An immersive sonic experience layering sound design, field recordings and live music. Soumik’s band blends with sounds of forests being razed and voices from marginalised communities around the globe,all pulsing with deep drones and harmonic tension. At the heart of it is Soumik’s sarod (a nineteen stringed lute), complemented by rich textures of carnatic violin, mridangam, and tabla beats.
Artists-in-Residence, GBSR Duo join forces with close collaborator Pianist Joseph Havlat and guests for a charged evening in our Composer-in-Focus, Steve Martland series.
New London jazz supergroup Beyond Category joins forces with Brooklyn hip-hop icon Jeru the Damaja to celebrate the legacy of the great Duke Ellington with this ground breaking album launch show. Taking Ellington’s melodic swing and powerful words as their inspiration, this unique ensemble break down the boundaries between swing, hip-hop and spoken word.
Indian classical and British grit meet Norwegian soundscapes in a dynamic collaboration between Patrick Shaw-Iversen (contrabass flute and concert flutes), Harpreet Bansal (Indian classical violin), and Shri Sriram (electric bass and tablas).
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'.
This show is a meditation on the artist and the muse, past and present. Moving seamlessly through different eras, Olivia will perform new material and ideas, while revisiting beloved and lesser-known songs from her growing back catalogue.
Award-winning flamenco guitarist Daniel Martinez returns in 2027 with the UK premiere of his brand-new album and production, ‘Al Compas del Querer’, a deeply personal and emotionally charged journey through the life of one of flamenco’s most celebrated touring artists.
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.
Rediscover the music you grew up with — reimagined for solo piano. Gamazda, the pianist behind millions of online views, brings her acclaimed ‘Piano Rewind’ show to London. From Metallica and Queen to Hans Zimmer and Mozart, experience a journey through iconic hits performed with stunning technique and a powerful rock spirit.
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.