Curlew’s Cry - selected from 146 entries as the inaugural Folk Album of the Year - to Kings Place as part of the Irish Folk Nights series. Accompanying his voice on guitar and bouzouki, Barry presents an intimate evening of original songs, traditional music and storytelling, with whistle or flute perhaps finding its way into the set.
Driven by deeply expressive storytelling, minimalist beauty, and a rich spirit of Romantic-era virtuosity, the Finnish contemporary pianist and composer brings his live show to Kings Place.
Described by The Guardian as “a quietly political antidote to the modern age,” Cynefin journeys deep into the songs, stories and landscapes of West Wales. The vision of Ceredigion native Owen Shiers, forgotten voices and old traditions are gathered from the landscape and woven anew, including material from the UK Folk Album of the Year-nominated Shimli.
Vancouver artist Luke Wallace is a dynamic force in the world of folk music, using his talent as a songwriter, speaker, and choral arranger to champion environmental causes and inspire positive change.
Scottish Fish present a fiddle-forward infusion of original and traditional Scottish and Cape Breton music.
A landmark world premiere crowns this recital from Charles Owen, featuring Gavin Bryars' first major work for solo piano alongside visionary masterpieces by Schumann, de Falla and Albéniz.
Rum Ragged takes a bold approach to the distinct folk music of their home, the Eastern Canadian island of Newfoundland. On bouzouki, fiddle, bodhran, banjo, guitar and button accordion, these new champions of East Coast music enliven audiences with songs and tune sets delivered with an honest swagger that is far beyond their years.
Journey through a century of string quartets from America in an immersive setting, performed by the principal string players of Aurora Orchestra.
Join the King of Soukous Kanda Bongo Man one of Africa's legendary music icons plays a special concert to celebrate a life long career in Global Roots Music.
Grammy Award-winning Attacca Quartet reimagines the Baroque suite through dance, rhythm and unexpected connections in music by Couperin, Caroline Shaw, Radiohead, John Adams and Paul Wiancko.
Portuguese singer and songwriter Cristina Clara presents a concert shaped by fado and Portuguese traditional music, in dialogue with the sounds and rhythms of Cape Verde and Brazil.
In this special semi-acoustic performance at Kings Place, Barbara Dickson and her pianist, Nick Holland, explore her catalogue of songs in an intimate setting. Barbara lets the words and melodies take ‘centre stage’ as she performs a wonderful range of material, drawing on her folk roots, contemporary greats, and some of her classic hits.
Beethoven by Heart continues with Op. 132, as director Tom Morris and the Sacconi Quartet bring audiences inside Beethoven’s late quartets, performed entirely from memory in a uniquely intimate and theatrical Hall Two experience.
Beethoven by Heart continues with Op. 132, as director Tom Morris and the Sacconi Quartet bring audiences inside Beethoven’s late quartets, performed entirely from memory in a uniquely intimate and theatrical Hall Two experience.
Following their much-loved Kings Place collaboration in 2025, Neave Trio reunites with dancers David and Kim Benitez of Tango Movement for an exhilarating evening where chamber music and tango collide.
Amrit Kaur brings a singular musical language to the stage, weaving Indian classical music, Punjabi folk, blues and soul into live performances rooted in storytelling and human connection.
Warsaw Village Band are one of Poland’s most celebrated folk ensembles, reimagining time-honoured musical traditions with a bold, distinctive energy.
Yegor Zabelov's solo performances unfold as long form sonic journeys, moving between minimalism, ambient trance, post-rave tension and avant-garde improvisation, creating an immersive and hypnotic experience that pushes the instrument far beyond its traditional role.
The Symphonic Piano series concludes with rising stars Junyan Chen and Alim Beisembayev performing Ravel and Rachmaninov in the composers’ own two-piano versions, from shimmering Spanish colour to sweeping symphonic drama and extraordinary virtuosity.
Twice Grammy-nominated sean-nós singer Iarla Ó Lionáird reunites with fellow member of The Gloaming, hardanger d’amore fiddle visionary Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, alongside pianist-composer Cormac McCarthy. This new trio traces luminous paths between Irish song and folk instrumental tradition, contemporary classical music and jazz.
Duo Balladeste and singer-songwriter Ana Silvera explore the many faces of love, shifting lithely between folk, improvised and neo-classical worlds.
For over 15 years, Mànran has been at the heart of the Scottish traditional music scene, earning a reputation as one of the genre’s most exciting and influential bands. Renowned for their bold fusion of traditional and contemporary sounds, the seven-piece effortlessly blends English and Gaelic songs with driving, intricate instrumentals.