Emma Rawicz’s Cloudwalker delivers fearless, spontaneous improvisation with a bold, international quartet. A unique blend of Nordic jazz, classical harmony, rock, and Brazilian grooves, it promises thrilling, uncharted soundscapes and a stellar sense of play.
An exclusive concert celebrating the release of the critically acclaimed album Vital Spark (The Music of Kenny Wheeler), featuring the legendary Dave Holland, Norma Winstone MBE and The London Vocal Project.
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'.
For thousands of years the Psalms have been sung and remembered – words of sorrow, joy and hope that have travelled across generations and cultures. Aurora Orchestra’s latest collaboration with the BBC Singers brings together three composers.
Often described as the “Irish Joni Mitchell,” singer-songwriter Gráinne Hunt is one of the standout voices in contemporary Irish folk. Her songs combine poetic storytelling with warmth and emotional honesty. As part of Irish Folk Nights at Kings Place, she is joined by San Diego musician Jules Stewart for an intimate evening of beautifully crafted songs and harmonies.
This outstanding quartet brings together four of the most influential voices in Celtic music for a special Kings Place performance - Duncan Chisholm, Michael McGoldrick, Gerry O' Connor and Tony Byrne.
Martyn Joseph is a completely unique and mind-blowing artist. For one man and a guitar he creates a performance with a huge far-reaching sound that is energetic, compelling, and passionate. He returns to Hall One after multiple sell-out Kings Place shows.
Tamsin Elliott is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and film-maker with roots in the traditional dance tunes of the British Isles. For this Future Folk appearance, she is joined by long-term collaborators Sid Goldsmith on cittern and concertina and Rowan Elliott on fiddle.
Québec traditional music quartet La Déferlance bring vibrant arrangements, rich vocal harmonies and infectious energy to Kings Place. Drawing on both traditional repertoire and original compositions, the group present music from their latest album, Âmes des bois.
Described in The Living Tradition as ‘captivating, bold and striking’, Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne is at the forefront of his generation of English folk musicians as both a powerful and commanding singer and a masterful player of the Anglo concertina and melodeon.
Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell are a two-man trad tornado tearing through the folk world with foot percussion, fiddle, guitar, vocals, and groove to spare. Kitted out with grooving basslines, tight harmonies, and offbeat charm, they’re just a couple of lads with a tangle of strings - yet they somehow summon the sound and swagger of a much bigger band.